Summit County | |
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 Location within the U.S. state of Ohio | |
 Ohio's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 41°08′N 81°32′W / 41.13°N 81.53°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Ohio |
| Founded | March 3[1][2], 1840 |
| Named for | the highest elevation on the Ohio and Erie Canal |
| Seat | Akron |
| Largest city | Akron |
| Area | |
| • Total | 419.38 sq mi (1,086.2 km2) |
| • Land | 412.08 sq mi (1,067.3 km2) |
| • Water | 7.3 sq mi (19 km2) 1.7% |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 540,428 |
| • Estimate (2022) | 535,882  |
| • Density | 1,300/sq mi (500/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 13th |
| Website | co |
Summit County is an urban county in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 540,428,[3] making it the fourth-most populous county in Ohio. Its county seat and largest city is Akron.[4] The county was formed on March 3, 1840, from portions of Medina, Portage and Stark counties. It was named Summit County because the highest elevation on the Ohio and Erie Canal is in the county.[5]
Summit County is part of the Akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH Combined Statistical Area.
- ^ "Ohio County Profiles: Summit County" (PDF). Ohio Department of Development. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 8, 2007. Retrieved April 28, 2007.
- ^ "Summit County data". Ohio State University Extension Data Center. Archived from the original on April 24, 2006. Retrieved April 28, 2007.
- ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Communities in Summit County". County of Summit, Ohio. Archived from the original on January 6, 2017. Retrieved January 8, 2017.