Parma, Ohio | |
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Nickname: The Garden City | |
Motto: "Progress Through Partnerships" | |
Coordinates: 41°23′31″N 081°43′43″W / 41.39194°N 81.72861°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Ohio |
County | Cuyahoga |
Founded | 1816 |
Township | March 7, 1826 |
Incorporated | December 15, 1924 (village) & January 1, 1931 (city) |
Named for | Parma, Italy Parma translated refers to a round shield, such as the one used by Roman legionaries |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor–council |
• Mayor | Timothy J. DeGeeter (D) |
Area | |
• City | 20.07 sq mi (51.98 km2) |
• Land | 20.02 sq mi (51.86 km2) |
• Water | 0.05 sq mi (0.12 km2) |
Elevation | 863 ft (263 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• City | 81,146 |
• Density | 4,052.64/sq mi (1,564.74/km2) |
• Metro | 2,064,725 (US: 29th) |
Demonym(s) | Parmesan, Parmanian |
Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP Code | 44129, 44130, 44134 |
Area code | 440 & 216 |
FIPS code | 39-61000 |
GNIS feature ID | 1049063[2] |
Website | www |
Parma is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. It is a suburb located south of Cleveland. As of the 2020 census, its population was 81,146. Parma is the seventh-most populous city in Ohio, the largest suburb in the state, and the second-largest city in Cuyahoga County.[3]