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FACTS:
538 people
241 households
147 families
Males: 280 (52.0%)
Females: 258 (48.0%)
Elevation: 1010 feet
Land area: 0.1 square miles
Median resident age: 34.2 years
Median household income: $46,750
Median house value: $91,900
*Figures based on 2000 Census.
Please visit our Village using this map!
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Oscar Townsend and the Cleveland, Lorain, & Wheeling Railroad developed a prosperous vacation resort in the 1880s, eventually called Chippewa Lake Park located on the banks of Ohio's largest natural lake.
 Gloria Glens Village was created by the Park to house their many patrons seeking overnight accommodation for the weekends. Most of the remaining bungalow style homes that exist today have been updated and converted to year round homes.
The Great Depression and extinction of interurban rail service crippled the park, but in 1937, Parker Beach purchased the resort, and it enjoyed a swinging Golden Age through 1969, as he kept the park's ballroom filled with dancers and famous bands.
However, in 1978, after more than 100 years of operation, Chippewa Lake Park closed its doors, and joined the long list of defunct traditional amusement parks around the country.
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