Macedonia, Ohio

Coordinates: 41°19′4″N 81°30′15″W / 41.31778°N 81.50417°W / 41.31778; -81.50417
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Macedonia, Ohio
City
Longwood Manor
Longwood Manor
FIPS code
39-45976[3]
GNIS feature ID1087006[2]
Websitehttp://www.macedonia.oh.us/

Macedonia is a city in northern

2020 census. It is a suburb of the Akron metropolitan area
.

History

The city's name is said to derive from a small joke among divinity students at Western Reserve College, which in the early 19th century was in Hudson, Ohio. The students, who were called upon to preach in the small hamlet 6 miles (10 km) to the north, recalled Acts 16:10: "...we sought to go to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the gospel to them."[4]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.75 square miles (25.25 km2), including 9.71 square miles (25.15 km2) of land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) of water.[5]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1880219—
1910452—
192058128.5%
193073426.3%
19706,375—
19806,5713.1%
19907,50914.3%
20009,22422.8%
201011,18821.3%
202012,1688.8%
2021 (est.)12,2030.3%
Sources:[6][3][7]

The median income for a household in the city was $77,866, and the median income for a family was $88,906. The

poverty line. Of the city's population over the age of 25, 41.2% holds a bachelor's degree or higher.[8][9]

2010 census

As of the

Latino
of any race were 1.3% of the population.

There were 4,338 households, of which 31.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.5% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 25.5% were non-families. 21.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.6% were composed of a person 65 years or older living alone. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.01.

The median age in the city was 43.4 years. 22.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24% were from 25 to 44; 32.7% were from 45 to 64; and 14.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.5% male and 51.5% female.

Notable people

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Macedonia, Ohio
  3. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "Macedonia History". City of Macedonia. Retrieved May 13, 2011.
  5. ^ "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on January 25, 2012. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  6. ^ "Ohio: Population and Housing Unit Counts" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved November 22, 2013.
  7. ^ "Macedonia city, Ohio". census.gov. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  8. ^ "Macedonia (City) QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau". Archived from the original on March 10, 2013. Retrieved November 7, 2012.
  9. ^ "United States Census".
  10. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 6, 2013.

External links

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