Akron, Ohio

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Cleveland. It is located about 29 miles [46 km] to the north of Akron and has a population of 478,403 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Parma. It is located about 24 miles [38 km] to the northwest of Akron and has a population of 85,655 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Brunswick	NW	19 mi [30.58 km]	34,711	3.96% increase
	Canton	SE	19 mi [30.58 km]	78,362	3.02% decrease
	Cleveland Heights	N	30 mi [48.28 km]	45,827	8.27% decrease
	Cuyahoga Falls	N	4 mi [6.44 km]	51,090	3.48% increase
	Elyria	NW	36 mi [57.9 km]	54,979	1.74% decrease
	Euclid	N	35 mi [56.3 km]	47,415	10.06% decrease
	Lakewood	NW	31 mi [49.89 km]	50,704	10.49% decrease
	Lorain	NW	42 mi [67.6 km]	70,239	2.31% increase
	Mentor	N	43 mi [69.2 km]	51,825	3.08% increase
	North Olmsted	NW	31 mi [49.89 km]	31,319	8.19% decrease
	Stow	NE	8 mi [12.87 km]	33,899	5.48% increase
	Strongsville	NW	23 mi [37.01 km]	42,617	2.83% decrease
	Warren	E	38 mi [61.2 km]	43,789	6.5% decrease
	Westlake	NW	33 mi [53.1 km]	30,546	3.7% decrease
	Youngstown	E	45 mi [72.4 km]	72,925	11.1% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Barberton	SW	6 mi [9.66 km]	26,581	4.72% decrease
	Brimfield	E	9 mi [14.48 km]	---
	Copley	W	6 mi [9.66 km]	---
	Fairlawn	NW	6 mi [9.66 km]	7,030	3.79% decrease
	Green	S	9 mi [14.48 km]	23,404	2.57% increase
	Kent	NE	9 mi [14.48 km]	27,983	0.28% increase
	Lakemore	SE	5 mi [8.05 km]	2,857	11.56% increase
	Mogadore	E	6 mi [9.66 km]	3,912	0.49% increase
	Munroe Falls	NE	6 mi [9.66 km]	5,165	2.8% decrease
	Norton	SW	7 mi [11.27 km]	11,472	0.44% decrease
	Pigeon Creek	W	8 mi [12.87 km]	---
	Portage Lakes	S	4 mi [6.44 km]	---
	Silver Lake	NE	6 mi [9.66 km]	3,100	2.68% increase
	Tallmadge	E	5 mi [8.05 km]	17,293	5.51% increase
	Uniontown	SE	8 mi [12.87 km]	---

Summit County

Akron is located in Summit County and is the county seat.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Summit: Cuyahoga, Geauga, Medina, Portage, Stark and Wayne.

While not sharing a border with Summit, the following counties are close to Akron: Mahoning, Lorain and Columbiana.

Below are counties that are near Akron (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Akron:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Akron
	Ashland County	W	Albion	34 miles [54 km]
	Carroll County	SE	Magnolia	31 miles [49 km]
	Columbiana County	SE	Homeworth	28 miles [45 km]
	Cuyahoga County	N	Jaite	15 miles [24 km]
	Geauga County	NE	Spring Valley	21 miles [33 km]
	Holmes County	SW	Calamoutier	31 miles [49 km]
	Lake County	N	Willoughby Hills	35 miles [56 km]
	Lorain County	NW	Columbia Center	26 miles [41 km]
	Mahoning County	SE	Alliance	23 miles [37 km]
	Medina County	W	Western Star	9 miles [14 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Ohio<3>

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