page_title: Cuyahoga County, Ohio
section_title: Communities
hierarchical_section_title: Cuyahoga County, Ohio / Communities
caption_attribution_description: Map of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States with township and municipal boundaries
context_page_description: Cuyahoga County is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, across the U.S.-Canada maritime border. As of the 2019 United States Census estimates, the population was 1,235,072, making it the second most populous county in the state.
  The traditional county seat and largest city is Cleveland. The county is bisected by the Cuyahoga River, which serves as its namesake. The name is derived from the Iroquoian word Cuyahoga, which means 'crooked river'. Cuyahoga County forms the core of the Greater Cleveland Metropolitan Area and the Cleveland–Akron–Canton Combined Statistical Area.
  Former U.S. President James A. Garfield was born in what was Cuyahoga County's Orange Township.
caption: Map of Cuyahoga County, Ohio with Municipal and Township Labels
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