Parma, Ohio | |
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![]() Cleveland's skyline from State Road | |
Nickname: The Garden City | |
Motto: "Progress Through Partnerships" | |
![]() Location in Cuyahoga County and the state of Ohio | |
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, located on the southern edge of Cleveland. As of the 2020 census, its population was 81,146. Parma is the seventh largest city in the state of Ohio, the largest suburb in the state, and the second largest city in Cuyahoga County after Cleveland.[3]