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Geauga County is a county in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 95,397. The county seat 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-Elyria, 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 county's population is Amish, .[1]
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1795 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1803 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1806 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1806 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1806 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1810 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1840 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1867 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year | Population
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1810 | 2,917
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1820 | 7,791
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1830 | 15,813
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1840 | 16,297
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1850 | 17,827
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1860 | 15,817
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1870 | 14,190
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1880 | 14,251
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1890 | 13,489
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1900 | 14,744
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1910 | 14,670
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1920 | 15,036
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1930 | 15,414
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1940 | 19,430
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1950 | 26,646
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1960 | 47,573
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1970 | 62,977
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1980 | 74,474
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1990 | 81,129
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Geauga County, Ohio, United States
Research Tips
Resources
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
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