Geauga County, Ohio
Geauga County is a county in the U.S. state of Ohio. At the 2020 census, 95,397 people lived there.[1] The county seat is Chardon.[2]
It is named for a Onondaga or Seneca language word meaning 'raccoon',[3] originally the name of the Grand River.
Geauga County is part of the Cleveland-Elyria, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area. In 2008, Forbes Magazine ranked Geauga County as the fourth best place in America to raise a family.[4]
About 20% of the county's population is Amish, as of 2017.[5]
Geauga County, Ohio Media
Map of public school districts in Geauga County with township boundaries superimposed. Newbury Local School District has since been merged into West Geauga Schools.
Map of Geauga County, Ohio with Municipal and Township Labels
References
- ↑ "QuickFacts: Geauga County, Ohio". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "America's Best Places To Raise A Family". Forbes. June 30, 2008. https://www.forbes.com/home/2008/06/27/schools-places-family-forbeslife-cz_zg_0630realestate.html. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
- ↑ The 12 Largest Amish Communities (2017). at Amish America
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