Units For Sale in Kirtland

“The City of Kirtland is located approximately 22 miles east of the city of Cleveland and about 5 miles inland from Lake Erie. First a township, Kirtland achieved village status in 1970 and was incorporated into a city in 1971. The City, with a population of about 7,000 is about 17 square miles and consists predominately of residential homes.” – City Of Kirtland

Kirtland is a city in Lake County, Ohio, United States. The population was 6,866 at the 2010 census. Kirtland is famous for being the early headquarters of the Latter Day Saints movement from 1831–1837 and is the site of the first Mormon temple, the Kirtland Temple, completed in 1836.

The city is also the location for many parks in the Lake Metroparks system, most notably the Holden Arboretum. Being less well suited to agriculture, the densely forested, clay soiled, high, hilly, land of Kirtland was settled later than surrounding townships. Kirtland is situated on the higher elevations of the Allegheny Plateau.

The principal geographic features are the East Branch of the Chagrin River, Pierson’s Knob and Gildersleeve Mountain, which is 1,163 feet above sea level. Kirtland is located in the snowbelt region of Lake Erie and is primarily a residential community. Over 20 percent of the land area is forest preserve or park land. The Holden Arboretum at 3,500 acres is the largest of these but not all of Holden’s land is located in Kirtland.

Three metropolitan parks are also in Kirtland. The largest is Chapin State Forest at 390 acres which includes much of Gildersleeve Mountain. Also in Kirtland are Penitentiary Glen and the Lake Farm Park. Lakeland Community College is located largely in the City of Kirtland with the campus dominating the northern part of the city. – Wikipedia