Brady Lake, Ohio
Encyclopedia
Brady Lake is a village in Portage County
, Ohio
, United States
. The population was 513 at the 2000 census and 497 in the 2006 estimate. Incorporated in 1927, it originally developed as an amusement park and summer resort that opened in 1891. It was formed from a small portion of Franklin Township
and became fully independent of the township in 1993. The village is named after the lake it borders, Brady Lake
, which in turn was named for Captain Samuel Brady
, who hid in the lake around 1780 while being pursued by a band of local Indians.
Brady Lake is part of the Akron
Metropolitan Statistical Area
.
, the village has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1 km²), of which, 0.3 square mile (0.776996433 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square mile (0.258998811 km²) of it (26.19%) is water.
The village is situated along the southern and eastern shores of Brady Lake
.
(Brady Lake, OH 44211), it is only used for PO box
addresses. Part of the village is in the Ravenna, OH 44266 ZIP code while the other part uses the Kent, OH 44240 ZIP code for home-delivered mail.
For telephone
use, Brady Lake is part of the 330 and 234 and area codes
, which includes the Akron
-Canton
and Youngstown
areas of Northeast Ohio
.
As of the census
of 2000, there were 513 people, 202 households, and 148 families residing in the village. The population density
was 1,625.6 people per square mile (619.0/km2). There were 212 housing units at an average density of 671.8 per square mile (255.8/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 96.49% White, 1.56% African American, 0.78% Native American, 0.58% from other races
, and 0.58% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.78% of the population.
There were 202 households out of which 35.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.9% were married couples
living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.7% were non-families. 23.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.00.
In the village the population was spread out with 24.8% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 29.4% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 96.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.0 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $36,406, and the median income for a family was $47,917. Males had a median income of $36,667 versus $26,641 for females. The per capita income
for the village was $19,357. About 3.5% of families and 3.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.7% of those under age 18 and 4.5% of those age 65 or over.
Portage County, Ohio
Portage County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 152,061 at the 2000 Census and 161,419 at the 2010 Census. Its county seat is Ravenna. Portage County is named for the portage between the Cuyahoga and Tuscarawas Rivers...
, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
, United States
United States
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. The population was 513 at the 2000 census and 497 in the 2006 estimate. Incorporated in 1927, it originally developed as an amusement park and summer resort that opened in 1891. It was formed from a small portion of Franklin Township
Franklin Township, Portage County, Ohio
Franklin Township is a civil township located in Portage County, Ohio, United States. It is located along the Cuyahoga River in Northeast Ohio on the western edge of the county. The 2000 census found 5,276 people in the township...
and became fully independent of the township in 1993. The village is named after the lake it borders, Brady Lake
Brady Lake (Ohio)
This article is about the lake. For the village of the same name, see Brady Lake, Ohio.Brady Lake is a natural lake located in Portage County, Ohio, United States. It is a kettle lake and has no tributaries or outlets...
, which in turn was named for Captain Samuel Brady
Samuel Brady
Captain Samuel Brady was a frontier scout and the subject of many legends in the history of western Pennsylvania and northeastern Ohio. He is best known for jumping across a gorge over the Cuyahoga River to escape pursuing Indians in what is present day Kent, Ohio...
, who hid in the lake around 1780 while being pursued by a band of local Indians.
Brady Lake is part of the Akron
Akron, Ohio
Akron , is the fifth largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Summit County. It is located in the Great Lakes region approximately south of Lake Erie along the Little Cuyahoga River. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 199,110. The Akron Metropolitan...
Metropolitan Statistical Area
Akron metropolitan area
The Akron Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties, Summit and Portage, in northeastern Ohio and is anchored by the city of Akron...
.
Geography
Brady Lake is located at 41.163329°N 81.312803°W (41.163329, -81.312803). According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, the village has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1 km²), of which, 0.3 square mile (0.776996433 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square mile (0.258998811 km²) of it (26.19%) is water.
The village is situated along the southern and eastern shores of Brady Lake
Brady Lake (Ohio)
This article is about the lake. For the village of the same name, see Brady Lake, Ohio.Brady Lake is a natural lake located in Portage County, Ohio, United States. It is a kettle lake and has no tributaries or outlets...
.
Nearby communities
Located in west-central Portage County, Brady Lake only physically borders Franklin Township, which completely surrounds the village. There are, however, several other nearby municipalities and townships including:- KentKent, OhioKent is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the largest city in Portage County. It is located along the Cuyahoga River in Northeastern Ohio on the western edge of the county. The population was 27,906 at the 2000 United States Census and 28,904 in the 2010 Census...
to the west - Ravenna TownshipRavenna Township, Portage County, OhioRavenna Township is one of the eighteen townships of Portage County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 9,270 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the center of the county, it borders the following townships and city:...
to the east - RavennaRavenna, Ohio* Chris Bangle; automobile designer* Bill Bower, last surviving pilot of the Doolittle Raid* David D. Busch; best-selling author* William Rufus Day; U.S. Supreme Court justice* Calvin Hampton; Classical organist* Robert B...
to the east - Brimfield TownshipBrimfield Township, Portage County, OhioBrimfield Township is one of the eighteen townships of Portage County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 7,963 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships and cities:...
to the south - StreetsboroStreetsboro, OhioStreetsboro is a city in Portage County, Ohio, United States. It is formed from the former township of Streetsboro, which was formed from the Connecticut Western Reserve. It is nearly co-extant with the former Streetsboro Township; the village of Sugar Bush Knolls was also formed in part from a...
to the north
Transportation
Ohio State Route 59 skirts the southern edge of Brady Lake for a short distance just east of the Kent city limits. It, along with Brady Lake Road along the north side of the village, are the main roads connecting Brady Lake with Kent and Ravenna. For public transportation, it is served by the Portage Area Regional Transportation Authority (PARTA).ZIP and Area Codes
Although Brady Lake has its own post office and ZIP codeZIP Code
ZIP codes are a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service since 1963. The term ZIP, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, is properly written in capital letters and was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently, and therefore more quickly, when senders use the...
(Brady Lake, OH 44211), it is only used for PO box
Post Office box
A post-office box or Post Office box is a uniquely addressable lockable box located on the premises of a post office station....
addresses. Part of the village is in the Ravenna, OH 44266 ZIP code while the other part uses the Kent, OH 44240 ZIP code for home-delivered mail.
For telephone
Telephone
The telephone , colloquially referred to as a phone, is a telecommunications device that transmits and receives sounds, usually the human voice. Telephones are a point-to-point communication system whose most basic function is to allow two people separated by large distances to talk to each other...
use, Brady Lake is part of the 330 and 234 and area codes
Telephone numbering plan
A telephone numbering plan is a type of numbering scheme used in telecommunications to allocate telephone numbers to subscribers and to route telephone calls in a telephone network. A closed numbering plan, such as found in North America, imposes a fixed total length to numbers...
, which includes the Akron
Akron, Ohio
Akron , is the fifth largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Summit County. It is located in the Great Lakes region approximately south of Lake Erie along the Little Cuyahoga River. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 199,110. The Akron Metropolitan...
-Canton
Canton, Ohio
Canton is the county seat of Stark County in northeastern Ohio, approximately south of Akron and south of Cleveland.The City of Caton is the largest incorporated area within the Canton-Massillon Metropolitan Statistical Area...
and Youngstown
Youngstown, Ohio
Youngstown is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Mahoning County; it also extends into Trumbull County. The municipality is situated on the Mahoning River, approximately southeast of Cleveland and northwest of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania...
areas of Northeast Ohio
Greater Cleveland
Greater Cleveland is a nickname for the metropolitan area surrounding Cleveland, Ohio and is part of what used to be the Connecticut Western Reserve.Northeast Ohio refers to a similar but substantially larger area as described below...
.
Demographics
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2000, there were 513 people, 202 households, and 148 families residing in the village. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 1,625.6 people per square mile (619.0/km2). There were 212 housing units at an average density of 671.8 per square mile (255.8/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 96.49% White, 1.56% African American, 0.78% Native American, 0.58% from other races
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 0.58% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.78% of the population.
There were 202 households out of which 35.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.9% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.7% were non-families. 23.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.00.
In the village the population was spread out with 24.8% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 29.4% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 96.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.0 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $36,406, and the median income for a family was $47,917. Males had a median income of $36,667 versus $26,641 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the village was $19,357. About 3.5% of families and 3.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.7% of those under age 18 and 4.5% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Brady Lake is part of the Kent City School District, which it has been a part of since 1959. Prior to that time Brady Lake operated its own school. After merging with the Kent City Schools, this school was renamed Emma Willard School and functioned as an elementary school until it was closed in 1978.Culture
Prior to 2007, the town celebrated a festival called Captain Brady Day each summer. It was first held in 1972 as a way to bring all residents around the lake, both in the village and in Franklin Township, together. It was canceled in 2007 due to lack of volunteers and its future celebrations are in doubt due to the disbanding of the Lake Brady Association in 2008, which was its main organizer.Notable natives
- Eddie MorganEddie MorganEdwin Willis Morgan [Pepper] was a backup right fielder/first baseman who played in Major League Baseball between and . Listed at 5' 10", ., Morgan batted and threw left-handed. He was born in Brady Lake, Ohio....
, former Major League Baseball player - Chad ZumockChad Zumock-Early years:Chad Zumock grew up in Brady Lake, Ohio and later Kent, Ohio where he graduated from Theodore Roosevelt High School. While enrolled at Kent State University, Zumock was actively involved with Last Call – a popular late-night sketch comedy show airing on the student-run campus TV...
, comedian and radio personality