ABOUT THE COMMUNITY:     

The Village of Northfield is a full-service community with its own Police and Fire                         Departments, Service and Building Departments, Village Engineer, and Mayor’s Court.
                                                     NORTHFIELD HISTORY:

      Olde Northfield Township, established in 1807, was the original name of the area that now encompasses the communities of Macedonia, Northfield Village, Northfield Center Township, and Sagamore Hills.  It started as 27 square miles in the northeast corner of Portage County, before Summit County was established.  Isaac Bacon of Massachusetts, the first settler, came by covered wagon and arrived with his family in 1807 at their new homestead on the north side of Valley View Road west of Boyden Road.

      Olde Northfield Township was later separated into four communities.  The Village of Macedonia was settled in 1905 and became a township in 1912.  Also in 1912, Olde Northfield evolved from a township to a Village, followed by the separation and creation of Sagamore Hills Township in 1932, and finally in 1935, the separation of Northfield Center Township from the Village.
                                                               POPULATION
                           3,827 (Based on 2000 Census).  Number of Housing Units:  1,800
                                                  GOVERNMENTAL SERVICES
                                                 Form of Government:  Mayor/Council

      Northfield Village has a Mayor who serves a four-year term and six Council members who also serve four-year terms.  There are Council representatives for the four wards, A, B, C, and D, and two at-large Council members.
                                                        POLICE DEPARTMENT

      The Northfield Village Police Department is comprised of a Chief, 3 sergeants, two other full-time patrolmen, and six part-time patrolmen.
                                                           FIRE DEPARTMENT

      The Northfield Village Fire Department is headed by a Chief with one Captain and two Lieutenants.  Positions are part-time, and the new fire station at 10271 Northfield Road is staffed with a total of 17 paramedics/firefighters.
                                                                  EDUCATION
                                                    Nordonia Hills City School District

                                                                  School Buildings:

                             Nordonia High School –     8006 S. Bedford Road, Macedonia
                             Nordonia Middle School – 73 Leonard Avenue, Northfield Center
                             Lee Eaton Elementary –     115 Ledge Road, Northfield
      
                                                                    UTILITIES

                                                          Water – City of Cleveland
                                                          Electricity – Ohio Edison
                                                    Natural Gas – Dominion East Ohio
                                                   Telephone – Alltel (Western Reserve) 
                                                             Cable TV – Adelphia