Profile for Akron, Ohio, OH

Akron is on the Little Cuyahoga River.

The city began as a settlement platted along the projected Ohio and Erie Canal.

Dr. Benjamin Franklin Goodrich arrived in 1870, establishing a plant for making fire hose. The rise of the automobile transformed the local rubber industry into a booming business.

Most of the tire factories have closed, but the city continues as a research and manufacturing center for rubber products.

Home of the Spirit of Goodyear, one of three company blimps based in the United States.

Public transportation: Metro Regional Transit Authority (See the transit and travel sections below.)

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 1,288. The number of murders and homicides was 16. The violent crime rate was 6 per 1,000 people.

Well-known residents have included:
· Judith A. Resnik, astronaut who died in the 1986 explosion of Space Shuttle Challenger
· Hugh Downs, TV personality
· Chrissie Hynde, singer
· Melina Kanakaredes, actress
· Nathaniel Thurmond, basketball player
· LeBron James, basketball player
· Dr. Bob Smith, founder of Alcoholics Anonymous

Local bands (past and present) have included The Black Keys

Coffee: National and regional coffee companies with outlets here include Caribou Coffee, Panera Bread, Starbucks

Performing arts: Akron Symphony Orchestra, Ohio Ballet

Nearby parks & recreation: Cuyahoga Valley National Recreational Area, Portage Lakes State Park

Scenic roads: CanalWay Ohio Scenic Byway

Akron attractions: Quaker Square, an old Quaker Oats plant that has been converted into a hotel and shopping complex

Sports teams: Aeros (minor league baseball)

Historic sites and museums: Inventure Place, Simon Perkins Mansion, Stan Hywet Hall and Garden, Akron Art Museum

Colleges and universities: University of Akron, Southern Ohio College-Northeast

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was on par with the national average. (See library links below.)

Gays & lesbians
National index: 100
Local index: 99

Quotes:
The main thing in Akron is Rubber.
-- Industrial Valley
Ruth McKenney

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Museums (3)

Parks (1)

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18% of Akron residents report German ancestry, and 11% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Akron ancestry & family history guide.

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• Summit County Ancestry forum
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Dance

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• Akron Symphony Orchestra

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• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Akron was $17,596, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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18% of Akron residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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Median rent in Akron, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $413.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $812.

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Libraries in Akron include Akron-Summit County Public Library, Ayres Branch Library, Chamberlain Branch Library, East Branch Library, Ellet Branch Library, Kenmore Branch Library, Maple Valley Branch Library, McDowell Branch Library, North Branch Library, Portage Lakes Branch Library ... View libraries

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Newspapers in Akron include Akron Leader, Beacon Journal

TV stations in Akron include WBNX, WEAO, WVPX.

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Summit County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Akron political report.

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Akron restaurants taking online reservations include Vaccaro's Trattoria ... View restaurants

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The average commute time for Akron workers is 21 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 54 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Akron between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 2.5 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

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