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CITY OF AKRON
2000 CENSUS INFORMATION

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POPULATION DENSITY
Number of Persons Per Acre
  • Lower population densities are mostly found on the western, northern, and northwestern borders of the City, and in industrial/commercial corridors.
  • Medium population densities predominate in: 1) the area west of the Central Business District, north of I-76, and south of West Market Street; 2) East Akron in Goodyear Heights and Ellet; and 3) the area roughly bounded by East Market Street on the north, Arlington Street on the east, Waterloo Road on the south, and Grant Street on the west.
  • The highest population densities are in the Highland Square Area and immediately south of it, the center of North Hill, northern Firestone Park, and the University of Akron-Middlebury area.

0–5 Persons
Per Acre

5–10 Persons
Per Acre

10-15 Persons
Per Acre

15-20 Persons
Per Acre

20-28 Persons
Per Acre
Perimeter of the City

Central Business District

Industrial/commercial corridor extending southwesterly from the Central Business District along South Main Street and Broadway

Industrial/commercial corridor extending southeasterly from the Central Business District along East Market Street to Canton Road

Industrial/commercial corridor extending generally northeasterly from the Central Business District along North Street, Home Avenue, and Evans Avenue

 Residential neighborhoods with mostly single family homes: Ellet, Central West Akron, Firestone Park, Central South Akron, Goodyear Heights, Kenmore, North Hill, Highland Square, the Wallhaven area, the Merriman Valley Older sections of residential neighborhoods with mostly single family homes: Firestone Park, North Hill, Kenmore, Central West Akron, Central South Akron, Goodyear Heights, Highland Square, the Wallhaven area, the Merriman Valley, and Ellet Neighborhoods with a few scattered higher density areas: Firestone Park, Central South Akron, Central West Akron, North Hill, Highland Square, Kenmore, and Goodyear Heights Highland Square area

South of East Exchange Street near the University

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