Medina County (pronounced , commonly misprounced as ) is a
county in the
U.S. state of
Ohio. As of the
2010 census, the population was 172,332. Its
county seat is
Medina. The county was created in 1812 and later organized in 1818. It is
named for
Medina, though the "I" in it is pronounced as in "dine."