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Akron was founded in 1825 by General Simon Perkins, an Ohio Canal Fund commissioner, and Paul Williams, one of the area’s first settlers. They saw potential for a city at the highest point along the canal route. This position gave the city its name, derived from akros, a Greek word for "high place." The city’s industrial growth began in 1827 with the opening of the first section of the Ohio and Erie Canal, linking Akron and Cleveland. An important mill town, Akron was incorporated as a city in 1865.

In 1870 Benjamin Goodrich relocated his rubber factory to the city from Melrose, New York, and began producing fire hoses and other rubber products. The rubber industry’s major growth dates from the early 20th century, when demand for rubber tires expanded rapidly to meet the needs of the automotive industry. Akron entered a boom period, and soon was known as the Rubber Capital of the World.

Akron covers a land area of 62 sq mi, with a mean elevation of 989 ft. According to the 2000 census, whites are 67.2 percent of the population, blacks 28.5 percent, Asians 1.5 percent, and Native Americans 0.3 percent. Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders represent less than 0.1 percent of the population. The remainder are of mixed heritage or did not report ethnicity.

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Official Website for the City of Akron, Ohio
City Hall
166 South High Street
Akron, Ohio 44308

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