Tallmadge, Ohio
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Location in Ohio
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1807 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Ohio | ||
| Counties : |
Summit County Portage County |
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| Coordinates : | 41 ° 6 ′ N , 81 ° 25 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 16,390 (as of: 2000) | ||
| Population density : | 452.8 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 36.2 km 2 (approx. 14 mi 2 ) of which 36.2 km 2 (approx. 14 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 340 m | ||
| Postal code : | 44278 | ||
| Area code : | +1 330 | ||
| FIPS : | 39-76106 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1061671 | ||
| Website : | www.tallmadge-ohio.org | ||
| Mayor : | Christopher B. Grimm | ||
Tallmadge is a city in Summit County and Portage Counties in Ohio , United States . It is a suburb of Akron and statistically part of the Akron metropolitan area. Tallmadge was founded in 1807 and is the second oldest town in Summit County, after Hudson , which was founded in 1799.
The place is named after Benjamin Tallmadge , a colonel in the Continental Army and a member of the House of Representatives of the United States .