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Akron, OH
Akron is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Summit County. In 2007, its population was estimated to be 207,934. The municipality is located in northeastern Ohio on the Cuyahoga River between Cleveland to the north and Canton to the south, approximately 60 miles (96 km) west of the Pennsylvania border. Akron is the principal city of the Akron Metropolitan Statistical Area, a metropolitan area that covers Portage and Summit counties and had a combined population of 694,960 at the 2000 census. Akron was founded in 1825 near the Ohio and Erie Canal, and became a manufacturing center owing to its location at a staircase of locks. The locks were needed due to the higher elevation of the area, which gave rise to the name Summit County as well as Akron, which is a rough tra...
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General Information
| Summit |
County | 285,512 |
Population (as of 2000) |
| Ohio |
State | 283,716 |
Population (current) |
| 143.1 |
Square Miles of Land | 1.9 |
Average Persons Per Household (as of 2000) |
| 2.6 |
Square Miles of Water | $93,083 |
Average House Value (as of 2000) |
|
| $34,754 |
Average House Income (as of 2000) |
Business Information
| 7,478 |
Number of Businesses (as of 2003) | $1,098,448,000 |
Total First Quarter Payroll (as of 2003) |
| 133,990 |
Number of Employees (as of 2003) | $4,497,934,000 |
Total Annual Payroll (as of 2003) |
Gender (as of 2000)
Ethnicity (as of 2000)
Median Ages (as of 2000)
