North Ridgeville started as Ridgeville Township in 1813

The first settlement of what is now North Ridgeville was made in 1810. The Tillotson Terrell family was the family that first settled the township. The township was originally called Rootstown after the owner of the township Lyman Root. The village was named for a ridge near the original town site. 

It became the City of North Ridgeville in July of 1960.

The city's population was 35,280 as of the 2020 census.