Summit County, Ohio

Summit County is an urban county in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2010 census, the population was 541,781[3] making it the fourth-most populous county in Ohio. Its county seat 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 located in the county.[5]

Summit County
U.S. county
Summit County Courthouse
Seal
Location within the U.S. state of Ohio
Ohio's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 41°08′N 81°32′W
Country United States
State Ohio
FoundedMarch 3, 1840[1][2]
Named forthe highest elevation on the Ohio and Erie Canal
SeatAkron
Largest cityAkron
Area
 • Total419.38 sq mi (1,086.2 km2)
 • Land412.08 sq mi (1,067.3 km2)
 • Water7.3 sq mi (19 km2)  1.7%%
Population
 • Estimate 
(2019)
541,013
 • Density1,313/sq mi (507/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional districts11th, 13th, 14th, 16th
Websitewww.co.summit.oh.us

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 U.S. 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 located 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
See also: Ohio county 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:

  • Clerk of Courts - Sandra Kurt (D) (elected)[7]
  • Prosecuting Attorney - Sherri Bevan Walsh (D) (elected)
  • Engineer - Alan Brubaker (D) (elected)
  • Sheriff - Kandy Fatheree (D) (elected)
  • Fiscal Officer - Kristen Scalise (D) (elected)

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

  • Kelly McLaughlin (D),
  • Kathryn Michael (D),
  • Christine Croce (R),
  • Amy Corrigall Jones (R),
  • Alison McCarty (R),
  • Tammy O'Brien (R),
  • Joy Oldfield (D),[8]
  • Mary Margaret Rowlands (D),
  • Alison Breaux (D), and
  • Susan Baker Ross (D)
  • Linda Tucci Teodosio (D) (Juvenile Court Judge)
  • Katarina Cook (R) (Domestic Relations Judge)
  • Vacant (R) (Domestic Relations Judge) [9]
  • Elinore Marsh Stormer (D) (Probate Judge)

Summit County Council

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

  • Clair Dickinson (D) (at-large)
  • Elizabeth Walters (D) (at-large) [10]
  • John Donofrio (D) (at-large)
  • Rita Darrow (D) (District 1)
  • John Schmidt (D) (District 2)
  • Gloria Rodgers (R) (District 3)
  • Veronica Sims (D) (District 5) [13]
  • Jerry Feeman (D) (District 6)
  • Beth McKenney (R) (District 7)
  • Anthony Devitis (R) (District 8)

* Indicates Council President [12]

County Executives

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
184022,560—
185027,48521.8%
186027,344−0.5%
187034,67426.8%
188043,78826.3%
189054,08923.5%
190071,71532.6%
1910108,25350.9%
1920286,065164.3%
1930344,13120.3%
1940339,405−1.4%
1950410,03220.8%
1960513,56925.3%
1970553,3717.8%
1980524,472−5.2%
1990514,990−1.8%
2000542,8995.4%
2010541,781−0.2%
2019 (est.)541,013[20]−0.1%
U.S. Decennial Census[21]
1790-1960[22] 1900-1990[23]
1990-2000[24] 2010-2019[3]

2010 census

As of the 2010 Census, there were 541,781 people, 222,781 households, and 141,110 families residing in the county.[25] 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).[26] 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.[25] 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.[27]

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.[25]

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.[28]

Politics

Like most of Northeast Ohio, Summit is heavily Democratic. It has only voted Republican 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.

Presidential elections results
Presidential elections results[29][30]
Year Republican Democratic Third parties
2020 44.4% 124,833 53.9% 151,668 1.7% 4,779
2016 43.0% 112,026 51.6% 134,256 5.4% 14,064
2012 41.4% 111,001 57.0% 153,041 1.6% 4,316
2008 40.7% 113,284 57.7% 160,858 1.6% 4,487
2004 42.9% 118,558 56.7% 156,587 0.4% 1,175
2000 43.0% 96,721 53.3% 119,759 3.7% 8,359
1996 34.2% 73,555 52.1% 112,050 13.8% 29,590
1992 32.1% 77,530 44.7% 107,881 23.2% 56,081
1988 46.9% 101,155 52.2% 112,612 0.9% 1,822
1984 51.0% 115,637 48.3% 109,569 0.7% 1,574
1980 43.4% 92,299 48.1% 102,459 8.5% 18,161
1976 38.4% 80,415 59.1% 123,711 2.5% 5,224
1972 49.9% 112,419 48.2% 108,534 1.9% 4,263
1968 39.6% 82,649 47.9% 100,068 12.6% 26,224
1964 32.3% 68,000 67.7% 142,319
1960 49.6% 109,066 50.4% 110,852
1956 52.4% 102,872 47.6% 93,378
1952 48.3% 91,168 51.7% 97,443
1948 42.7% 60,174 55.4% 78,096 1.9% 2,680
1944 41.6% 64,696 58.4% 90,783
1940 41.5% 63,405 58.6% 89,555
1936 29.2% 38,991 68.7% 91,836 2.2% 2,869
1932 45.0% 47,691 51.0% 53,965 4.0% 4,255
1928 70.9% 78,504 28.4% 31,506 0.7% 775
1924 65.3% 53,774 21.3% 17,533 13.4% 11,064
1920 59.6% 43,721 38.0% 27,857 2.4% 1,785
1916 35.6% 11,593 59.5% 19,343 4.9% 1,603
1912 15.1% 3,502 33.6% 7,786 51.3% 11,904[31]
1908 47.3% 10,365 45.3% 9,930 7.4% 1,614
1904 66.0% 12,451 24.5% 4,618 9.5% 1,786
1900 53.1% 10,072 44.3% 8,413 2.6% 491
1896 51.3% 8,584 47.9% 8,020 0.9% 146
1892 46.5% 6,322 47.8% 6,499 5.8% 790
1888 51.4% 6,455 43.8% 5,495 4.8% 602
1884 56.0% 6,588 39.0% 4,586 5.1% 597
1880 57.7% 5,890 39.9% 4,071 2.4% 241
1876 56.6% 5,055 42.6% 3,804 0.8% 73
1872 62.0% 4,534 37.5% 2,738 0.6% 40
1868 65.5% 4,634 34.5% 2,444
1864 69.9% 4,204 30.1% 1,812
1860 65.5% 3,607 32.4% 1,785 2.1% 113
1856 63.6% 3,185 34.9% 1,746 1.5% 74

Education
Public School Districts in Summit County and Surrounding Areas

School districts

School districts in Ohio do not strictly follow city corporation limits or township borders. Many of the school districts in Summit County overlap community borders.[32] Below is a list of all public school districts in the county.

Summit County Public School Enrollment Trends (K-12)[33]
School System 1965[34] 1970[35] 1974-75[36] 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2019
Akron 52,632 55,000 49,835     38,974     35,037     33,230     31,072     30,360     27,764     23,210     21,001     20,723
Cuyahoga Falls 12,000 11,778 10,382        7,846        6,353        5,919        5,807        5,516        5,294        4,964        4,838        4,604
Barberton 7,707 7,444 6,647        5,091        4,635        4,498        4,357        4,237        4,182        3,761        3,802        3,813
Springfield 5,078 5,369 5,114        4,271        3,780        3,167        3,369        3,258        2,976        2,394        2,319        2,153
Stow 5,048 6,650 6,712        5,971        5,252        5,507        5,938        5,926        5,998        5,695        5,215        5,265
Nordonia 4,199 4,927 5,618        4,552        3,390        2,917        3,153        3,642        3,768        4,013        3,692        3,600
Green 3,615 3,973 3,853        3,639        3,130        3,084        3,494        3,871        4,120        4,197        4,052        3,993
Tallmadge 3,527 4,430 4,171        3,265        2,502        2,202        2,585        2,626        2,720        2,601        2,414        2,412
Norton 3,503 4,114 -        3,213        2,560        2,379        2,528        2,543        2,426        2,647        2,489        2,449
Coventry 3,423 3,004 2,763        2,180        1,836        1,684        2,197        2,428        2,305        2,419        2,123        1,864
Copley 3,196 3,790 -        3,018        2,342        2,215        2,471        2,924        3,301        3,322        3,054        2,819
Revere 2,957 3,449 3,404        2,967        2,554        2,516        2,741        2,846        2,829        2,860        2,593        2,696
Hudson 2,429 2,983 3,553        3,721        3,514        3,880        5,154        5,049        5,421        4,866        4,476        4,517
Manchester 2,373 2,919 2,729        2,107        1,702        1,490        1,545        1,470        1,529        1,517        1,328        1,306
Twinsburg 2,146 2,448 2,456        2,321        2,161        2,166        2,694        3,531        4,008        4,242        4,102        4,080
Woodridge 1,689 1,853 1,735        1,298        1,008        1,019        1,192        1,688        1,757        1,936        1,988        1,867
Mogadore 1,478 1,544 1,338        1,074           893           807           805           857           881           919           883           857
County Total   117,000   125,675   110,310     95,508     82,649     78,680     81,102     82,772     81,279     75,563     70,369     69,018

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.

Cities

Villages

Townships

Defunct townships

Census-designated places

Other unincorporated communities

See also

References
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