Editing Chardon, Ohio

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|official_name            = Chardon, Ohio
|settlement_type          = [[City]]
|nickname                 = 
|motto                    = "Home of the Geauga County Maple Festival"
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|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Ohio]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Ohio|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Geauga County, Ohio|Geauga]]
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|government_footnotes     = 
|government_type          = [[Council-manager]]
|leader_title             = Mayor
|leader_name              = Christopher Grau<ref>{{cite web |title=City Council |website=Chardon, OH - Official Website |url=https://www.chardon.cc/131/City-Council |access-date=2024-03-12}}</ref>
|leader_title1            = Vice Mayor
|leader_name1             = Heather Means<ref>{{cite web |title=City Council |website=Chardon, OH - Official Website |url=https://www.chardon.cc/131/City-Council |access-date=2024-03-12}}</ref>
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|area_magnitude           = 
|area_total_km2           = 11.46
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|area_land_sq_mi          = 4.39
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_est           = 5239
|pop_est_as_of            = 2023
|pop_est_footnotes        = <ref name="2023 est">{{cite web |title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in Ohio: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023 |url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2023/cities/totals/SUB-IP-EST2023-POP-39.xlsx |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=10 June 2024}}</ref>
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 5242
|population_density_km2   = 460.93
|population_density_sq_mi = 1193.81
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|timezone                 = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
|utc_offset               = -5
|timezone_DST             = EDT
|utc_offset_DST           = -4
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|elevation_ft             = 1240
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 44024
|area_code                = [[Area code 440|440]] and [[Area code 440|436]] 
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 39-13554<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 2397604<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2397604}}</ref>
|website                  = [http://www.chardon.cc/ Chardon.cc]
|footnotes                = 
}}

'''Chardon''' is a city in [[Geauga County, Ohio]], United States, and its [[county seat]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.geographic.org/geographic_names/usaname.php?uni=1056789&fid=usageo_979 |title=Chardon: United States, name, administrative division, geographic coordinates and map |work=Geographical Names |access-date=February 4, 2015}}</ref> The population was 5,242 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="cityhist">[http://www.chardon.cc/history.html City of Chardon - History] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110830144759/http://www.chardon.cc/history.html |date=August 30, 2011 }}.</ref> Chardon is located about {{cvt|10|mi}} 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 Township, Ohio|Chardon]], [[Hambden Township, Ohio|Hambden]] and [[Munson Township, Ohio|Munson]] townships.<ref name="cityhist-2">[[:File:Map of Geauga County Ohio With Municipal and Township Labels.PNG]].</ref>

==History==
[[File:Geauga County Fire of 1868.jpg|thumb|left|Main Street after the fire of 1868]]
Chardon is named after [[Peter Chardon Brooks]], who donated land to build [[Chardon Courthouse Square District|Chardon Square]].<ref name="cityhist"/> [[Chardon Township, Ohio|Chardon Township]] celebrates its incorporation in 1812, and thus the City of Chardon does the same.<ref name="cityhist-3">{{cite web |url=http://www.chardon200.org/index.html |title=Chardon's Bicentennial Celebration! Home |access-date=May 5, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120811051404/http://chardon200.org/index.html |archive-date=August 11, 2012 }}.</ref>

On July 24–25, 1868, a large fire destroyed the center of uptown, the area now known as Chardon Square. The fire originated in the Parlin Parkin's grocery store, and spread rapidly. By the time the fire was contained, the courthouse, post office, and many stores on the square were destroyed. Damage was estimated at around $120,000.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1868/08/01/archives/terrible-conflagration-the-entire-business-portion-of-chardon-ohio.html Terrible Conflagration.; The Entire Business Portion of Chardon, Ohio, in Ashes-Loss Over $100,000.] ''[[The New York Times]]'', August 1, 1868.</ref> Chardon Square was quickly rebuilt following the fire. A new [[Geauga County Courthouse|county courthouse]], which still stands today, was completed in 1869. Many other buildings that were constructed after the fire also survive and are used today.<ref name="cityhist"/>

===School shooting===
{{main|2012 Chardon High School shooting}}
On February 27, 2012, a student from [[Lake Academy]] in [[Willoughby, Ohio]] opened fire at the [[Chardon High School]] cafeteria, killing three and injuring two students. Daniel Parmertor, 16 years old, was killed at the time of the shooting. Two other victims, Demetrius Hewlin and Russell King, Jr., were pronounced dead on February 28.<ref name="3rd">{{cite web |url=http://fox8.com/2012/02/28/chardon-ohio-high-school-shootings |title=Chardon High School Shootings: 3rd Student is Dead |publisher=Fox8 Cleveland |date=February 28, 2012}}</ref> The shooter was taken into custody by police and was charged with three counts of aggravated murder. He was sentenced to three consecutive life terms in prison without parole.<ref>{{cite news|title=FBI, hospitals, say 5 students injured when classmate opens fire at Ohio high school|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/sheriffs-office-reports-shooting-at-northeastern-ohio-high-school-number-of-victims-unknown/2012/02/27/gIQAx2hidR_story.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120228225305/http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/sheriffs-office-reports-shooting-at-northeastern-ohio-high-school-number-of-victims-unknown/2012/02/27/gIQAx2hidR_story.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 28, 2012|access-date=February 27, 2012|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=February 27, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=T.J. Lane wears 'Killer' shirt at sentencing; judge sends him to life in prison without parole (gallery, videos)|url=http://www.cleveland.com/chardon-shooting/index.ssf/2013/03/a_swearing_defiant_tj_lane_wea.html|access-date=March 19, 2013|newspaper=[[The Plain Dealer]]|date=March 19, 2013}}</ref>

==Geography==
Chardon is located on [[U.S. Route 6]] about {{Convert|15|mi}} east of [[Cleveland, Ohio|Cleveland]].  According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|4.62|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|4.58|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.04|sqmi|sqkm|2}} or about {{convert|25|acres|ha}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 6, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=January 25, 2012 }}</ref>

===Climate===
With an average annual snowfall of {{convert|107|in|cm|0}},<ref name="Schmidlin">{{cite journal |last=Schmidlin |first=Thomas W. |date=September 1989 |title=Climatic Summary of Snowfall and Snow Depth in the Ohio Snowbelt at Chardon |journal=The Ohio Journal of Science |volume=89 |issue=4 |pages=101–108 |hdl=1811/23329  }}</ref><ref>[http://www.chardon.cc/snowfall.html City of Chardon - Snowfall] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110316142436/http://www.chardon.cc/snowfall.html |date=March 16, 2011 }}</ref> Chardon is notable for being the snowiest city in Ohio.<ref>[http://blog.cleveland.com/pdgraphics/2008/03/chardon_ranks_as_one_of_the_sn.html Chardon ranks as one of the snowiest cities]</ref> This is mainly due to its location on a {{convert|730|ft|m|0|adj=on}} ridge approximately {{convert|10|mi|km|0}} inland from Lake Erie, creating the perfect conditions for [[orographic lift]] and its associated heavy snowfall when winter winds blow across the lake.{{citation needed|date=December 2013}}

In 1996, from November 9 through November 13, a storm dropped over {{convert|70|in|cm|0}} of [[lake-effect snow]] in the city over a period of six days.<ref>[http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gl)/arch/cases/961109/data/home.rxml Data and Analyses, November 9-14, 1996 in the Great Lakes] - WW2010 Archives, [[University of Illinois]].</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060910213709/http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/usda/nass/WWNatSumm//1990s/1996/WWNatSumm-11-19-1996.txt National Agricultural Summary, November 11-17, 1996] - National Agricultural Statistics Service, [[United States Department of Agriculture]].</ref> Governor [[George Voinovich]] declared a state of emergency as a result, and the [[United States National Guard|Ohio National Guard]] was brought in to assist with the cleanup.<ref>{{cite news |first=Brian E |last=Albrecht |title=So much, so soon; Snowfall will have place among stories of survival in Cleveland weatherlore |url=http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_action=doc&p_topdoc=1&p_docnum=1&p_sort=YMD_date:D&p_product=NewsBank&p_text_direct-0=document_id=(%200F808D814FE36FF4%20)&p_docid=0F808D814FE36FF4&p_theme=aggregated5&p_queryname=0F808D814FE36FF4&f_openurl=yes&p_nbid=M53C52ROMTIwNDY4MzQ3Ni44NDA4MjU6MToxMjoxOTguMzAuMjI4LjA&&p_multi=CPDB |work=[[The Plain Dealer]] |date=November 17, 1996 |access-date=March 5, 2008 }}</ref>

Chardon has a [[humid continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Dfb]]). Summer days are warm to hot while nights remain cool. Summer is also the rainiest time of the year. Winters are moderately long, cold, and very snowy. Precipitation peaks during the month of August.

{{Weather box   <!-- Infobox begins -->
| single line = Y
| location    = Chardon, Ohio, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1945&ndash;present

|Jan record high F = 70
|Feb record high F = 73
|Mar record high F = 82
|Apr record high F = 88
|May record high F = 92
|Jun record high F = 100
|Jul record high F = 98
|Aug record high F = 97
|Sep record high F = 98
|Oct record high F = 87
|Nov record high F = 80
|Dec record high F = 73

|Jan avg record high F = 56.6
|Feb avg record high F = 58.2
|Mar avg record high F = 69.0
|Apr avg record high F = 79.7
|May avg record high F = 85.5
|Jun avg record high F = 90.0
|Jul avg record high F = 90.9
|Aug avg record high F = 89.7
|Sep avg record high F = 87.1
|Oct avg record high F = 78.3
|Nov avg record high F = 67.9
|Dec avg record high F = 58.4
|year avg record high F = 92.2

<!-- Average high temperatures -->
| Jan high F  =32.5
| Feb high F  =35.0
| Mar high F  =43.8
| Apr high F  =57.6
| May high F  =68.7
| Jun high F  =77.2
| Jul high F  =81.0
| Aug high F  =79.5
| Sep high F  =73.0
| Oct high F  =60.8
| Nov high F  =48.3
| Dec high F  =37.6
<!-- Mean daily temperature -->
| Jan mean F  =24.6
| Feb mean F  =25.8
| Mar mean F  =34.0
| Apr mean F  =46.2
| May mean F  =57.2
| Jun mean F  =66.2
| Jul mean F  =70.0
| Aug mean F  =68.4
| Sep mean F  =61.9
| Oct mean F  =50.7
| Nov mean F  =40.1
| Dec mean F  =30.8
<!-- Average low temperatures -->
| Jan low F  =16.8
| Feb low F  =16.5
| Mar low F  =24.2
| Apr low F  =34.8
| May low F  =45.7
| Jun low F  =55.1
| Jul low F  =59.1
| Aug low F  =57.3
| Sep low F  =50.8
| Oct low F  =40.6
| Nov low F  =31.9
| Dec low F  =24.0

|Jan avg record low F = -5.9
|Feb avg record low F = -4.8
|Mar avg record low F = 3.1
|Apr avg record low F = 21.6
|May avg record low F = 31.2
|Jun avg record low F = 40.3
|Jul avg record low F = 47.7
|Aug avg record low F = 46.3
|Sep avg record low F = 38.0
|Oct avg record low F = 28.3
|Nov avg record low F = 17.4
|Dec avg record low F = 5.6
|year avg record low F = -9.7

|Jan record low F = -23
|Feb record low F = -29
|Mar record low F = -18
|Apr record low F = 5
|May record low F = 22
|Jun record low F = 30
|Jul record low F = 38
|Aug record low F = 33
|Sep record low F = 25
|Oct record low F = 15
|Nov record low F = -2
|Dec record low F = -21

<!-- Total precipitation, this should include rain and snow. -->
| precipitation colour    =  green
| Jan precipitation inch  =4.19
| Feb precipitation inch  =3.14
| Mar precipitation inch  =3.69
| Apr precipitation inch  =4.29
| May precipitation inch  =4.41
| Jun precipitation inch  =4.55
| Jul precipitation inch  =4.72
| Aug precipitation inch  =4.13
| Sep precipitation inch  =4.52
| Oct precipitation inch  =4.47
| Nov precipitation inch  =4.29
| Dec precipitation inch  =4.31

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 20.0
|Feb precipitation days = 15.6
|Mar precipitation days = 13.8
|Apr precipitation days = 14.3
|May precipitation days = 14.1
|Jun precipitation days = 12.7
|Jul precipitation days = 11.4
|Aug precipitation days = 10.7
|Sep precipitation days = 11.2
|Oct precipitation days = 13.8
|Nov precipitation days = 14.9
|Dec precipitation days = 17.6

<!-- Snowfall -->
| Jan snow inch  =34.4
| Feb snow inch  =23.4
| Mar snow inch  =16.5
| Apr snow inch  =4.0
| May snow inch  =0.0
| Jun snow inch  =0.0
| Jul snow inch  =0.0
| Aug snow inch  =0.0
| Sep snow inch  =0.0
| Oct snow inch  =0.6
| Nov snow inch  =9.3
| Dec snow inch  =25.5

|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 15.0
|Feb snow days = 10.9
|Mar snow days = 6.0
|Apr snow days = 1.7
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.3
|Nov snow days = 3.8
|Dec snow days = 9.8

|Jan snow depth inch = 13.4
|Feb snow depth inch = 12.2
|Mar snow depth inch = 8.7
|Apr snow depth inch = 2.1
|May snow depth inch = 0.0
|Jun snow depth inch = 0.0
|Jul snow depth inch = 0.0
|Aug snow depth inch = 0.0
|Sep snow depth inch = 0.0
|Oct snow depth inch = 0.6
|Nov snow depth inch = 5.6
|Dec snow depth inch = 9.8
|year snow depth inch = 18.6

<!-- Mandatory fields, source -->
| source = NOAA<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/us-climate-normals/#dataset=normals-monthly&timeframe=30&station=USC00331458 |title=NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access |publisher=NOAA |access-date=January 11, 2023 }}</ref><ref>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=cle
|publisher = National Weather Service
|title = NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Cleveland
|access-date = January 27, 2023
}}
</ref>

}}<!-- Infobox ends -->

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1830= 381
|1840= 446
|1850= 546
|1860= 582
|1870= 885
|1880= 1081
|1890= 1084
|1900= 1360
|1910= 1542
|1920= 1566
|1930= 1818
|1940= 2001
|1950= 2478
|1960= 3154
|1970= 3991
|1980= 4434
|1990= 4446
|2000= 5156
|2010= 5148
|2020= 5242
|estyear=2023
|estimate=5239
|estref=<ref name="2023 est"/>
|footnote=Sources:<ref name=Census1870>{{cite web|title=Population of Civil Divisions Less than Counties|url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1870a-08.pdf|work=Statistics of the Population of the United States at the Ninth Census|date=1870|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=April 24, 2020 }}</ref><ref name=Census1880>{{cite web|title=Population of Civil Divisions Less than Counties|url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1880a_v1-11.pdf|date=1880|work=Statistics of the Population of the United States at the Tenth Census|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=November 28, 2013}}</ref><ref name=Census1910>{{cite web|title=Population: Ohio|url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/36894832v3ch3.pdf|work=1910 U.S. Census|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=November 28, 2013}}</ref><ref name=Census1930>{{cite web|title=Population: Ohio|url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/03815512v1ch08.pdf|work=1930 US Census|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=November 28, 2013}}</ref><ref name="Census1960">{{cite web|title=Number of Inhabitants: Ohio|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/37749282v1p37_ch02.pdf|date=1960|work=18th Census of the United States|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=April 24, 2020}}</ref><ref name="Census1990">{{cite web|title=Ohio: Population and Housing Unit Counts|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen1990/cph2/cph-2-37.pdf|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=November 22, 2013}}</ref><ref name="GR2" /><ref>https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/chardoncityohio/PST045219 {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref>
}}
[[File:Chardon Bus Dist P7010529.JPG|thumb|Downtown Chardon]]

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 5,156 people, 2,147 households, and 1,344 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,120.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,271 housing units at an average density of {{convert|493.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 97.77% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.43% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.02% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.45% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.10% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.22% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.47% of the population.

There were 2,147 households, out of which 30.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.4% were non-families. 32.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the city the population was spread out, with 24.9% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 15.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $54,063, and the median income for a family was $57,845. Males had a median income of $44,071 versus $23,750 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $21,845. About 1.3% of families and 3.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 0.6% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over.

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 6, 2013}}</ref> of 2010, there were 5,148 people, 2,285 households, and 1,331 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1124.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 2,457 housing units at an average density of {{convert|536.5|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 96.9% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.8% [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black]], 0.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.6% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.2% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.3% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.5% of the population.

There were 2,285 households, of which 29.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 41.8% were non-families. 37.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.94.

The median age in the city was 41.1 years. 23.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.8% were from 25 to 44; 26.5% were from 45 to 64; and 17.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 45.1% male and 54.9% female.

=== 2020 census ===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="census2020">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Chardon city, Ohio|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/chardoncityohio/PST045224|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=March 20, 2025}}</ref> of 2020, there were 5,242 people residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1193.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 96.0% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.3% [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black]], 0.0% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.0% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.0% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], and 2.7% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|two or more races]]. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.0% of the population.

There were 2,066 households, with an average household size of 2.47 individuals.<ref name="census2020"/> The owner-occupied housing unit rate was 65.2%, with a median value of owner-occupied housing units at $274,500.<ref name="census2020"/>

The median age in the city was 37.1 years. 22.2% of residents were under the age of 18, and 19.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.9% female.<ref name="census2020"/>

The median household income was $86,618, with a per capita income of $54,895. Approximately 10.02% of the population were below the poverty line.<ref>{{cite web|title=Chardon - Ohio - World Population Review|url=https://worldpopulationreview.com/us-cities/ohio/chardon|access-date=March 20, 2025}}</ref>

==Culture==
[[File:BathTub races.jpg|thumb|[[Bathtub]] races at the 2018 [[Geauga County Maple Festival]]]]
Chardon is known for its [[maple syrup]] industry. Celebration of the syrup season begins at Tapping Sunday in March, when the sap is at prime thawing temperature.  The annual Geauga County Maple Festival<ref>[http://www.maplefestival.com/ Geauga County Maple Festival official site]</ref> is a four-day celebration that takes place on the Chardon Square the last weekend in April. The festival has been rescheduled numerous times because of snowstorms in April due to Chardon's location in the “[[snow belt]]” of the [[Great Lakes]]; it receives a large amount of snowfall every year.

Chardon has an active performance art community. The Geauga Lyric Theater Guild is housed in the renovated Geauga Theater building, which was constructed in 1939 as an Art Deco movie house. The theater is also being used again to show first-run movies.<ref>"[http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_action=doc&p_topdoc=1&p_docnum=1&p_sort=YMD_date:D&p_product=NewsBank&p_text_direct-0=document_id=(%200F2FBD741F851351%20)&p_docid=0F2FBD741F851351&p_theme=aggregated4&p_queryname=0F2FBD741F851351&f_openurl=yes&p_nbid=Q45O44YCMTE5OTMwOTU5OC40OTQ0MjQ6MToxMjoxOTguMzAuMjI4LjA&&p_multi=CPDB Guild restores murals that set the tone for Chardon's 1939, art deco cinema]", ''[[The Plain Dealer]]'', February 5, 2001.</ref><ref>[http://www.geaugatheater.org/movies.htm Movies for 4] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090202125205/http://geaugatheater.org/movies.htm |date=February 2, 2009 }} - Geauga Lyric Theater Guild website.</ref>

Greater Chardon features numerous parks and golf courses. [[Chardon Lakes Golf Course]] is located in the heart of Chardon, two minutes from the square. [[Sand Ridge Golf Club]] in nearby [[Munson Township, Geauga County, Ohio|Munson Township]] is also an excellent course. Chardon has an abundance of park space. Due to the area's varying weather conditions, sports activities are available for every season.

==Education==
Chardon and the area surrounding the city are served by the [[Chardon Local School District]]. The district contains [[Chardon High School]], as well as one middle school, and two elementary schools: Park and Munson. Hambden and Maple were no longer elementary schools starting in the 2018–2019 school year. Hambden and Munson elementary are not within the city limits.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chardon.k12.oh.us/Schools.aspx|title = Our Schools}}</ref> As of the 2011–2012 school year, the district had received an "Excellent" rating from the State of Ohio Board of Education for eleven consecutive years.<ref>About the District. Retrieved from http://www.chardon.k12.oh.us/AbouttheDistrict.aspx.</ref>

Chardon has a public library, a branch of the [[Geauga County Public Library]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://divi.geaugalibrary.net/locations/ | title=Locations | publisher=Geauga County Public Library | access-date=February 25, 2018 | archive-date=February 25, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180225210151/http://divi.geaugalibrary.net/locations/ | url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[Andrew Brown (pitcher)|Andrew Brown]], professional baseball [[pitcher]]
*  Hector ([[Chef Boyardee]]) Boioardi, is buried in [[All Souls Cemetery]] in Chardon
* [[Mel Harder]], professional baseball pitcher for the [[Cleveland Indians]]
* [[Matt Hutter]], [[NASCAR]] driver
* [[Leroy Kemp]], three-time [[World Wrestling Championships|World Champion]] in [[freestyle wrestling]], three-time [[NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships|NCAA Champion]] at the [[University of Wisconsin]]
* [[Tom Kipp]], international professional motorcycle racing champion.
* [[Charles C. Paine]], politician
* [[Halbert Eleazer Paine]], Union general and U.S. Representative from [[Wisconsin]]
* [[Seth Ledyard Phelps]], naval officer, politician and diplomat
* [[Christopher Robichaud]], philosopher, Harvard University professor
* [[Nick Schuyler]], author (''[[Not Without Hope]]'')
* [[JoAnn M. Tenorio]], entomologist in Hawaii

===Musical artists & groups===
* [[Midnight Syndicate]], [[Gothic Symphonic]] duo
* [[John Popper]], frontman for rock band [[Blues Traveler]]
* [[The Chardon Polka Band]], [[Slovenian-style polka|Cleveland-Style polka]] band

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.chardon.cc/ City of Chardon]

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