Silver Lake, Ohio
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Silver Lake Village. It lies in ZIP code area 44224. It stands on Walnut Creek. The Survey maps it on the Hudson quadrangle. 2,516 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,053 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresSilver Lake fell from 2,519 to 2,516 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2,519 | |
| 2020 | 2,516 | -3 (-0%) |
Then and now
1906 to 1994The same ground, surveyed 88 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1906 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1906 USGS Kent quadrangle1:62500
- 1906 USGS Kent quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Hudson quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Cleveland quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Cleveland quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Cleveland quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Cleveland quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Hudson quadrangle1:24000
- 1963 USGS Hudson quadrangle1:24000
- 1963 USGS Hudson quadrangle1:24000
- 1963 USGS Hudson quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Cleveland South quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Cleveland South quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Hudson quadrangle1:24000
Fires nearby
5 since 1994The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Silver Lake between 1994 and 2001, burning about 4 acres in total. 2 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Natural | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 1994 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Cuyahoga Valley National Park | LEDGES |
| 2 April 2001 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Cuyahoga Valley National Park | PINEHOLLOW |
| 12 April 2001 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Cuyahoga Valley National Park | MANATOC |
| 31 March 1999 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Cuyahoga Valley National Park | ONEIL |
| 1 December 1994 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Cuyahoga Valley National Park | TILDEN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Specimens collected nearby
12 of 814 shownMuseums hold 814 specimens collected within 10 miles of Silver Lake between 1867 and 1975: 702 Animalia, 64 Plantae, 47 Fungi, 1 Unrecorded. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by (no collector listed), A. Black, A. Hall and others. Each is a physical object with a catalogue number, and each entry opens the museum's record. This is what was collected and kept, not a survey of what lives here - nothing can be concluded from a species being absent.
| Image | Species | Year | Collected by | Where, as recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Botrychium virginianum subsp. virginianum | 1888 | Wright, A.A. | Tallmadge. |
![]() | Asclepias quadrifolia Jacq. | 1889 | Foltz, Kent O. | Sand Run Park; Akron |
![]() | Asclepias verticillata L. | 1889 | not recorded | Akron |
![]() | Accipiter striatus velox (A.Wilson, 1812) | 1867 | Collector(s): James Lee Peters | Akron |
![]() | Empidonax flaviventris (W.M.Baird & S.F.Baird, 1843) | 1877 | A. Hall | Cuyahoga |
![]() | Dryopteris carthusiana (Vill.) H.P.Fuchs | 1880 | F. O. Payne | Akron |
![]() | Buteo lineatus lineatus (Gmelin, 1788) | 1887 | B. Sanford | Hudson |
![]() | Hydrastis canadensis L. | 1888 | E.L. Sturtevant II | |
![]() | Lonicera dioica L. | 1888 | K. O. Foltz | |
![]() | Penstemon hirsutus (L.) Willd. | 1888 | K. O. Foltz | |
![]() | Carex pensylvanica Lam. | 1889 | Foltz, K.O. | Akron |
![]() | Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae Schwein. | 1889 | Reade M. C. | Hudson |
All 814 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Mines and quarries nearby
10 of 11 shownThe federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Silver Lake: 9 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alden Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Herbruck Trucking Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Herbruck Trucking Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Herms Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Herms Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hudson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Northern Ohio Materials Hudson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Plant Number 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Plant Number 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Riverside Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms nearby
9 since 2010The National Weather Service names Silver Lake in 9 storm reports between 2010 and 2024: 5 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 1 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2014 | Flash Flood | Silver Lake | $11,000,000 | Measured rainfall of 4 to 4.5 fell over Cuyahoga Falls on the evening of May 12th between 930 and 1130 pm. Doppler Radar Dual Pol estimated rainfall rates were in excess of 4 per hour around 945 pm. There was significant urban flooding as storm drains were overwhelmed by the excessively high rates. The return frequency for a rainfall event of this magnitude and duration is estimated around a 500 year event. Two adults needed to be rescued from a flooded basement on Dwight Street. Despite dozens of water rescues in the city proper, there were no fatalities or significant injuries. Most intersections in the city were impassable. Some roads near the Cuyahoga Valley sustained significant damage from overflowing creeks. |The City Hall sustained major damage as an estimated 30,000 gallons of water entirely from urban runoff filled their basement damaging $500,000 worth of computers. Approximately 1,000 homes sustained water damage, primarily to basements. Six homes were condemned due to extreme water damage. The flood was similar to the flash flood in 2003. |
| August 2024 | Flash Flood | Silver Lake | $200,000 | Multiple flooded roadways impassable and closed in Cuyahoga Falls, with several cars stalled in the flooded roadways. This includes Graham Road east of State Road, Silver Lake Avenue at Norma Street, and Portage Trail east of State Road. Several basements flooded as well. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Silver Lake | $20,000 | Numerous trees downed in Silver Lake. One downed tree damaged a home. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Silver Lake | $2,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed a few large tree limbs. |
| August 2024 | Flash Flood | Silver Lake | - | Several flooded roadways that were closed and impassable due to flooding, including Portage Trail Extension and Valley Road, and State Road near Bath Road. |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Silver Lake | - | Large tree downed along Antoinette Drive in Cuyahoga Falls. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Silver Lake | - | Several trees damaged along the northern shore of Wyoga Lake, just north of Cuyahoga Falls. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Silver Lake | - | Downed tree destroyed picnic pavilion at Water Works Park in Cuyahoga Falls. Multiple trees were also downed in nearby neighborhoods. Time estimated via radar. |
| May 2019 | Hail | Silver Lake | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stow | 0.7 miles | 14 | |
| Munroe Falls | 1.3 miles | 14 | |
| Cuyahoga Falls | 2.4 miles | 14 | |
| Metz | 2.5 miles | 14 | |
| Oregon Corners | 2.7 miles | 14 | |
| Fish Creek | 2.8 miles | 14 | |
| Iron Bridge (historical) | 2.9 miles | 21 | |
| Darrowville | 3.1 miles | 14 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Silver Lake | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2668635 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1065326. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Specimens. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), https://www.gbif.org/. Only records licensed CC0 or CC BY are used. Records licensed CC BY-NC are excluded because this site carries advertising. Images are checked individually and any whose licence is non-commercial, no-derivatives or unreadable is refused.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.

























