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‘Akron’ is a city that is located in Ohio, United States. It is the county seat of Summit County. The municipality of the city is situated approximately 60 miles west of the Pennsylvania border. It is situated in northeastern Ohio on the Cuyahoga River between Cleveland to the north and Canton to the south.

It is the main city of the Akron Metropolitan Statistical area.

According to the census that was held in the year 2000, “there were 217,074 people, 90,116 households and 53,709 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,497.3 people per square mile (1,350.3/km²). There were 97,315 housing units at an average density of 1,567.9/sq mi (605.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 67.22% White, 28.48% African American, 0.26% Native American, 1.50% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.43% from other races and 2.07% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.16% of the population. The top 5 largest ancestries include German (18.1%), Irish (11.5%), English (7.2%), Italian (6.8%), and American (6.4%).”

“Akron is also part of the larger Cleveland-Akron-Elyria Combined Statistical Area, which was the 14th largest in the country with a population of over 2.9 million.”

The city of Akron is home to two most popular teams: Akron Aeros and Akron Racers. Akron Aeros is an immensely famous as well as a professional baseball team. Akron Racers on the other hand is a professional softball team. Canal Park and Firestone stadium are the most popular arenas of the city.