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Beach City
Ohiovillage
Beach City
Total population
738
Median home value
$130,700
Bachelor's+
Median income
$54,306
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Beach City is a village in southwestern Stark County, Ohio, United States. The population was 940 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Canton–Massillon metropolitan area.
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History
Beach City is named after Henry Beach, a railroad official. A cave known locally as Machan's Rock exists south of Beach City. The site is rumored to be a former Underground Railroad stop. In recent years, the cave and its surrounding rock formations have been covered with graffiti and have purportedly been the site of two accidental deaths since the 1950s.
Geography
Beach City is located along Sugar Creek. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Beach City, OH from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves5,945
- Blue JayCyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves5,076
- American RobinTurdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves4,871
- Song SparrowMelospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves4,563
- Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves4,339
- American GoldfinchSpinus tristis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves4,216
- Mourning DoveZenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves3,955
- Tufted TitmouseBaeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves3,857
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Massillon Intermediate SchoolMiddle · Massillon · 880 students · 19.6:1 ratio
- R G Drage Career Technical CtrHigh · Massillon · 713 students · 18.3:1 ratio
- Fairless Elementary SchoolElementary · Navarre · 602 students · 17.7:1 ratio
- Massillon Junior High SchoolMiddle · Massillon · 584 students · 15.4:1 ratio
- Franklin Elementary SchoolElementary · Massillon · 434 students · 16.7:1 ratio
- Gorrell Elementary SchoolElementary · Massillon · 408 students · 20.4:1 ratio
- Fairless High SchoolHigh · Navarre · 343 students · 15.6:1 ratio
- Fairless Middle SchoolMiddle · Navarre · 316 students · 15.8:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.9 — 2025-05-093 km S of Pleasant City, Ohio
- M 2.8 — 2025-04-291 km SE of Pleasant City, Ohio
- M 3.1 — 2025-04-243 km S of Pleasant City, Ohio
- M 3.1 — 2025-04-223 km ESE of Buffalo, Ohio
- M 3 — 2024-03-302 km SSW of Maple Ridge, Ohio
- M 2.6 — 2021-11-192 km NW of Sherrodsville, Ohio
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Ohio
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Beach City
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Nearest stream gauge
Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-10-15 16:15 UTC.
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • USGS NWIS (water data)
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library