Geauga County, Ohio

Founding: 1806
Parent county: Trumbull

Naming: An Iroquois word likely meaning "raccoon"
Seat: Chardon (1808–)

Land area: 400 square miles

Population (2020): 95,397

Population (historic): 2,917 (1810); 17,827 (1850); 14,251 (1880); 14,744 (1900); 15,414 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1810–1850; 1890s; 1910–2020

Subdivisions: One city; five villages; three CDPs; 16 townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 4,841 (13.2%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 82.9%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 41.8%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 11.3%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 10.6%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,967
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,905
Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.9 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,576
Average farm size (1920): 46.4 acres
Sources of settlement: New York, Connecticut, Vermont, and England
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Chardon

Namesake: Peter Chardon Brooks, Massachusetts businessman

Founding: 1809 (platting); 1812 (incorporation); 1814 (post office)

Population (2020): 5,242

Population (historic): 381 (1830); 582 (1860); 1,360 (1900); 1,818 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1820–2000; 2010s

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 486 (20.4%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. William Richards House (c. 1855). 16769 Munn Road. Auburn. Gothic Revival/Greek Revival.
2. Albert Haskins Farm (c. 1835). 8005 Washington Street. Bainbridge. Greek Revival.
3. Noah Page House (c. 1840). 14252 Burton–Windsor Road. Burton. Greek Revival.
4. Aaron Williams House (c. 1825). 14132 Claridon–Troy Road. Burton. Federal.
5. House (1837). 8685 Mentor Road. Chardon. Greek Revival.
6. Lot Hathaway House (1828). 12236 Old State Road. Claridon. Federal.
7. Lester Taylor House (c. 1830). 12065 Taylor–Wells Road. Claridon. Greek Revival.
8. Corydon Taylor Farm (1826). 12140 Taylor–Wells Road. Claridon. Federal.
9. Scoville Martin Farm (1834). 13204 Taylor–Wells Road. Claridon. Federal.
10. Lucius Parsons House (1868). 12907 Chardon–Windsor Road. Hambden. Second Empire.
11. Norman Egleston House (1841). 13250 Chardon–Windsor Road. Hambden. Greek Revival.
12. William Chapman House (c. 1845). 10545 Bell Street. Newbury. Greek Revival.
13. Jonas Allshouse Farm (c. 1850). 11327 Bell Street. Newbury. Greek Revival. Razed.

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