“The 2 million people of Cleveland are an interesting, diverse lot,” Chestnut noted. “We have people from 117 different nations. We have a lot of folks with Eastern European roots.

 

But the Asian population is the fastest-growing segment of the population. I’d describe Clevelanders as tough, hard-working people. The weather up here tends to make people tough, but they’re also the friendliest I’ve ever met.”

 

The Greater Cleveland Baptist Association:   37 churches -– 20 are Anglo while the rest represent different ethnic and language groups, including African American, Spanish, Korean, Ukrainian, Russian and Slavic congregations. There’s even a church for the hearing-impaired.   

 

Cleveland Demographics: Between 1980 and 2000, Cleveland lost fully one-sixth of its population. During the 1990s, the number of 25-to-34 year-olds nationwide declined by 8 percent, due to the aging of the Baby Boom generation. In Cleveland, this age group shrank nearly three times as fast.  During the 1990s, the number of 25-to-34 year-olds nationwide declined by 8 percent, due to the aging of the Baby Boom generation. In Cleveland, this age group shrank nearly three times as fast.