Akron, Ohio
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{{Infobox Settlement
|official_name = City of Akron
|settlement_type = [[City]]
|nickname = The Rubber Capital of the World
|image_skyline = Downtown Akron Ohio.jpg
|imagesize =
|image_caption = Skyline of downtown Akron
|image_flag =
|image_seal = AkronCitySeal.gif
|image_map = OHMap-doton-Akron.png
|mapsize = 250px
|map_caption = Location within the state of [[Ohio]]
|image_map1 = Akron-SummitCoOH.png
|mapsize1 = 250px
|map_caption1 = Location within [[Summit County, Ohio]]
|subdivision_type = [[List of countries|Country]]
|subdivision_type1 = [[Political divisions of the United States|State]]
|subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Ohio|County]]
|subdivision_name = [[United States]]
|subdivision_name1 = [[Ohio]]
|subdivision_name2 = [[Summit County, Ohio|Summit]]
|government_type =
|leader_title = [[Mayor]]
|leader_name = [[Don Plusquellic]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])
|area_magnitude = 1 E8
|area_total_sq_mi = 62.4
|area_land_sq_mi = 62.1
|area_water_sq_mi = 0.3
|area_water_percent =
|area_total_km2 = 161.6
|area_land_km2 = 160.8
|area_water_km2 = 0.9
|elevation_m = 291
|elevation_ft = 955
|latd = 41 |latm = 4 |lats = 23 |latNS = N
|longd = 81 |longm = 31 |longs = 4 |longEW = W
|population_as_of = 2000
|population_footnotes = <ref> [http://www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/metropop/2005/cbsa-01-fmt.csv US Census 2000 est] </ref>
|population_total = 217074
|population_metro = 694960
|population_density_km2 = 1350.3
|postal_code_type =
|postal_code =
|area_code = [[Area code 330|330]]/[[Area code 234|234]]
|timezone = [[Eastern Standard Time Zone|EST]]
|utc_offset = -5
|timezone_DST = [[Eastern Daylight Time|EDT]]
|utc_offset_DST = -4 |
latitude = 41°4'23" N |
longitude = 81°31'4 W
|website = http://www.ci.akron.oh.us
|blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info = 39-01000{{GR|2}}
|blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info = 1064305{{GR|3}}
|footnotes =
|established_title = Founded
|established_date = 1825
|established_title2 = Incorporated
|established_date2 = 1835 (village)
|established_title3 = -
|established_date3 = 1865 (city) |
}}
'''Akron''' is a city in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Ohio]] and the [[county seat]] of [[Summit County, Ohio|Summit County]].{{GR|6}} In 2007, its population was estimated to be 207,934<ref>http://www.census.gov/popest/cities/tables/SUB-EST2007-04-39.csv</ref>. The municipality is located in northeastern Ohio on the [[Cuyahoga River]] between [[Cleveland, Ohio|Cleveland]] to the north and [[Canton, Ohio|Canton]] to the south, approximately 60 miles (96 km) west of the [[Pennsylvania]] border.
Akron was founded in 1825 near the [[Ohio and Erie Canal]], and became a manufacturing center owing to its location at a staircase of [[Lock (water transport)|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 translation of ''summit'' into Greek (Stewart, pg. 233). After the decline of heavy manufacturing in the 1970s and '80s, the city's industry has since diversified into research, financial, and high tech sectors.
Akron and nearby Canton are often referred to as a single region or considered twin cities. The [[Akron-Canton Regional Airport]] is one of many places near the city that is named for both places. While the [[U.S. Census Bureau]] still counts the two metropolitan areas separately, if combined, the total population of the Akron-Canton area would equal 1,101,894 people.
[[Alcoholics Anonymous]] was founded in Akron in 1935. <ref name="About.com"> [http://alcoholism.about.com/cs/history/l/aa041597.htm "The Founders - Bill W. and Dr. Bob Started Alcoholics Anon"], retrieved 13 July 2008</ref>The city is home to [[The University of Akron]], the [[Akron Aeros]] Double A affiliate of the [[Cleveland Indians]], the [[Soap Box Derby]] World Championships and the [[Firestone Country Club]], at which the [[PGA Tour]]'s [[WGC-Bridgestone Invitational]] is annually played.
==History==
=== Canal years ===
Much of Akron's early growth was because of its location at the "summit" of the [[Ohio and Erie Canal]] (thus the name ''Summit County'') which at one time connected [[Lake Erie]] and the [[Ohio River]].
Akron started as a small village on the divide between the [[St. Lawrence River]] and the [[Mississippi River]]. The village was a 43-block square with its main intersection at Exchange and Main Streets; its northern limit was one block beyond State Street. It was renamed South Akron when Cascade, an adjacent village north of State Street and centered at Market and Howard Streets, changed its name to North Akron.
South Akron was built to serve people using the Ohio Canal. North Akron developed around a construction project originally intended to provide increased water power for industries. In 1836 the villages joined. The completion of the Cross-cut Canal along Main Street in 1839 started Akron on its climb to industrial importance. [[Coal]], a major railroad, and manufacturing growth from the Civil War contributed to a population increase from 3,500 to 10,000 inhabitants between 1860 and 1870.
Because of physical obstacles — the steep hill on West Market Street, the Little Cuyahoga Valley, and the swamp south of the City — Akron grew to the east. This encouraged the annexation of [[Spicertown]], centered on Spicer and Exchange, and then Middlebury, which was centered where the Arlington and Market Street commercial area is now located.
=== The Rubber Capital of the World ===
Akron’s history and the history of the [[rubber]] industry are intertwined. The rubber industry transformed Akron from a small canal town into a fledgling city. The birth of the rubber industry started in the 1800s, long before America fell in love with the automobile. Akron was incorporated as a village in 1835 and as a city in 1865. In 1869, [[B.F. Goodrich]] started the first rubber company in Akron. In 1915, the area increased from 7,254 acres (29.38 km²) to 16,120 acres (65.29 km²). The population rose approximately 200% — from 69,067 in 1910 to 208,435 in 1920. [[General Tire]] was founded in 1915 by the O’Neil’s whose department store became an Akron landmark.
The [[Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company]] became America's top tire manufacturer and Akron was granted the moniker of “The Rubber Capital of the World”. Goodyear's president, [[Frank Seiberling|F.A. Seiberling]], had been building homes costing around $3,500 for employees in what would become known as Goodyear Heights. Likewise, Harvey Firestone began building employee homes in what would be called Firestone Park. These leaders were responding to the housing crunch caused by the boom in the rubber business.
Akron was, indeed, booming. For a time it was the fastest-growing city in the country, its population exploding from 69,000 in 1910 to 208,000 in 1920. People came for the jobs in the rubber factories from many places, including Europe. Of those 208,000, almost one-third were immigrants and their children. Among the factory workers in the early 1920s was a young [[Clark Gable]].
In the 1950s and '60s Akron saw a surge in industry as use of the automobile took off. But while America was still using bias-ply [[tires]], Europe had already seen the wave of the future in radial tires. Radials had almost three times the tread life of bias-ply tires, and Akron’s rubber mills were not equipped to handle the manufacturing requirements. As a result many companies tried to produce hybrid tires, which were troublesome at best. [[Firestone Tire and Rubber Company|Firestone]] manufactured the ill-fated 500 series, which was recalled in the millions. B.F. Goodrich eventually replaced its old equipment with new machinery to enable the manufacturing of radial tires.
In the 1970s and '80s the rubber industry experienced a major decline as a number of strikes and factory shutdowns delivered the final blows to the industry. In ten years the number of people working within the rubber industry was slashed in half. By the early '90s Goodyear was the only remaining rubber manufacturer based in Akron.
[[Image:Akron Downtown 1911.jpg|thumb|center|550px|Panorama of Akron, Ohio in 1911]]
=== Zeppelins and blimps ===
[[Image:NAS Akron OH NAN4-48.jpg|thumb|Aerial view of the Akron-Fulton airport (then NAS Akron) in the 1940s, with the Goodyear Airdock visible on the left.]]
Beginning in the early 1910s, Goodyear began experimenting with [[airship]] development, and in 1917 created a subsidiary with the [[Luftschiffbau Zeppelin|Zeppelin Company]] to build [[dirigibles]] in the United States. During the 1920s and 1930s, Akron and [[Lakehurst, New Jersey]], were the American centers of [[dirigible]] research and manufacturing. The United States' largest airships, [[USS Akron (ZRS-4)|''Akron'']], and [[USS Macon (ZRS-5)|''Macon'']], were both built in Akron. After their tragic accidents in 1933 and 1935, and the [[Hindenburg Disaster]] in 1937, rigid airships were abandoned and Goodyear focused on the production of [[blimps]]. The [[US Navy]] used many blimps in [[World War II]] for aerial observation, and Goodyear famously began using them to advertise. Though very few new airships are built today, the [[Goodyear Blimp]]s remain a popular corporate symbol. The former Goodyear Airdock, now owned by [[Lockheed Martin]], is, along with several other airship hangars, one of the largest buildings in the world without interior supports.
=== Akron milestones ===
* First balloon tire
* First automobile tires made in the United States
* First rubber-wound golf ball
* First [[breakfast cereal]]
* First [[artificial fish bait]]
* First cotton-covered rubber fire hose
* First U.S. toy company
* First synthetic rubber tire
* First commercial [[tubeless tire]]
* First graded school system in United States
* First automobile police patrol wagon
* First long distance [[electric railway]] in world
* First U.S. [[space suits]]
* First trans-active science museum ([[National Inventors Hall of Fame]])
* First meeting of [[Alcoholics Anonymous]]
* First [[National Football League]] champions (1920) ([[Akron Pros|Akron Professionals]])
* First [[zeppelin]] built in the United States
* First licensed Tattoo shop in Akron was Ardvark Tattoos(ran by Brice Hagerty & Gary Swaggerty)
* First Streetbike Stunteam "StarBoyz" originated in Akron
History made in Akron
*[[Sojourner Truth]]'s famous speech, [[Ain't I a Woman?]], was delivered in 1851 at the Ohio Women's Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio.
* One of the only Y-shaped bridges in the United States, the [[All-American Bridge]], is located in Akron, Ohio.
* Italian-American mobster [[Rosario Borgio]] arrived in Akron, Ohio in the early 1900's and established one of the first organized crime operations in the Midwest during the 20th century.
* The Home of Cleveland Cavalier's [[Lebron James]]
* The height of Akron, Ohio's tallest building the [[FirstMerit Tower]] roof is 330 in feet which is the city's area code.
* [[Thomas Edison]] married his 2nd wife Mina Miller Edison on February 24, 1886 in Akron, Ohio.
Akron's Awards, Rankings, and Notabilty
* Winner of an [[All-American City]] award in 1981,1995 and in 2008.
* Ranked ninth in the nation by Site Selection Magazine for locating new manufacturing plants in 1994.
* Ranked ninth in the nation by Site Selection Magazine for locating new manufacturing plants in 1994.
* Ranked 16th by Farmers Insurance Group of Companies as the Most Secure Place to Live (Large Metro Area) in June of 2005.
* Was awarded with the [[Business Incubator]] of the year award by the National Business Incubation Association May 06, 2008.
* Summit Data Communications took 2nd place for Outstanding Incubator Client in the technology category.
* Akron, Ohio made it into the [[All-American City]] hall of fame in 2008, Ohio has more cities than any other state in the hall of fame.
* Once known as the "Rubber Capital of the World," now a world-renowned center for polymer research and development. There are 400 polymer related companies located in the Akron area.
* Birthplace of Aviation.
* President Taft and Helen Keller stayed at Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens-Former home to Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Co-FOunder F.A. Seiberling-in Akron.
Akron in Pop Culture
* In the television series [[Prison Break]] Micheal calls a hospital in Akron, Ohio.
*Micheal uses the [[Alcoholics Anonymous]] book to pass codes during season 1.
* In a [[Robot Chicken]] episode a retired fictional movie character was said to be livng in Akron.
* One pilot for a television show called "The Virgin of Akron, Ohio" was shot in 2007.
* The full movie "The Instructor"(1983) was shot in the city of Akron, mostly downtown and firestone park.
* [[Chrissie Hynde]] made a song called "Downtown(Akron)" and "My city was gone" referring to the city.
* V.E.C. smash hit "AK-Rowdy" was about north Summit county and Akron.
* "Ak-Anthem" and "Akron Niggas Are The Hardest" made by Chino Nino talks about Akron, Ohio's ghettos life style.
* In [[Ice Cube]] 's hit single "Today Was A Good Day" he is quoted rapping "The lights on the [[Goodyear]] [[blimp]] read Ice Cube's a pimp."
* In [[Stephen King]] 's movie and novel "Needful Things", the supernatural mysterious Mr. [[Leland Gaunt]] claims to be from Akron, Ohio.
* Fictional character [[Jiminy Glick]] played by [[Martin Short]] from Prime Time Glick is from Akron, Ohio.
* In the movie [[Blackout]] CJ wears a number 23 [[Lebron James]] jersey through the film, Akron is also credited a big part in the [[Northeast Blackout]] due to [[FirstEnergy]] not trimming trees around their high voltage lines.
* On the bottom of LeBron James Nike Zoom LeBron 5 the map of Akron is on it and in other areas depending on shoe type.
* On LeBron's right forearm is a "330" tattoo with a fire burning in the background Done by Shawn Rome of Evolutions tattoos in Akron.
* The Nike Dunk Low - SVSM (Lebron James) color way green, gold and white derived from [[St. Vincent - St. Mary High School]].
* The Nike Dunk Low - Akron (Lebron James) was created for LeBron's family and friends, it feature a black and gold outline of Ohio and a star marking Akron's location.
*In the hit NBC tv show "The Office", the fictional business "Dunder Mifflin" has an office located in Akron, Ohio.
* The Morgue Boyz world famous rap group got staterd in Akron at Garfield High School
Akron's sons and daughters
* poet Rita Dove
* rock musician Chrissie Hynde
* basketball superstar LeBron James
* International Player Rev. Brice Scot
* Famous Radio Personality Steve Z
* Frog giggin Champion Marvin Taylor
* Rap superstar King Locust
* Blues duo The Black Keys are PROUDLY from Akron
==Geography and climate==
[[Image:FirstMeritTower.jpg|thumb|left|Akron's Tallest Building, the [[FirstMerit Tower]]]]
Akron is located at {{coor dms|41|4|23|N|81|31|4|W|city}} (41.073155, -81.517900){{GR|1}}.
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of 62.4 [[square mile]]s (161.6 [[km²]]), of which, 62.1 square miles (160.8 km²) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.9 km²) of it (0.54%) is water.
Akron has a [[humid continental]] climate, with cold but changeable [[winter]]s, wet, cool [[spring (season)|springs]], warm (sometimes hot) and humid [[summer]]s, and cool, rather dry [[autumn]]s. Precipitation is fairly well-distributed through the year, but summer tends to have the most rainfall (and also, somewhat paradoxically, the most sunshine), and autumn the least. The mid-autumn through early-spring months tend to be quite cloudy, with sometimes less than 30% possible sunshine. The cloudiest month is December, and the sunniest month is usually July, which is also, somewhat ironically, the wettest month.
Winters tend to be cold, with average January high temperatures of 32 °F (0 °C), and average January lows of 17 °F (-8 °C), with considerable variation in temperatures. During a typical January, high temperatures of over 50 °F (10 °C) are just as common as low temperatures of below 0 °F (-18 °C). Snowfall is lighter than the [[snowbelt]] areas to the north, but is still somewhat influenced by [[Lake Erie]], generally averaging about 47.1 [[inches]] (118.7 [[centimeters|cm]]) per winter. During a typical winter, temperatures drop below 0 °F (-18 °C) on about 6 occurrences, generally only during the nighttime hours.
Summers are warm, sometimes hot, with average July high temperatures of 83 °F (28 °C), and average July lows of 62 °F (17 °C). Summer weather is more stable, generally humid with [[thunderstorms]] fairly common. Temperatures reach or exceed 90 °F (32 °C) about 7 times each summer, on average. In hot summers, such as 1988, however, as many as 30 days over 90 °F (32 °C) have been observed, and in cooler summers, such as the summer of 2000, the temperature may never reach 90 °F (32 °C). Temperatures over 100 °F (38 °C) are rare (about once per decade on average), most recently occurring on several occasions in the hot summer of 1988.
The all-time record high in Akron of 104 °F (40 °C) was established on [[August 6]], [[1918]], and the all-time record low of −25 °F (−32 °C) was set on [[January 19]], [[1994]].
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto" "text-align:center;font-size:90%"|
| colspan="13" style="text-align:center;font-size:120%;"|Monthly Normal and Record High and Low Temperatures
|-
! style="background: #E5AFAA; color: #000000" height="17" | Month
! style="background: #E5AFAA; color:#000000;" | Jan
! style="background: #E5AFAA; color:#000000;" | Feb
! style="background: #E5AFAA; color:#000000;" | Mar
! style="background: #E5AFAA; color:#000000;" | Apr
! style="background: #E5AFAA; color:#000000;" | May
! style="background: #E5AFAA; color:#000000;" | Jun
! style="background: #E5AFAA; color:#000000;" | Jul
! style="background: #E5AFAA; color:#000000;" | Aug
! style="background: #E5AFAA; color:#000000;" | Sep
! style="background: #E5AFAA; color:#000000;" | Oct
! style="background: #E5AFAA; color:#000000;" | Nov
! style="background: #E5AFAA; color:#000000;" | Dec
|-
! style="background: #E5AFAA; color:#000000;" height="16;" | Rec High ([[Fahrenheit|°F]])
| style="text-align:center; background: #E8EAFA; color:#000000;" | 70
| style="text-align:center; background: #E8EAFA; color:#000000;" | 72
| style="text-align:center; background: #E8EAFA; color:#000000;" | 81
| style="text-align:center; background: #E8EAFA; color:#000000;" | 88
| style="text-align:center; background: #E8EAFA; color:#000000;" | 93
| style="text-align:center; background: #E8EAFA; color:#000000;" | 100
| style="text-align:center; background: #E8EAFA; color:#000000;" | 101
| style="text-align:center; background: #E8EAFA; color:#000000;" | 98
| style="text-align:center; background: #E8EAFA; color:#000000;" | 99
| style="text-align:center; background: #E8EAFA; color:#000000;" | 86
| style="text-align:center; background: #E8EAFA; color:#000000;" | 80
| style="text-align:center; background: #E8EAFA; color:#000000;" | 76
|-
! style="background: #E5AFAA; color:#000000;" height="16;" | Norm High ([[Fahrenheit|°F]])
| style="text-align:center; background: #F8F3CA; color:#000000;" | 32.9
| style="text-align:center; background: #F8F3CA; color:#000000;" | 36.8
| style="text-align:center; background: #F8F3CA; color:#000000;" | 47.5
| style="text-align:center; background: #F8F3CA; color:#000000;" | 59
| style="text-align:center; background: #F8F3CA; color:#000000;" | 69.8
| style="text-align:center; background: #F8F3CA; color:#000000;" | 78.2
| style="text-align:center; background: #F8F3CA; color:#000000;" | 82.3
| style="text-align:center; background: #F8F3CA; color:#000000;" | 80.3
| style="text-align:center; background: #F8F3CA; color:#000000;" | 72.8
| style="text-align:center; background: #F8F3CA; color:#000000;" | 61.1
| style="text-align:center; background: #F8F3CA; color:#000000;" | 48.7
| style="text-align:center; background: #F8F3CA; color:#000000;" | 37.7
|-
! style="background: #E5AFAA; color:#000000;" height="16;" | Norm Low ([[Fahrenheit|°F]])
| style="text-align:center; background: #C5DFE1; color:#000000;" | 17.4
| style="text-align:center; background: #C5DFE1; color:#000000;" | 19.8
| style="text-align:center; background: #C5DFE1; color:#000000;" | 27.9
| style="text-align:center; background: #C5DFE1; color:#000000;" | 37.1
| style="text-align:center; background: #C5DFE1; color:#000000;" | 47.8
| style="text-align:center; background: #C5DFE1; color:#000000;" | 56.8
| style="text-align:center; background: #C5DFE1; color:#000000;" | 61.3
| style="text-align:center; background: #C5DFE1; color:#000000;" | 60.2
| style="text-align:center; background: #C5DFE1; color:#000000;" | 53.1
| style="text-align:center; background: #C5DFE1; color:#000000;" | 42.1
| style="text-align:center; background: #C5DFE1; color:#000000;" | 33.4
| style="text-align:center; background: #C5DFE1; color:#000000;" | 23.6
|-
! style="background: #E5AFAA; color:#000000;" height="16;" | Rec Low ([[Fahrenheit|°F]])
| style="text-align:center; background: #F8F3CA; color:#000000;" | -25
| style="text-align:center; background: #F8F3CA; color:#000000;" | -13
| style="text-align:center; background: #F8F3CA; color:#000000;" | -3
| style="text-align:center; background: #F8F3CA; color:#000000;" | 10
| style="text-align:center; background: #F8F3CA; color:#000000;" | 24
| style="text-align:center; background: #F8F3CA; color:#000000;" | 32
| style="text-align:center; background: #F8F3CA; color:#000000;" | 43
| style="text-align:center; background: #F8F3CA; color:#000000;" | 41
| style="text-align:center; background: #F8F3CA; color:#000000;" | 32
| style="text-align:center; background: #F8F3CA; color:#000000;" | 20
| style="text-align:center; background: #F8F3CA; color:#000000;" | -1
| style="text-align:center; background: #F8F3CA; color:#000000;" | -16
|-
! style="background: #E5AFAA; color:#000000;" height="16;" | Precip ([[inch|in]])
| style="text-align:center; background: #E8EAFA; color:#000000;" | 2.49
| style="text-align:center; background: #E8EAFA; color:#000000;" | 2.28
| style="text-align:center; background: #E8EAFA; color:#000000;" | 3.15
| style="text-align:center; background: #E8EAFA; color:#000000;" | 3.39
| style="text-align:center; background: #E8EAFA; color:#000000;" | 3.96
| style="text-align:center; background: #E8EAFA; color:#000000;" | 3.55
| style="text-align:center; background: #E8EAFA; color:#000000;" | 4.02
| style="text-align:center; background: #E8EAFA; color:#000000;" | 3.65
| style="text-align:center; background: #E8EAFA; color:#000000;" | 3.43
| style="text-align:center; background: #E8EAFA; color:#000000;" | 2.53
| style="text-align:center; background: #E8EAFA; color:#000000;" | 3.04
| style="text-align:center; background: #E8EAFA; color:#000000;" | 2.98
|-
| colspan="13" style="text-align:center;font-size:90%;"|''Source: USTravelWeather.com [http://www.ustravelweather.com/weather-ohio/akron-weather.asp]''
|}
{{seealso|Akron Neighborhoods}}
==Demographics==
{| class="toccolours" align="right" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin:0 0 lem lem; font-size: 95%;"
|-
! colspan="5" bgcolor="#cccff" align="center"| '''Historical populations'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0027.html|title=Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990|last=Gibson|first=Campbell|publisher=US Census Bureau|accessdate=2007-10-20}}</ref>
|-
! align="center"| Census<br /> year !! align="right"| Population !! align="right"| Rank !! align="right"| %±
|-
| colspan="4"|<hr />
|-
| align="center"| [[United States Census, 1850|1850]]
| align="right"| 3,266
| align="right"| —
| align="right"| —
|-
| align="center"| [[United States Census, 1860|1860]]
| align="right"| 3,477
| align="right"| —
| align="right"| 6.5%
|-
| align="center"| [[United States Census, 1870|1870]]
| align="right"| 10,006
| align="right"| —
| align="right"| 187.8%
|-
| align="center"| [[United States Census, 1880|1880]]
| align="right"| 16,512
| align="right"| —
| align="right"| 65.0%
|-
| align="center"| [[United States Census, 1890|1890]]
| align="right"| 27,601
| align="right"| —
| align="right"| 67.2%
|-
| align="center"| [[United States Census, 1900|1900]]
| align="right"| 42,728
| align="right"| 87
| align="right"| 54.8%
|-
| align="center"| [[United States Census, 1910|1910]]
| align="right"| 69,067
| align="right"| 81
| align="right"| 61.6%
|-
| align="center"| [[United States Census, 1920|1920]]
| align="right"| 208,435
| align="right"| 32
| align="right"| 201.8%
|-
| align="center"| [[United States Census, 1930|1930]]
| align="right"| 255,040
| align="right"| 35
| align="right"| 22.4%
|-
| align="center"| [[United States Census, 1940|1940]]
| align="right"| 244,791
| align="right"| 38
| align="right"| −4.0%
|-
| align="center"| [[United States Census, 1950|1950]]
| align="right"| 274,605
| align="right"| 39
| align="right"| 12.2%
|-
| align="center"| [[United States Census, 1960|1960]]
| align="right"| 290,351
| align="right"| 45
| align="right"| 5.7%
|-
| align="center"| [[United States Census, 1970|1970]]
| align="right"| 275,425
| align="right"| 52
| align="right"| −5.1%
|-
| align="center"| [[United States Census, 1980|1980]]
| align="right"| 237,177
| align="right"| 59
| align="right"| −13.9%
|-
| align="center"| [[United States Census, 1990|1990]]
| align="right"| 223,019
| align="right"| 71
| align="right"| −6.0%
|-
| align="center"| [[United States Census, 2000|2000]]
| align="right"| 217,074
| align="right"| 82
| align="right"| −2.7%
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As of the [[census]]{{GR|2}} of 2000, there were 217,074 people, 90,116 households, and 53,709 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was 3,497.3 people per square mile (1,350.3/km²). There were 97,315 housing units at an average density of 1,567.9/sq mi (605.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 67.22% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 28.48% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.26% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.50% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.43% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.07% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.16% of the population. The top 5 largest ancestries include [[German American|German]] (18.1%), [[Irish American|Irish]] (11.5%), [[English American|English]] (7.2%), [[Italian American|Italian]] (6.8%), and [[United States|American]] (6.4%)[http://www.city-data.com/city/Akron-Ohio.html].
There were 90,116 households out of which 28.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 17.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.4% were non-families. 33.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 3.01.
In the city the population was spread out with 25.3% under the age of 18, 10.5% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 91.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $31,835, and the median income for a family was $39,381. Males had a median income of $31,898 versus $24,121 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $17,596. About 14.0% of families and 17.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 25.7% of those under age 18 and 9.7% of those age 65 or over.
Akron has a metropolitan population of 694,960 (U.S. Census Bureau, 2000). Akron is also part of the larger Cleveland-Akron-Elyria Combined Statistical Area, which was the 14th largest in the country with a population of over 2.9 million according to the 2000 Census.
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==Law and Government==
The city adopted a new charter of the [[City commission government|commissioner manager type]] in 1920, but reverted to its old form in 1924. The current mayor of Akron is [[Don Plusquellic]]. Mayor Plusquellic is currently serving his fifth term, and was the President of the [[United States Conference of Mayors]] during 2004. He is also a member of the [[Mayors Against Illegal Guns Coalition]]<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.mayorsagainstillegalguns.org/html/about/members.shtml| title=Mayors Against Illegal Guns: Coalition Members|accessdate=2007-06-12}}</ref>, a [[bi-partisan]] group with a stated goal of "making the public safer by getting illegal guns off the streets." The Coalition is co-chaired by [[Boston, Massachusetts]] Mayor [[Thomas Menino]] and [[New York City]] Mayor [[Michael Bloomberg]].
The Akron City Council has thirteen members. Ten are elected to represent wards and three are elected at large.
In 1915, a new municipal water system was established. It also included a reservoir on the [[Cuyahoga River]] with storage capacity of 2,385,200,000 [[gallon]]s (9,027,982,000 [[liter]]s), a complete purification system, and a pumping station.
{{seealso|List of Mayors of Akron, Ohio}}
==Economy==
Akron is home to two [[Fortune 500]] companies: the [[Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company]] and [[FirstEnergy Corp.|FirstEnergy]]. In addition, Akron is home to a number of smaller companies such as GOJO, makers of [[Purell]], Advanced Elastomer Systems, FirstMerit Bank, [[Roadway Express]] (a subsidiary of [[Yellow Roadway]]), Myers Industries, an international manufacturer of polymer products, [[Acme Fresh Market]] and [[Lockheed Martin]], Maritime Systems & Sensors division. The City of Akron created the first [[Joint Economic Development District]] to promote regional commerce with neighboring suburbs.
==Education==
[[Image:ArtDecoBldgs DowntownAkronOH.jpg|thumb| The [[Art Deco]] Mayflower Manor Apartment Apartments formerly the Mayflower Hotel. Rising 207 feet, it is an Akron Landmark. <ref name="Emporis">[http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=mayflowermanorapartments-akron-oh-usa Mayflower Manor Apartments, Akron<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Also shown is the Polsky Building. It was once Akron's flagship department store. <ref name="Polsky Department">[http://buildings.akronhistory.org/polskys.htm Polsky<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> it is now owned by the University of Akron and houses various departments for the school. <ref name= "Polsky University of Akron">[http://www.uakron.edu/resources/campusMap/maptest3.php?id=52 The University of Akron Campus Map<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>]]
===Higher education===
The [[University of Akron]] is home to over 23,000 students, making it the fourth largest public university in the state, and is a world leader in [[polymer]] research. While Akron continues to predominantly serve commuter students, the university has worked hard to shake off its image as a “commuter school." A $300 million dollar construction project saw the completion of nine new buildings, fourteen renovated facilities, and a freshly landscaped campus. The University also offers a combined B.S./M.D. program with the [[Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine]]. A new [[Summa Field at InfoCision Stadium|on-campus football stadium]], built to replace the aging [[Rubber Bowl]] is slated to begin construction in the Spring of 2008.
Akron is also located in close proximity to several other colleges and universities including the main campus of [[Kent State University]] in nearby [[Kent, Ohio|Kent]]; [[Hiram College]] in [[Hiram, Ohio|Hiram]]; and the [[College of Wooster]] in [[Wooster, Ohio|Wooster]] as well as several schools in the [[Cleveland, Ohio|Cleveland]] area.
===Secondary education===
Elementary and secondary education is mainly provided by the [[Akron City School District|Akron City Schools]], which are currently going through a 15-year, $800 million rebuilding process, remodeling some schools and entirely replacing others. Some schools will be closing permanently due to a drop in enrollment. The school board could not get a levy passed to pay for its portion of the construction expense so it worked out an arrangement with the city of Akron where the city will use the money from a new [[income tax]] to pay for Community Learning Centers, which will serve as schools but be owned by the city.<ref name="akronclc">Imagine Akron Community Learning Centers (2005). [http://www.imagineakronschools.com/content/whatis.htm What is Akron CLCs?]. Retrieved October 21, 2005.</ref> Meanwhile the academic situation has improved recently as the city’s schools have been moved from “Academic Watch” to “Continuous Improvement” by the Ohio Department of Education.
Akron City Schools has two performing arts schools. Miller South School for the Visual and Performing Arts and [[Firestone High School]]. Miller South has grades 4-8. Most Miller-South students move on to Firestone to continue in the Visual and Performing Arts Program. They are the only two schools which specialize in visual and performing arts in Summit County, however nearby [[Copley High School]] has always been known to support an excellent arts program.
===Private education===
Akron also has many private, parochial and charter schools. Akron Public Schools made headlines in 2004 when a freshman student of Akron Digital Academy, the district’s own online charter school, was not allowed to participate in extracurricular activities, an event later covered and satirized by ''[[The Daily Show]]''. St. Vincent - St. Mary High School, just west of Akron’s downtown, also made headlines when [[basketball]] star [[LeBron James]] was drafted by the [[Cleveland Cavaliers]] first overall after his graduation in 2003. Akron-based Summit Academy Schools is the largest system of non-profit community schools in the country which are specifically designed for students with learning disorders such as ADHD, Asperger's Syndrome, high-functioning autism and PDD-NOS.
==Culture and entertainment==
[[Image:Downtown Akron.jpg|thumb|left|S. Main and Bowery St.]]
Akron has a diverse and colorful heritage of old restaurants and shopping centers. [[Quaker Square]], located in the heart of Akron’s downtown, was redeveloped in the early 1970's as a downtown mall, created from the old [[Quaker Oats]] factory, which originally operated at that location. The oat silos had been transformed into unique hotel rooms. Recently, the University of Akron purchased this complex for its own use—primarily as residence-hall space for its growing student body.
During the summer, Akron hosts the National Hamburger Festival, a tribute to the city's role in the invention of the hamburger.[http://www.hamburgerfestival.com/]
Highland Square, located in near West Akron and anchored by the historic Highland Theatre, is a well-known entertainment district, featuring popular local antique stores and retail shops, such as Square Records. It is also home to several unique restaurants and taverns. Other unique and historically significant Akron neighborhoods include Goodyear Heights and Firestone Park, originally developed and designed during the First World War for employees of the large Akron rubber companies. Likewise, Northwest Akron is home to a number of large mansions, many of which, like the famous Stan Hywet, were built early in the 20th century for the upper management of these companies, as well as the city's many other successful industries.
Akron also supports independent retailers, such as Acme.
Each summer Akron hosts the All American [[Soap Box Derby]]. Children from across the country race their homemade, gravity-powered race cars down the steep hill at [[Derby Downs]] in the shadow of the Lockheed Martin Airdock.
Adjacent to the Derby Downs race hill is a 19,000-square foot outdoor skatepark. The park features concrete ramps, including two bowls going as deep as 7 feet, a snake run, two hips, a stair set with handrail, many smaller quarter pipes and a variety of grind boxes. Positioned just a few feet from the Akron Skatepark is a BMX course where organized races are often held in the warmer months.
The city is also home to several museums, including:
* [http://www.akronartmuseum.org/ Akron Art Museum]
* [http://www3.uakron.edu/ahap/ The Archives of the History of American Psychology]
* [[National Inventors Hall of Fame]]
* [http://www.stanhywet.org/ Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens]
* [http://www.akronmarbles.com/american_marble_and_toy_museum.htm American Marble and Toy Museum]
* [[Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company|Goodyear]] [http://www.ohiotraveler.com/Venue%20Files/goodyear_world_of_rubber_museum.htm World of Rubber Museum]
Akron is the hometown of Janelle Couts who was crowned [[Miss Ohio]] for 2003 and represented Ohio in the [[Miss America]] contest. She previously held the title of Miss Medina.
Akron was designated a [[Tree City USA]] by the [[Arbor Day|National Arbor Day Foundation]].
Local start-up league the [http://www.nrrgirls.com/ NEO Rock 'n' Roller Girls] is part of the national resurgence and rebirth of roller derby.
===Sports===
Akron is the home to two professional sports teams:
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|'''[[Akron Aeros]]'''
|'''[[Baseball]]'''
|'''[[1997]]'''
|'''[[Eastern League (baseball)|Eastern League]]'''
|'''[[Canal Park]]'''
|'''2 (2003,2005)'''
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|'''[[Akron Racers]]'''
|'''[[Softball]]'''
|'''[[2004]]'''
|'''[[National Pro Fastpitch]]'''
|'''[[Firestone Stadium]]'''
|'''1 (2005)'''
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==Media==
[[Image:Akron Centre.jpg|thumb|right|Office Complex in Downtown Akron]]
===Print media===
*''[[Akron Beacon Journal]]''
*''The Buchtelite'' [http://www.buchtelite.com] ([[University of Akron]])
*''West Side Leader'' [http://www.akron.com] (Leader Publications)
*''Akron Life & Leisure'' (Baker Media Group)
===Radio===
*[[WZIP]] 88.1 [http://www.wzip.fm] (Top 40 / College – [[University of Akron]])
*[[WAPS-FM|WAPS]] 91.3 (Varied formats: local artists, modern rock, blues, jazz and Public Radio sponsored by Akron Public Schools)
*[[WAKR]] 1590 (Talk)
*[[WKDD]] 98.1 (Adult Contemporary)
*[[WHLO]] 640 (News/talk)
*[[WJMP]] 1520 ([[Fox Sports Radio]])
*[[WKSU]] 89.7 ([[National Public Radio]])
*[[WONE-FM|WONE]] 97.5 (Classic Rock)
*[[WNIR]] 100.1 (News/talk)
*[[WSTB]] 88.9 (Alternative)
*[[WARF (AM)|WARF]] 1350 (Sporting News Ohio)
*[[WQMX]] 94.9 (Country)
===Television===
Akron is unique in that despite its size, it does not form its own television market, primarily due to being less than 40 miles (64[[km]]) from [[Cleveland, Ohio|Cleveland]]. It is part of the [[Greater Cleveland|Cleveland-Akron]] (Canton) [[Media market]]. However, four stations in the market are licensed to Akron.
*[[WAOH-LP]] (Independent)
*[[WEAO]] ([[PBS]])
*[[WVPX]] ([[i (TV network)|i]])
*[[WBNX]] ([[The CW Television Network|CW]])
WAOH and WEAO serve the city of Akron specifically, while WBNX and WVPX identify themselves as "Akron-Cleveland", serving the entire Northeast Ohio market.
One common thought about television in Akron is that if another station had set up shop as a network affiliate after WVPX (Was known as WAKR/WAKC-ABC until 1996) Akron and Canton could have made their own television market. This new media market would have been in the top 100 largest markets, as well.
==Infrastructure==
[[Image:Akron YMCA.jpg|thumb|left|Art Deco Apartment Building in Downtown Akron]]
=== Health ===
Akron has an extensive and distinguished health sector, with a large number of hospitals for a city of its size. Akron's adult hospitals are owned by two health systems, Summa Health System and Akron General Health System. [[Summa Health System]] operates Akron City Hospital and St. Thomas Hospital, an orthopedic hospital located in the North Hill neighborhood. Akron General Health System operates Akron General Medical Center. [[Akron Children's Hospital]] is an independent entity that specializes in pediatric and burn care. Both Akron City Hospital and Akron General have been on the U.S. News and World Report Magazine's list of "Best Hospitals" many times. It is worth noting that both AGMC and Summa are designated Level I Trauma Centers. By comparison, Akron's much larger urban neighbor to the north, Cleveland, has only one.
=== Transportation ===
Akron's road network does not run on any grid system, and it can be confusing for out-of-town motorists. Roads frequently change name or direction without warning, or stop and continue elsewhere. In addition there are two sets of numbered roads, one in Kenmore (1st -31st Streets), and one along Arlington (1st - 9th Avenues), the rest of the city has no numbering at all. This disparity between areas is due to Akron's many annexations over the years.
Akron’s transportation needs are fulfilled by two major interstates, [[Interstate 76 (east)|Interstate 76]] and [[Interstate 77]]. I-76, I-77, and [[Ohio State Highway 8|Route 8]] meet at one central interchange, which is commonly known by the same name. The central interchange divides the city into four quadrants. The Interstate 76 Eastern Expressway weaves through much of Akron’s warehouse sector and the [[Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company|Goodyear]] world headquarters is easily visible. I-76 is paired with I-77 for about two miles (3 km) west of the central interchange, and then splits off again, with I-76 later being paired with US-224 and I-77 heading north towards Cleveland. This portion of highway is currently under review by ODOT for reconstruction. The Western highway is a major route to Cleveland and Columbus, and is a near term destination to [[Fairlawn, Ohio|Fairlawn]], a major commercial area. [[Ohio State Highway 8|Route 8]] has been overhauled numerous times and serves as a major entryway for the north-eastern suburbs, namely [[Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio|Cuyahoga Falls]], [[Munroe Falls, Ohio|Munroe Falls]], [[Stow, Ohio|Stow]] and [[Hudson, Ohio|Hudson]]. There is also one highway to the south, [[U.S. Highway 224]], part of which is also notated as [[Interstate 277 (Ohio)|Interstate 277]] (I-277 connects I-77 with I-76). The Martin Luther King Jr. Freeway, commonly known as the Innerbelt, includes part of the longer [[Ohio State Highway 59|Route 59]]. It serves the very center of the city, and was supposed to run from the I-76 / I-77 to [[Ohio State Highway 8|Route 8]]. However, due to poor planning, the Innerbelt was never completed and only runs to Main St./Howard St. [[Ohio State Highway 59|Route 59]] also lacks direct I-76W / I-77N inbound and offbound ramps, furthering its problems. Mayor [[Don Plusquellic]] has brought up the idea of tearing up the northern end of the Innerbelt in order to free land for development, although some residents have stated that they would like to see it completely connected as originally planned.
Public transportation is available through the [[METRO RTA]] system, which has a fleet of over two hundred buses and trolleys, and operates local routes as well as running commuter buses into downtown Cleveland. [[SARTA]] also has a bus line running between [[Canton, Ohio|Canton]] and Akron. Amtrak closed its station near Quaker Square in 2005. Airline passengers travelling to or from Akron use either the [[Akron-Canton Regional Airport]] in [[Green, Ohio|Green]] or [[Cleveland Hopkins International Airport]]. Two low-fare airlines, [[Frontier Airlines]] and [[AirTran Airways]], have begun serving Akron-Canton in recent years, making that airport a fairly popular alternative for travellers to or from the Cleveland area. [[Akron Fulton Airport]] serves private planes and is the home of the Lockheed Martin Airdock, where the Goodyear blimps were formerly stored and maintained. The Goodyear blimps are now housed outside of Akron in a facility on the shores of Wingfoot Lake in Suffield.
The Towpath is a regional bike and hike trail that follows the Ohio and Erie Canal. It is not completed in downtown Akron, but stops just north of Innerbelt and just south of I-76/I-77.
==Notable natives==
{{maincat|People from Akron, Ohio}}
:''See also [[List of people from Akron, Ohio]]''
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* Robert "V.E.C." Addie Jr.
*[[Lola Albright]]
*[[R. W. Apple, Jr.]]
*[[Art Arfons]]
*[[Joseph Arthur]]
*[[Dan Auerbach]]
*[[Tom Batiuk]]
*[[Umar Bin Hassan]]
*[[Ray C. Bliss]]
*[[William Boyett]]
*[[Glen Buxton]]
*[[Patrick Carney]]
*[[Bob Casale]]
*[[Gerald Casale]]
*[[David Allan Coe]]
*[[Stephen Curry]]
*[[Keith Dambrot]]
*[[John Dean]]
*[[Charles W. F. Dick]]
*[[Rita Dove]]
*[[Hugh Downs]]
*[[Angie Everhart]]
*[[Shirley Fry]]
*[[Leon Harris]]
*[[James Harrison (football player)|James Harrison]]
*[[Howard Hewett]]
*[[Roger Hoover]]
*[[Chrissie Hynde]]
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*[[James Ingram]]
*[[Lux Interior]]
*[[LeBron James]]
*[[Jim Jarmusch]]
*[[David Jenkins (figure skater)|David Jenkins]]
*[[Hayes Alan Jenkins]]
*[[Gus Johnson]]
*[[Steve Johnson (basketball)|Steve Johnson]]
*[[Melina Kanakaredes]]
*[[Maynard James Keenan]]
*[[Heather Kozar]]
*[[Jani Lane]]
*[[Jerome Lane]]
*[[Bob Lape]]
*[[Bob Lewis (musician)|Bob Lewis]]
*[[Liam Lynch]]
*[[Michael McKeon]]
* Mina Miller Edison
*[[Vaughn Monroe]]
*[[Bob Mothersbaugh]]
*[[Jim Mothersbaugh]]
*[[Mark Mothersbaugh]]
*[[Thurman Munson]]
*[[Ruby Nash]]
* Trish Ostroski
*[[Coondog O'Karma]]
*[[Tim 'Ripper' Owens]]
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*[[Ara Parseghian]]
*[[Gary Pinkel]]
*[[Antonio Pittman]]
*[[Richard Quick]]
*[[Robert Quine]]
*[[W. V. Quine]]
*[[Rod Reisman]]
*[[Rick Renstrom]]
*[[Judith Resnik]]
*[[Butch Reynolds]]
*[[Thomas C. Sawyer]]
*[[Richard Smalley]]
*[[Neal Smith (drummer)|Neal Smith]]
*[[Christina Hoff Sommers]]
*[[Tyrell Sutton]]
*[[Rachel Sweet]]
*[[Nate Thurmond]]
*[[Antoine Winfield]]
*[[Ted Olsen]]
*[[Chris Wells]]
*[[Ray Wise]]
*[[Gene Woodling]]
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==Sister cities==
Akron has two [[town twinning|sister cities]], as designated by the [http://www.sister-cities.org/ Sister Cities International]:
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* {{flagicon|Israel}} - [[Kiryat Ekron]] ([[Israel]])
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==Publications==
* Akron Chamber of Commerce Year Book, (1913-14)
* [http://www3.uakron.edu/uapress/ The University of Akron Press]
* Dyer, Joyce, ''Gum-Dipped: A Daughter Remembers Rubber Town,'' The [[University of Akron Press]]: Akron (2003)
* Endres, Kathleen, ''Akron's Better Half: Women's Clubs and the Humanization of a City, 1825-1925,'' The University of Akron Press: Akron (2006)
*Jones, Alfred Winslow, ''Life, Liberty, & Property: A Story of Conflict and a Measurement of Conflicting Rights'', The University of Akron Press: Akron (1999)
*Russ Musarra and Chuck Ayers, ''Walks around Akron,'' The University of Akron Press: Akron (2007)
* S. A. Lane, ''Fifty Years and Over of Akron and Summit County'', (Akron, 1892)
* S. Love and David Giffels, ''Wheels of Fortune: The Story of Rubber in Akron, Ohio,'' The University of Akron Press: Akron (1998)
*S. Love, Ian Adams, and Barney Taxel, ''Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens,'' The University of Akron Press: Akron (2000)
* F. McGovern, ''Written on the Hills: The Making of the Akron Landscape,'' The University of Akron Press: Akron (1996)
* F. McGovern, ''Fun, Cheap, and Easy: My Life in Ohio Politics, 1949-1964,'' The University of Akron Press: Akron (2002).
==References==
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==External links==
{{sisterlinks|Akron, Ohio}}
===Government and other public institutions===
* [http://www.ci.akron.oh.us/ City of Akron]
* [http://www.akronschools.com/ Akron Public Schools]
* [http://www.akronlibrary.org/ Akron-Summit County Public Library]
*{{wikitravel|Akron}}
===History===
* [http://www.akronhistory.org/ History of Akron & Summit County]
* [http://www.akronlibrary.org/internetresources/sc/lochist.html Local History Collections held by the Special Collections Division of the Akron-Summit County Public Library]
*[http://summitcountymyths.pbwiki.com/ Summit County Myths]
*[http://photos.placesphotographed.com/v/ohakron/ Photographs of Akron, Ohio]
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