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Akron, New York

Akins Corners
(Putnam County)

Akron Junction
(Erie County)

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The village of Akron is located in Erie County.

Akron is 200 feet [60.96 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: Akron lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Communities that are also named Akron can be found in:

	Alabama	Mississippi
	Arkansas (historic ^<2>)	Missouri
	Colorado	Nebraska
	Illinois	Ohio
	Indiana	Ontario
	Iowa	Utah
	Kansas	West Virginia
	Michigan

At the time of the 2000 Census, Akron had a population of 3,085 people ^<3> (or 0.32% of the total population of Erie County).

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Akron had a population of 2,968 people. This is a decrease of 3.79% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Akron.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	2,968	-3.79%	-0.44% since 2007
2007	2,981	-3.37%	-1% since 2006
2006	3,011	-2.4%	-1.18% since 2005
2005	3,047	-1.23%
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2000	3,085	The Last Census

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

Community	Direction	Distance ^<4>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Amherst	W	13 mi [20.92 km]	115,563	0.81% decrease
Cheektowaga	SW	14 mi [22.53 km]	87,788	6.63% decrease
Clarence	W	6 mi [9.66 km]	28,064	7.43% increase
Depew	SW	12 mi [19.31 km]	15,307	7.95% decrease
Lancaster	SW	10 mi [16.09 km]	40,298	3.28% increase
Lockport	NW	12 mi [19.31 km]	20,201	2.79% increase

To learn more about neighboring communities, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Akron.

The Commemorative
Quarter for
New York ^<5>

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Footnotes

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Akron - it wil be higher in some places and lower in others. - Return to Citation
<2>	We use the term 'historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable and we would like to be accurate. If you can provide us with more specific information about Akron, please let us know so that we can make corrections. - Return to Citation
<3>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Akron. - Return to Citation
<4>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Akron and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<5>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

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