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'''Green''' is a [[suburb]]an city in [[Summit County, Ohio|Summit County]], [[Ohio]], [[United States]]. The population was 22,817 at the [[United States Census 2000|2000 census]]. It is located almost exactly midway between the cities of [[Akron, Ohio|Akron]] and [[Canton, Ohio|Canton]], although it is technically part of the [[metropolitan area]] of Akron.
'''Green''' is a [[suburb]]an city in [[Summit County, Ohio|Summit County]], [[Ohio]], [[United States]]. The population was 22,817 at the [[United States Census 2000|2000 census]]. It is located almost exactly midway between the cities of [[Akron, Ohio|Akron]] and [[Canton, Ohio|Canton]], although it is technically part of the [[metropolitan area]] of Akron.


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[[Diebold|Diebold International]], a company with a wide range of electronic products, has a [[North Canton, Ohio|North Canton]] address,<ref>[http://www.diebold.com/aboutus/ataglance/default.htm About Us — At-A-Glance], Diebold. Accessed [[2007-09-30]].</ref> but is located in Green.<ref>DeLorme. ''Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer''. 7th ed. [[Yarmouth, Maine|Yarmouth]]: [[DeLorme]], 2004, p. 51. ISBN 0-89933-281-1.</ref>
[[Diebold|Diebold International]], a company with a wide range of electronic products, has a [[North Canton, Ohio|North Canton]] address,<ref>[http://www.diebold.com/aboutus/ataglance/default.htm About Us — At-A-Glance], Diebold. Accessed [[2007-09-30]].</ref> but is located in Green.<ref>DeLorme. ''Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer''. 7th ed. [[Yarmouth, Maine|Yarmouth]]: [[DeLorme]], 2004, p. 51. ISBN 0-89933-281-1.</ref>


==Famous persons==
==Notable natives==
*Weatherman [[Dick Goddard]] of [[WJW|Fox 8 Cleveland]] is a Green High School graduate.
*Weatherman [[Dick Goddard]] of [[WJW|Fox 8 Cleveland]] is a Green High School graduate.
*Playboy Playmate [[Heather Kozar]]
*Playboy Playmate [[Heather Kozar]]
*Olympian [[Mark Croghan]]
*Olympian [[Mark Croghan]]
*[[Powerspace]] drummer Kevin Kane
*[[Powerspace]] drummer Kevin Kane
*3 Point Specialist, Drew Shultz


==External links==
==External links==

Revision as of 16:21, 29 October 2007

Green, Ohio
Location of Green, Ohio
Location of Green, Ohio
Location within Summit County, Ohio
Location within Summit County, Ohio
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountySummit
Area
 • Total33.5 sq mi (86.8 km2)
 • Land32.1 sq mi (83.0 km2)
 • Water1.5 sq mi (3.8 km2)
Elevation1,138 ft (347 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total22,817
 • Density711.7/sq mi (274.8/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
44232
Area code330
FIPS code39-31860Template:GR
GNIS feature ID1077586Template:GR
Signs located at one of the entrances to Green, Ohio

Green is a suburban city in Summit County, Ohio, United States. The population was 22,817 at the 2000 census. It is located almost exactly midway between the cities of Akron and Canton, although it is technically part of the metropolitan area of Akron.

History

Green was incorporated in 1991 as a municipality. Prior to incorporation, Green was a township with several unincorporated hamlets, most notably Greensburg. A section of the township became the village of Green and later merged with the rest of the township. Fred Ravagnani was the first "Mayor" of Green village. What is today Green was originally part of Stark County, although Green has been situated wholly within the County of Summit since 1840.

The fairly recent incorporation of the city results in the city having no real postal service mailing address; it is served by its own Post Office, Green, OH 44232, but this is a P.O. Box only office. No street addresses in Green have this ZIP code. Green street addresses are served by 5 different post offices, covering different parts of the city:

2 Akron post offices (ZIP codes 44312, 44319), one Canton post office (44720), the Clinton, OH (44216) post office, and the Uniontown, OH post office (44685).

Another unusual aspect of Green is it contracts with the Summit County Sheriff's Office for police service.

Incorporation

The impetus for Green to become a city arose in part out of controversy generated by a letter supposedly written by former Akron City Schools superintendent Conrad Ott. The letter spoke of willingness by Akron to annex Green schools. Few voters realized that school districts are separate entities under Ohio law. Property annexation to a city does not change the school district. Nevertheless, the rally to save independent schools helped spur the drive to incorporate.

Geography

Green is located at 40°57′24″N 81°28′52″W / 40.95667°N 81.48111°W / 40.95667; -81.48111Invalid arguments have been passed to the {{#coordinates:}} function (40.956719, -81.481218)Template:GR.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 86.8 km² (33.5 mi²). 83.0 km² (32.1 mi²) of it is land and 3.8 km² (1.5 mi²) of it (4.38%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 22,817 people, 8,742 households, and 6,425 families residing in the city. The population density was 274.8/km² (711.7/mi²). There were 9,180 housing units at an average density of 110.6/km² (286.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.52% White, 0.72% African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.78% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.12% from other races, and 0.69% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.49% of the population.

There were 8,742 households out of which 34.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.3% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.5% were non-families. 22.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the city the population was spread out with 26.1% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 97.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $54,133, and the median income for a family was $61,662. Males had a median income of $45,456 versus $28,725 for females. The per capita income for the city was $25,575. About 4.2% of families and 5.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.5% of those under age 18 and 4.7% of those age 65 or over.

Structures of interest

The Akron/Canton Regional Airport is located mostly in the city of Green, although a small part extends into Jackson Township in Stark County.

Diebold International, a company with a wide range of electronic products, has a North Canton address,[1] but is located in Green.[2]

Notable natives

External links

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  1. ^ About Us — At-A-Glance, Diebold. Accessed 2007-09-30.
  2. ^ DeLorme. Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. 7th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 51. ISBN 0-89933-281-1.