Doylestown

History

In 1813, Thomas Frederick from Lancaster, Pennsylvania became the first settler to establish a homestead in what is now Doylestown. William Doyle, for whom the town was named, arrived in 1827 and purchased 50 acres from Frederick and two other early settlers. Doyle moved his family onto the land with the intent to found a new village. Five friends of Doyle's from Pennsylvania were convinced to bring their families and join Doyle to help settle the new village. Construction and agriculture remained important industries in Doylestown throughout the 20th century as well. With the exception of two small areas zoned for light industrial bordering Doylestown's municipal boundary, the entirety of the village is surrounded by areas zoned by Chippewa Township as "suburban residential", though much of the area is still used for agriculture as well.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all of it land. Doylestown is located atop a hill, with most of the town including the uptown area located at approximately 1,250 feet above sea level. A handful of small streams begin at springs on the slopes of the hill and flow from the higher elevations into larger creeks surrounding the village. Silver Creek drains the town on the east, Mill Creek on the north and west, while Chippewa Creek drains the south side and collects both Mill and Silver Creeks. Where Silver Creek flows into Chippewa Creek just southeast of town, in Rogues' Hollow, the elevation is 950 feet. The town is located in the far northeastern corner of Wayne County. The center of Doylestown is located about a mile south of the Medina and Summit County lines and about two miles from the Summit County line to the east as well. The Summit County cities of Norton, Barberton and New Franklin are located directly across the county line to the north, northeast and east, respectively. Ohio State Route 585 skims the northern and eastern edges of the village as it heads southeast from Norton to Wooster. Ohio State Route 21 runs south–north about a mile east of the village beyond Silver Creek.

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• Chippewa Jr./Sr. High School
  High · Doylestown · 610 students · 17.9:1 ratio
• Orrville Elementary School
  Elementary · Orrville · 578 students · 14.1:1 ratio
• Orrville Middle School
  Middle · Orrville · 487 students · 16.2:1 ratio
• Orrville High School
  High · Orrville · 420 students · 17.5:1 ratio
• Rittman Elementary School
  Elementary · Rittman · 401 students · 15.4:1 ratio
• Chippewa Intermediate School
  Elementary · Doylestown · 335 students · 18.6:1 ratio
• Hazel Harvey Elementary School
  Elementary · Doylestown · 308 students · 17.1:1 ratio
• Rittman High School
  High · Rittman · 231 students · 13.6:1 ratio