Chardon
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county seat of Geauga County, Ohio, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Ohio
- County
- Geauga
- Type
- Council-manager
- Mayor
- Christopher Grau
- Vice mayor
- Heather Means
- Total
- 4.42 sq mi (11.46 km )
- Land
- 4.39 sq mi (11.37 km )
- Water
- 0.035 sq mi (0.09 km )
- Elevation
- 1,240 ft (380 m)
- Estimate 2023
- 5,239
- Density
- 1,193.8/sq mi (460.93/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-4 (EDT)
- Area codes
- 440 and 436
- Fips code
- 39-13554
- Website
- www .cityofchardon .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Chardon is a city in Geauga County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. The population was 5,242 at the 2020 census. Chardon is located about 10 mi (16 km) south of Lake Erie within the "snow belt" of the Great Lakes and is part of the Cleveland metropolitan area. It is the only incorporated city in Geauga County and includes land that was once part of Chardon, Hambden, and Munson townships.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Chardon” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.