Geauga County
| Geauga County, Ohio | ||
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Geauga County Courthouse
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 Location in the U.S. state of Ohio |
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 Ohio's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | March 1, 1806 | |
| Named for | a Native American word for "raccoon" | |
| Seat | Chardon | |
| Largest city | Chardon | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 408 sq mi (1,057 km2) | |
| • Land | 400 sq mi (1,036 km2) | |
| • Water | 8.1 sq mi (21 km2), 2.0% | |
| Population | ||
| • (2010) | 93,389 | |
| • Density | 233/sq mi (90/km²) | |
| Congressional district | 14th | |
| Time zone | Eastern: UTC-5/-4 | |
| Website | www |
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Geauga County (/dʒiˈɔːɡə/ jee-AW-gə) is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2010 census, the population was 93,389. The county seat is Chardon. The county is named for a 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 America to raise a family.
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.
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