page_title: Cuyahoga County, Ohio
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Cuyahoga County, Ohio / History
caption_attribution_description: Map of Cuyahoga County
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.
context_section_description: After the discovery of the New World, the land that became Cuyahoga County was originally part of the French colony of Canada (New France), which was ceded in 1763 to Great Britain and renamed 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.
  Cuyahoga County was created on June 7, 1807 and organized on May 1, 1810. It was reduced by the creation of Huron, Lake, and Lorain Counties. It was named after the Cuyahoga River.
caption: Cuyahoga County in 1874
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