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Metropolitan Statistical Area in Ohio, United States
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Summit County is easy to navigate, considering that four of Ohio's major highways run through Summit County.
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Akron is a city of almost 200,000 people (2019) in the Northeast Ohio region in Summit County. Akron is proud of its heritage as a center of industry, and now offers visitors a wide range of recreational and cultural attractions, food experiences, and shopping.
Barberton is a city in Summit County. In 1890, Akron industrialist Ohio C. Barber had an option on 550 acres of land in Norton on which he hoped to mine soda ash.
Cuyahoga Falls is the second largest city in Summit County, with 51,000 people in 2020.
Fairlawn, a suburb of Akron, is in Summit County, Northeast Ohio.
Hudson is an affluent commuter city in northern Summit County with about 23,000 people as of 2020.
Northfield is a village in Summit County in Northeast Ohio.
Norton is a city that lies in both Summit County and Wayne County in Northeast Ohio.
Peninsula is a village of 536 (2020) in Summit County, Ohio.
Richfield is a city in Summit County in Northeast Ohio.
Stow is in Summit County, Northeast Ohio. It is rather disorganized, but you're probably going to pass through it if you're going from Akron to Cleveland or vice-versa, and you won't get lost if you're just passing through.
Tallmadge is a city in Summit County. The city holds the Guinness Book of World Records for the most churches per capita.
Ravenna is a city of 11,000 people (2019) in and the seat of Portage County.
Atwater is a township in southeast Portage County.
Aurora is a city of 16,000 people (2019) in Portage County. It is a suburb of Akron, Ohio.
Garrettsville is a village in Portage County in Northeast Ohio.
Kent is a college town in Northeast Ohio. Kent, the home of Kent State University, is a quaint town with a very diverse community where northeast Ohio locals mix with students from across the state nation and globe.
Streetsboro is a city of 17,000 people (2020) in Portage County. Streetsboro was a stop on the Underground Railroad, and primarily a farming community until 1970.
Sagamore Hills is a township in Summit County in Northeast Ohio.
Akron is a city of almost 200,000 people (2019) in the Northeast Ohio region in Summit County. Akron is proud of its heritage as a center of industry, and now offers visitors a wide range of recreational and cultural attractions, food experiences, and shopping.
Cuyahoga Valley National Park is a national park in Cuyahoga County and Summit County, Northeast Ohio.
Ravenna is a city of 11,000 people (2019) in and the seat of Portage County.
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