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History · Aquilla

36% of Aquilla’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1904 on and the census since 1950.

0on the National Register
36%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Aquilla’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Aquilla are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 459 in 1960; 305 people lived here in 2020.On the map since 19045 editions of the USGS map, 1904 to 1994. Watch Aquilla change.Old housesHalf of Aquilla’s homes were built before 1946.
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People over time

Aquilla, census by census

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Peaked at 459 in 1960; 305 people lived here in 2020.

8 censuses, 1950–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Aquilla’s Wikipedia page.

On the map

Aquilla on the map, 1904 to 1994

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Aquilla. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Aquilla on the 1904 USGS mapAquilla on the 1953 USGS mapAquilla on the 1966 USGS mapAquilla on the 1979 USGS mapAquilla on the 1994 USGS map1904Chardon sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Aquilla.

The story

How Aquilla came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Aquilla.

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Aquilla incorporated as a village in 1946. On March 30, 2021, Aquilla withdrew from Claridon Township by forming a paper township named Aquilla Township. Residents of Aquilla voted to dissolve the village in 2024.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Aquilla, decade by decade

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Map of Geauga County Ohio Highlighting Aquilla Village2015Map of Geauga County Ohio Highlighting Aquilla VillageMapOHMap-doton-Aquilla2004OHMap-doton-Aquilla

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (2), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.