Summit County (Ohio)

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Summit County Courthouse, listed in the NRHP with No. 74001625 [1]
Summit County Courthouse , listed on the NRHP with number 74001625
administration
US state : Ohio
Administrative headquarters : Akron
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Administration Building
175 S Main Street
Akron, OH 44308-1306
Foundation : March 3, 1840
Made up from: Medina County
Portage County
Stark County
Area code : 001 330
Demographics
Residents : 546,604  (2005)
Population density : 511.3 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1088 km²
Water surface : 19 km²
map
Map of Summit County within Ohio
Website : www.co.summit.oh.us

Summit County is a county in the US state of Ohio of the United States . The county seat is Akron .

geography

The county is located in northeast Ohio, about 35 km to the north from Lake Erie , the southernmost of the 5 Great Lakes , and has an area of ​​1,088 square kilometers, of which 19 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Cuyahoga County , Portage County , Stark County , Wayne County, and Medina Counties .

history

Summit County was formed on March 3, 1840 from parts of Medina, Portage and Stark Counties. It was named after the highest point on the Ohio-Erie Canal .

There are two National Historic Landmarks in the county that Dr. Robert and Anne Smith House and the Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens . 165 buildings and sites in the county are on the National Register of Historic Places (as of May 18, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1840 22,560 -
1850 27,485 21.8%
1860 27,344 -0.5%
1870 34,674 26.8%
1880 43,788 26.3%
1890 54,089 23.5%
1900 71,715 32.6%
1910 108.253 50.9%
1920 286.065 164.3%
1930 344.131 20.3%
1940 339.405 -1.4%
1950 410.032 20.8%
1960 513,569 25.3%
1970 553.371 7.8%
1980 524,472 -5.2%
1990 514.990 -1.8%
2000 542.899 5.4%
Before 1900

1900-1990 2000

Summit County's age pyramid (as of 2000)
The Ohio Turnpike Bridge on Interstate 80 . over the Cuyahoga River
Summit County's boundary with Medina County

As of the 2000 census , Summit County had 542,899 people in 217,788 households and 144,611 families. The population density was 508 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 83.50 percent white, 13.19 percent African American, 0.20 percent Native American, 1.41 percent Asian, 0.02 percent from the Pacific island area and 0.29 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.39 percent were descended from two or more races. 0.88 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 217,788 households, 30.7 percent had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 50.1 percent were married couples living together, 12.6 percent were single mothers, 33.6 percent were non-families, 28.0 percent were single households, and 10.3 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.02.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 25.0 percent of residents under the age of 18, 8.2 percent between the ages of 18 and 24, 29.6 percent between the ages of 25 and 44, and 23.0 percent between the ages of 45 and 64 14.1 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 92.9 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over, there were statistically 89.3 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 42,304 , and the median income for a family is $ 52,200. Males had a median income of $ 40,117 versus $ 26,831 women. The per capita income was $ 22,842. 7.5 percent of families and 9.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line. Of these, 14.0 percent were children or adolescents under 18 years of age and 6.8 percent were people over 65 years of age.

Localities

Summit County's map

Citys

Villages

Townships

Townships out of order

Census-Designated Places

Other places

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
  2. ^ Summit County in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey . Retrieved February 22, 2011
  3. ↑ Charles Curry Aiken, Joseph Nathan Kane: The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010 . 6th edition. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2013, ISBN 978-0-8108-8762-6 , p. 294 .
  4. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Ohio . National Park Service , accessed May 18, 2018.
  5. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed May 18, 2018.
  6. ^ US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved February 17, 2011
  7. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 21, 2011
  8. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 21, 2011
  9. ^ Summit County, Ohio , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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Coordinates: 41 ° 8 ′  N , 81 ° 32 ′  W