Summit County, Ohio

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Summit County
County
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Summit County Courthouse
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Location within the U.S. state of Ohio
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Ohio's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 41°08′N81°32′W / 41.13°N 81.53°W / 41.13; -81.53
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States
StateFlag of Ohio.svg  Ohio
FoundedMarch 3 [1] [2] , 1840
Named for the highest elevation on the Ohio and Erie Canal
Seat Akron
Largest cityAkron
Government
 • County Executive Ilene Shapiro (D)
Area
 • Total
419.38 sq mi (1,086.2 km2)
 • Land412.08 sq mi (1,067.3 km2)
 • Water7.3 sq mi (19 km2)  1.7%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
540,428
 • Estimate 
(2022)
535,882 Decrease2.svg
 • Density1,300/sq mi (500/km2)
Time zone UTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district 13th
Website co.summitoh.net

Summit County is an urban county in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 540,428, [3] making it the fourth-most populous county in Ohio. Its county seat and largest city is Akron. [4] 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 in the county. [5]

Contents

Summit County is part of the Akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH Combined Statistical Area.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 419.38 square miles (1,086 km2), of which 412.08 square miles (1,067 km2) is land and 7.3 square miles (19 km2) (1.7%) is water. [6] The largest portion of Cuyahoga Valley National Park is in the northern part of the county. The southern border of the former Connecticut Western Reserve passes through the southern part of the county, leading to jogs in the east and west borders of the county.

Major highways

Adjacent counties

National protected area

Government

Summit County, along with Cuyahoga County, is one of two of Ohio's 88 counties that have a charter government, as authorized by Article X of the Ohio Constitution. Under its charter, rather than three elected commissioners, Summit County has an elected county executive and an eleven-member county council. Eight members of the council are elected from individual districts; the other three are elected at large. Summit County also has an appointed medical examiner rather than an elected coroner, and an elected fiscal officer, who exercises the powers and performs the duties of a county auditor, treasurer and recorder. The remaining officials are similar to the officials in other counties. They include the following:

SWAT vehicle of the Summit County Sheriff's Office Summit County Ohio Sheriffs Office SWAT vehicle.jpg
SWAT vehicle of the Summit County Sheriff's Office

Summit County currently has 14 Common Pleas judges. They are:

Summit County Council

Summit County has an 11-member council. Three members are elected at-large in midterm cycles, while eight members are elected from districts coinciding with the presidential election. The current members of Summit County Council are:

* Indicates Council President [14]

County Executives

Politics

Like much of Northeast Ohio, Summit is heavily Democratic. It has voted Republican only three times since 1932, all in national Republican landslides– Dwight D. Eisenhower's 1956 victory, and the 49-state sweeps by Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan in 1972 and 1984, respectively.

United States presidential election results for Summit County, Ohio [23]
Year Republican Democratic Third party(ies)
No. %No. %No. %
2024 125,91045.88%145,00552.83%3,5391.29%
2020 124,83344.38%151,66853.92%4,7791.70%
2016 112,02643.03%134,25651.57%14,0645.40%
2012 111,00141.36%153,04157.03%4,3161.61%
2008 113,28440.66%160,85857.73%4,4871.61%
2004 118,55842.91%156,58756.67%1,1750.43%
2000 96,72143.02%119,75953.26%8,3593.72%
1996 73,55534.18%112,05052.07%29,59013.75%
1992 77,53032.10%107,88144.67%56,08123.22%
1988 101,15546.92%112,61252.23%1,8220.85%
1984 115,63750.99%109,56948.32%1,5740.69%
1980 92,29943.35%102,45948.12%18,1618.53%
1976 80,41538.41%123,71159.09%5,2242.50%
1972 112,41949.92%108,53448.19%4,2631.89%
1968 82,64939.56%100,06847.89%26,22412.55%
1964 68,00032.33%142,31967.67%00.00%
1960 109,06649.59%110,85250.41%00.00%
1956 102,87252.42%93,37847.58%00.00%
1952 91,16848.34%97,44351.66%00.00%
1948 60,17442.69%78,09655.41%2,6801.90%
1944 64,69641.61%90,78358.39%00.00%
1940 63,40541.45%89,55558.55%00.00%
1936 38,99129.16%91,83668.69%2,8692.15%
1932 47,69145.03%53,96550.95%4,2554.02%
1928 78,50470.86%31,50628.44%7750.70%
1924 53,77465.28%17,53321.29%11,06413.43%
1920 43,72159.60%27,85737.97%1,7852.43%
1916 11,59335.63%19,34359.45%1,6034.93%
1912 3,50215.10%7,78633.57%11,90451.33%
1908 10,36547.31%9,93045.32%1,6147.37%
1904 12,45166.04%4,61824.49%1,7869.47%
1900 10,07253.08%8,41344.33%4912.59%
1896 8,58451.25%8,02047.88%1460.87%
1892 6,32246.45%6,49947.75%7905.80%
1888 6,45551.43%5,49543.78%6024.80%
1884 6,58855.97%4,58638.96%5975.07%
1880 5,89057.73%4,07139.90%2412.36%
1876 5,05556.59%3,80442.59%730.82%
1872 4,53462.01%2,73837.45%400.55%
1868 4,63465.47%2,44434.53%00.00%
1864 4,20469.88%1,81230.12%00.00%
1860 3,60765.52%1,78532.43%1132.05%
1856 3,18563.64%1,74634.89%741.48%

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1840 22,560—
1850 27,48521.8%
1860 27,344−0.5%
1870 34,67426.8%
1880 43,78826.3%
1890 54,08923.5%
1900 71,71532.6%
1910 108,25350.9%
1920 286,065164.3%
1930 344,13120.3%
1940 339,405−1.4%
1950 410,03220.8%
1960 513,56925.3%
1970 553,3717.8%
1980 524,472−5.2%
1990 514,990−1.8%
2000 542,8995.4%
2010 541,781−0.2%
2020 540,428−0.2%
2022 (est.)535,882 [24] −0.8%
U.S. Decennial Census [25]
1790-1960 [26] 1900-1990 [27]
1990-2000 [28] 2010-2020 [3]

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 541,781 people, 222,781 households, and 141,110 families residing in the county. [29] The population density was 1,312.6 inhabitants per square mile (506.8/km2). There were 245,109 housing units at an average density of 593.8 per square mile (229.3/km2). [30] The racial makeup of the county was 80.6% white, 14.4% black or African American, 2.2% Asian, 0.2% American Indian, 0.5% from other races, and 2.1% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.6% of the population. [29] In terms of ancestry, 24.9% were German, 15.3% were Irish, 10.6% were English, 10.1% were Italian, 5.1% were Polish, and 4.5% were American. [31]

Of the 222,781 households, 29.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.3% were married couples living together, 13.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 36.7% were non-families, and 30.0% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.98. The median age was 40.0 years. [29]

The median income for a household in the county was $47,926 and the median income for a family was $62,271. Males had a median income of $47,892 versus $35,140 for females. The per capita income for the county was $26,676. About 10.0% of families and 13.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.8% of those under age 18 and 8.0% of those age 65 or over. [32]

Education

Public School Districts in Summit County and Surrounding Areas Summit County Ohio and Surrounding Areas School DIstrict Map.jpg
Public School Districts in Summit County and Surrounding Areas

Colleges and universities

Recreation

Communities

Map of Summit County, Ohio With Municipal and Township Labels. The map denotes New Franklin and Franklin Township as separate entities, predating their 2003 merger. Map of Summit County Ohio With Municipal and Township Labels.PNG
Map of Summit County, Ohio With Municipal and Township Labels. The map denotes New Franklin and Franklin Township as separate entities, predating their 2003 merger.

Cities

Villages

Townships

Defunct townships

Census-designated places

Unincorporated communities

See also

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