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Akron's 2017 State of the City Why Not Akron Video

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Akron, Ohio: 2017

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Akron, Ohio 1957

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Akron, OH Freeway & Street Tour

Akron is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Summit County. It is located on the western edge of the Glaciated Allegheny Plateau, about 30 miles (48 km) south of Cleveland. As of the 2017 Census estimate, the city proper had a total population of 197,846, making it the 119th-largest city in the United States. The Greater Akron area, covering Summit and Portage counties, had an estimated population of 703,505.