George Washington Crouse (November 23, 1832 – January 5, 1912) was an American businessman and American Civil War veteran who served one term as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1887 to 1889.
56-531: Born in Tallmadge, Ohio , Crouse attended the common schools. He taught school for five years. He moved to Akron, Ohio . Deputy in offices of county auditor and treasurer 1855–1858. Auditor of Summit County from 1858 to 1863, he then served as county treasurer in 1863. Manager in 1863 of the Akron branch of C. Aultman & Co. Buckeye mower and reaper business Upon the organization of Aultman, Miller & Co. in 1865, as
112-525: A township . Townships have limited local government and services. In addition to the cities, village, and townships, the United States Census Bureau has four census-designated places (CDP) in Portage County. These CDPs are for statistical purposes only and have no government or official boundaries separate from the township they are located in. There are also 17 additional named places in
168-405: A 9.3% poverty rate (13,395 people) in 1999. As of the 2010 United States Census , there were 161,419 people, 62,222 households, and 40,757 families living in the county. The population density was 331.2 inhabitants per square mile (127.9/km ). There were 67,472 housing units at an average density of 138.4 units per square mile (53.4 units/km ). The racial makeup of the county
224-475: A family was $ 56,780. Males had a median income of $ 44,606 versus $ 28,056 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 27,329. About 4.0% of families and 4.7% of the population were below the poverty line , including 5.9% of those under age 18 and 3.4% of those age 65 or over. The Tallmadge City School District provides primary and secondary education for 2,700 students in Tallmadge. A very small portion of
280-444: A family was $ 65,306. Males had a median income of $ 46,014 versus $ 34,250 for females. The per capita income for the county was $ 25,097. About 8.1% of families and 13.5% of the population were below the poverty line , including 16.2% of those under age 18 and 4.4% of those age 65 or over. As of 2024, the following officials are in county-wide elected office: From 1992 to 2012, Portage County had been reliably Democratic but following
336-536: A massive team to investigate, whom the locals called the G-Men. A local school, today, has the G-Men as their team mascot. Portage County was also the site of the Kent State incident in the 1970. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 504 square miles (1,310 km ), of which 487 square miles (1,260 km ) is land and 17 square miles (44 km ) (3.3%) is water. West Branch State Park
392-584: A maximum of 30. The present-day boundaries of Portage County were established in 1840 following the 1812 creation of Medina County, a slight boundary adjustment in 1827 with Cuyahoga County, and finally the creation of Summit County in 1840, which took 10 townships from Portage County along with 3 townships from Medina County and two from Stark County. What is referred to as the last great train robbery in US history occurred in Garrettsville in 1935. The government sent in
448-569: A member of the State senate from 1885 to 1887. Crouse was elected as a Republican to the Fiftieth Congress (March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889) but declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1888, resuming former business activities. Crouse married Martha K. Parsons of Kent, Ohio on October 18, 1859. Their children were Martha P., Julia M., Mary R., Nellie J., and George W., Jr. His daughter, Mary, married David Marshall Mason from Scotland who
504-564: A public library, a branch of the Akron-Summit County Public Library . Tallmadge Little League Baseball teams have represented the city in the 1974 and 2003 Little League World Series . The 1974 team advanced to the semi-final round, finishing in fourth place. The Tallmadge High School Blue Devils have won 10 state championships, with eight in softball and two in baseball. The THS softball team has won state titles in 1981, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1997, 1998, and 2023 and
560-541: A separate corporation, Crouse became secretary and treasurer, and later its president. During the Civil War Crouse served as sergeant in Company F, 164th Ohio Infantry , and served in fortifications around Washington in 1864. He served as member and president of the city council for four years and of the board of education of the city of Akron four years. He was commissioner of Summit County in 1874 and 1875 and served as
616-640: A small district in neighboring Portage County . It is a suburb of Akron and part of the Akron metropolitan area . The population was 18,394 at the 2020 census . Tallmadge was founded in 1807 and is the second-oldest city in Summit County, following Hudson , which was founded in 1799. Historically, Tallmadge was a part of the Connecticut Western Reserve , which was a three million acre plot of land in northeast Ohio. Prior to being named Tallmadge, it
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#1733094246663672-460: A trend seen throughout large parts of Ohio, in 2016 Donald Trump won Portage County by 9.87 points and then again in 2020 by 12.44 points, becoming the first Republican in almost three decades to win the county, the last time being George H. W. Bush in 1988. The county is served by multiple public school districts, private schools, and public libraries, and is home to two institutions of higher education. The Portage County Library Consortium
728-663: A village at Conneaut. Ashtabula itself seems to come from the Algonquian name for the area and roughly translates to "Place with Enough for everyone." The Lenape later lost rights to the eastern extremes of their territory between the Potomac River and the Mahoning River by a government proclamation in 1763, but sources say they began relocating into Tuscarawas and Holmes Counties in 1758 in preparation for such an event. The region continued being used as such until around 1785, when
784-468: Is Kent . The county, named for the portage between the Cuyahoga and Tuscarawas rivers, was created in 1807 and formally organized in 1808. In addition to the cities of Kent and Ravenna, Portage County also includes the cities of Aurora and Streetsboro , along with five villages, 18 civil townships , and several unincorporated places within those townships. Additionally, the county includes parts of
840-629: Is a library consortium consisting of Kent Free Library in Kent, Reed Memorial Library in Ravenna, and the five branches of the Portage County Library District, which are located in Aurora, Garrettsville, Randolph, Streetsboro, and Windham. The consortium allows patrons of any member library to use their library card at another consortium location or request materials housed at another library. Through
896-545: Is a very large state park in central Portage County, consisting of a large green surrounding the Michael J. Kirwan Dam and Reservoir. There are a number of smaller state and local parks. As of the census of 2000, there were 152,061 people, 56,449 households, and 39,175 families living in the county. The population density was 309 inhabitants per square mile (119/km ). There were 60,096 housing units at an average density of 122 units per square mile (47/km ). The racial makeup of
952-536: Is also home to Tallmadge's Old Town Hall (established 1859), which houses a museum on its second floor. In 2003, a new steeple was placed atop the Old Town Hall, replacing the original which had been removed decades earlier. The Circle itself, which surrounds the Historic Church, Old Town Hall, and Circle Park, continues to be a notable landmark at the center of the town. While two separate Ohio state routes meet at
1008-404: Is home to three institutions of higher learning: Portage County is arranged as a 4 x 5 grid of 20 rectangles and contains all or part of 18 unincorporated townships , five cities , and six villages. Under Ohio law, there are two types of incorporated municipal jurisdictions: cities and villages ; and any territory within a county that is not part of an incorporated municipality is part of
1064-548: Is now Portage County was Abraham Honey in 1798 in the area now known as Mantua Township , followed by Asa Hall in what is now Atwater Township in April 1799. In June 1799, Benjamin Tappan , Jr. arrived and founded Ravenna , David Daniels came to what is now Palmyra Township , and Ebenezer Sheldon settled in what is now Aurora . A family group of Huguenot refugees also eventually migrated to Portage County by 1804. When first settled,
1120-555: Is water. As of the census of 2010, there were 17,537 people, 7,026 households, and 4,932 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,252.6 inhabitants per square mile (483.6/km ). There were 7,413 housing units at an average density of 529.5 units per square mile (204.4 units/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 93.6% White , 3.3% African American , 0.3% Native American , 1.0% Asian , 0.1% Pacific Islander , 0.3% from other races , and 1.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.0% of
1176-580: The 12-story main library and individual libraries for architecture, fashion, performing arts, and maps, on the main campus in Kent. It also includes individual libraries at each of the university's seven regional campuses in Northeast Ohio . Portage County is home to eleven public school districts. In addition, there are parts of five neighboring districts which serve portions of Portage County residents. Portage County also has two public schools that serve students from multiple districts: Portage County
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#17330942466631232-705: The Cuyahoga River, the Mahoning River and the OH-PA border as a collective hunting ground, to be enjoyed by all the tribes of the region. The Lenape had a village around modern day Youngstown, established maybe during the 1690s, from which they and the Seneca and Shawnee from further south staged ventures into the region and up in Ashtabula County, the Ottawas, or Mississaugas, from the western end of Lake Erie were allowed to maintain
1288-577: The Natives, here, for a time. It's unclear where the Natives went, after that, but this may coincide with the New Madrid Earthquake, one of the most massive earthquakes to ever hit the east coast in recorded history, and was interpreted by many Ohio Natives that they should throw their support behind Shawnee cult leader, Tenskwatawa, at the Prophettown stronghold, which also coincides with the outbreak of
1344-677: The Ohio state legislature passed the act to create Portage County from Trumbull County and it took effect June 7, 1807. Portage County remained attached to Trumbull County until June 8, 1808, when the first elections were held. Initially, the county included a large area of the Western Reserve that encompassed most of present-day Summit County, all of Medina and Huron counties, and parts of Lorain and Ashland counties. There were six organized townships in 1808: Franklin, Deerfield, Aurora, Hiram, Springfield, and Hudson with new townships organized later, reaching
1400-677: The SearchOhio database, the consortium is connected to OhioLINK , which provides local access to the State Library of Ohio and dozens of university and college libraries across the state. The county is also home to the Kent State University Libraries in Kent, an academic library system with a collection of over 2.5 million volumes. The KSU system, one of three members of the Association of Research Libraries in Ohio, includes
1456-683: The Shawnee War, later that year. Most of the Eastern nations got sucked up into his cult and many Natives relocated to live near him. Portage County is also home to a burial Mound- Towner's Mound, on the outskirts of Kent- which outdates all the above mentioned cultures. It was unique in structure to other types of burial mounds from the Adena, Hopewell and Fort Ancient cultures, but identical to two other excavated mounds in North Benton, OH and Warren, PA. After
1512-601: The Whittlesey and Erie were already at war when the Erie decided to also declare war on the Iroquois for the atrocities being committed against allied tribes in Canada. The Erie lost around 1650 and the Whittlesey were likely similarly subjugated afterwards, as the Iroquois conquered all the way to the shores of Lake Michigan by the 1670s. The Iroquois placed a vassal tribe of captured Huron in
1568-407: The age of 18 living with them, 50.1% were married couples living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 34.5% were non-families, and 25.4% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.96. The median age was 37.4 years. The median income for a household in the county was $ 50,447 and the median income for
1624-428: The age of 18 living with them, 55.60% were married couples living together, 10.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.60% were non-families. 23.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.40% 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 3.03. In the county, the population was spread out, with 23.70% under
1680-468: The age of 18, 14.30% from 18 to 24, 28.60% from 25 to 44, 22.30% from 45 to 64, and 11.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 95.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.40 males. The median income for a household in the county was $ 44,347, and the median income for a family was $ 52,820. Males had a median income of $ 37,434 versus $ 26,232 for females. The per capita income for
1736-460: The area that presently constitutes Portage County was part of the original Jefferson County , which had been organized in 1797. In 1800, the area was made part of Trumbull County , which followed the boundaries of the Connecticut Western Reserve . In 1802, all of what is now Portage County was organized under the name of Franklin Township with other townships being formed later. On February 10, 1807,
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1792-674: The area who became known as the Wyandot, while they conquered further west. Later, the French made it to the Mississippi River and volunteered to aid the Natives in that region to push the Iroquois back to New York. By the end of the Beaver Wars, the Wyandot had broken free of Iroquois control and reabsorbed surviving Hurons taking refuge all over the Great Lakes, but set aside the area roughly between
1848-660: The baseball team has won state titles in 2002 and 2017. At the center of the town is the Historic Tallmadge Church (built in 1825), recognized as a historic place by the Ohio Historical Society , and was featured on the cover of the November 20, 1944, edition of Life magazine . An intersection surrounds the church and a small park, the Tallmadge Circle Park, on which the church sits. The Circle Park
1904-787: The city is part of the neighboring Stow-Munroe Falls City School District . Students in the Tallmadge City School District attend Tallmadge Elementary for grades K-5, Tallmadge Middle School for grades 6–8, and Tallmadge High School for grades 9–12. Cornerstone Community School is a Christian Pre-K - 6th elementary school in Tallmadge and is housed in the former Overdale Primary School building. Tallmadge currently has no colleges or universities, but Western Reserve University began its first classes in Tallmadge in 1826 before moving to nearby Hudson and its current home in Cleveland as part of Case Western Reserve University. Tallmadge has
1960-407: The city of Tallmadge , and part of the village of Mogadore , both of which are mostly in neighboring Summit County . The name "Portage" comes from an old Indian path called "Portage Path", which ran between the Cuyahoga and Tuscarawas rivers, where travelers portaged their canoes. The location of the trail today is within the boundaries of neighboring Summit County . As of 1600, the area
2016-444: The city. The population density was 1,173.9 inhabitants per square mile (453.2/km ). There were 6,494 housing units at an average density of 465.1 units per square mile (179.6 units/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 95.78% White , 2.08% African American , 0.12% Native American , 0.87% Asian , 0.03% Pacific Islander , 0.08% from other races , and 1.05% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.57% of
2072-485: The county was $ 20,428. About 5.90% of families and 9.30% of the population were below the poverty line , including 9.90% of those under age 18 and 5.70% of those age 65 or over. Using the Gini coefficient to measure household inequality, Portage County received a .43 in 2012. In 2013 16.1% of the population, or 25,196 people, were poor or impoverished. The county saw an increase in its poor population, as this can be compared to
2128-537: The county was 94.40% White , 3.18% Black or African American , 0.18% Native American , 0.82% Asian , 0.01% Pacific Islander , 0.22% from other races , and 1.19% from two or more races. 0.72% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 23.5% were of German , 11.0% Irish , 9.9% Italian , 9.7% English , 9.7% American and 5.2% Polish ancestry according to Census 2000 . 96.1% spoke English and 1.2% Spanish as their first language. There were 56,449 households, out of which 32.30% had children under
2184-609: The county. All 17 places are considered part of whatever jurisdiction they are located in (township or municipality) and have no formal boundaries or additional government of their own. Camp James A. Garfield , formerly known as the Ravenna Training and Logistics Site and commonly known as the Ravenna Arsenal, occupies much of the land in Charlestown, Paris, and Windham townships, as well as a small part of Freedom Township. While
2240-584: The design of the original Circle. Portage County, Ohio Portage County is a county in the U.S. state of Ohio . As of the 2020 census , the population was 161,791. Located in Northeast Ohio , Portage County is part of the Akron Metropolitan Statistical Area , which is also included in the Cleveland–Akron–Canton Combined Statistical Area . Its county seat is Ravenna and its largest city
2296-657: The discovery of the New World , the land that became Portage County was originally part of the French colony of Canada (New France) , which was ceded in 1763 to Great Britain and renamed the Province of Quebec . 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. The first European settler in what
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2352-424: The early 1990s, when the law was amended to allow the retail sale of alcohol in stores, but public consumption was still illegal. In 2001, the law was repealed and alcohol could be sold and consumed in restaurants, provided that alcohol not account for more than 30% of any establishment's revenue. The first restaurant to offer alcohol in Tallmadge was Delanie's on West Avenue. Tallmadge lies within two counties. While
2408-513: The first time. That being said, most Natives did not leave and mixed tribal communities still existed all over the state for some time afterwards, with permanent Ottawa, Seneca and Wyandot villages still existing in what is now Portage and Geauga Counties, but all written accounts of Natives seems to have ceased sometime around the War of 1812, which is also when the Shawnee War (1811-1813) was occurring. The local government had its own land arrangements with
2464-499: The intersection ( SR 91 and SR 261 ; at one point SR 18 and SR 532 also met there), the one-lane circle regularly accommodates several dozen vehicles at a time without congestion, although jams are present on roads leading to the circle itself at peak hours. The eight roads that meet at the Circle form a spoke design that, as they lead away from the Circle, travel in the cardinal and ordinal directions . The roads are named according to
2520-538: The newly formed United States tried issuing a treaty stripping the vast majority of what is now Ohio from Native control and began offering subsidies for people to move into the region, sparking the Northwest Indian War (1785-1795). In the aftermath, the government issues the Treaty of Greenville, which stripped even more land from the Natives than originally planned and opened up northeast Ohio for white settlement for
2576-530: The nineteenth century, Tallmadge continued to develop around the square as its centerpiece, which years later became a traffic circle named "Tallmadge Circle" (or simply "the Circle"). The Circle as it is today represents New England's role in the settlement of the Ohio Western Reserve. The rest of the city was designed in a grid pattern, with industry tending to develop near the railroad. No alcohol could be bought or consumed in public in Tallmadge until
2632-421: The population. There were 6,273 households, of which 32.0% had children under age 18 living with them, 63.0% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.9% were non-families. 21.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size
2688-435: The population. There were 7,026 households, of which 28.7% had children under age 18 living with them, 55.5% were married couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 29.8% were non-families. 25.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size
2744-417: The respective directions they travel away from the Circle (e.g. Northwest Avenue); these names are not preserved by the neighboring municipalities into which the eight roads run. Four of these eight roads comes to a six-point intersection within the original city, forming a square. In summer 2010, one of these six-point intersections in the northeastern portion of Tallmadge was converted to a roundabout based on
2800-490: The vast majority of the city lies in Summit County , portions on the east side protrude into neighboring Portage County . This phenomenon resulted from the annexation of small portions of a neighboring township, Brimfield . According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 14.02 square miles (36.31 km ), of which, 14.00 square miles (36.26 km ) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.05 km )
2856-439: Was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.94. The median age in the city was 45.1 years. 21.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 20.7% were from 25 to 44; 30.7% were from 45 to 64; and 19.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.8% male and 52.2% female. As of the census of 2000, there were 16,390 people, 6,273 households, and 4,711 families residing in
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#17330942466632912-418: Was 2.99. In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.0% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 18.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.2 males. The median income for a household in the city was $ 49,381, and the median income for
2968-418: Was 92.3% white, 4.1% black or African American, 1.4% Asian, 0.2% American Indian, 0.3% from other races, and 1.7% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.3% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 30.7% were German , 17.1% were Irish , 11.5% were English , 11.0% were Italian , 6.6% were Polish , and 5.7% were American . Of the 62,222 households, 29.6% had children under
3024-571: Was a Member of Parliament at Westminster . He died in Akron, Ohio , January 5, 1912, and was interred in Glendale Cemetery. [REDACTED] This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Tallmadge, Ohio Tallmadge ( / ˈ t æ l m ɪ dʒ / TAL -mij ) is a city in eastern Summit County , Ohio , United States, with
3080-529: Was likely almost entirely home to the Whittlesey Culture, a presumably Algonquian people who lived along the southern shore of Lake Erie, to the west of the Erie Nation, themselves. They were a mixed culture people and also exhibited signs of picking up traits from both Fort Ancients and Iroquoians. The Erie may have also held a bit of the area, but this is unclear. During the Beaver Wars (approx. 1632-1701),
3136-478: Was part of Town 2, Range 10 in the Western Reserve. In 1807, the Reverend David Bacon founded and organized Tallmadge, placing a square road in the center of town where several other roads met, modeled after New England designs of the time period. The town was named after Benjamin Tallmadge , an American Revolutionary War figure and local landowner. The first syllable rhymes with "shall", not "tall". In
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