Welcome to Brunswick ...

The city of Brunswick is located in Medina County<1>.

The location of Brunswick has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

The pronunciation of Brunswick: BRUNZ-wik<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brunswick, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1820.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Brunswick has a population of 34,951 people<4> (see below for details).

Brunswick is 1,120 feet [341 m] above sea level.<5>.

Time Zone: Brunswick lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Brunswick: (330) & (234)<6>

Websites for Brunswick ...

Official Website: www.brunswick.oh.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Brunswick had an population of 34,951 people. This is an increase of 2.03% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 4.68% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Brunswick had a population of 34,255 people (or 19.88% of the total population of Medina County). This makes Brunswick the county's most populous community.

The population of Brunswick represents 0.3% of the population of Ohio (which has 11,536,504 people), making it the state's 37th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 34,255 people, the population of Brunswick increased 2.6% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 33,388 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Brunswick.

Communities Also Named Brunswick ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Brunswick - they are located in British Columbia, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana (2), Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada (2), New Mexico, New York, North Carolina (2), Ontario, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Brunswick.

Communities near Brunswick ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Brunswick.

• Cleveland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
  • Cleveland is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 378,589 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <7>
• Akron
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
  • Akron is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 195,994 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akron <7>
• Parma
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma
  • Parma is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,558 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parma <7>
• Elyria
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elyria
  • Elyria is located in Lorain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,873 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elyria <7>
• Lakewood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
  • Lakewood is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakewood <7>
• Cuyahoga Falls
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuyahoga Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuyahoga Falls
  • Cuyahoga Falls is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,005 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuyahoga Falls <7>
• North Ridgeville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Ridgeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridgeville
  • North Ridgeville is located in Lorain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Ridgeville <7>
• Westlake
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westlake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
  • Westlake is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,907 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westlake <7>
• North Olmsted
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Olmsted have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Olmsted
  • North Olmsted is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,173 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Olmsted <7>
• North Royalton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Royalton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Royalton
  • North Royalton is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,952 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Royalton <7>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Brunswick. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brunswick.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Brunswick. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brunswick.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Brunswick. Our list includes 8 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Brunswick.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brunswick ...

Looking for more information about Brunswick? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Brunswick, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Brunswick.

Adding Brunswick to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brunswick in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Brunswick was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Brunswick post office opened in 1820.

We also found Brunswick in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brunswick.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Brunswick: www.brunswick.oh.us/

The official website for Medina County: www.co.medina.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/