Summit County is an urban county in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 540,428 making it the fourth-most populous county in Ohio. Its county seat is Akron. The county was formed on March 3, 1840, from portions of Medina, Portage and Stark Counties. It was named "Summit County" because the highest elevation on the Ohio and Erie Canal is located in the county.
Akron is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Summit County. It is located on the western edge of the Glaciated Allegheny Plateau, about 40 miles (64 km) south of downtown Cleveland. As of the 2019 Census estimate, the city proper had a total population of 197,597, making it the 125th largest city in the United States. The Greater Akron area, covering Summit and Portage counties, had an estimated population of 703,505.
Springfield Township is one of the nine townships of Summit County, Ohio, United States. The population as of 2018 is 14,555 residents.
Copley Township is one of the nine townships of Summit County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 13,641 people in the township.
Deborah L. Cook is a Senior United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, based in Akron, Ohio.
Ohio's 11th congressional district encompasses portions of Cuyahoga County and Summit County in the Northeast part of the state—including most of the majority-black precincts between Cleveland and Akron. The seat for the district in the United States House of Representatives is currently vacant, its most recent occupant, Marcia Fudge, having resigned in 2021 to join the Biden administration as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Summit County, Ohio.
Vernon Sykes is the state Senator for the 28th district of the Ohio Senate. He is a Democrat. The district includes Akron, Barberton, Green, Portage Lakes, Sawyerwood, Lakemore and portions of Cuyahoga Falls, Mogadore and Tallmadge in Summit County.
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Akron, Ohio.
The Akron, Ohio, metropolitan statistical area, as defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget, is an area consisting of two counties, Summit and Portage, in Northeast Ohio and is anchored by the city of Akron. As of the 2010 census, the MSA had a population of 703,200.
The Summit County Historical Society of Akron, Ohio, abbreviated SCHS, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization located in Akron, Ohio. It focuses on the history of the City of Akron and Summit County, Ohio.
Adam VanHo is an attorney in Akron, Ohio.
Kristina Roegner is a member of the Ohio Senate, serving the 27th District since 2019. Her district encompasses suburban Akron, parts of Summit County, all of Wayne County, and parts of Stark County.
Bob Peterson is an American politician serving as a Republican member of the Ohio Senate from the 17th District, where he currently serves as President Pro Tempore. From 2011 to 2012, he served as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, representing the 85th district. Before being elected to the Ohio House of Representatives, he was Fayette County Commissioner for 14 years. He was first elected as a state representative in November 2010.
Ohio's 27th senatorial district has historically been based in metro Akron. It now consists of Wayne County, as well as, portions of both Summit and Stark counties. It encompasses Ohio House districts 1, 37, and 38. It has a Cook PVI of R+4. The district was represented by the Senate President from 1978 to 1979 with Senator Oliver Ocasek. Its Ohio Senator is Republican Kristina Roegner. She resides in Hudson located in Summit County.
Greta Johnson is an American attorney and politician. Johnson is the former representative of the 35th district of the Ohio House of Representatives, serving from January 2015 to March 2017. Johnson is a former assistant prosecutor for Summit County, who challenged incumbent representative Zack Milkovich in the 2014 Democratic primary. Johnson defeated Milkovich with 54% of the vote and won the general election with 61% of the vote. She held the seat until 2017, when she resigned to work for the Summit County Executive.
Emilia Strong Sykes is an American politician currently serving as the Minority Leader of the Ohio House of Representatives. Sykes represents the 34th district, which consists of portions of the Akron area.
Tavia Galonski is an American politician serving as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives for the 35th District since 2017. A Democrat, she represents portions of Akron and Barberton in Summit County.
William Roemer is a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, representing the 38th district since 2019. A Republican, Roemer's district includes the western suburbs of Akron and Canton.
On March 10, 2021, Marcia Fudge resigned her seat in the United States House of Representatives after being confirmed by the United States Senate to serve as the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in the Biden administration. Governor Mike DeWine set the primary date for August 3, concurrent with the special election in Ohio's 15th congressional district. The general election will be on November 2.