{"id":6847,"date":"2023-08-19T21:12:06","date_gmt":"2023-08-19T21:12:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=6847"},"modified":"2026-08-08T15:49:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T15:49:23","slug":"geauga-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/geauga-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Geauga County, Ohio"},"content":{"rendered":"

Geauga County is a county in Ohio, United States, in the northeastern part of the state, about
\n30 miles east of downtown Cleveland. It had a population of 95,397 at the 2020 census, an
\nestimated 95,676 by 2024, and covers 400 square miles (1,036 km2) of land centred near
\n41\u00b030\u2032N 81\u00b010\u2032W.<\/p>\n

Chardon is the county seat and the county’s only city; its postal code is 44024. The county
\nholds 1 city, 4 incorporated villages, 4 census-designated places and 19 unincorporated
\ncommunities across 16 townships, and it runs on Eastern Time. Its FIPS code is 39055.<\/p>\n

Towns & Villages in Geauga County<\/h2>\n

Geauga County has 28 named places on record: Chardon as the sole city, four incorporated
\nvillages, four census-designated places (CDPs, unincorporated but Census-recognized), and 19
\nsmaller unincorporated communities with no local government of their own.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Place<\/th>\nType<\/th>\nTownship<\/th>\nPop.<\/th>\nZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Chardon<\/td>\nCity · seat<\/td>\nChardon<\/td>\n5,242<\/td>\n44024<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chesterland<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\nChester<\/td>\n7,074<\/td>\n44026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
South Russell<\/td>\nTown<\/td>\nRussell<\/td>\n3,972<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Middlefield<\/td>\nTown<\/td>\nMiddlefield<\/td>\n2,748<\/td>\n44062<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Burton<\/td>\nTown<\/td>\nBurton<\/td>\n1,407<\/td>\n44021<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hunting Valley<\/td>\nTown<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n763<\/td>\n44022 \/ 44040<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bainbridge<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\nBainbridge<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bass Lake<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\nMunson<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Parkman<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\nParkman<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Aquilla<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nClaridon<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bostwick<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bundysburg<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nHuntsburg<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Claridon<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nClaridon<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
East Claridon<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nClaridon<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fowlers Mill<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nMunson<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fullertown<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hambden<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nHambden<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Huntsburg<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nHuntsburg<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Materials Park<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Montville<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nMontville<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Newbury Center<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nNewbury<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n44065<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Novelty<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nRussell<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Popes Corners<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Russell Center<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nRussell<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
South Newbury<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nNewbury<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n44065<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
South Thompson<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nThompson<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thompson<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nThompson<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Welshfield<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nTroy<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Two places on this list are easy to mix up. Hunting Valley is split between Cuyahoga and
\nGeauga counties, and most of its land and population sit on the Cuyahoga side — the village
\nwas incorporated in 1924 from the northeast quadrant of the old Orange Township, which is a
\nCuyahoga County township, not a Geauga one. And Chardon Township is a separate unit of
\ngovernment from the city of Chardon it surrounds — the two share a name and a border but not
\na government.<\/p>\n

Townships<\/h2>\n

Geauga County has 16 civil townships. Populations below are 2020 census figures for the full
\ntownship, including any CDP inside it; incorporated villages and the city of Chardon are counted
\nseparately and are not part of a township’s population.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Township<\/th>\nPop. (2020)<\/th>\nMain settlements<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Bainbridge<\/td>\n12,893<\/td>\nBainbridge CDP<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chester<\/td>\n9,957<\/td>\nChesterland CDP<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Munson<\/td>\n7,087<\/td>\nBass Lake CDP, Fowlers Mill<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Auburn<\/td>\n6,574<\/td>\nno incorporated place or CDP<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Russell<\/td>\n5,404<\/td>\nNovelty, Russell Center<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Newbury<\/td>\n5,244<\/td>\nNewbury Center, South Newbury<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hambden<\/td>\n4,676<\/td>\nHambden<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Middlefield<\/td>\n4,525<\/td>\nvillage of Middlefield (separately incorporated)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chardon<\/td>\n4,494<\/td>\nsurrounds the city of Chardon on three sides<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Parkman<\/td>\n4,446<\/td>\nParkman CDP<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Burton<\/td>\n4,379<\/td>\nvillage of Burton (separately incorporated)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Huntsburg<\/td>\n3,657<\/td>\nHuntsburg, Bundysburg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Claridon<\/td>\n3,103<\/td>\nClaridon, East Claridon, Aquilla<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Troy<\/td>\n2,778<\/td>\nWelshfield<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thompson<\/td>\n2,144<\/td>\nThompson, South Thompson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Montville<\/td>\n1,938<\/td>\nMontville, source of the Cuyahoga River<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n