Akron
Akron is a locality in Salt Lake, Utah and has an elevation of 4,413 feet. Akron is situated nearby to the locality Blue Grass Acres, as well as near the neighborhood Tanglewood Subdivision Number 3.Places of Interest
Highlights include Woodstock Elementary School and The Orthopedic Specialty Hospital.
Woodstock Elementary School
School
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The Granite School District is a public school district spread across central Salt Lake County, Utah, serving West Valley City, Millcreek, Taylorsville, South Salt Lake, Holladay, Kearns, and Magna; and parts of West Jordan, Murray and Cottonwood Heights.
The Orthopedic Specialty Hospital
Hospital
The Orthopedic Specialty Hospital was founded in 1991 and is a 100,000-square-foot facility located in Murray, Utah, United States, at the former Intermountain Healthcare Cottonwood Hospital location. The Orthopedic Specialty Hospital is situated 2 miles northwest of Akron.
Cottonwood High School
School
Cottonwood High School is a public high school located in Murray, Utah, United States. The current enrollment is nearly 1700 and is the most diverse school in the Granite School District, and one of the most diverse in the state of Utah.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cottonwood Heights and Little Cottonwood Creek Valley.
Cottonwood Heights
Photo: JerAnderson, Public domain.
Cottonwood Heights is southeast of Salt Lake City in Utah's Wasatch Range. It is a suburban community between Big Cottonwood Canyon and Little Cottonwood Canyon with a population of 34,000.
Little Cottonwood Creek Valley
Locality
Little Cottonwood Creek Valley was a census-designated place in Salt Lake County, Utah. The 2000 Census population was 7,221, an increase over the 1990 figure of 5,042. In 2005, the CDP became part of the newly incorporated city of Cottonwood Heights. Little Cottonwood Creek Valley is situated 2½ miles southeast of Akron.
Murray
Town
Murray is a city situated on the Wasatch Front in the core of Salt Lake Valley in the U.S. state of Utah. Named for territorial governor Eli Murray, the city had a population of 50,637 as of the 2020 United States Census. Murray is situated 3 miles northwest of Akron.
Akron
- Type: Locality
- Location: Salt Lake, Utah, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.63078° or 40° 37′ 51″ northLongitude
-111.85521° or 111° 51′ 19″ westElevation
4,413 feet (1,345 metres)Open location code
85GCJ4JV+8WGeoNames ID
5770632
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