Akron Metropolitan Area

The Akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area, sometimes referred to as Greater Akron, is defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget as an area consisting of two counties, Summit and Portage, in Northeast Ohio and anchored by the city of Akron.

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Essential Destinations

Top destinations: Akron and Kent.

Akron

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Akron is a city of almost 200,000 people in the Northeast Ohio region in Summit County.

Kent

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Kent is a college town in Northeast Ohio.

Cuyahoga Falls

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Cuyahoga Falls is a city in Summit County, Ohio, United States.

Destinations to Discover

Places to explore: Barberton and Aurora.

Barberton

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Barberton is a city in Summit County.

Aurora

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Aurora is a city of 16,000 people in Portage County.

Ravenna

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Ravenna is a city in Portage County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat.

Streetsboro

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Streetsboro is a city of 17,000 people in Portage County.

Hudson

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Hudson is a city in northern Summit County, Ohio, United States.

Norton is a city in southwestern Summit County, Ohio…

Fairlawn

Fairlawn is a city in western Summit County, Ohio, United States, and a suburb of Akron.

Garrettsville

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Garrettsville is a village in northeastern Portage County, Ohio, United States.

Richfield

Richfield is a village in Summit County, Ohio, United States.

Northfield

Northfield is a village in northern Summit County, Ohio, United States.

Peninsula

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Peninsula is a village in northern Summit County, Ohio, United States, along the Cuyahoga River.

Atwater

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Atwater Township is one of the eighteen townships of Portage County, Ohio, United States.

Sagamore Hills

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Sagamore Hills Township is one of the nine townships of Summit County, Ohio, United States.

Akron Metropolitan Area

Type: metropolitan statistical area with 702,000 residents
Description: metropolitan area in Northeast Ohio, United States
Also known as: “Akron metropolitan area”, “Akron metropolitan statistical area”, “Akron, OH Metro Area”, “Akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area”, “Akron, Ohio, metropolitan statistical area”, and “Area metropolitana de Akron”
Location: Northeast Ohio, Ohio, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude of center

41.136° or 41° 8′ 10″ north

Longitude of center

-81.376° or 81° 22′ 34″ west

Population

702,000

Wikidata ID

Q4701712

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Urdu—“Akron Metropolitan Area” goes by many names.

Chinese: “阿克倫 (俄亥俄州大都市統計區)”
German: “Metropolregion Akron”
Persian: “اکران، اوهیو، منطقه آمار شهری”
Persian: “منطقه کلان‌شهری اکران”
Slovenian: “metropolitansko območje Akron”
South Azerbaijani: “آکرون متروپولیتان ئیرا”
Spanish: “Área metropolitana de Akron”
Urdu: “اکرون میٹروپولیٹن علاقہ”

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