Lodi

History

Founded in 1811, Lodi is the oldest settlement in Medina County. It was originally called Harrisville, in honor of Judge Joseph Harris. The community's name echoes that of the city of Lodi in northern Italy, where Napoleon won a victory in 1796. The year of incorporation was 1891. An early pioneer named Redfield (after whom Redfield Street is named) sculpted the modern route to Medina through trees. It was later deemed too curvy, so the first governmental road through the region was straightened. In later years, this road became U.S. Route 42.

Geography

Lodi is located along the East Fork of the Black River. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which is land and is water. The East Fork of the Black River enters the village from the north and turns back north to empty into Lake Erie, as Lodi is on the north–south continental divide. Rain water runs off in either a northerly direction to Lake Erie or a southernly direction to the Ohio River.

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• Cloverleaf Elementary School
  Elementary · Seville · 1,075 students · 18.9:1 ratio
• Medina County Career Center
  High · Medina · 780 students · 7.4:1 ratio
• A. I. Root Middle School
  Middle · Medina · 678 students · 15.8:1 ratio
• Cloverleaf High School
  High · Lodi · 591 students · 14.8:1 ratio
• Cloverleaf Middle School
  Middle · Seville · 540 students · 18:1 ratio
• Ralph E. Waite Elementary
  Elementary · Medina · 467 students · 20.3:1 ratio
• H G Blake Elementary School
  Elementary · Medina · 424 students · 17.7:1 ratio
• Ella Canavan Elementary School
  Elementary · Medina · 356 students · 15.5:1 ratio