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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Essential Destinations
Top destinations include 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. Akron is proud of its heritage as a center of industry, and now offers visitors a wide range of recreational and cultural attractions, food experiences, and shopping.
Kent
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Kent is a college town in Northeast Ohio. Kent, the home of Kent State University, is a quaint town with a very diverse community where northeast Ohio locals mix with students from across the state nation and globe.
Cuyahoga Falls
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Cuyahoga Falls is a city in Summit County, Ohio, United States. The population was 51,114 at the 2020 census. The second-largest city in Summit County, it is located directly north of Akron and is a suburb in the Akron metropolitan area.
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Barberton
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Barberton is a city in Summit County. In 1890, Akron industrialist Ohio C. Barber had an option on 550 acres of land in Norton on which he hoped to mine soda ash.
Aurora
Aurora is a city of 16,000 people in Portage County. It is a suburb of Akron, Ohio. Its downtown area is a National Historic Place, with 21 contributing buildings in styles that include Mid-19th Century Revival, Late Victorian, and Federal.
Hudson
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Hudson is a city in northern Summit County, Ohio, United States. The population was 23,110 at the 2020 census. It is a suburban community in the Akron metropolitan area.
Ravenna
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Ravenna is a city in Portage County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. The population was 11,323 at the 2020 census. It is located 15 miles east of Akron.
Streetsboro
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Streetsboro is a city of 17,000 people in Portage County. Streetsboro was a stop on the Underground Railroad, and primarily a farming community until 1970.
Tallmadge
Tallmadge is a city in Summit County. The city holds the Guinness Book of World Records for the most churches per capita.
Stow
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Stow is in Summit County, Northeast Ohio. It is rather disorganized, but you're probably going to pass through it is you're going from Akron to Cleveland or vice-versa, and you won't get lost if you're just passing through.
Fairlawn
Fairlawn is a city in western Summit County, Ohio, United States, and a suburb of Akron. The population was 7,710 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Akron metropolitan area.Norton
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Norton is a city in southwestern Summit County, Ohio, United States, with a 4.4-acre district extending into Wayne County. The population was 11,673 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Akron metropolitan area.
Richfield
Richfield is a village in Summit County, Ohio, United States. The population was 3,729 at the 2020 census. It is located midway between Akron and Cleveland and is part of the Akron metropolitan area.Garrettsville
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Garrettsville is a village in northeastern Portage County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,449 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Akron metropolitan area.
Northfield
Northfield is a village in northern Summit County, Ohio, United States. The population was 3,541 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Akron metropolitan area.Peninsula
Peninsula is a village in northern Summit County, Ohio, United States, along the Cuyahoga River. The population was 536 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Akron metropolitan area.
Atwater
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Atwater Township is one of the eighteen townships of Portage County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census there were 2,564 people living in the township.
Sagamore Hills
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Sagamore Hills Township is one of the nine townships of Summit County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 10,845.
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”, and “Akron, Ohio, metropolitan statistical area”
- Location: Northeast Ohio, Ohio, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude of center
41.136° or 41° 8′ 10″ northLongitude of center
-81.376° or 81° 22′ 34″ westPopulation
702,000Wikidata 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: “Area metropolitana de Akron”
- Spanish: “Área metropolitana de Akron”
- Urdu: “اکرون میٹروپولیٹن علاقہ”
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