Cleveland is a city located in the U.S. state of Ohio and serves as the county seat of Cuyahoga County. It is situated along the southern shore of Lake Erie, positioned across the lake from Ontario, Canada, and approximately 60 miles west of the Ohio–Pennsylvania state line.
As the most populous city on Lake Erie, Cleveland is the second-most populous city in Ohio, with a population of 372,624 according to the 2020 census. The Greater Cleveland metropolitan area has an estimated 2.17 million residents, making it the 34th-largest metropolitan area in the United States.