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<p><b>Cleveland</b> is a city in the <a href="/pages/w/109424399076333">U.S. state</a> of <a href="/pages/w/104024609634842">Ohio</a> and the <a href="/pages/w/107892445909958">county seat</a> of <a href="/pages/w/109332215751442">Cuyahoga County</a>, the state's second most populous county. The city proper has a population of 388,072, making Cleveland the 51st <a href="/pages/w/118986031480507">largest city</a> in the United States, and the <a href="/pages/w/144292068918204">second-largest</a> city in Ohio after <a href="/pages/w/108450559178997">Columbus</a>. <a href="/pages/w/103788819659661">Greater Cleveland</a> ranked as the 32nd largest <a href="/pages/w/422562414497277">metropolitan area</a> in the United States, with 2,055,612 people in 2016. The city anchors the <a href="/pages/w/138100396213600">Cleveland–Akron–Canton Combined Statistical Area</a>, which had a population of 3,515,646 in 2010 and ranks 15th in the United States.</p><p>The city is located on the southern shore of <a href="/pages/w/111986698814532">Lake Erie</a>, approximately 60mi west of the <a href="/pages/w/105528489480786">Pennsylvania</a> border. It was founded in 1796 near the mouth of the <a href="/pages/w/109103269108577">Cuyahoga River</a>, and became a manufacturing center owing to its location on the lake shore, as well as being connected to numerous <a href="/pages/w/103794142992559">canal</a>s and <a href="/pages/w/109266189093240">railroad</a> lines. Cleveland's economy has diversified sectors that include manufacturing, financial services, <a href="/pages/w/104079979627101">healthcare</a>, and biomedical. Cleveland is also home to the <a href="/pages/w/104063339629625">Rock and Roll Hall of Fame</a>.</p>