Macedonia (Ohio)

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Macedonia
Macedonia (Ohio)
Macedonia
Macedonia
Location in Ohio
Basic data
State : United States
State : Ohio
County : Summit County
Coordinates : 41 ° 19 ′  N , 81 ° 30 ′  W Coordinates: 41 ° 19 ′  N , 81 ° 30 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 9,224 (as of: 2000)
Population density : 367.5 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 25.2 km 2  (approx. 10 mi 2 ) of
which 25.1 km 2  (approx. 10 mi 2 ) are land
Height : 301 m
Postal code : 44056
Area code : +1 330
FIPS : 39-45976
GNIS ID : 1061458
Website : www.macedonia.oh.us
Mayor : Nicholas Molnar

Macedonia is a city in Summit County in the state of Ohio in the United States . In the 2000 census , the place had 9,224 inhabitants. Macedonia is part of the Akron metropolitan area .

history

The first white settler in the area was Henry Woods in the early 19th century. Originally the settlement was called The Corner . Allegedly, a quotation from the Bible from Acts 16: 9 “Come over to Macedonia and help us!” Led to the current name. Hudson theology students who came there on Sundays to help out with church services reportedly used it.

geography

Macedonias geographical coordinates be 41 ° 19 '  N , 81 ° 30'  W . The place is south of the fork of the two interstate highways I-280 and I-471 on the railway line from Cleveland via Bedford to Hudson (Ohio) . The Ohio State Route 82 leads as East Aurora Road from west to east through the city.

According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of ​​25.2 square kilometers, 0.1 square kilometers of which is water. There are three parks in the metropolitan area, Sugar Bush Park, Mortus Park, and Longwood Park.

Demographics

At the time of the 2000 census , Macedonia had 9,224 people. Two of them lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 3276 households, including 2656 families. The population density was 368 people per square kilometer. 3359 residential units were recorded, an average of 134 per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 91.42 percent white, 5.59 percent African American, 0.15 percent Native American, 1.83 percent Asian and 0.24 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.76 percent said ancestry from several races. 0.75 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

The residents of Macedonia were distributed to 3276 households, of which 38.0 percent had children under 18 years of age. 71.8 percent of households were married, 6.9 percent had a female head of household without a husband, and 18.9 percent did not form families. 16.2 percent of households were made up of individuals and someone lived in 4.5 percent of all households aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.17.

The population was divided into 26.7 percent minors, 6.0 percent 18–24 year olds, 30.9 percent 25–44 year olds, 27.2 percent 45–64 year olds and 9.2 percent aged 65 and over or more. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 women there were 98.7 men. For every 100 women over 18, there were 97.7 men.

The median household income in Macedonia was 68,908 US dollars and the median family income reached the amount of 77,125 US dollars. The median income for men was $ 50,187 compared to $ 31,820 for women. The per capita income was $ 27,739. 1.5 percent of the population and 0.8 percent of families had an income below the poverty line , of which 1.5 percent of minors and 3.2 percent of the age group 65 and over were affected.

schools

  • Nordonia High School

Personalities

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Macedonia History ( English ) Archived from the original on April 5, 2009. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 8, 2009. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.macedonia.oh.us
  2. ↑ Macedonia City, Ohio , Datasheet with the results of the 2000 census at factfinder.census.gov .

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