Decorative drawing: a small American settlement seen from a low hill. Not a photograph of this place.

Brunswick, Ohio

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Brunswick City. It lies in ZIP code area 44212. It stands on Goodyear Creek. The Survey maps it on the Medina quadrangle. 35,426 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,171 feet above sea level.

Brunswick within Medina County

Population over time

2 figures

Brunswick grew from 34,255 to 35,426 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

Year	People	Change
2010	34,255
2020	35,426	+1,171 (+3%)

Then and now

1904 to 1994

The same ground, surveyed 90 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Brunswick, surveyed 1994

Topographic sheet of Brunswick, surveyed 1904

Compare 1904 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

1904 USGS Medina quadrangle1:62500
1904 USGS Medina quadrangle1:62500
1906 USGS Medina quadrangle1:62500
1953 USGS Medina quadrangle1:24000
1956 USGS Cleveland quadrangle1:250000
1956 USGS Cleveland quadrangle1:250000
1956 USGS Cleveland quadrangle1:250000
1962 USGS Cleveland quadrangle1:250000
1963 USGS Medina quadrangle1:24000
1963 USGS Medina quadrangle1:24000
1986 USGS Cleveland South quadrangle1:100000
1994 USGS Cleveland South quadrangle1:100000
1994 USGS Medina quadrangle1:24000

In the county-history sources

19,274 words on this township

Pioneer History of Medina County, published 1861 names this settlement in its chapter on Brunswick City. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.

Solomon Harvey, James Stearn and Henry Parker were the first settlers in Brunswick in the months of October and November, 1815. Shortly after, Samuel Tillotson and family came in. The next was W. P. Stevens and family. On March 4, 1815, Solomon and Frederick Deniing with their families settled. During the summer of the same year, John Hulet, Seymour Chapin, John Stearn, Andrew Deming and Henry Bogue with their families came in. In 1817, Jacob Ward, Rhoda Stowe, Harvey Stebbins, John Freese, B. W. Freese, W. Root, Seth 'Blood, L.Thayer, P. Clark, Peter, John and A. Berdan and others came and settled in various parts of the township. In 1818, the noise of the axe could be heard during the hours of labor in various parts of the township, and the smoke rising from the hastily constructed cabins gave proof that settlements were rapidly increasing. The hum of industry could be heard and seen as the wilderness gradually yielded.

Passage source: Pioneer History of Medina County, published 1861.

In my details of the first openings and settlements made in the township of Brunswick, I may wholly fail to please those who feed on refined literature. It has always been my fortune (some would say misfortune) to gain a competence by industry, and to be measurably deprived of spending much time in reading. I have enjoyed a full share of the toils of life without many of the luxuries.

Passage source: Pioneer History of Medina County, published 1861.

Nearly all the parents who first settled in the township had been members of some one of the christian churches in their native State, which they failed not to exhibit and practice in their wilderness cabins. Sectarian feelings were not cherished as now ; but when Sabbath came. Episcopalians. Congregationalists, Methodists and other denominations united and held religious meetings. At the first religious meetings, citizens from Liverpool and Brunswick united. When meeting was held at William Warner's cabin, Justus Warner, who was an Episcopalian, took the lead in meeting, and when in Brunswick the leader of religious exercises was of the Methodist or Congregational denomination. Generally the small family dwelling was filled with those who revered the sabbath and church duties. The exercises commenced with singing, in which all took part, and were able to keep time and sing in unison without jthe aid of organ or other musical instrument.- After singing, prayer devout and fervent was offered, then a sermon was read, one or more exhorted, then closed by singing. Many of those who witnessed those religious exercises in the then wilderness cannot have forgotten the zeal, the good feelkig, the solemnity that was apparent. God smiled graciously on the first settlers and conferred upon them many and rich blessings while employed in rearing homes in the then wilderness. At the sabbath prayer-meetings there was a marked reverence and not a few can date back to those times and places their first and lasting religious impression. It was at one of those meetings the writer of this narrative felt convinced of his sins and resolved thereafter to seek', by intercession, the pardon of his sins and live a new life. With pleasure, thankfulness and gratitude he looks back to the time when God, by his Spirit, showed to him the beauty of the christian religion

Passage source: Pioneer History of Medina County, published 1861.

Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.

Read the whole chapter on Brunswick City - it names this place 3 more 3 times.

Specimens collected near this place

12 of 328 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 328 specimens collected within 10 miles of Brunswick between 1884 and 1975: 290 Animalia, 32 Plantae, 5 Fungi, 1 Protozoa. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A. D. Huryn, A. Roberts, Ashcroft, G.B.; O. Berea and others. Each is a physical object with a catalogue number, and each entry opens the museum's record. This is what was collected and kept, not a survey of what lives here - nothing can be concluded from a species being absent.

Species	Year	Collected by	Where, as recorded
Contopus virens (Linnaeus, 1766)	1890	not recorded
Camptosorus rhizophyllus (L.) Link	1894	Watson, J.R.	Medina Co.
Nesaea verticillata (L.) Kunth	1896	Watson,J.R. s.n. [1896-08]	[label: North Ohio Flora. J.R. Watson, Berea, O.] Liverpool, Medina Co. [Medina County]
Sciurus niger Linnaeus, 1758	1884	unknown	Medina
Halictus confusus confusus	1885	H. E. Summers	Medina
Mougeotia genuflexa (Roth) C.Agardh	1896	F. D. Kelsey	Plum Creek
Aquilegia canadensis L.	1897	Ashcroft,G.B. s.n. [1897-05]	[label: Flora of the Western Reserve] Medina O. [Ohio]
Asclepias tuberosa subsp. interior Woodson	1897	Ashcroft, G.B.; O. Berea	The Western Reserve. Brunswick
Culicoides guttipennis (Coquillett, 1901)	1897	J. Hine	Medina
Euphorbia commutata Engelm. ex A.Gray	1897	G. B. Ashcroft	Lester
Hinea Townsend, 1916	1897	J. Hine	Medina
Platanthera psycodes (L.) Lindl.	1897	G. B. Ashcroft	Brunswick

All 328 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Storms near this place

50 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Brunswick in 50 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 30 hail, 15 thunderstorm wind, 4 flash flood, 1 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
September 2020	Flash Flood	Brunswick	$1,000,000	Brunswick of flooding along Laurel and Pearl road which was closed at 921 AM. Water rescues were conducted. Radar estimated 2 to 3 inches of rain had fallen, most of it between 845 and 915 AM EDT.
June 2014	Tornado (EF1)	Brunswick	$750,000	The tornado started in the vicinity of Diana Drive and Maria Drive in the city of Brunswick around 655 pm. The storm traveled northeast for 1.7 miles crossing State Route 303 and ended near Clover Drive and Carpenter Road. It is estimated at least forty five homes and businesses were affected by the tornado. Two homes sustained major damage near oak tree drive and royal oak drive. The path was intermittent with a combination of EF0 and EF1 Damage. It is estimated that the most significant damage was created from winds of 110 mph.
December 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Brunswick	$50,000	Thunderstorm winds downed many trees. Several homes lost shingles and siding.
June 2008	Hail	Brunswick	$50,000	Walnut size hail was observed.
June 2009	Hail	Brunswick	$40,000	Quarter size hail was reported.
April 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Brunswick	$35,000	A thunderstorm downburst caused damage in Brunswick. Several trees and large limbs were knocked down. In addition, a porch was ripped off of a home on Marks Road. A home nearby also lost some shingles. No injuries were reported.
July 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Brunswick	$25,000	Thunderstorm winds downed several trees and large limbs in the Brunswick and Hinckley areas. Some power lines were also reported down which caused some power outages.
June 2008	Hail	Brunswick	$25,000	Quarter size hail was observed.
August 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Brunswick	$20,000	A 66 mph thunderstorm gust was measured in Brunswick. Many trees and limbs were downed.
August 2009	Hail	Brunswick	$10,000	Quarter size hail was observed.
July 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Brunswick	$10,000	Thunderstorm winds downed several trees and limbs in and around Brunswick.
September 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Brunswick	$5,000	Thunderstorm winds downed a tree and some power lines near the intersection of Jefferson Avenue and Wilson Street.
May 2014	Hail	Brunswick	$5,000	Quarter to half dollar sized hail was observed.
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Brunswick	$5,000	Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees.
May 2004	Hail	Brunswick	$2,000	Quarter size hail was observed.
July 2003	Hail	Brunswick	$2,000	Nickel size hail was observed.
August 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Brunswick	-	Large tree branch downed about one-mile SSW of Brunswick. Damage caused by outflow-dominant thunderstorms.
August 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Brunswick	-	Large tree limb downed in Brunswick. Damage caused by outflow-dominant thunderstorms.
July 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Brunswick	-	Tree downed in Brunswick.
July 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Brunswick	-	Power pole downed along Laurel Road, between South Carpenter Road and Eisenhower Drive.
March 2020	Hail	Brunswick	-	NWS employee reported ping pong ball to billiard ball-size hail.
March 2020	Hail	Brunswick	-	Received multiple reports from trained spotters and social media of severe hail in Brunswick. Hailstones ranged in size from quarters to golf balls.
March 2020	Hail	Brunswick	-	NWS meteorologist reported ping pong ball to golf ball-size hail 4 miles WSW of Brunswick.
April 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Brunswick	-	Trained spotter reported 64 mph peak wind gust from thunderstorm six miles west of Brunswick.
July 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Brunswick	-	Large portion of tree down near intersection of South Carpenter Road and OH-303 in Brunswick. Multiple trees down in Hinckley.
September 2020	Flash Flood	Brunswick	-	Brunswick Lake dam overtopped with flooding on Plum Creek and other local creeks. Rainfall reports of 3.56. No reports of properties inundated.
June 2013	Hail	Brunswick	-	Nickel sized hail was observed.
June 2009	Hail	Brunswick	-	Nickel size hail was observed.
August 2009	Hail	Brunswick	-	Penny size hail was observed.
June 2008	Hail	Brunswick	-	Nickel size hail was observed.
June 2008	Hail	Brunswick	-	Nickel size hail was observed.
June 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Brunswick	-	A trained spotter estimated thunderstorm wind gusts to be around 60 mph. No immediate damage was mentioned in the report.
June 2008	Hail	Brunswick	-	Hail up to quarter size was observed. The hail lasted several minutes and accumulated on the ground.
April 2006	Hail	Brunswick	-	Penny size hail was observed.
May 2005	Hail	Brunswick	-	Penny size hail was observed.
May 2004	Hail	Brunswick	-	Penny size hail was observed.
May 2004	Hail	Brunswick	-	Penny size hail was observed.
July 2003	Hail	Brunswick	-	Penny size hail was observed.
August 1997	Flash Flood	Brunswick	-	Heavy thunderstorm rain caused flooding of roads and low lying areas.
June 1994	Hail	Brunswick	-	A tornado touched down on the north side of Medina and moved through a housing development. Five homes were significantly damaged and about 20 others suffered minor damage. The tornado passed over two small lakes and damaged recreational boats and boat docks. Trees and power lines were downed. A residential fence was blown away, fence posts and all.
May 1994	Hail	Brunswick	-	Large hail damaged some crops. Intense pea-size hail drifted as deep as 13 inches in Valley City.
August 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Brunswick	-	Winds to 60 mph were reported with several trees downed.
June 2008	Hail	Brunswick	-	no account filed
June 2008	Hail	Brunswick	-	no account filed
June 1998	Hail	Brunswick	-	no account filed
August 1997	Hail	Brunswick	-	no account filed
August 1997	Hail	Brunswick	-	no account filed
August 1997	Hail	Brunswick	-	no account filed
June 1997	Flash Flood	Brunswick	-	no account filed
August 1994	Hail	Brunswick	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Medina County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Place	Distance	Sheets
Rolling Wheel Park	1.9 miles	23
Sherman Corners	3.0 miles	13
Valley City Station	3.1 miles	14
Beebetown	3.2 miles	20
Pliny (historical)	3.6 miles	14
Abbeyville	3.7 miles	14
Weymouth	4.4 miles	13
Valley City	4.8 miles	14

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on Brunswick	An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q263238	The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1056733. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Specimens. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), https://www.gbif.org/. Only records licensed CC0 or CC BY are used. Records licensed CC BY-NC are excluded because this site carries advertising. Images are checked individually and any whose licence is non-commercial, no-derivatives or unreadable is refused.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.