Medina County, Ohio

Medina County, Ohio
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Location in the state of Ohio
Ohio's location in the U.S.
Founded	February 18, 1812[1]
Named for	Medina, Saudi Arabia
Seat	Medina
Largest city	Brunswick
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	423.02 sq mi (1,096 km²) 421.36 sq mi (1,091 km²) 1.66 sq mi (4 km²), 0.39%
Population  - (2010)  - Density	172,332 409.0/sq mi (158/km²)
Time zone	Eastern: UTC-5/-4
Website	www.co.medina.oh.us

Medina County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 172,332, which is an increase of 14.1% from 151,095 in 2000.^[2] The 2004 projected population was estimated at 165,370.^[3] Its county seat is Medina,^[4] and it is named for Medina in Saudi Arabia, though the "I" in it is pronounced instead to rhyme with "dine".^[5]

Medina County is part of the Cleveland–Elyria–Mentor Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography [edit]

According to the 2010 census, the county has a total area of 423.02 square miles (1,095.6 km²), of which 421.36 square miles (1,091.3 km²) (or 99.61%) is land and 1.66 square miles (4.3 km²) (or 0.39%) is water.^[6]

Adjacent counties [edit]

• Cuyahoga County (northeast)
• Summit County (east)
• Wayne County (south)
• Ashland County (southwest)
• Lorain County (northwest)

Demographics [edit]

As of the census^[7] of 2000, there were 151,095 people, 54,542 households, and 42,215 families residing in the county. The population density was 358 people per square mile (138/km²). There were 56,793 housing units at an average density of 135 per square mile (52/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.26% White, 0.88% Black or African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.64% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.25% from other races, and 0.80% from two or more races. 0.93% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 26.8% were of German, 11.5% Irish, 8.6% Italian, 8.4% English, 8.4% Polish and 7.8% American ancestry according to Census 2000. 95.3% spoke English, 1.2% Spanish and 1.0% German as their first language.

There were 54,542 households out of which 37.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.50% were married couples living together, 7.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.60% were non-families. 18.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.15.

In the county, the population was spread out with 27.50% under the age of 18, 7.00% from 18 to 24, 30.60% from 25 to 44, 24.40% from 45 to 64, and 10.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 97.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $55,811, and the median income for a family was $62,489. Males had a median income of $44,600 versus $27,513 for females. The per capita income for the county was $24,251. About 3.50% of families and 4.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.90% of those under age 18 and 4.80% of those age 65 or over.

Government [edit]

Current Medina County Courthouse

Communities [edit]

Map of Medina County, Ohio with municipal and township labels

Cities [edit]

Villages [edit]

Townships [edit]

Unincorporated communities [edit]

• Beebetown
• Homerville
• Litchfield
• Valley City

Notable residents [edit]

• Martin and Anna Bates, record holders for tallest married couple
• R. Sheldon Duecker, a retired Bishop of the United Methodist Church, born and raised in Westfield Township.
• Pete Rademacher, Olympic boxer
• Amos Root (1839–1923), developed innovative beekeeping techniques in the United States during the mid-19th century
• William G. Batchelder III Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives

See also [edit]

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Medina County, Ohio

References [edit]

External links [edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Medina County, Ohio

• Medina County Government's website
• Medina County Sheriff's Office
• Medina County News and Events

	Lorain County		Cuyahoga County
			Summit County
		Medina County, Ohio
	Ashland County	Wayne County

v t e Municipalities and communities of Medina County, Ohio, United States County seat: Medina Cities Brunswick Medina Rittman‡ Wadsworth Villages Chippewa Lake Creston‡ Gloria Glens Park Lodi Seville Spencer Westfield Center Townships Brunswick Hills Chatham Granger Guilford Harrisville Hinckley Homer Lafayette Litchfield Liverpool Medina Montville Sharon Spencer Wadsworth Westfield York Unincorporated communities Beebetown Homerville Litchfield Mallet Creek River Styx Sharon Center Valley City Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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