OUR CITY BY THE NUMBERS
1825: year Akron was founded
62.03 Square miles: city Size
198,006: Akron’s Population (2018)
704,845: Akron Metropolitan Area Population (2018)
NAME ORIGIN: From the Greek ἄκρον meaning summit or high point
DEMONYM: Akronite
LANGUAGES SPOKEN AT HOME: English: 92.8% / Other: 7.2%
RACIAL DEMOGRAPHICS:
from 2017 American Community Survey
