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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.
Summit County is part of the Akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH Combined Statistical Area.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 420 square miles (1,100 km2), of which 413 square miles (1,070 km2) is land and 7.3 square miles (19 km2) (1.7%) is water.[5] 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.
Summit County, along with Cuyahoga County, is one of two of Ohio's 88 counties that have a charter government, as authorized by the 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:
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 mid-term cycles, while eight members are elected from districts coinciding with the Presidential election. The current members of Summit County Council are:
As of the 2010 census, there were 541,781 people, 222,781 households, and 141,110 families residing in the county. The population density was 1,312.6 people per square mile (508/km²). There were 245,109 housing units at an average density of 559 per square mile (216/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 80.6% White, 14.4% Black or African American, 0.2% Native American, 2.2% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.5% from other races, and 2.1% from two or more races. 1.6% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.[17] 24.6% were of German, 15.4% Irish, 9.6% English, 9.2% Italian, and 5.3% Polish ancestries according to Census 2010. 93.6% spoke English and 3.1% spoke another Indo-European language as their first language.[18]
There were 222,781 households out of which 27.0% 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, and 36.7% were non-families. 30.0% 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 2.39 and the average family size was 2.98.
The median income for a household in the county was $47,926, and the median income for a family was $60,849. The per capita income for the county was $26,676. About 13.8% of the population were living below the poverty line.[19][20]
In 2000, the county population was spread out with 25.00% under the age of 18, 8.20% from 18 to 24, 29.60% from 25 to 44, 23.00% from 45 to 64, and 14.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 92.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.30 males.
School Districts in Summit County do not strictly follow City and Township Corporation limits or township borders. Many School Districts in Summit County overlap community borders.[21] Below is a list of all public school districts in Summit County, Ohio.
Twinsburg City Schools
Nordonia Hills City Schools
Columbus, Ohio, Democratic Party (United States), Indiana, Virginia, Cleveland
Cleveland, Ohio, Summit County, Ohio, Cleveland, Ohio, Lake County, Ohio
Summit County, Ohio, Ohio, University of Akron, Cleveland, Democratic Party (United States)
Ohio, Canton, Ohio, Carroll County, Ohio, Columbiana County, Ohio, Holmes County, Ohio
American Civil War, Chardon, Ohio, Ohio, Trumbull County, Ohio, Lake County, Ohio
Summit County, Ohio, Portage County, Ohio, Logan County, Ohio, Geauga County, Ohio, Stark County, Ohio
Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Franklin County, Ohio, Hamilton County, Ohio, Lucas County, Ohio, Montgomery County, Ohio
Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Montgomery County, Ohio, Franklin County, Ohio, Hamilton County, Ohio, Summit County, Ohio
Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Franklin County, Ohio, Hamilton County, Ohio, Montgomery County, Ohio, Columbus, Ohio