Akron, Ohio
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Akron (/ˈækrən/) is a city in and the county seat of Summit County, Ohio, United States. At the 2020 census, the city proper had a total population of 190,469, making it the fifth-most populous city in Ohio and 136th-most populous city in the United States. The Akron metropolitan area, covering Summit and Portage counties, had a population of 702,219.[3] It is located on the western edge of the Glaciated Allegheny Plateau in Northeast Ohio about 40 miles (64 km) south of downtown Cleveland.
After being first settled by Miner Spicer in 1810,[4] the city was founded by Simon Perkins and Paul Williams in 1825 along the Little Cuyahoga River at the summit of the developing Ohio and Erie Canal. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek: ἄκρον : ákron signifying a summit or high point. It was briefly renamed South Akron after Eliakim Crosby founded nearby North Akron in 1833, until both merged into an incorporated village in 1836. In the 1910s, Akron doubled in population, making it the nation's fastest-growing city.
A long history of rubber and tire manufacturing, carried on today by the
Notable historic events in Akron include the passage of the Akron School Law of 1847, which created the
History
The first settler in the Akron area was Major Miner Spicer,[10] who came from Groton, Connecticut. He built a log cabin in the forest in 1810, and became the region's first citizen.[4] In June 1811, Spicer sent for his family, who came that same year by ox teams accompanied by Capt. Amos Spicer and Paul Williams.[11]
In 1811, Paul Williams settled near the corner of what is now Buchtel Avenue and Broadway. He suggested to General
After Eliakim Crosby founded "North Akron" (also known as Cascade) in the northern portion of what is now downtown Akron in 1833, "South" was added to Akron's name until about three years later, when the two were merged and became an incorporated village in 1836.
1850s–1890s: Summit City
When the Ohio Women's Rights Convention came to Akron in 1851, Sojourner Truth extemporaneously delivered her speech named "
1900s–1990s: Rubber Capital of the World
The
Rubber companies responded to housing crunches by building affordable housing for workers. Goodyear's president,
Akron again grew when
2000s: City of Invention
Despite the number of rubber workers decreasing by roughly half from 2000 to 2007, Akron's research in
The city also continues to deal with the effects of air and
Racial history
City founder
Geography
Akron is located in the
Climate
Akron has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa), typical of the Midwest, with four distinct seasons, and lies in USDA hardiness zone 6b, degrading to zone 6a in the outlying suburbs.[49] Winters are cold and dry but typically bring a mix of rain, sleet, and snow with occasional heavy snowfall and icing. January is the coldest month with an average mean temperature of 27.9 °F (−2.3 °C),[50] with temperatures on average dropping to or below 0 °F (−18 °C) on 3.3 days and staying at or below freezing on 40 days per year.[50] Snowfall averages 47.2 inches (120 cm) per season, significantly less than the snowbelt areas closer to Lake Erie.[50] The snowiest month on record was 37.5 inches (95 cm) in January 1978, while winter snowfall amounts have ranged from 82.0 in (208 cm) in 1977–78 to 18.2 in (46 cm) in 1949–50.[50] Springs generally see a transition to fewer weather systems that produce heavier rainfall. Summers are typically very warm and humid with temperatures at or above 90 °F (32 °C) on 10.7 days per year on average; the annual count has been as high as 36 days in 1931, while the most recent year to not reach that mark is 2023.[50] July is the warmest month with an average mean temperature of 73.9 °F (23 °C).[50] Autumn is relatively dry with many clear warm days and cool nights.
The all-time record high temperature in Akron of 104 °F (40 °C) was established on August 6, 1918, and the all-time record low temperature of −25 °F (−32 °C) was set on January 19, 1994.
Climate data for Akron, Ohio (Akron–Canton Airport), 1991–2020 normals,[a] extremes 1887–present | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 73 (23) |
76 (24) |
83 (28) |
89 (32) |
94 (34) |
100 (38) |
102 (39) |
104 (40) |
99 (37) |
91 (33) |
80 (27) |
76 (24) |
104 (40) |
Mean maximum °F (°C) | 58.2 (14.6) |
60.0 (15.6) |
70.7 (21.5) |
79.8 (26.6) |
85.8 (29.9) |
90.5 (32.5) |
91.6 (33.1) |
90.4 (32.4) |
87.7 (30.9) |
79.1 (26.2) |
68.1 (20.1) |
59.4 (15.2) |
92.7 (33.7) |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 35.5 (1.9) |
38.6 (3.7) |
48.4 (9.1) |
61.8 (16.6) |
72.3 (22.4) |
80.4 (26.9) |
84.3 (29.1) |
82.7 (28.2) |
75.9 (24.4) |
63.4 (17.4) |
50.7 (10.4) |
39.9 (4.4) |
61.2 (16.2) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 27.9 (−2.3) |
30.2 (−1.0) |
38.9 (3.8) |
50.8 (10.4) |
61.3 (16.3) |
69.9 (21.1) |
73.9 (23.3) |
72.3 (22.4) |
65.4 (18.6) |
53.7 (12.1) |
42.5 (5.8) |
33.0 (0.6) |
51.7 (10.9) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 20.3 (−6.5) |
21.9 (−5.6) |
29.4 (−1.4) |
39.8 (4.3) |
50.4 (10.2) |
59.4 (15.2) |
63.4 (17.4) |
61.9 (16.6) |
54.9 (12.7) |
44.0 (6.7) |
34.2 (1.2) |
26.1 (−3.3) |
42.1 (5.6) |
Mean minimum °F (°C) | −1.1 (−18.4) |
3.0 (−16.1) |
10.9 (−11.7) |
24.2 (−4.3) |
35.4 (1.9) |
44.4 (6.9) |
52.1 (11.2) |
50.6 (10.3) |
40.9 (4.9) |
30.4 (−0.9) |
18.7 (−7.4) |
8.5 (−13.1) |
−3.4 (−19.7) |
Record low °F (°C) | −25 (−32) |
−20 (−29) |
−6 (−21) |
10 (−12) |
24 (−4) |
32 (0) |
41 (5) |
39 (4) |
29 (−2) |
20 (−7) |
−1 (−18) |
−16 (−27) |
−25 (−32) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 2.92 (74) |
2.44 (62) |
3.23 (82) |
3.86 (98) |
4.13 (105) |
4.43 (113) |
4.14 (105) |
3.61 (92) |
3.50 (89) |
3.34 (85) |
3.08 (78) |
2.89 (73) |
41.57 (1,056) |
Average snowfall inches (cm) | 13.4 (34) |
12.0 (30) |
7.6 (19) |
1.7 (4.3) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.3 (0.76) |
3.3 (8.4) |
8.9 (23) |
47.2 (120) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 17.8 | 14.5 | 14.2 | 14.6 | 14.1 | 12.4 | 11.8 | 10.1 | 9.9 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 16.0 | 159.9 |
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 13.3 | 10.0 | 6.7 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 3.4 | 9.5 | 45.3 |
Average relative humidity (%)
|
73.4 | 71.6 | 67.8 | 63.6 | 65.9 | 68.4 | 70.2 | 73.2 | 73.9 | 70.3 | 72.2 | 74.8 | 70.4 |
Average dew point °F (°C) | 17.2 (−8.2) |
19.0 (−7.2) |
27.0 (−2.8) |
35.2 (1.8) |
46.2 (7.9) |
55.9 (13.3) |
60.6 (15.9) |
60.3 (15.7) |
54.0 (12.2) |
41.7 (5.4) |
32.9 (0.5) |
23.2 (−4.9) |
39.4 (4.1) |
Source: NOAA (relative humidity and dew point 1961-1990)[51][52] |
Neighborhoods
Akron consists of 21 neighborhoods, with an additional three that are unincorporated but recognized within the city. The neighborhoods of the city differ in design largely because of expansions such as town merging, annexation, housing construction in various time periods, and rubber era.
Maple Valley covers the west end of Copley Road, before reaching I-77. Along this strip are several businesses using the name, as well as the Maple Valley Branch of the Akron-Summit County Public Library. Spicertown falls under the blanket of University Park, this term is used frequently to describe the student-centered retail and residential area around East Exchange and Spicer streets, near the University of Akron. West Hill is roughly bounded by West Market Street on the north, West Exchange Street on the south, Downtown on the East, and Rhodes Avenue on the west. It features many stately older homes, particularly in the recently recognized Oakdale Historic District.
Suburbs
Akron's suburbs include Barberton, Cuyahoga Falls, Fairlawn, Green, Hudson, Mogadore, Montrose-Ghent, Munroe Falls, Norton, Silver Lake, Stow, and Tallmadge. Akron formed Joint Economic Development Districts with Springfield, Coventry, Copley, and Bath (in conjunction with Fairlawn) townships.[53]
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1840 | 1,664 | — | |
1850 | 3,266 | 96.3% | |
1860 | 3,477 | 6.5% | |
1870 | 10,006 | 187.8% | |
1880 | 16,512 | 65.0% | |
1890 | 27,601 | 67.2% | |
1900 | 42,728 | 54.8% | |
1910 | 69,067 | 61.6% | |
1920 | 208,435 | 201.8% | |
1930 | 255,040 | 22.4% | |
1940 | 244,791 | −4.0% | |
1950 | 274,605 | 12.2% | |
1960 | 290,351 | 5.7% | |
1970 | 275,425 | −5.1% | |
1980 | 237,177 | −13.9% | |
1990 | 223,019 | −6.0% | |
2000 | 217,074 | −2.7% | |
2010 | 199,110 | −8.3% | |
2020 | 190,469 | −4.3% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[54] 2020 census[55] |
According to census data from 2010 to 2014, the median income for a household in the city was $34,139. The per capita income for the city was $17,596. About 26.7% of persons were in poverty.[56]
The population of the Akron metropolitan area was 702,219 in 2020. Akron is also part of the larger Cleveland-Akron-Canton combined statistical area, which was the 15th largest in the country with a population of over 3.5 million residents. Akron experienced a significant collapse in population having lost over one third (34.4%) of its population between 1960 and 2020.
Although Akron is in northern Ohio, where the
2020 census
As of the census of 2020, there were 190,469 people living in the city, for a population density of 3,075.40 people per square mile (1,187.42/km2). There were 92,517 housing units. The racial makeup of the city was 54.7%
There were 85,395 households, out of which 28.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 27.3% were married couples living together, 23.8% had a male householder with no spouse present, and 39.8% had a female householder with no spouse present. 38.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.0% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16, and the average family size was 2.86.[59]
22.1% of the city's population were under the age of 18, 61.6% were 18 to 64, and 16.3% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36.5. For every 100 females, there were 93.8 males.[59]
According to the U.S. Census
2010 census
As of the
There were 83,712 households, of which 28.8% had children under age 18 living with them, 31.3% were married couples living together, 19.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 43.8% were non-families. 34.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.98.
The median age in the city was 35.7 years. 22.9% of residents were under age 18; 12.4% were between 18 and 24; 25.9% were from 25 to 44; 25.9% were from 45 to 64; and 12.6% were 65 or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.3% male and 51.7% female.
Crime
In 1999, Akron ranked as the 94th-most-dangerous city (and the 229th safest) on the 7th
Historically, organized crime operated in the city with the presence of the Black Hand led by Rosario Borgio, once headquartered on the city's north side in the first decade of the 20th century[citation needed] and the Walker-Mitchell mob, of which Pretty Boy Floyd was a member.[65] Akron has experienced several riots in its history, including the Riot of 1900 and the Wooster Avenue Riots of 1968.
The distribution of methamphetamine ("meth") in Akron greatly contributed to Summit County becoming known as the "Meth Capital of Ohio" in the early 2000s.[66] The county ranked third in the nation in the number of registered meth sites.[67] During the 1990s, motorcycle gang the Hells Angels sold the drug from bars frequented by members.[68] Between January 2004 and August 2009, the city had significantly more registered sites than any other city in the state.[69] Authorities believed a disruption of a major Mexican meth operation contributed to the increase of it being made locally.[70] In 2007, the Akron Police Department (APD) received a grant to help continue its work with other agencies and jurisdictions to support them in ridding the city of meth labs.[71] The APD coordinates with the Summit County Drug Unit and the Drug Enforcement Administration, forming the Clandestine Methamphetamine Laboratory Response Team.[72]
Economy
Many industries in the United States either began or were influenced by the city. After beginning the
Polymer Valley
Northeast Ohio's Polymer Valley is centered in Akron. The area holds forty-five percent of the state's polymer industries, with the oldest dating to the 19th century. During the 1980s and 1990s, an influx of new polymer companies came to the region.
Hospitals
Akron has designated an area called the Biomedical Corridor, aimed at luring health-related ventures to the region. It encompasses 1,240 acres (5.0 km2) of private and publicly owned land, bounded by Akron General on the west and Akron City on the east, and also includes Akron Children's near the district's center with the former Saint Thomas Hospital to the north of its northern boundaries.[81] Since its start in 2006, the corridor added the headquarters of companies such as Akron Polymer Systems.[82]
Akron's adult hospitals are owned by two health systems,
Top employers
According to the city's 2020 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,[90] the principal employers in the city are:
# | Employer | Employees |
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1 | Summa Health System
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8,609 |
2 | University of Akron | 5,933 |
3 | Akron Children's Hospital | 5,773 |
4 | FirstEnergy | 5,538 |
5 | Cleveland Clinic- Akron General | 4,779 |
6 | Akron Public Schools | 4,544 |
7 | Summit County | 3,323 |
8 | Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company | 2,954 |
9 | City of Akron | 2,406 |
10 | Signet Jewelers | 2,094 |
Arts and culture
Akron is home to
Built between 1912 and 1915 for
Located within the Sand Run Metro Park, the 104 acres (0.42 km2) F.A. Seiberling Nature Realm features a visitor center, hiking trails, three ponds, gardens, and an array of special programs throughout the year. The Akron Police Museum displays mementos including items from Pretty Boy Floyd, whose gang frequented the city.[95][96]
Akron is home to the American Marble and Toy Museum.[97]
Architecture
As a result of multiple towns merging, and industry boom, Akron's architecture is diverse.
Originally a canal town, the city is divided into two parts by the Ohio and Erie Canal, with downtown being centered on it. Along the locks, the city has a path paved with rubber.
Akron was awarded with the
Many of the city's government and civic buildings, including City Hall and the Summit County Courthouse are from pre-World War Two, but the Akron-Summit County Public Library, and John S. Knight Center are considerably newer. The library originally opened in 1969, but reopened as a greatly expanded facility in 2004. The Knight Center opened in 1994.
The First Methodist Episcopal Church first used the
The city is home to a historic 1920s atmospheric movie palace, the Akron Civic Theatre. One of the building's features is a starry sky with clouds that drift over it when the lights are dimmed.
Completed in 1931, Akron's tallest building, the
The
The contrasting neighborhoods of Goodyear Heights and Firestone Park were built during the rubber industry to house workers and their families. Both are communities filled with houses based on mail-order plans.
Tourism
There are numerous attractions and points of interest in the Akron area. Opened in 1922, the
National events hosted annually in Akron cover a wide variety of hobbies and interests. The PGA World Golf Championships travel to Akron each year for the
Cuisine
Several residents of Akron have played a role in defining American cuisine.
Sports
Professional
Team | Sport | League | Venue (capacity) | Attendance |
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Akron RubberDucks | Baseball | Eastern League (AA) | Canal Park (7,630) | 5,074 |
Akron City FC | Soccer |
National Premier Soccer League (Rust Belt Conference) | Green Street Stadium (3,000) | 625 |
College
Team | Sport | League | Venue (capacity) | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|
Akron Zips football | American football | NCAA ) |
InfoCision Stadium (30,000) |
18,098 |
Akron Zips men's basketball | Basketball | Mid-American Conference (NCAA) | James A. Rhodes Arena (5,500) | 3,351 |
Akron Zips men's soccer | Soccer |
Mid-American Conference (NCAA) | FirstEnergy Stadium (4,000) | 2,186 |
Overview
Current
The RubberDucks – formerly called the Akron Aeros – moved to Akron from Canton in 1997, and have won the
The Akron Marathon is an annual marathon in the city which offers a team relay and shorter races throughout the summer and fall.[116]
The
The
Past teams and events
Former teams of Akron include the
Akron had 2 teams who won the National Basketball League in the '30s and '40s, before the foundation of the NBA.
Akron hosted some of the events of the 2014 Gay Games including the marathon, the men's and women's golf tournaments at Firestone Country Club, and softball at Firestone Stadium.[119]
The
started in the city during 1958.Parks and recreation
Major parks in Akron include Lock 3, Firestone, Goodyear Heights, the F.A. Seiberling Nature Realm (or Naturealm), and part of the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Several of the parks are along the locks of the canal. Lock 3 Park in downtown Akron is the city's hub for entertainment. It is commonly used as an outdoor amphitheater hosting live musical entertainment, festivals and special events year-round. The park was created in the early 21st century to provide green space within the city. The Ohio and Erie Canal can still be seen flowing behind the stage where there was once a boat yard and dry dock. Later, a pottery factory stood there until the parking deck of the M. O'Neil Co. department store was built in the current location. More than 65,000 guests use the park for recreation annually. Lock 3 Live holds concerts for almost every musical genre, including alternative, R&B, reggae, gospel, country, pop, jazz and classic rock. Some festivals the park hosts throughout the year include Soap Box Derby opening ceremonies, firefighter competitions, charity events, tournaments and animal events. From November through February, Lock 3 Park is transformed into an outdoor ice-skating rink.[121] Adjacent to the Derby Downs race hill is a 19,000-square-foot (1,800 m2) outdoor skatepark. The park features concrete ramps, including two bowls going as deep as 7 feet (2.1 m), a snake run, two hips, a stair set with handrail, many smaller quarter pipes and a variety of grind boxes. Positioned just a few feet from the Akron Skatepark is a Pro BMX course where organized races are often held in the warmer months. Akron residents can enjoy various ice skating activities year round at the historic Akron Ice House.
The Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath Trail is a regional bike and hike trail that follows the canal. A bridge was completed in 2008, crossing Route 59/The Innerbelt, which connects the towpath proper with bike routes painted onto streets downtown, thus completing another step toward the connection of Cleveland and East Liverpool with a hike and bike trail.[citation needed] The State of Ohio plans to reconstruct the trail which once ran completely through Ohio, to New Philadelphia from Cleveland. The trail features a floating observation deck section over Summit Lake. It is a popular tourist attraction, as it attracts over 2 million visits annually.[122][123][124] The Portage Hike and Bike Trail, when fully complete, will connect with the hike and bike trails in the county.[125]
Government
The mayor of Akron is elected in a citywide vote. In 2023, the city elected its 63rd mayor. The city is divided into 10 wards, each elect a member to the Akron City Council, while an additional 3 are elected at large. The mayor's cabinet currently consist of directors and deputy directors of administration, communications, community relations, economic development, intergovernmental relations, labor relations, law, planning & urban development, planning director – deputy, public safety, and public service.[127] The city adopted a new charter of the commissioner manager type in 1920, but reverted to its old form in 1924.
The current mayor is Shammas Malik. The previous mayor was Dan Horrigan. Longtime Akron Mayor Don Plusquellic announced on May 8, 2015, that he would resign on May 31 after 28 years as mayor and 41 years of service to the city.[128][129] On May 31, 2015, Garry Moneypenny was sworn in as the new mayor at East High School. Moneypenny was former Chief Deputy and Assistant Sheriff of the Summit County Sheriff's Department, former Springfield Township Police Department Chief of Police,[130] and former Akron City Council President.[129]
On June 5, 2015, less than a week after he took office, Mayor Moneypenny announced he would not run for a full term because of inappropriate contact with a city employee.[131] Three days later, Moneypenny announced he would resign effective at midnight on June 10. Council president Jeff Fusco assumed the duties of mayor on June 11, 2015. Fusco ran for and was elected to an at-large council seat, rather than seeking a full term as mayor. Fusco also announced he would temporarily step down as Chair of the Summit County Democratic Party, because the city charter calls for the Mayor to devote his full attention to the city.[132]
As of July 1, 2015, three Democrats and one Republican were running for Mayor of Akron. The Democratic candidates were Summit County Clerk of Courts and former ward 4 Councilman Dan Horrigan; at-large Councilman Mike Williams; and Summit County Councilman Frank Communale. Horrigan won the Democratic primary, held on September 8. In the general election, he faced the lone GOP candidate, Eddie Sipplen, an African-American criminal defense attorney.[133] On November 3, 2015, Horrigan was elected as the 62nd mayor of the city of Akron. He took office on January 1, 2016. On November 5, 2019, Mayor Horrigan was re-elected to a second term.[134]
The current members of the city council, all Democrats, are:
- Ward 1 – Samuel D. DeShazior
- Ward 2 – Phil Lombardo
- Ward 3 – Margo Sommerville – president
- Ward 4 – Jan Davis
- Ward 5 – Johnnie Hannah
- Ward 6 – Brad McKitrick – president pro-tempore
- Ward 7 – Donnie Kammer
- Ward 8 – James Hardy
- Ward 9 – Tina Boyes
- Ward 10 – Sharon L. Connor
- At Large – Linda F. R. Omobien
- At Large – Jeff Fusco – vice president
- At Large – Eric D. Garrett Sr.
- Clerk of Council – Sara Biviano
- Council Chief of Staff - Dr. Joan M. Williams [135]
Education
Preschool, elementary, and secondary education is mainly provided by the Akron City School District. Planning of the district began in 1840, when Ansel Miller suggested to build free public schools for all children in the city, paid for by property taxes. After enduring much opposition by citizens, in 1843 Miller joined with Rev. Isaac Jennings. Three years later, Jennings became the chairman of a committee of citizens who discussed how to improve the school system. On November 21, 1846, their plan was approved unanimously by the citizens. The Ohio Legislature adopted the plan, called "An act for the support and better regulation of the Common Schools of the Town of Akron" on February 8, 1847. Akron's first public schools were established in the fall of 1847 and were led by Mortimer Leggett. The first annual report showed that it cost less than $2 a year to educate a child. In 1857 the cost of running the schools for a year was $4,200 (~$108,341 in 2023). The primary schools were taught by young women, which the Akron Board of Education justified because they could be paid less and were under the supervision of a male superintendent. From 1877 to 1952, Akron graduated students semi-annually instead of annually. 9% of the city's school-aged population were born in other countries in 1888. In the 1920s, an Americanization program was designed to help the many Akron students who were first-generation Americans. Classes were in the rubber companies and some of the schools. A "continuation school" began for working boys and girls who were required by law to have at least four hours of schooling a week. In 1924, Akron's platoon schools attracted visitors from all over the country. Being a stronghold for the Ku Klux Klan during the decade, the majority of school board and government officials were members. Their influence ended with the arrival of Wendell Willkie. During the city's 1950s boom town phase, Akron schools grew eight times faster than the city's population. In 1967, Kenmore launched the Air Force JROTC. In 1971, Jennings piloted the middle school model, which moved ninth-graders to the senior high school. In 1984, all-day kindergarten was piloted at Seiberling, Rankin and Hatton schools, and Ellet, East and Garfield high schools piloted the in-school suspension program. The district received an A+ evaluation from the state in 1987.[136]
Akron was served by the Akron Digital Academy from 2002 to 2018, when it shut down.[137]
As part of his charitable foundation's initiatives in the city, LeBron James founded the I Promise School, which serves underprivileged kids.[138][139][140]
The city is home to the
All Akron Public Schools are currently going through a 15-year, $800 million rebuilding process.[143] In recent times the city's schools have been moved from "Academic Watch" to "Continuous Improvement" by the Ohio Department of Education.[144] Akron also has many private, parochial and charter schools.
Media
Akron is served in print by the daily Akron Beacon Journal, formerly the flagship newspaper of the Knight Newspapers chain; the weekly "The Akron Reporter"; and the weekly West Side Leader newspapers and the monthly magazine Akron Life. The Buchtelite newspaper is published by the University of Akron.[145]
TV
Akron is part of the
Radio
Though it is part of a combined TV market with Cleveland, Akron is its own radio market. Music stations include
As the regional
Film and television
Akron has served as the setting for several
Infrastructure
Transportation
Airports
The primary terminal that airline passengers traveling to or from Akron use is the Akron–Canton Airport, serving nearly 2 million passengers a year. The Akron-Canton Airport is a commercial Class C airport located in the city of Green,[161] roughly 10 mi (16 km) southeast of Akron operated jointly by Stark and Summit counties. It serves as an alternative for travelers to or from the Cleveland area as well. Akron Executive Airport is a general aviation airport located in and owned by the City of Akron that serves private planes. It first opened in 1929 and has operated in several different capacities since then. The airport had commercial scheduled airline service until the 1950s and it is now used for both cargo and private planes.[162] It is home of the Lockheed Martin Airdock, where the Goodyear airships, dirigibles, and blimps were originally stored and maintained. The Goodyear blimps are now housed outside of Akron in a facility on the shores of Wingfoot Lake in nearby Suffield Township.
Railroads
Akron Northside Station is a train station at 27 Ridge Street along the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad.[163]
Because of the city's large rubber industry, Akron was once served by a variety of railroads that competed for the city's freight and passenger business. The largest were the
From 1891 to 1971 passenger service to points throughout the Midwest, as well as Washington and New York City, was provided at
Bus and public transportation
Public transportation is available through the METRO Regional Transit Authority system, whose fleet of over 200 buses and trolleys operates local routes and commuter buses into downtown Cleveland. Stark Area Regional Transit Authority (SARTA) also has a bus line running between Canton and Akron and the Portage Area Regional Transportation Authority (PARTA) runs an express route connecting the University of Akron with Kent State University.[167] Metro RTA operates out of the Robert K. Pfaff Transit Center on South Broadway Street. This facility, which opened in 2009, also houses inter-city bus transportation available through Greyhound Lines.[168]
Freeways
Akron is served by two major interstate highways that bisect the city. Unlike other cities, the bisection does not occur in the Central Business District, nor do the interstates serve downtown; rather, the Akron Innerbelt and to a lesser extent Ohio State Route 8 serve these functions.
- I-76, where it takes a westerly turn as a concurrency with Interstate 76.
- Interstate 71 to Youngstown, Ohio, and farther. It runs east–west and has 18 interchanges in Akron, four of which are freeway-to-freeway. The East Leg was rebuilt in the 1990s to feature six lanes and longer merge lanes. The concurrency with Interstate 77 is eight lanes. The Kenmore Leg is a four-lane leg that is slightly less than two miles (3 km) long and connects to Interstate 277.
- US 224after I-76 splits to the north to form the Kenmore Leg. It is six lanes and cosigned with U.S. 224.
- The Akron Innerbelt is a six-lane, 1.78-mile (2.86 km) spur from the I-76/I-77 concurrency and serves the urban core of the city. Its ramps are directional from the interstates, so it only serves west side drivers. ODOT is considering changing this design to attract more traffic to the route. The freeway comes to an abrupt end near the northern boundary of downtown where it becomes Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. The freeway itself is officially known as "The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Freeway". The freeway was originally designed to connect directly to State Route 8, but plans were laid to rest in the mid-1970s because of financial troubles.
- Ohio State Route 8 is an original state highway that is a limited access route that connects Akron's northern suburbs with Interstates 76 and 77. State Route 8's southern terminus is at the central interchange, where it meets I-76 and I-77. The second freeway in Akron to be completed, it went through a major overhaul in 2003 with new ramps and access roads. In 2007 ODOT began a project to upgrade the road to interstate highway standards north of Akron from State Route 303 to I-271, providing a high speed alternative to Cleveland.[169]
Notable people
Akron has produced and been home to a number of notable individuals in varying fields. Its natives and residents are called "Akronites". The first postmaster of the Connecticut Western Reserve and president of its bank, General Simon Perkins (1771–1844), co-founded Akron in 1825. His son, Colonel Simon Perkins (1805–1877), while living in Akron during the same time as abolitionist John Brown (1800–1859), went into business with Brown. Wendell Willkie, the Republican nominee for president in 1940, worked in Akron as a lawyer for Firestone. Pioneering televangelist Rex Humbard rose to prominence in Akron. Beacon Journal publisher John S. Knight ran the national Knight Newspapers chain from Akron. Broadcaster Hugh Downs was born in Akron. In the mid- to late 1940s, pioneering rock 'n' roll DJ Alan Freed was musical director at Akron's WAKR. Watergate figure John Dean was born in Akron.
Noted athletes to have come from Akron include multi-time
Performing artists to come from Akron include bands such as
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The Silver Screen, which came to symbolize Hollywood's movie entertainment industry, was invented by Kenmore resident and projectionist Harry Coulter Williams. First used in Akron's Majestic Theater and then Norka Theater, the "Williams Perlite" tear-proof, vinyl plastic indoor motion picture screen was installed in all the major movie houses, including the rapidly expanding theaters built by Warner Bros. of nearby Youngstown OH. Williams' unique silver-painted screens were adapted for CinemaScope, VistaVision, and later 3-D movies. They provided a brighter picture at all angles with top reflectivity at direct viewing and extra diffusion for side seats and balconies.[170]
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Further reading
- Joyce Dyer, Gum-Dipped: A Daughter Remembers Rubber Town. Akron: University of Akron Press, 2003.
- Kathleen Endres, Akron's Better Half: Women's Clubs and the Humanization of a City, 1825–1925, Akron: University of Akron Press, 2006.
- Kathleen L. Endres, Rosie the Rubber Worker: Women Workers in Akron's Rubber Factories during World War II. Kent: Kent State University Press, 2000
- Jack Gieck, A Photo Album of Ohio's Canal Era, 1825–1913, Revised Edition. Kent: Kent State University Press, 1992
- Jack Gieck, Early Akron's Industrial Valley: A History of the Cascade Locks. Kent: Kent State University Press, 2008
- Alfred Winslow Jones, Life, Liberty, & Property: A Story of Conflict and a Measurement of Conflicting Rights. Akron: University of Akron Press, 1999.
- S. A. Lane, Fifty Years and Over of Akron and Summit County. Akron, 1892.
- S. Love and David Giffels, Wheels of Fortune: The Story of Rubber in Akron, Ohio. Akron: University of Akron Press, 1998.
- S. Love, Ian Adams, and Barney Taxel, Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens. Akron: University of Akron Press, 2000.
- F. McGovern, Written on the Hills: The Making of the Akron Landscape. Akron: University of Akron Press, 1996.
- F. McGovern, Fun, Cheap, and Easy: My Life in Ohio Politics, 1949–1964. Akron: University of Akron Press, 2002.
- Russ Musarra and Chuck Ayers, Walks around Akron. Akron: University of Akron Press, 2007.
- Oscar E. Olin, et al., A Centennial History of Akron, 1825–1925. Summit County Historical Society, 1925.
- John S. Reese, Guide Book for the Tourist and Traveler over the Valley Railway, Revised Edition. Kent: Kent State University Press, 2002
- Akron Chamber of Commerce Year Book, (1913–14)
External links
- Akron, Ohio at Curlie
- City of Akron official website
- History of Akron and Summit County
- Geary, Linda L. (June 1989). Balanced in the wind: a biography of …. Bucknell University Press. ISBN 978-0-8387-5154-1. Retrieved January 21, 2010.
- "Table 1. Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2009 (CBSA-EST2009-01)". 2009 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. March 23, 2010. Archived from the original (CSV) on February 10, 2012. Retrieved March 24, 2010.
- "US Census 2000 est". Archived from the original on October 15, 2006.