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Akron is a village in , , United States. The population was 2,868 at the 2010 census. The name derives from the Greek word ἄκρον signifying a summit or high point.
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  • Type: Village with 2,890 residents
  • Description: village in Erie County, New York, United States
  • Also known as: “Akron, New York” and “Akron, NY”
  • Postal code: 14001

Places of Interest

Highlights include Rich-Twinn Octagon House and Akron Airport.

House
Photo: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The built in 1849 is an historic octagonal house located at 145 Main Street in Akron, . It is one of three known octagon houses in and was "meticulously restored" prior to its 1994 nomination to the National Register.

Aerodrome
is a privately owned, public airport in , a mile east of Akron, a village in the .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pembroke and Clarence.

Village
Photo: Mitchazenia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a town in , , United States. The population was 4,292 at the 2010 census. The town is named after a in west . lies on the west border of Genesee County, west of . is situated 3½ miles southeast of Akron.

Photo: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 3.0.
A second-ring suburb of , affluent is a haven for antique shopping. Main Street in Hollow, the town's adorable, quaint business district, is where you'll find many of the antique stores that draw visitors to from all over the region—as well as a wide range of other charming shops, restaurants, and other attractions.

Hamlet
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is a village in , , United States. The population was 709 at the 2010 census. It is named after the Greek island of . The village of lies along the southern edge of the town of ; about 1.5 acres within the village limits are within the town of to the south. is situated 6 miles southeast of Akron.

Akron

Latitude
43.02089° or 43° 1′ 15″ north
Longitude
-78.4953° or 78° 29′ 43″ west
Population
2,890
Elevation
741 feet (226 metres)
United Nations Location Code
US AKR
Open location code
87M32GC3+9V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9923584198
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
5106825
Wiki­data ID
Q2538400
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Akron” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “أكرون”
  • Basque: “Akron”
  • Catalan: “Akron”
  • Cebuano: “Akron”
  • Chinese: “Akron”
  • Chinese: “阿克伦”
  • Chinese: “阿克倫”
  • Danish: “Akron”
  • Dutch: “Akron”
  • French: “Akron”
  • German: “Akron”
  • Gilaki: “أکرن (نيۊیؤرک)”
  • Gilaki: “أکرن”
  • Haitian: “Akron, New York”
  • Haitian: “Akron”
  • Hungarian: “Akron”
  • Italian: “Akron”
  • Japanese: “アクロン (ニューヨーク州)”
  • Japanese: “アクロン”
  • Korean: “애크런”
  • Ladin: “Akron”
  • Malagasy: “Akron, New York”
  • Malagasy: “Akron”
  • Mazanderani: “آکرون (نیویورک)”
  • Mazanderani: “آکرون”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Akron”
  • Persian: “اکران، نیو یورک”
  • Persian: “اکران، نیویورک”
  • Persian: “اکران”
  • Polish: “Akron”
  • Portuguese: “Akron”
  • Russian: “Акрон”
  • Serbian: “Акрон”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Akron, New York”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Akron”
  • South Azerbaijani: “آکرون، نیویورک”
  • Spanish: “Akron”
  • Swedish: “Akron, New York”
  • Swedish: “Akron”
  • Turkish: “Akron”
  • Ukrainian: “Акрон”
  • Urdu: “اکرون، نیو یارک”
  • Volapük: “Akron”
  • Welsh: “Akron, Efrog Newydd”
  • Welsh: “Akron”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Akron”. Photo: Pubdog, Public domain.