Editing Ashtabula County, Ohio

{{short description|County in Ohio, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
| county           = Ashtabula County
| state            = Ohio
| flag             = Flag of Ashtabula County, Ohio.png
| seal             = Seal of Ashtabula County Ohio.svg
| founded          = May 1, 1811
| seat wl          = Jefferson
| largest city wl  = Ashtabula
| area_total_sq_mi = 1368
| area_land_sq_mi  = 702
| area_water_sq_mi = 666
| area percentage  = 49%
| census yr        = 2020
| pop              = 97574 
 | pop_est_as_of     = 2024
 | pop_est_footnotes = <ref name=qf>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/ashtabulacountyohio/PST045224|title=Ashtabula County, Ohio|website=Census.gov|access-date= }}</ref>
 | population_est    = 96906 {{decrease}}
| density_sq_mi    = 145.5
| time zone        = Eastern
| web              = www.co.ashtabula.oh.us
| named for        = [[Lenape language|Lenape]] ''ashtepihële'' 'always enough fish to go around'
| ex image         = Ashtabula County Courthouse, new building.jpg
| ex image size    = 250
| ex image cap     = Ashtabula County Courthouse
| district = 14th
}}

'''Ashtabula County''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|æ|ʃ|t|ə|ˈ|b|j|uː|l|ə}} {{respell|ASH|tə|BYU|lə}}) is the northeasternmost [[County (United States)|county]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Ohio]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 97,574.<ref name="2020 census">[https://www.census.gov/library/visualizations/interactive/2020-population-and-housing-state-data.html 2020 census]</ref> The [[county seat]] is [[Jefferson, Ohio|Jefferson]], while its largest city is [[Ashtabula, Ohio|Ashtabula]].<ref name="GR6">{{Cite web |title=Find a County |url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 |access-date=June 7, 2011 |publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> The county was created in 1808 and later organized in 1811.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2007 |title=Ohio: Individual County Chronologies |url=http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/OH_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406154847/http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/OH_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm |archive-date=April 6, 2016 |access-date=February 12, 2015 |website=Ohio Atlas of Historical County Boundaries |publisher=The Newberry Library}}</ref> The [[List of Ohio county name etymologies|name]]<ref>{{Cite book |last=Cross |first=Tom |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tua1o8AiyN4C&pg=PA112 |title=Fishing Ohio: An Angler's Guide to Over 200 Fishing Spots in the Buckeye State |publisher=Lyons Press |year=2008 |isbn=978-0-7627-4326-1 |page=112}}</ref> [[Ashtabula River|Ashtabula]] derives from the [[Lenape language]] phrase ''ashte-pihële'', which translates to 'always enough (fish) to go around, to be given away'<ref name="Mahr 1959 365–375">{{Cite journal |last=Mahr |first=August C. |date=November 1959 |title=Practical Reasons for Algonkian Indian Stream and Place Names |url=https://kb.osu.edu/dspace/handle/1811/4658 |journal=Ohio Journal of Science |volume=59 |issue=6 |pages=365–375 |issn=0030-0950 |access-date=August 3, 2016 |hdl=1811/4658}}</ref> and is a contraction of ''apchi'' ('always')<ref>{{Cite web |title=apchi |url=http://www.talk-lenape.org/detail.php?id=540 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304032725/http://www.talk-lenape.org/detail.php?id=540 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |access-date=August 3, 2016 |website=Lenape Talking Dictionary}}</ref> + ''tepi'' ('enough') + ''hële'' (verb of motion).<ref>{{Cite web |title=tèpihële |url=http://www.talk-lenape.org/detail.php?id=10122 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304032142/http://www.talk-lenape.org/detail.php?id=10122 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |access-date=August 3, 2016 |website=Lenape Talking Dictionary}}</ref> Ashtabula County is part of the [[Greater Cleveland|Cleveland, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

The county is best known for having [[List of Ashtabula County covered bridges|nineteen covered bridges]] within the county limits, including both the longest and the shortest covered bridges in the United States. Grapes are a popular crop and there are several award-winning wineries in the region due to the favorable [[microclimate]] from the nearby lake.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ferrante Winery brings home the gold |url=http://www.ashtabulawave.org/ferrante-winery-brings-home-the-gold/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160414041653/http://www.ashtabulawave.org/ferrante-winery-brings-home-the-gold/ |archive-date=April 14, 2016 |access-date=April 1, 2016 |website=The Ashtabula Wave |language=en-US}}</ref> During the winter, Ashtabula County (along with neighboring [[Geauga County, Ohio|Geauga]] and [[Lake County, Ohio|Lake]] counties, as well as [[Crawford County, Pennsylvania|Crawford]] and [[Erie County, Pennsylvania|Erie]] counties in neighboring [[Pennsylvania]]) receives frequent [[lake-effect snow]] and is part of the Southeastern Lake Erie [[Snowbelt]].

==History==
At the time of contact, Ashtabula County appears to have been divided between the [[Erie people]] in the east and the [[Whittlesey culture]] in the west.<ref>"Whittlesey Culture - Ohio History Central". ohiohistorycentral.org. Retrieved January 29, 2020</ref> The Erie were an Iroquoian people, who were organized like the Iroquois, believed in a similar religion and lived in longhouses in palisaded villages and may have had a burial ground at what is now Erie, PA, whereas the uncontacted Whittlesey are mostly believed to have been Algonquians, who also lived in longhouses at the time of contact (after having gone through prior periods of living in wigwams and Fort Ancient style houses) in villages surrounded by earthen berm walls and had smaller, local burial grounds near each settlement. The French were the first to explore the Great Lakes by ship and, having never met the inhabitants, saw the continuation of longhouses and mistakenly assumed the entire region had belonged to the Erie.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Early Exploration of Lake Erie and Lake Huron – Spring 1968 – National Museum of the Great Lakes |url=https://nmgl.org/early-exploration-of-lake-erie-and-lake-huron-spring-1968/}}</ref> Both tribes were likely eradicated by the Iroquois Confederacy during the [[Beaver Wars]] (approx. 1630–1701), which later bled into the first of the myriad conflicts collectively called the French-Indian Wars, probably specifically some time during the 1650s. The [[The Jesuit Relations|Jesuit Relations]] claim rumors of infighting between the Erie and an unknown nation to the west of them who were similar to other Algonquian peoples the French had already encountered in the years prior to both tribes' eradication. Three known village sites have been documented by archaeologists from this period in Windsor <ref>{{Cite web |title=Prehistoric Earthworks / The Prehistoric Erie Historical Marker |url=https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=213829}}</ref> (located inside what is now a private children's Summer Camp) and two at Conneaut.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Whittlesey |first=Charles |title=Fortified Hill Near Conneaut |url=https://pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu/early-history-of-cleveland-ohio/chapter/fortified-hill-near-conneaut/}}</ref> Following the Beaver Wars, and the first conflict of the French-Indian Wars coming to an end in 1701, an official border between England and France was established at what is now the Ohio-PA border, leading to English forts being erected all along the Pennsylvania side that became crucial in the later conflicts of the French-Indian Wars over the next 50 years.

After Europeans arrived in the Americas, the land that became Ashtabula County was originally part of the French colony of [[Illinois Country]], which was ceded in 1764 to [[Kingdom of Great Britain|Great Britain]], along with the rest of Canada (New France) and incorporated into the [[Province of Quebec (1763–1791)|Province of Quebec]], though generally came to be referred to as Ohio Country. The Iroquois placed a vassal tribe of mostly captured Hurons in the region, who later broke free of their control when the French pushed Iroquois and English influence from the area in the 1690s. This group, known as the [[Wyandot people|Wyandot]],<ref>Clarke, Peter Dooyentate (1870). Origin and Traditional History of the Wyandotts: And Sketches of Other Indian Tribes of North America. Toronto: Hunter, Rose & Co.</ref> later ceded settlement of most of the territory roughly between what is now Cleveland, Akron, the Mahoning River and the Ohio-PA border to be a common hunting ground, shared by themselves, the Seneca, Shawnee, Lenape and even the Ottawa, or Mississauga, who lived at the western end of Lake Erie, at the time. The Ottawa were the only residents, who maintained two known hunting camps in Ashtabula County- one at Conneaut, and the other at Andover.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Port of Conneaut |url=http://www.worldportsource.com/ports/review/USA_OH_Port_of_Conneaut_2942.php}}</ref> The Lenape maintained a handful of villages in western Pennsylvania and one at Youngstown, in Mahoning County. After the end of the [[Northwest Indian War]], (a conflict which erupted shortly after the American Revolution between the fledgling United States and all the remaining tribes of the Great Lakes region in territory the US claimed) in the 1790s, the Natives were made to turn over ownership of the area to the US via the [[Treaty of Greenville]], and the remaining Ottawa residents were evicted.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 27, 2023 |title=Treaty of Greenville &#124; United States-Northwest Indian Confederation &#91;1795&#93; &#124; Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/event/Treaty-of-Greenville}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=History of Conneaut, Ohio |url=http://www.conneautohio.us/conneauthist.htm}}</ref> That being said, early settlers recalled that some of the Ottawa remained in the region for an additional thirty years, having been sighted all over Trumbull, Geauga and Portage Counties until sometime around the War of 1812, along with Senecas who lived around Streetsboro. Those in Trumbull County usually had three men who normally spoke interchangeably for them as chief- Kiogg, Paqua and Cadashaway,<ref>History of Trumbull and Mahoning Counties, Vol. 3; H. Z. Williams</ref> whereas the Seneca were under a man named Bigson, and later a relative of his named Nickashaw. The area was traversed several times during the period of the French-Indian Wars by the English, including the group led by [[Robert Rogers (British Army officer)|Major Robert Rodgers]], who ultimately convinced Chief [[Pontiac (Ottawa leader)|Pontiac]] to switch sides from the French to the English.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Whittlesey |first=Charles |title=Expeditions of Major Rogers, Major Wilkins and Col. Bradstreet 1760, 1763, 1764 |url=https://pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu/early-history-of-cleveland-ohio/chapter/expeditions-of-rogers-wilkens-and-bradstreet/}}</ref>

In the late 18th century, the land became part of the [[Connecticut Western Reserve]] in the [[Northwest Territory]], then was purchased by the [[Connecticut Land Company]] in 1795, culminating in the settlement of the first American residents in the region. It was created from [[Geauga County]] and a small portion of northern [[Trumbull County]].

During the pre-[[American Civil War|Civil War]] period, the entire [[Western Reserve]] area of Ohio was anti-slavery, but Ashtabula County was at the center of the resistance. [[John Brown (abolitionist)|John Brown]]'s eldest son, [[John Brown Junior|John Jr.]], lived in the county for years, and his brother [[Owen Brown (abolitionist, born 1824)|Owen]] took refuge with him when Virginia was seeking to extradite him for his role in [[John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry|the raid on Harpers Ferry]]. An armed group of 200 made them safer than anywhere in the U.S., they said, or even Canada.<ref>{{Cite news |date=May 5, 1860 |title=Armed Rebellion in Ohio |url=https://virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=SR18600505.1.1 |work=[[Shepherdstown Register]] |location=[[Shepherdstown, West Virginia]] |page=1 |via=[[VirginiaChronicle]]}}</ref> [[Dangerfield Newby]] met John Brown in Ashtabula County.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Terry |first=Shelley |date=December 15, 2019 |title=Dangerfield Newby a blacksmith from Ashtabula County who participated in John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry |url=https://www.starbeacon.com/news/dangerfield-newby-a-blacksmith-from-ashtabula-county-who-participated-in-john-browns-raid-on-harpers/article_ab50fe5e-1857-11ea-a493-6b738de83619.html |work=[[Star Beacon]] |location=[[Ashtabula, Ohio]]}}</ref>

==Geography==
[[Image:Seal of Ashtabula County (Ohio) Auditor.svg|thumb|right|100px|Seal of the Ashtabula County Auditor]]

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|1368|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|702|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|666|sqmi}} (49%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{Cite web |date=August 22, 2012 |title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_39.txt |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140504223453/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_39.txt |archive-date=May 4, 2014 |access-date=February 7, 2015 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> It is the largest county in Ohio by area.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 18, 2011 |title=Ashtabula, Lake are Ohio's largest and smallest counties by area |url=http://www.cleveland.com/datacentral/index.ssf/2011/01/ashtabula_lake_are_ohios_large.html |access-date=December 30, 2015 |publisher=cleveland.com}}</ref>

===Adjacent counties===
Across [[Lake Erie]] lie [[Elgin County, Ontario|Elgin]] and [[Norfolk County, Ontario|Norfolk]] Counties, [[Ontario]], Canada (north).
* [[Erie County, Pennsylvania]] (northeast)
* [[Crawford County, Pennsylvania]] (east)
* [[Trumbull County, Ohio|Trumbull County]] (south)
* [[Geauga County, Ohio|Geauga County]] (southwest)
* [[Lake County, Ohio|Lake County]] (west)

===Major highways===
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1820= 7382
|1830= 14584
|1840= 23724
|1850= 28767
|1860= 31814
|1870= 32517
|1880= 37139
|1890= 43655
|1900= 51448
|1910= 59547
|1920= 65545
|1930= 68631
|1940= 68674
|1950= 78695
|1960= 93067
|1970= 98237
|1980= 104215
|1990= 99821
|2000= 102728
|2010= 101497
|2020= 97574
|estyear=2024
|estimate=96906
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Decennial Census |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |access-date=February 7, 2015 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref><br />1790–1960<ref>{{Cite web |title=Historical Census Browser |url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu |access-date=February 7, 2015 |publisher=University of Virginia Library}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 27, 1995 |editor-last=Forstall |editor-first=Richard L. |title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990 |url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/oh190090.txt |access-date=February 7, 2015 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref><br />1990–2000<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 2, 2001 |title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000 |url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |access-date=February 7, 2015 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 2020<ref name="2020 census">[https://www.census.gov/library/visualizations/interactive/2020-population-and-housing-state-data.html 2020 census]</ref><ref name="QF">{{Cite web |title=QuickFacts - Ashtabula County, Ohio |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/ashtabulacountyohio/PST045219 |access-date=April 8, 2020 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref><ref name="USCensusEst2019">{{Cite web |title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates |url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2010-2019/counties/totals/ |access-date=March 26, 2020}}</ref> 2024<ref name=qf/>
}}

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{Cite web |title=U.S. Census website |url=https://www.census.gov |access-date=January 31, 2008 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> of 2000, there were 102,728 people, 39,397 households, and 27,774 families residing in the county. The population density was {{convert|146|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 43,792 housing units at an average density of {{convert|62|/mi2|/km2|adj=pre|units&nbsp;}}. The racial makeup of the county was 94.07% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 3.16% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.19% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.34% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.85% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.36% from two or more races. 2.23% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race. 19.3% were of [[german American|German]], 11.6% [[Italian American|Italian]], 10.6% [[English American|English]], 10.5% [[Irish American|Irish]], and 10.3% [[Americans|American]] ancestry according to [[Census 2000]]. 95.2% spoke [[English language|English]], 2.4% [[Spanish language|Spanish]], and 0.8% [[German language in the United States|German]] as their first language.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Data Center Results |url=http://www.mla.org/cgi-shl/docstudio/docs.pl?map_data_results |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130815140430/http://www.mla.org/cgi-shl/docstudio/docs.pl?map_data_results |archive-date=August 15, 2013 |access-date=August 23, 2013}}</ref>

There were 39,397 households, out of which 32.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.80% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.50% were non-families. 24.80% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 26.20% under the age of 18, 7.60% from 18 to 24, 28.00% from 25 to 44, 23.60% from 45 to 64, and 14.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 95.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $35,607, and the median income for a family was $42,449. Males had a median income of $33,105 versus $22,624 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $16,814. About 9.20% of families and 12.10% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 17.10% of those under age 18 and 8.60% of those age 65 or over.

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States Census]], there were 101,497&nbsp;people, 39,363&nbsp;households, and 26,495&nbsp;families residing in the county.<ref name="census-dp1">{{Cite web |title=DP-1 Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US39007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213030557/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US39007 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |access-date=December 27, 2015 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> The population density was {{convert|144.6|PD/sqmi}}. There were 46,099 housing units at an average density of {{convert|65.7|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}.<ref name="census-density">{{Cite web |title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US39007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213192933/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US39007 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |access-date=December 27, 2015 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> The racial makeup of the county was 92.7% white, 3.5% black or African American, 0.4% Asian, 0.2% American Indian, 1.1% from other races, and 2.1% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 3.4% of the population.<ref name="census-dp1" /> In terms of ancestry, 24.9% were German, 15.8% were Irish, 12.6% were English, 11.1% were Italian, 10.0% were [[Americans|American]], and 5.8% were Polish.<ref name="census-dp2">{{Cite web |title=DP02 SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS IN THE UNITED STATES&nbsp;– 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US39007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213021229/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US39007 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |access-date=December 27, 2015 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

Of the 39,363&nbsp;households, 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.2% were married couples living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 32.7% were non-families, and 26.9% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.01. The median age was 41.0 years.<ref name="census-dp1" />

The median income for a household in the county was $42,139 and the median income for a family was $50,227. Males had a median income of $40,879 versus $30,156 for females. The per capita income for the county was $19,898. About 11.8% of families and 15.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 21.7% of those under age 18 and 9.2% of those age 65 or over.<ref name="census-dp3">{{Cite web |title=DP03 SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US39007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213025828/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US39007 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |access-date=December 27, 2015 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

==Politics==
According to the accompanying table, Ashtabula County voted for the Democratic candidate for president in every election between 1988 and 2012. Prior to that, however, no fewer than 19 Republican candidates won the county with greater than 61% of the vote. In 2020, incumbent President [[Donald Trump]] carried the county with 60.8%.

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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|27,656|15,345|574|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|26,890|16,497|850|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|23,318|15,577|2,285|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|2012|Democratic|18,298|23,803|1,099|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|2008|Democratic|18,949|25,027|1,100|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|2004|Democratic|21,038|24,060|309|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|2000|Democratic|17,940|19,831|1,701|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|13,287|19,341|6,094|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|13,254|18,843|10,931|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1988|Democratic|17,654|20,536|366|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|21,669|19,344|384|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|19,847|17,363|3,257|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|16,885|20,883|857|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|22,762|15,052|794|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|17,058|16,738|2,759|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|13,183|24,104|0|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|22,406|19,155|0|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|24,165|13,195|0|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|23,185|14,676|0|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1948|Republican|15,389|12,560|377|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|17,181|13,319|0|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1940|Republican|18,491|14,454|0|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|14,025|14,468|1,517|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1932|Republican|15,644|11,386|1,252|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|18,870|5,951|297|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|14,767|2,135|4,435|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|14,099|5,413|717|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1916|Republican|6,608|5,306|712|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1912|Progressive|2,214|3,181|6,913|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1908|Republican|8,213|3,572|1,185|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|8,906|1,647|1,182|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1900|Republican|9,272|3,438|405|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1896|Republican|8,557|3,840|242|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1892|Republican|6,419|2,769|910|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1888|Republican|7,164|2,675|792|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1884|Republican|7,269|2,643|560|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1880|Republican|6,926|2,286|291|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1876|Republican|6,771|2,294|47|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1872|Republican|5,764|1,678|48|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1868|Republican|6,108|1,400|0|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1864|Republican|6,045|1,042|0|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1860|Republican|5,566|860|433|Ohio}}
{{PresRow|1856|Republican|5,108|975|252|Ohio}}
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==Culture==
Ashtabula County (along with neighboring [[Lake County, Ohio|Lake County]]) fostered a very large Finnish American community around the turn of the twentieth century, and as a result, the area is home to many [[Finnish Americans]].

Ashtabula County has eighteen extant [[covered bridge]]s. Of these, nine were constructed prior to 1900. See [[List of Ashtabula County covered bridges]].

==Communities==
[[File:Map of Ashtabula County Ohio With Municipal and Township Labels.PNG|thumb|200px|Map of Ashtabula County, Ohio with Municipal and Township Labels]]

===Cities===
* [[Ashtabula, Ohio|Ashtabula]]
* [[Conneaut, Ohio|Conneaut]]
* [[Geneva, Ohio|Geneva]]

===Villages===
* [[Andover, Ohio|Andover]]
* [[Geneva-on-the-Lake, Ohio|Geneva-on-the-Lake]]
* [[Jefferson, Ohio|Jefferson]] (county seat)
* [[North Kingsville, Ohio|North Kingsville]]
* [[Orwell, Ohio|Orwell]]
* [[Roaming Shores, Ohio|Roaming Shores]]
* [[Rock Creek, Ohio|Rock Creek]]

===Townships===
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* [[Andover Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio|Andover]]
* [[Ashtabula Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio|Ashtabula]]
* [[Austinburg Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio|Austinburg]]
* [[Cherry Valley Township, Ohio|Cherry Valley]]
* [[Colebrook Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio|Colebrook]]
* [[Conneaut Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio|Conneaut]]
* [[Denmark Township, Ohio|Denmark]]
* [[Dorset Township, Ohio|Dorset]]
* [[Geneva Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio|Geneva]]
* [[Harpersfield Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio|Harpersfield]]
* [[Hartsgrove Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio|Hartsgrove]]
* [[Jefferson Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio|Jefferson]]
* [[Kingsville Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio|Kingsville]]
* [[Lenox Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio|Lenox]]
* [[Monroe Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio|Monroe]]
* [[Morgan Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio|Morgan]]
* [[New Lyme Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio|New Lyme]]
* [[Orwell Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio|Orwell]]
* [[Pierpont Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio|Pierpont]]
* [[Plymouth Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio|Plymouth]]
* [[Richmond Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio|Richmond]]
* [[Rome Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio|Rome]]
* [[Saybrook Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio|Saybrook]]
* [[Sheffield Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio|Sheffield]]
* [[Trumbull Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio|Trumbull]]
* [[Wayne Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio|Wayne]]
* [[Williamsfield Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio|Williamsfield]]
* [[Windsor Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio|Windsor]]
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===Census-designated places===
* [[Austinburg, Ohio|Austinburg]]
* [[Edgewood, Ohio|Edgewood]]
* [[Kingsville, Ohio|Kingsville]]
* [[Saybrook-on-the-Lake, Ohio|Saybrook-on-the-Lake]]

===Unincorporated communities===
* [[Dorset, Ohio|Dorset]]
* [[Eagleville, Ashtabula County, Ohio|Eagleville]]
* [[Footville, Ohio|Footville]]
* [[Kelloggsville, Ohio|Kelloggsville]]
* [[Pierpont, Ohio|Pierpont]]
* [[Unionville, Ashtabula County, Ohio|Unionville]]
* [[Williamsfield, Ohio|Williamsfield]]
* [[Windsor, Ohio|Windsor]]

==Notable people== <!--consensus reached to standardize this heading per WikiProject Cities/US Guideline-->
{{See also|List of people from Ashtabula, Ohio}}
* [[Chester Hardy Aldrich|Chester H. Aldrich]] (1862–1924), [[governor of Nebraska]] 1911-1913
* [[Brian Anderson (pitcher)|Brian Anderson]], [[Cleveland Indians]] pitcher, originally from Geneva
* [[John Brown Junior]] (1821–1895), son of the [[John Brown (abolitionist)|abolitionist John Brown]], lived in Ashtabula County during the [[American Civil War|Civil War]] period, and his brother [[Owen Brown (abolitionist, born 1824)|Owen]] (1824–1889) took refuge with him..
* [[Charles Case]] (1817–1883), born in Austinburg, [[United States congressman]] from [[Indiana]]<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896">{{Cite book |title=Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607–1896 |publisher=Marquis Who's Who |year=1963 |location=Chicago}}</ref>
* [[Tammy Cochran]], country music singer from Austinburg; biggest hit was "Angels in Waiting"
* [[Edwin Cowles]] (1825–1890), born in Austinburg, publisher of ''[[The Plain Dealer|The Cleveland Leader]]'', vice-president of the 1884 [[Republican National Convention]]<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896" />
* [[Charles DeBarber]], a cyber intelligence analyst on CBS's [[Hunted (2017 TV series)]]
* [[Joshua Reed Giddings]] (1795–1864), member of the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] and prominent opponent of [[slavery]]
* [[Rosetta Luce Gilchrist]] (1850-1921), physician, writer, president of the Ashtabula Equal Rights Club
* [[Francis Joseph Hall]], was an American Protestant Episcopal theologian and author.
* [[Ken Meyer]], head coach of the National Football League's San Francisco 49ers in 1977
* [[Urban Meyer]], head football coach at the University of Florida (2005-2010), head football coach at The Ohio State University (2012-2018), head coach of the National Football League's Jacksonville Jaguars (2021–2021)
* [[James Montgomery (colonel)|James Montgomery]], (1814–1871), born in Ashtabula County, colonel in the [[American Civil War]], raided several towns in Missouri and the American South<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896" />
* [[Dangerfield Newby]] (c. 1820–1859), a freed slave who was killed during [[John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry]].
* [[Danielle Nicolet]], television, film, and voice actress born in Ashtabula
* [[Larry Obhof]], attorney and former President of the Ohio Senate 
* [[Ransom Eli Olds]], pioneer of the American automobile industry, for whom both the Oldsmobile and Reo brands were named
*[[Glenn W. Salisbury]], agricultural scientist
* [[Louis C. Shepard]], [[American Civil War]] [[Medal of Honor]] recipient from Ashtabula County, buried in Lakeview Cemetery, [[Port Clinton, Ohio|Port Clinton]], [[Ottawa County, Ohio]]
* [[Decius Wade]], attorney, judge, writer, and politician who has been called the "Father of Montana Jurisprudence" for his role in establishing the common law and statutory law of the U.S. state of [[Montana]]
* [[Clarence Darrow]], American lawyer who became famous in the early 20th century for his involvement in the Leopold and Loeb murder trial and the Scopes "Monkey" Trial.
* [[Connie Schultz]], an American writer and journalist and wife of United States Senator [[Sherrod Brown]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 30, 2018 |title=Ashtabula native Connie Schultz honored with signs |url=https://www.starbeacon.com/news/local_news/ashtabula-native-connie-schultz-honored-with-signs/article_8ccd5626-626a-57c8-bcd6-54833f85888e.html}}</ref>
* [[Doug Tompkins]], co-founder of [[The North Face]] and [[Esprit Holdings|Esprit]]

==See also==
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Ashtabula County, Ohio]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{Wikivoyage|Ashtabula County}}
* [http://www.co.ashtabula.oh.us/ Ashtabula County Government's website]
* [http://www.acdl.info/ The Ashtabula County District Library]

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|North     = ''[[Lake Erie]]''<br/>[[Elgin County]], [[Ontario]] {{flagicon|Canada}}
|Northeast = [[Erie County, Pennsylvania]]
|East      = [[Crawford County, Pennsylvania]]
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|South     = [[Trumbull County, Ohio|Trumbull County]]
|Southwest = [[Geauga County, Ohio|Geauga County]]
|West      = [[Lake County, Ohio|Lake County]]
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