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

Streetsboro, Ohio

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Streetsboro City. It lies in ZIP code area 44241. The Survey maps it on the Kent quadrangle. 17,260 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,132 feet above sea level.

Streetsboro within Portage County

Population over time

2 figures

Streetsboro grew from 16,028 to 17,260 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	16,028
2020	17,260	+1,232 (+8%)

Then and now

1906 to 1994

The same ground, surveyed 88 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Streetsboro, surveyed 1994

Topographic sheet of Streetsboro, surveyed 1906

Compare 1906 against another survey:

Topographic sheets covering this place

14 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.

1906 USGS Kent quadrangle1:62500
1906 USGS Kent quadrangle1:62500
1956 USGS Cleveland quadrangle1:250000
1956 USGS Cleveland quadrangle1:250000
1956 USGS Cleveland quadrangle1:250000
1960 USGS Kent quadrangle1:24000
1960 USGS Kent quadrangle1:24000
1960 USGS Kent quadrangle1:24000
1960 USGS Kent quadrangle1:24000
1960 USGS Kent quadrangle1:24000
1962 USGS Cleveland quadrangle1:250000
1986 USGS Cleveland South quadrangle1:100000
1994 USGS Cleveland South quadrangle1:100000
1994 USGS Kent quadrangle1:24000

In the county-history sources

3,953 words on this township

History of Portage County, Ohio, published 1885 names this settlement in its chapter on Streetsboro City. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.

Streetsboro was the last township organized in the county, leaving Garrettsville out of the enumeration. It was, in 1800, made a portion of Hudson, now a township of Summit County, and so remained until 1806, when it became a portion of Aurora, under whose convoy it sailed till 1821, when Aurora cut loose from it, and Mantua took it under her wing and kept her safely there till 1827, when the township thought herself big enough to go alone, which she has done, and with credit to herself, too, standing for years No. 1 in the manufactiire of cheese, and high in other products.

Passage source: History of Portage County, Ohio, published 1885.

The Overseers of the Poor, who more properly should have been termed the Rooters-out of the Poor, were very efficient officers, and were determined that Streetsboro should have no poor to oversee; so, accordingly, three days after the election of those officials, they issued an order to Constable Thomas to notify James Walker and family to leave the township, to which they paid no attention, but a second order being served some time afterward on Walker, accompanied by the information that if he did not wish himself and family to be put up for sale to the highest bidder, they quickly took themselves off. In 1829 Erastus Smith and family, and in 1830 Atlander Eddy and family, were ordered to vacate the sacred soil of Streetsboro. One old woman, Sally Fleming, would not leave, so they put her up on the block and sold her for $12 for two months. This was March 1, 1831. In 1832, January 11, Justus VVelen, was ordered to leaVe; on the 12th, Micah Richardson and family, and on the 17th Julius Granger and his daughter Almira were notified. About the same time Mrs. Catharine Dexter and family, and William Beeman, received their walking papers. Where the poor people came from, and what their condition was, doth not now appear, but no drones were wanted in the Streetsboro hive.

Passage source: History of Portage County, Ohio, published 1885.

It has already been stated that through the wise foresight and liberality of Titns Street, the road from Cleveland to Wellsville was constructed through Streetsboro, he contributing largely in land for that purpose. The road was the first extensive thoroughfare through this section, and was the route over which the famous old mail carrier and contractor, Jabez Gilbert, of Palmyra, familiarly known as "Moses Jabe," and "Old Mose," passed over, an account of whom and his exploits may be found in the chapter on Palmyra. Street gave an acre of ground at each corner of the Center, exclusive of the roads for a public square, and a stone was placed in the center thereof, to designate the exact center of the township. He also donated two aci'es a short distance south of the Center for a burial ground, and gave $60 to have it and the public square cleared off.

Passage source: History of Portage County, Ohio, published 1885.

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 Streetsboro City - it names this place 2 more 2 times.

Photographs

1 photograph,

Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.

Old Baptist Church, Routes 43 & 14, Streetsboro, Portage County, OH
Unattributed, . Library of Congress

Specimens collected near this place

12 of 1,013 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 1,013 specimens collected within 10 miles of Streetsboro between 1883 and 1975: 729 Animalia, 247 Plantae, 31 Fungi, 4 Unrecorded, 1 Protozoa, 1 Bacteria. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A. D. Huryn, A. F. Clewell, A. Woolman 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
Frankiella alni (Woronin) Maire & A.Tison	1910	Rankin; H.H. Whetzel
Stereum frustulatum (Pers.) Fr.	1910	H.H. Whetzel
Valsaria exasperans (W.R.Gerard) Sacc.	1910	Whetzel; Rankin
Colaptes auratus luteus Bangs, 1898	1883	John C. Catlin	Ravenna
Dolichonyx oryzivorus (Linnaeus, 1758)	1883	John C. Catlin	Ravenna
Glaucomys volans volans (Linnaeus, 1758)	1889	C. P. Streator	Ravenna
Ambloplites rupestris (Rafinesque, 1817)	1893	A. Woolman	Cuyahoga River, Kent, Ohio
Cambarus propinquus Girard, 1852	1893	Woolman	Cuyahoga River, Kent
Catostomus commersonii (Lacepède, 1803)	1893	A. Woolman	Cuyahoga River, Kent, Ohio
Esox americanus vermiculatus Lesueur, 1846	1893	A. Woolman	Cuyahoga River, Kent, Ohio
Etheostoma blennioides Rafinesque, 1819	1893	A. Woolman	Kent, Ohio
Etheostoma nigrum Rafinesque, 1820	1893	A. Woolman	Cuyahoga River, Kent, Ohio

All 1,013 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 15 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Streetsboro: 10 producers, 3 past producers, 2 plants. 12 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Site	Commodity	Status	Recorded
Becks Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
General Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Hilltop Sand and Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	Sedimentary
Howitt Plant & Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Plant
Hugo Sand Co. Dredge	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Jefferson Materials Company Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	Sedimentary
Karl Brugmann Sand and Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Lakeside Sand and Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
R.A. Cruise Sand and Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Shalerville Sand & Gravel	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Plant

Every working recorded in Portage County

Storms near this place

30 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Streetsboro in 30 storm reports between 1996 and 2022: 15 thunderstorm wind, 12 hail, 3 flash flood. 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
July 2013	Flash Flood	Streetsboro	$90,000	Flooding was significant across the Streetsboro community on the evening of July 10th. Some of the roads that were flooded included Route 303, Russell Drive, Luke Drive, portions of Camelot Village and Fronek Road. Over a dozen cars were caught in the flood waters, and one family had to be rescued after being swept off the road and into a creek. The intensity of the rain caused several building alarms set off by high water and some traffic signals out. A nearby rain gauge measured 3.25 inches from the storm, however this rain fell quickly onto saturated ground cover. Updated storm drainage systems supported most of the runoff which reduced impacts to homes and businesses.
August 2011	Hail	Streetsboro	$40,000	Quarter to golf ball sized hail was observed. Several vehicles were damaged by the hail.
June 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Streetsboro	$30,000	Thunderstorm winds downed many trees. Two homes were damaged by fallen trees and a small shed was crushed by another tree.
July 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Streetsboro	$25,000	A roof was blown a business on State Route 14. A picture was sent in from social media.
June 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Streetsboro	$20,000	Thunderstorm winds toppled several trees. A home also lost a large section of siding on one wall. A couple streets were blocked by fallen trees.
June 1996	Flash Flood	Streetsboro	$20,000	no account filed
July 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Streetsboro	$15,000	Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees across the town.
July 2003	Hail	Streetsboro	$15,000	Golf ball size hail was observed. Several cars were damaged.
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Streetsboro	$10,000	Thunderstorm winds damaged a building.
July 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Streetsboro	$10,000	Thunderstorm winds downed several large trees near State Route 303 and Diagonal Road.
June 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Streetsboro	$5,000	Trained spotter estimated a 70 mph peak wind gust in Streetsboro. Numerous trees were downed, a couple fences were blown over, and several homes suffered minor siding damage.
July 2012	Hail	Streetsboro	$5,000	Half dollar sized hail was observed.
September 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Streetsboro	$5,000	no account filed
June 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Streetsboro	$3,000	Several trees were reported down.
July 2003	Hail	Streetsboro	$2,000	Nickel size hail was observed.
November 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Streetsboro	$2,000	Trees were downed.
August 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Streetsboro	$2,000	no account filed
June 2022	Hail	Streetsboro	-	Hail up to quarter-size in Streetsboro.
July 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Streetsboro	-	Multiple trees damaged along a path from two miles WNW of Streetsboro to one mile east of Streetsboro.
July 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Streetsboro	-	A large pine tree fell onto electrical wires.
May 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Streetsboro	-	A trained spotter measured a 58 mph thunderstorm wind gust west of Streetsboro along State Route 303.
June 2017	Hail	Streetsboro	-	Penny sized hail was observed.
July 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Streetsboro	-	Nickel to quarter sized hail was observed.
July 2012	Hail	Streetsboro	-	Nickel sized hail was observed.
May 2011	Hail	Streetsboro	-	Penny sized hail was observed.
May 2011	Flash Flood	Streetsboro	-	Several days of heavy rain set the stage for additional flooding on the 14th. Heavy rain with rates over an inch per hour resulted in flash flooding over portions of Portage County. Several roads had to be closed near Streetsboro including RT 303.
June 2008	Hail	Streetsboro	-	Penny to nickel size hail was observed.
April 2006	Hail	Streetsboro	-	Penny size hail was observed.
June 2004	Hail	Streetsboro	-	Penny size hail was observed.
June 1996	Hail	Streetsboro	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Portage 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
Lakeside Terrace	1.4 miles	14
Camelot Village	1.7 miles	17
Doolittles Corners	2.2 miles	14
Sugar Bush Knolls	2.4 miles	14
Twin Lakes	2.6 miles	14
Moran	2.8 miles	15
Freedom Dam	3.3 miles	14
Earlville	3.6 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 Streetsboro	An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q959409	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 1061212. 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.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

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.