Geauga County, Ohio
Geauga County | |
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Geauga County Courthouse | |
Location within the U.S. state of Ohio | |
Ohio's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 41°30′N 81°10′W / 41.5°N 81.17°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| Founded | March 1, 1806 |
| Named after | an Iroquoian word for "raccoon" |
| Seat | Chardon |
| Largest city | Chardon |
| Area | |
• Total | 408 sq mi (1,060 km2) |
| • Land | 400 sq mi (1,000 km2) |
| • Water | 8.1 sq mi (21 km2) 2.0% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 95,397 |
• Estimate (2024) | 95,362 |
| • Density | 238.4/sq mi (92.0/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 14th |
| Website | geauga |
Geauga County (/dʒiˈɔːɡə/ 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. The county seat and largest city is Chardon.
The county is named for an Onondaga or Seneca language word meaning 'raccoon', 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. About 20% of the counties area (Geauga, Trumbull, Ashtabula and Portage) population is Amish, as of 2017.