Geauga County, Ohio

{{short description|County in Ohio, United States}} {{Use American English|date=June 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}} {{Infobox U.S. county | county = Geauga County | state = Ohio | image_flag = Flag of Geauga County, Ohio.svg | seal = Seal of Geauga County Ohio.svg | founded = March 1, 1806<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ohio County Profiles: Geauga County |url=http://development.ohio.gov/research/files/s0/Geauga.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811070108/http://development.ohio.gov/research/files/s0/Geauga.pdf |archive-date=August 11, 2011 |access-date=August 20, 2011 |publisher=Ohio Department of Development}}</ref> | seat wl = Chardon | largest city wl = Chardon | area_total_sq_mi = 408 | area_land_sq_mi = 400 | area_water_sq_mi = 8.1 | area percentage = 2.0% | census yr = 2020 | pop = 95397 | pop_est_as_of = 2025 | population_est = 95676 {{gain}} | density_sq_mi = 239.2 | pop_est_footnotes = <ref name=qf>{{Cite web |title=QuickFacts: Geauga County, Ohio |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/geaugacountyohio/PST045221 |access-date= |website=Census.gov}}</ref> | time zone = Eastern | web = https://geauga.oh.gov/ | named for = an Iroquoian word for "raccoon" | ex image = Geauga County Courthouse P7010530.jpg | ex image cap = Geauga County Courthouse | district = 14th }}

'''Geauga County''' ({{IPAc-en|dʒ|i|ˈ|ɔː|ɡ|ə}} {{Respell|jee|AW|gə}}) is a county located in the northeast portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 95,397.<ref name="2020 census">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/library/visualizations/interactive/2020-population-and-housing-state-data.html|title=2020 Population and Housing State Data|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|date=2020}}</ref> The county seat and largest city is Chardon.<ref name="GR6">{{Cite web |title=Find a County |url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 |access-date=June 7, 2011 |publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref>

The county is named for an Onondaga or Seneca language word meaning "raccoon",<ref>{{Cite book |author=|url=https://archive.org/details/indexofpioneerge00hist |title=Pioneer and General History of Geauga County: With Sketches of Some of the Pioneers and Prominent Men |publisher=Historical Society of Geauga County |year=1880 |page=[https://archive.org/details/indexofpioneerge00hist/page/24 24]}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite news |last=O'Malley Greenburg |first=Zack |date=June 30, 2008 |title=America's Best Places To Raise A Family |url=https://www.forbes.com/home/2008/06/27/schools-places-family-forbeslife-cz_zg_0630realestate.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20100608191243/http://www.forbes.com/2008/06/27/schools%2Dplaces%2Dfamily%2Dforbeslife%2Dcz_zg_0630realestate.html |archive-date=June 8, 2010 |access-date=August 28, 2017 |work=Forbes}}</ref>

About 20% of the counties' area (Geauga, Trumbull, Ashtabula and Portage) population was Amish, {{as of|2017|lc=y}}.<ref name="update">{{cite web|url=https://amishamerica.com/10-biggest-amish-communities-2019/|title=The 10 Biggest Amish Communities (2025)|publisher=Amish America|date=2025}}</ref>

==History== Geauga County is named after the Onondaga word ''jyo’ä·gak'' or Seneca ''jo’ä·ka'', both meaning 'raccoon' (originally the name of the Grand River).

After the discovery of the New World, the land that became Geauga County was originally part of the French colony of Canada (New France), which was ceded in 1763 to Great Britain and renamed Province of Quebec. In the late 18th century the land became part of the Connecticut Western Reserve in the Northwest Territory, and then was purchased by the Connecticut Land Company in 1795.

Geauga County was founded on March 1, 1806, as the second county in the Connecticut Western Reserve, originating from Trumbull County, Ohio. In 1808, the size of Geauga County was reduced by the creation of Ashtabula County, Cuyahoga County, and Lake County.

The present-day boundaries were established in 1840 following the creation of Lake County. A disagreement about the location of the county seat began in 1808 when commissioners from Trumbull County began the process of identifying the seat of justice.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Stith |first=B.A. |title=Lake County, Ohio: 150 Years of Tradition |publisher=Windsor Publications |year=1989 |location=Northridge, CA}}</ref> Residents in the northern townships wanted the seat in Champion, renamed Painesville, Ohio in 1832.<ref name="stith">{{Cite web |last=Stith |first=B.A. |title=A Vision Divided |url=http://www.case.edu/artsci/wrss/documents/Stith_000.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121006164942/http://www.case.edu/artsci/wrss/documents/Stith_000.pdf |archive-date=October 6, 2012 |access-date=August 21, 2011 |publisher=Case Western Reserve University}}</ref> Residents in southern townships desired a centrally located county seat and took advantage of a tract of land donated by Peter Chardon Brooks called Chardon, Ohio. Despite Chardon being selected in 1809, the argument was never really settled. Over the next two decades, population growth in the seven northern townships exceeded the remaining sixteen southern townships, further fueling the disagreement. On January 21, 1840, a petition to create Lake County from seven townships in northern Geauga County and Willoughby Township from Cuyahoga County were presented to the Ohio House of Representatives.<ref name=stith/> Seabury Ford presented petitions against its creation. Lake County was established in March 1840 by the Ohio Legislature. As the newly formed Lake County did not have sufficient territory to meet the requirements for a county, the northern border included submerged land beneath the waters of Lake Erie.

The first settlement in Geauga was at Burton, Ohio in the year 1798, when three families settled there from Connecticut.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Howe |first=Henry |title=Historical Collections of Ohio |publisher=Bradley & Anthony |year=1852 |location=Cincinnati, Ohio |pages=187–190}}</ref>

==Geography== According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of {{convert|408|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|400|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|8.1|sqmi}} (2.0%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{Cite web |date=August 22, 2012 |title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_39.txt |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140504223453/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_39.txt |archive-date=May 4, 2014 |access-date=February 8, 2015 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>

Geauga County receives the most precipitation of any county in northern Ohio, with most of the county receiving over 42 inches annually in an average year, and some parts exceeding 44 inches.<ref>{{Cite web |title="Average Annual Precipitation: Ohio", Map, Published by Western Regional Climate Center, Data from 1961-1990. |url=http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/pcpn/oh.gif |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305072920/http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/pcpn/oh.gif |archive-date=March 5, 2016 |access-date=May 17, 2015}}</ref>

===Drainage system=== The geography of Geauga County was radically changed by Illinoian and Wisconsinan glaciation, which is evident in the deranged drainage system, landscape change, and glacial till. The headwaters of three watercourses in the Lake Erie basin are in Geauga County. These include the Cuyahoga River, Chagrin River, and Grand River. Portions of all three are designated Ohio Scenic Rivers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Scenic Rivers |url=http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/tabid/985/Default.aspx |access-date=August 28, 2011 |website=Ohio Scenic Rivers Program |publisher=Ohio Dept of Natural Resources (ODNR) |archive-date=August 27, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110827071715/http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/tabid/985/default.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Point sources of the east branch of the Cuyahoga River are in Hambden Township, Claridon Township, and Burton Township.<ref>{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Cuyahoga River |encyclopedia=The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History |publisher=Case Western Reserve University |url=https://ech.case.edu/ech-cgi/article.pl?id=CR9 |access-date=August 28, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=East Branch Cuyahoga River (ID:1039937) |url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1039938 |access-date=August 28, 2011 |website=Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) |publisher=U.S. Geological Survey}}</ref> The point source of the west branch of the Cuyahoga River is near the intersection of Pond and Rapids Roads in Burton Township.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Upper Cuyahoga State Scenic River |url=http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/tabid/984/Default.aspx |access-date=August 28, 2011 |website=Ohio State Scenic Rivers |publisher=ODNR |archive-date=June 27, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110627174706/http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/tabid/984/Default.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Cuyahoga River (ID:1072205) |url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1072205 |access-date=August 28, 2011 |website=Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) |publisher=U.S. Geological Survey}}</ref>

The point sources of the east branch of the Chagrin River are at Bass Lake in Munson Township and the southwest corner of the city of Chardon.<ref>{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Chagrin River |encyclopedia=The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History |publisher=Case Western Reserve University |url=https://ech.case.edu/ech-cgi/article.pl?id=CR1 |access-date=August 28, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=East Branch Chagrin River (ID:1039937) |url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1039937 |access-date=August 28, 2011 |website=Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) |publisher=U.S. Geological Survey}}</ref> McFarland Creek in Bainbridge Township, sometimes referred to as Chagrin Falls because of the postal zip code, is a tributary of the Aurora branch of the Chagrin River.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aurora Branch Chagrin River (ID:1066554) |url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1066554 |access-date=August 28, 2011 |website=Geographic Names Information System |publisher=U.S. Geological Survey}}</ref>

Point sources of the Grand River are in Parkman Township, Troy Township, and Swine Creek in Middlefield Township.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Grand State Wild and Scenic River |url=http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/tabid/1859/Default.aspx |access-date=August 28, 2011 |website=Ohio State Scenic Rivers |publisher=ODNR |archive-date=June 27, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110627174453/https://www.dnr.state.oh.us/tabid/1859/Default.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Grand River (ID:1066727) |url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=154:3:::NO:3:P3_FID,P3_TITLE:1066727%2CGrand%20River |access-date=August 28, 2011 |website=Geographic Names Information System |publisher=U.S. Geological Survey}}</ref>

While the majority of waterways in Geauga County are part of the Lake Erie watershed, the Silver Creek in Troy Township is a tributary to the west branch of the Mahoning River, part of the Ohio River watershed, the largest tributary to the Mississippi River.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Silver Creek (ID: 1046276) |url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=154:3:::NO:3:P3_FID,P3_TITLE:1046276%2CSilver%20Creek |access-date=August 28, 2011 |website=Geographic Names Information System |publisher=U.S. Geological Survey}}</ref> There is another Silver Creek in Geauga County in Russell Township, which is a tributary to the east branch of the Chagrin River.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Silver Creek (ID: 1046273) |url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=154:3:::NO:3:P3_FID,P3_TITLE:1046273%2CSilver%20Creek |access-date=August 28, 2011 |website=Geographic Names Information System |publisher=U.S. Geological Survey}}</ref>

===Adjacent counties=== * Lake County (north) * Ashtabula County (northeast) * Trumbull County (southeast) * Portage County (south) * Cuyahoga County (west) * Summit County (southwest)

==Demographics== {{US Census population | 1810 = 2917 | 1820 = 7791 | 1830 = 15813 | 1840 = 16297 | 1850 = 17827 | 1860 = 15817 | 1870 = 14190 | 1880 = 14251 | 1890 = 13489 | 1900 = 14744 | 1910 = 14670 | 1920 = 15036 | 1930 = 15414 | 1940 = 19430 | 1950 = 26646 | 1960 = 47573 | 1970 = 62977 | 1980 = 74474 | 1990 = 81129 | 2000 = 90895 | 2010 = 93389 | 2020 = 95397 | estyear = 2025 | estimate = 95676 | estref =<ref name="USCensusEst2025">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html|title=County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2025|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 6, 2026}}</ref> {{increase}} | align-fn = center | footnote = U.S. Decennial Census:<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Decennial Census |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |access-date=February 8, 2015 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Historical Census Browser |url=https://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu |access-date=February 8, 2015 |publisher=University of Virginia Library}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=March 27, 1995 |editor-last=Forstall |editor-first=Richard L. |title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990 |url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/oh190090.txt |access-date=February 8, 2015 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=April 2, 2001 |title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000 |url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |access-date=February 8, 2015 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref><ref name="2020 census"/><ref name=qf/> | align = right }}

===2020 census=== As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 95,397. The median age was 45.8 years, 22.5% of residents were under the age of 18, and 22.3% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 97.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 95.6 males age 18 and over.<ref name="Census2020DP">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dp?get=NAME,DP1_0021P,DP1_0024P,DP1_0025C,DP1_0049C,DP1_0045C,DP1_0069C,DP1_0073C,DP1_0125P,DP1_0126P,DP1_0129P,DP1_0133P,DP1_0137P,DP1_0138P,DP1_0139P,DP1_0141P,DP1_0142P,DP1_0143P,DP1_0145P,DP1_0146P,DP1_0147C,DP1_0148C,DP1_0149C,DP1_0156C,DP1_0157C,DP1_0158C,DP1_0159P,DP1_0160P&for=county%3A055&in=state%3A39|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=January 2, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref><ref name="Census2020PL">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=NAME,P1_001N,P1_003N,P1_004N,P1_005N,P1_006N,P1_007N,P1_008N,P1_009N,P2_001N,P2_002N,H1_001N,H1_002N&for=county%3A055&in=state%3A39|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=January 2, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>

The racial makeup of the county was 93.7% White, 1.1% Black or African American, 0.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7% Asian, <0.1% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 0.6% from some other race, and 3.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 1.7% of the population.<ref name="Census2020PL"/>

21.4% of residents lived in urban areas, while 78.6% lived in rural areas.<ref name="Census2020DHC">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dhc?get=NAME,P2_002N,P2_003N&for=county%3A055&in=state%3A39|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2023|access-date=January 2, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>

There were 35,460 households in the county, of which 29.1% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 61.7% were married-couple households, 14.6% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 19.2% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 22.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>

There were 37,419 housing units, of which 5.2% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 86.6% were owner-occupied and 13.4% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.0% and the rental vacancy rate was 7.0%.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>

===Racial and ethnic composition=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" |+'''Geauga County, Ohio – racial and ethnic composition''' {{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}} !Race / ethnicity (''NH = Non-Hispanic'') !Pop 1980<ref name=1980Census>{{Cite web|title=1980 Census of Population - General Social and Economic Characteristics - Ohio- Table 59 - Persons by Spanish Origin, Race, and Sex: 1980 AND Table 58 - Race by Sex: 1980|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1980/volume-1/ohio/1980censusofpopu80137un_bw.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau|page=49-67 and 27-47}}</ref> !Pop 1990<ref>{{Cite web |title=1990 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Ohio: Table 6 - Race and Hispanic Origin |website=United States Census Bureau|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cp-1/cp-1-37.pdf|access-date=|page=21-95}}</ref> !Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Geauga County, Ohio|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=050XX00US39055&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=United States Census Bureau |access-date= }}</ref> !Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Geauga County, Ohio|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US39055&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=United States Census Bureau |access-date= }}</ref> !style="background-color: #ffffb3;" | Pop 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Geauga County, Ohio|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US39055&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=United States Census Bureau |access-date= }}</ref> !% 1980 !% 1990 !% 2000 !% 2010 !style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |% 2020 |- |White alone (NH) |72,877 |79,379 |88,161 |89,766 |style='background: #ffffe6; |88,958 |97.86% |97.84% |96.99% |96.12% |style='background: #ffffe6; |93.25% |- |Black or African American alone (NH) |980 |1,056 |1,104 |1,187 |style='background: #ffffe6; |1,075 |1.32% |1.30% |1.21% |1.27% |style='background: #ffffe6; |1.13% |- |Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) |34 |79 |60 |61 |style='background: #ffffe6; |36 |0.05% |0.10% |0.07% |0.07% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.04% |- |Asian alone (NH) |239 |306 |382 |552 |style='background: #ffffe6; |666 |0.32% |0.38% |0.42% |0.59% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.70% |- |Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) |x <ref>included in the Asian category in the 1980 Census</ref> |x <ref>included in the Asian category in the 1990 Census</ref> |10 |11 |style='background: #ffffe6; |8 |x |x |0.01% |0.01% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.01% |- |Other race alone (NH) |39 |15 |45 |78 |style='background: #ffffe6; |220 |0.05% |0.02% |0.05% |0.08% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.23% |- |Mixed-race or multiracial (NH) |x <ref>not an option in the 1980 Census</ref> |x <ref>not an option in the 1990 Census</ref> |595 |733 |style='background: #ffffe6; |2,770 |x |x |0.65% |0.78% |style='background: #ffffe6; |2.90% |- |Hispanic or Latino (any race) |305 |294 |538 |1,001 |style='background: #ffffe6; |1,664 |0.41% |0.36% |0.59% |1.07% |style='background: #ffffe6; |1.74% |- |'''Total''' |'''74,474''' |'''81,129''' |'''90,895''' |'''93,389''' |style='background: #ffffe6; |'''95,397 ''' |'''100.00%''' |'''100.00%''' |'''100.00%''' |'''100.00%''' |style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%''' |}

===2010 census=== As of the 2010 United States census, there were 93,389 people, 34,264 households, and 25,654 families residing in the county.<ref name="census-dp1">{{Cite web |title=DP-1 Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US39055 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213034316/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US39055 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |access-date=December 27, 2015 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> The population density was {{convert|233.4|PD/sqmi}}. There were 36,574 housing units at an average density of {{convert|91.4|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}.<ref name="census-density">{{Cite web |title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US39055 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213190009/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US39055 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |access-date=December 27, 2015 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> The racial makeup of the county was 96.9% white, 1.3% black or African American, 0.6% Asian, 0.1% American Indian, 0.3% from other races, and 0.8% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.1% of the population.<ref name="census-dp1" /> In terms of ancestry, 27.4% were German, 17.1% were Irish, 13.8% were Italian, 13.8% were English, 8.3% were Polish, 5.5% were Hungarian, and 3.6% were American.<ref name="census-dp2">{{Cite web |title=DP02 SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS IN THE UNITED STATES – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US39055 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213031742/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US39055 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |access-date=December 27, 2015 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>

Of the 34,264 households, 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.8% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 25.1% were non-families, and 21.2% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.16. The median age was 43.3 years.<ref name="census-dp1" />

The median income for a household in the county was $89,663 and the median income for a family was $101,780. Males had a median income of $94,863 versus $40,565 for females. The per capita income for the county was $32,735. About 5.0% of families and 7.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.8% of those under age 18 and 6.4% of those age 65 or over.<ref name="census-dp3">{{Cite web |title=DP03 SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US39055 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213033510/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US39055 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |access-date=December 27, 2015 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>

===2000 census=== As of the census of 2010,<ref>{{Cite web |title=American Factfinder |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_DP_DPDP1&prodType=table |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190521214830/https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_DP_DPDP1&prodType=table |archive-date=May 21, 2019 |access-date=September 10, 2011 |website=Geauga County, Ohio |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref> there were 93,389 people, 34,264 households, and 25,654 families residing in the county. The population density was {{convert|231.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 34,264 occupied housing units at an average density of {{convert|84.8|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}. The racial makeup of the county was 97.0% White, 1.4% Black or African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.6% Asian, 0.001% Pacific Islander, 0.3% from other races, and 0.8% from two or more races. 88.1% spoke English, 4.6% German, 1.2% Spanish, and 3.3% spoke other West Germanic languages.<ref>{{Cite web |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|title=American FactFinder - Results |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_11_5YR_B16001&prodType=table |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212054904/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_11_5YR_B16001&prodType=table |archive-date=February 12, 2020 |access-date=February 5, 2017}}</ref>

There were 34,264 households, out of which 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.8% were married couples living together, 7.70% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.50% had a male householder with no wife present, and 25.10% were non-families. 25.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.16.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 26.0% under the age of 18, 6.60% from 18 to 24, 20.1% from 25 to 44, 31.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43.3 years. For every 100 females there were 96.85 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.72 males.

As of the census<ref name="GR2">{{Cite web |title=U.S. Census website |url=https://www.census.gov |access-date=January 31, 2008 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> of 2000, 0.59% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race, 26.8% were of German, 15.3% Irish, 14.3% English, 10.8% Italian 7.5% Polish and 5.2% American ancestry. According to Census 2000, 89.4% spoke English, 5.1% German, 1.5% Pennsylvania Dutch and 1.0% Spanish as their first language.

As of the census<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, the median income for a household in the county was $60,200, and the median income for a family was $67,427. Males had a median income of $48,443 versus $30,567 for females. The per capita income for the county was $27,944. About 2.80% of families and 4.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.10% of those under age 18 and 5.10% of those age 65 or over. The median household income and per capita income were the second highest among Ohio counties after Delaware, and 74th and 79th in the country, respectively. ==Religion==

{{Pie chart |thumb = right |caption = Religion in Geauga County, according to ARDA (2020)<ref name="arda2020">{{Cite web |title=Geauga County, Ohio - County Membership Report (2020) |url=https://www.thearda.com/us-religion/census/congregational-membership?y=2020&t=0&c=39055 |publisher=The Association of Religion Data Archives}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=August 2023|reason=These numbers don't appear in the given reference}} |label1 = Catholic Church |value1 = 34 |color1 = Purple |label2 = Other Evangelical churches |value2 = 19.9 |color2 = Blue |label3 = Anabaptist churches (Amish and Mennonite) |value3 = 10.3 |color3 = DodgerBlue |label4 = Mainline Protestant churches |value4 = 6.9 |color4 = Red |label5 = Black Protestant churches |value5 = 0.5 |color5 = LightBlue |label6 = Others |value6 = 1.5 |color6 = Orange |label7 = None |value7 = 26.8 |color7 = White }} {| class="wikitable" |+ Religious affiliations in Geauga County, according to ARDA 2010-2020<ref>{{Cite web |title=Geauga County, Ohio - County Membership Report (2010) |url=https://www.thearda.com/us-religion/census/congregational-membership?y=2010&t=0&c=39055 |publisher=The Association of Religion Data Archives}}</ref><ref name="arda2020" /> |- ! rowspan="2"|Religion ! colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |2010 ! colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |2020 |- ! Number ! % ! Number ! % |- |style="background:#E0F0FF;" | Christianity || 52,788|| 56.5|| 67,801||71.6 |- |style="background:#E0F0FF;"| — Anabaptist churches || 8,870|| 9.5|| 9,803||10.3 |- |style="background:#E0F0FF;"| — Other Evangelical churches || 4,865|| 5.2|| 18,533||19.9 |- |style="background:#E0F0FF;"| — Catholic Church || 30,880|| 33,1|| 32,469||34.0 |- |style="background:#E0F0FF;"| — Mainline Protestant churches || 7,738|| 8.3|| 6,564||6.9 |- |style="background:#E0F0FF;"| -Black Protestant churches |185 |0.2 |432 |0.5 |- |style="background:#F0E0FF;"| Other religions|| 250|| 0.3|| 1,417||1.5 |- | style="background:#F5F5F5;" | None*|| 40,601|| 43,5|| 27,596||28.9 |- ! Total population || colspan="2" | 93,389|| colspan="2" |95,397 |- | colspan="5" |*"None" is an unclear category.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Wuthnow |first=Robert |title=Inventing American Religion : Polls, Surveys, and the Tenuous Quest for a Nation's Faith |date=2015 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=9780190258900 |pages=151–155}}</ref><ref name="Johnson 2022" /> It is a heterogenous group of the not religious and intermittently religious.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Blankholm |first=Joseph |title=The Secular Paradox : On the Religiosity of the Not Religious |date=2022 |publisher=New York University Press |isbn=9781479809509 |location=New York |page=7}}</ref> Researchers argue that most of the "Nones" should be considered "unchurched", rather than objectively nonreligious,<ref name="Johnson 2022">{{Cite journal |last=Johnson |first=Byron |last2=Stark |first2=Rodney |last3=Bradshaw |first3=Matt |last4=Levin |first4=Jeff |date=2022 |title=Are Religious "Nones" Really Not Religious?: Revisiting Glenn, Three Decades Later |journal=Interdisciplinary Journal of Research on Religion |volume=18 |issue=7}}</ref><ref name="Unaff Yet Rel" /><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Hout |first=Michael |last2=Fischer |first2=Claude S. |date=October 13, 2014 |title=Explaining Why More Americans Have No Religious Preference: Political Backlash and Generational Succession, 1987-2012 |journal=Sociological Science |volume=1 |pages=423–447 |doi=10.15195/v1.a24 |doi-access=free}}</ref><ref name="Hout 2017">{{Cite journal |last=Hout |first=Michael |date=November 2017 |title=American Religion, All or Nothing at All |journal=Contexts |volume=16 |issue=4 |pages=78–80 |doi=10.1177/1536504217742401 |s2cid=67327797 |doi-access=free}}</ref> especially since most "Nones" do hold some religious-spiritual beliefs and a notable amount participate in religious behaviors.<ref name="Johnson 2022" /><ref name="Unaff Yet Rel">{{Cite book |last=Johnson |first=Todd |title=Annual Review of the Sociology of Religion: Volume 7: Sociology of Atheism |last2=Zurlo |first2=Gina |date=2016 |publisher=Brill |isbn=9789004317536 |editor-last=Cipriani |editor-first=Roberto |location=Leiden |pages=58–60 |chapter=Unaffiliated, Yet Religious: A Methodological and Demographic Analysis |editor-last2=Garelli |editor-first2=Franco}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Drescher |first=Elizabeth |title=Choosing our Religion: The Spiritual Lives of America's Nones |date=2016 |isbn=9780199341221 |publisher=Oxford University Press |pages=21–26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Cox |first=Kiana |date=March 17, 2021 |title=Nine-in-ten Black 'nones' believe in God, but fewer pray or attend services |url=https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2021/03/17/nine-in-ten-black-nones-believe-in-god-but-fewer-pray-or-attend-services/ |website=Pew Research Center}}</ref> For example, 72% of American "Nones" believe in God or a higher power.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fahmy |first=Dalia |date=April 25, 2018 |title=Key findings about Americans' belief in God |url=https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/04/25/key-findings-about-americans-belief-in-god/ |access-date=2024-04-27 |website=Pew Research Center}}</ref> |}

==Politics== Geauga County is a Republican stronghold, having voted Democratic for president only once since 1856, in Lyndon B. Johnson's 1964 landslide, but Franklin D. Roosevelt came within just 220 votes in 1936. {{PresHead|place=Geauga County, Ohio|source=<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leip |first=David |title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections |url=https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS |access-date=May 2, 2018 |website=uselectionatlas.org}}</ref>}}  {{PresRow|1856|Republican|2,694|575|58|Ohio}} {{PresRow|1860|Republican|2,877|677|56|Ohio}} {{PresRow|1864|Republican|2,974|495|0|Ohio}} {{PresRow|1868|Republican|2,892|640|0|Ohio}} {{PresRow|1872|Republican|2,711|600|9|Ohio}} {{PresRow|1876|Republican|3,004|808|9|Ohio}} {{PresRow|1880|Republican|3,053|815|60|Ohio}} {{PresRow|1884|Republican|2,960|824|184|Ohio}} {{PresRow|1888|Republican|2,712|843|222|Ohio}} {{PresRow|1892|Republican|2,267|758|270|Ohio}} {{PresRow|1896|Republican|2,807|1,260|49|Ohio}} {{PresRow|1900|Republican|2,816|1,117|103|Ohio}} {{PresRow|1904|Republican|2,762|544|94|Ohio}} {{PresRow|1908|Republican|2,596|982|68|Ohio}} {{PresRow|1912|Progressive|579|873|1,726|Ohio}} {{PresRow|1916|Republican|1,806|1,345|67|Ohio}} {{PresRow|1920|Republican|3,722|1,081|50|Ohio}} {{PresRow|1924|Republican|3,375|635|652|Ohio}} {{PresRow|1928|Republican|4,161|1,180|37|Ohio}} {{PresRow|1932|Republican|3,836|2,396|222|Ohio}} {{PresRow|1936|Republican|3,620|3,400|294|Ohio}} {{PresRow|1940|Republican|5,371|3,318|0|Ohio}} {{PresRow|1944|Republican|5,295|3,264|0|Ohio}} {{PresRow|1948|Republican|5,535|2,960|127|Ohio}} {{PresRow|1952|Republican|8,975|4,207|0|Ohio}} {{PresRow|1956|Republican|10,971|4,818|0|Ohio}} {{PresRow|1960|Republican|12,491|8,522|0|Ohio}} {{PresRow|1964|Democratic|9,423|12,212|0|Ohio}} {{PresRow|1968|Republican|11,857|7,825|3,226|Ohio}} {{PresRow|1972|Republican|15,624|7,329|624|Ohio}} {{PresRow|1976|Republican|15,004|10,449|816|Ohio}} {{PresRow|1980|Republican|17,762|9,542|2,900|Ohio}} {{PresRow|1984|Republican|22,369|9,954|431|Ohio}} {{PresRow|1988|Republican|22,339|11,874|395|Ohio}} {{PresRow|1992|Republican|18,200|11,466|10,852|Ohio}} {{PresRow|1996|Republican|19,662|14,143|5,284|Ohio}} {{PresRow|2000|Republican|25,417|15,327|1,856|Ohio}} {{PresRow|2004|Republican|30,370|19,850|222|Ohio}} {{PresRow|2008|Republican|29,096|21,250|899|Ohio}} {{PresRow|2012|Republican|30,589|19,659|865|Ohio}} {{PresRow|2016|Republican|30,227|17,569|2,866|Ohio}} {{PresRow|2020|Republican|34,143|21,201|677|Ohio}} {{PresRow|2024|Republican|33,844|20,604|741|Ohio}} {{PresFoot}} {{U.S. SenHead|place=Geauga County, Ohio|Seat=1|source=<ref>{{cite news |title=2024 Senate Election (Official Returns) |website=Commonwealth of Texas by county |date=November 5, 2024 |access-date=December 5, 2024 |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-elections/ohio-senate-results}}</ref>}}  {{U.S. SenRow|2024|Republican|30,987|22,315|1,330|Ohio}} {{U.S. SenFoot}}

===County officials=== {| class=wikitable |+County officials<ref>{{cite web |title=County Officials |url=https://geauga.oh.gov/officials/ |website=Geauga County, Ohio Official Website |access-date=September 16, 2024}}</ref> |- ! colspan="2" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;"|Party ! style="text-align:center;" | Name ! valign=bottom | Position |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |  | R | Ralph Spidalieri | Commissioner |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |  | R | Tim Lennon | Commissioner |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |  | R | James Dvorak | Commissioner |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |  | R | Charles Walder | Auditor |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |  | R | Sheila Bevington | Clerk of courts |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |  | R | Dr. John Urbancic | Coroner |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |  | R | Joseph Cattell | Engineer |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |  | R | James Flaiz | Prosecuting attorney |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |  | R | Celesta Mullins | Recorder |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |  | R | Scott A. Hildenbrand | Sheriff |- | style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |  | R | Christopher P. Hitchcock | Treasurer |}

==Transportation==

===U.S. highways=== * 25px U.S. Route 6 '''Grand Army of the Republic Highway''' honoring American Civil War Veterans * 25px U.S. Route 322 * 25px U.S. Route 422

===State highways=== {{div col}} * 20px State Route 43 * 20px State Route 44 * 20px State Route 86 * 20px State Route 87 * 20px State Route 88 * 20px State Route 166 * 20px State Route 168 * 20px State Route 306 * 20px State Route 528 * 20px State Route 608 * 20px State Route 700 {{div col end}}

An official [http://www.auditor.co.geauga.oh.us/Portals/13/resources/Documents/Maps/County/Roadmap.pdf Geauga County road map]

===Public transportation=== The mostly rural nature of Geauga County limits the feasibility of a fixed-route transit system. Instead, Geauga County Transit offers a demand-responsive door-to-door transit system within the county, with some out-of-county service. {{as of|2015}}, one-way fares for door-to-door service were $6.00, with 50% discounts for the elderly, disabled, or children 6 years to 17 years old. Children 5 years and younger are free. Out-of-county fares are two times the posted in-county fares. Service is provided 6:00 AM to 9:00 PM Monday through Friday. Reservations are suggested with at least three days notice, but can be made up to one week in advance.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Geauga County Transit - Home Page |url=http://www.geaugatransit.org/ |access-date=February 5, 2017}}</ref>

===Airports=== {{main|Geauga County Airport}} Geauga County is home to one public airport in Middlefield, Ohio.<ref name="Airport Authority"/> The Geauga County Airport call sign is 7G8. It is home to Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 5.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Homepage |url=http://5.eaachapter.org/ |access-date=February 5, 2017}}</ref>

The Geauga County Airport sits on 41 acres purchased by the Middlefield Chamber of Commerce and donated to Geauga County. Ground was broken August 31, 1967, and it was officially opened September 29, 1968. The airport has one 3500' long by 65' wide runway. Runway numbers are 11 on the west end and 29 on the east end. There are two T-hangars, one private hangar, two community hangars, a pilot lounge and restroom facility.<ref name="Airport Authority">{{Cite web |title=Airport Authority |url=http://www.co.geauga.oh.us/Departments/Airport/Main.aspx |access-date=February 5, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=AirNav: 7G8 - Geauga County Airport |url=https://www.airnav.com/airport/7G8 |access-date=February 5, 2017}}</ref>

==Education==

===Public school districts=== Geauga County is home to six public school districts as illustrated in this list of school districts in Ohio.

The Geauga County Educational Service Center provides collaborative programs and services for the seven local school districts in Geauga County, leveraging resources to reduce overall costs to each district. The ESC has formed a P-16 bridge initiative whose mission is "to create workforce readiness in our youth and adults through substantive partnerships between educators, businesses, community organizations, parents focusing on important transitions experienced at each level. Geauga County P-16 will develop a sustainable process and program to insure its continued success".<ref>{{Cite web |title=P-16 Bridge |url=http://geaugaesc.org/modules/cms/pages.phtml?pageid=205491&sessionid=e4e08f523c7ad31e90a2f532db5ee9dc |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331002509/http://geaugaesc.org/modules/cms/pages.phtml?pageid=205491&sessionid=e4e08f523c7ad31e90a2f532db5ee9dc |archive-date=March 31, 2012 |access-date=August 20, 2011 |website=Geauga ESC}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" ! District ! Location ! Communities served |- | Berkshire Local School District | Burton, Ohio | Burton Township, Burton Village, most of Claridon Township, Troy Township, Welshfield, Montville and Thompson Townships |- | Cardinal Local School District | Middlefield, Ohio | Huntsburg Township, Middlefield Township, Middlefield Village, Parkman Township, small part of Mespotamia (Trumbull County) |- | Chardon Local School District | Chardon, Ohio | Chardon City, Chardon Township, part of Claridon Township, Hambden Township, most of Munson Township, very small part of Concord Township (Lake County) |- | Kenston Local School District | Bainbridge Township, Ohio | Auburn Township, most of Bainbridge Township |- | West Geauga County Local School District | Chester Township, Ohio | Chester Township, Chesterland, Newbury Township, a small part of Hunting Valley, a part of Munson Township, and an unincorporated part of Russell Township |}

thumb|Map of public school districts in Geauga County with township boundaries superimposed. Newbury Local School District has since been merged into West Geauga Schools.

In addition, there are five neighboring public school districts that serve portions of Geauga County.

{| class="wikitable" ! District ! Location ! Communities served in Geauga County |- | Chagrin Falls Exempted Village School District | Chagrin Falls, Ohio and South Russell, Ohio | South Russell Village; small parts of Bainbridge and Russell Townships |- | Kirtland Local School District | Kirtland, Ohio | small part of Chardon Township |- | Madison Local School District | Madison, Ohio | small part of Thompson Township |- | Mentor Public Schools | Mentor, Ohio | small part of Chardon Township |- | Riverside Local School District | Painesville, Ohio | small part of Chardon Township |}

===Joint Vocational School District=== Taxpayers in six of the seven school districts in Geauga County support a Joint Vocational School District (JVSD) at the Auburn Career Center in Concord Township, Ohio. The career center offers a variety of programs in health, education, and hands-on technology.

===Private and parochial schools=== Geauga County is home to eight private, parochial, and/or specialized schools.

{| class="wikitable" ! District ! Location ! Communities served |- | Agape Christian Academy | Burton Township, Ohio and Troy Township, Ohio | Accepts applications prior to the start of each school year |- | Hawken School | Gates Mills, Ohio | College preparatory day school: online application, site visit and testing |- | [https://hershey-montessori.org/ Hershey Montessori School] | Huntsburg Township, Ohio | Co-ed school and boarding community serving students in 7th-12th grade. Chartered by Ohio Department of Education. New applications accepted year round. |- | Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin | Munson Township, Ohio | Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleveland: open to 8th grade students who have attended a Catholic elementary school and others who have not |- | Solon/Bainbridge Montessori School of Languages | Bainbridge Township, Ohio | nonsectarian Montessori School: quarterly enrollment periods |- | Saint Anselm School | Chester Township, Ohio | Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleveland K - 8th grade; preschool |- | Saint Helen's School | Newbury, Ohio | Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleveland K - 8th grade; parishioners and non-parishioners |- | Saint Mary's School | Chardon, Ohio | Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleveland preschool - 8th grade; parishioners and non-parishioners |- | Laurel School Butler Campus | Russell Township, Ohio | Private, K-12, girls-only, college preparatory |}

===Higher education=== Geauga County has one institution of higher learning: * Kent State University - Geauga is in Burton, Ohio. KSU - Geauga is one of seven regional campuses of Kent State University. The {{convert|87|acre|adj=on}} Burton Township campus was established as an academic center in 1964 and became a regional campus in 1976. {{as of|2011}}, more than 2,000 full and part-time students were enrolled. The Geauga campus does not have any student housing. KSU -Geauga offers a variety of academic programs, including certificate programs, associate's degrees, and bachelor's degrees in business, education, general studies, nursing, science, and technology.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kent State Geauga - Kent State University |url=http://www.geauga.kent.edu/ |access-date=February 5, 2017}}</ref>

==Government==

===Congressional representation===

====U.S. representation==== 30px Ohio's 14th Congressional District

30px U.S. Senate

====State representation==== 30px 76th Ohio House District 30px 99th Ohio House District

30px 18th Ohio Senate District 30px 32nd Ohio Senate District

===Judiciary=== 30px U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals

Ohio 11th District Courts of Appeals

==Communities== thumb|250px|Map of Geauga County, Ohio, with municipal and township labels

===City=== * Chardon (county seat)

===Villages=== * Burton * Hunting Valley * Middlefield * South Russell

===Townships=== {{div col|colwidth=15em}} * Auburn * Bainbridge * Burton * Chardon * Chester * Claridon * Hambden * Huntsburg * Middlefield * Montville * Munson * Newbury * Parkman * Russell * Thompson * Troy {{div col end}}

===Census-designated places=== * Bainbridge * Bass Lake * Chesterland * Parkman

===Unincorporated communities=== {{div col|colwidth=23em}} * Aquilla * Bostwick * Bundysburg * Claridon * East Claridon * Fowlers Mill * Fullertown * Hampden * Huntsburg * Materials Park * Montville * Newbury Center * Novelty * Popes Corners * Russell Center * South Newbury * South Thompson * Thompson * Welshfield {{div col end}}

==Notable people== * Leman Copley, early Mormon elder * Stefan Dechant, Academy Award-nominated production designer and art director (Bainbridge)<ref>{{Cite news |title=Beyond `Avatar': The hands-on approach to virtual filmmaking |url=https://www.cleveland.com/moviebuff/2010/01/beyond_avatar_the_hands-on_app.html |work=The Plain Dealer}}</ref> * Larry Dolan, attorney and the owner of the Cleveland Guardians * Seabury Ford, lawyer, governor of Ohio (1849-1850) * Charles Martin Hall, inventor of modern aluminum production process * Peter Hitchcock, lawyer, soldier, legislator, judge * Aaron "Aalias" Kleinstub, musician, producer of top hit “The Monster” (Auburn)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Karlovec |first=John |date=1970-01-01 |title=Kenston Grad Co-Produces Hit Eminem Track |url=https://www.geaugamapleleaf.com/news/kenston-grad-co-produces-hit-eminem-track/ |access-date=2026-03-18 |website=Geauga County Maple Leaf {{!}} Your News Resource in Geauga County |language=en}}</ref> * General Mortimer Leggett, Civil War general, commander of Volunteer Army of Ohio * Frances Spatz Leighton, writer * Charles C. Paine, politician * Halbert Eleazer Paine, lawyer, Civil War Union general, congressman from Wisconsin, Commissioner of Patents (1879-1881) * Seth Ledyard Phelps, Civil War officer, president of the District of Columbia Board of Commissioners (1878–1879) * Albert Gallatin Riddle, lawyer, educator, Ohio House of Representatives (1848-1850) * Nick Schuyler, author (''Not Without Hope'') * JoAnn M. Tenorio, entomologist in Hawaii * Brigham Young, Mormon leader

===Athletes=== * Andrew Brown, professional baseball pitcher * Mel Harder, professional baseball pitcher for the Cleveland Indians * Matt Hutter, NASCAR driver * Leroy Kemp, collegiate and Olympian wrestler * Tom Kipp, international professional motorcycle racing champion

===Musical artists and groups=== * The Chardon Polka Band, Cleveland-Style polka band * Midnight Syndicate, Gothic rock band * John Popper, frontman for rock band Blues Traveler

==References== {{reflist|30em}}

==External links== {{commons category}} * [https://geauga.oh.gov/ Geauga County Government's website] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20060213182405/http://www.auditor.co.geauga.oh.us/Industrial_Parks/Industrial_Site5/Ind_Park.htm Geauga County Planning Commission website on Industrial Parks] * [https://geaugaparkdistrict.org/ Geauga Park District] * [https://www.geaugalibrary.net Geauga County Public Library] * [https://www.chardon.cc/ City of Chardon] * [https://villageofburton.org/ Burton Village] * [https://www.geaugafair.com/ Great Geauga County Fair] * [https://www.maplefestival.com/ Geauga County Maple Festival] * [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohgeauga/geauga.html OHGENWeb - Geauga County] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20111030230442/http://www.puc.state.oh.us/pucogis/STATEMAP/sdists07_b.pdf Public Utilities Commission of Ohio: statewide school district map] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20120402094059/http://www.puc.state.oh.us/pucogis/STATEMAP/zip2008.pdf Public Utilities Commission of Ohio: statewide Zip Code areas] * {{Cite web |title=Geauga County Tourism |url=https://www.tourgeauga.com/ |access-date=January 14, 2012 |website=Amish Country Ohio}}

{{Geographic Location |Centre = Geauga County, Ohio |North = Lake County |Northeast = Ashtabula County |East = |Southeast = Trumbull County |South = Portage County |Southwest = Summit County |West = Cuyahoga County |Northwest = }}

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Category:Geauga County, Ohio Category:1806 establishments in Ohio Category:Populated places established in 1806 Category:Amish in Ohio Category:Ohio counties in the Western Reserve