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 ...