Geauga County, Ohio

Geauga County
County
Geauga County Courthouse
Geauga County Courthouse
Flag of Geauga County
Flag
Official seal of Geauga County
Seal
Map of Ohio highlighting Geauga County
Location within the U.S. state of Ohio
Map of the United States highlighting Ohio
Ohio's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 41°30′N 81°10′W / 41.5°N 81.17°W / 41.5; -81.17
Country United States
State Ohio
FoundedMarch 1, 1806[1]
Named foran Iroquoian word for "raccoon"
SeatChardon
Largest cityChardon
Area
 • Total
408 sq mi (1,060 km2)
 • Land400 sq mi (1,000 km2)
 • Water8.1 sq mi (21 km2)  2.0%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
95,397
 • Estimate 
(2023)[2]
95,407 Increase
 • Density230/sq mi (90/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district14th
Websitewww.co.geauga.oh.us

Geauga County (/dʒiˈɔːɡə/ jee-AW-gə) is a county in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 95,397.[3] The county seat and largest city is Chardon.[4]

The county is named for an Onondaga or Seneca language word meaning 'raccoon',[5] originally the name of the Grand River. Geauga County is part of the Cleveland, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area. In 2008, Forbes Magazine ranked Geauga County as the fourth best place in the United States to raise a family.[6] About 20% of the counties area (Geauga, Trumbull, Ashtabula and Portage) population is Amish, as of 2017.[7]

  1. ^ "Ohio County Profiles: Geauga County" (PDF). Ohio Department of Development. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 11, 2011. Retrieved August 20, 2011.
  2. ^ "QuickFacts: Geauga County, Ohio". Census.gov. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
  3. ^ 2020 census
  4. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  5. ^ Historical Society of Geauga County, O. (1880). Pioneer and General History of Geauga County: With Sketches of Some of the Pioneers and Prominent Men. Historical Society of Geauga County. p. 24.
  6. ^ O'Malley Greenburg, Zack (June 30, 2008). "America's Best Places To Raise A Family". Forbes. Archived from the original on June 8, 2010. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
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