Biohazard Cleanup Near West Minerva Minerva, OH

Minerva is a village that spans three counties — primarily Stark and Carroll counties, with a small district in Columbiana County — and the dataset lists it under Stark County.

Minerva began in 1818, when surveyor John Whitacre bought about 125 acres from Isaac Craig to build a log mill, and the town grew up around the mill.

Whitacre named the town for his niece, Minerva Ann Taylor; Minerva was established in 1833 and incorporated in 1862.

Minerva's first schoolhouse was built in 1846, and its post office had opened back in 1828.

In its early years the Sandy and Beaver Canal drove Minerva's economy, before the Pennsylvania Railroad took over that role in the 1840s.

Minerva manufacturers Willard and Isaac Pennock patented the first steel railroad car in the United States in the nineteenth century.

Local legend in Minerva tells of French gold buried near the village during the French and Indian War era, a story retold for generations.

The village sits along Sandy Creek and covers about 2.23 square miles, all land.

The population of Minerva was 3,684 at the 2020 census; in 2010 it had 3,720 residents in 1,580 households.

The Stark and Carroll County portions of Minerva belong to the Canton–Massillon metropolitan area, while its small Columbiana County portion falls in the Salem micropolitan area.