Green, Ohio
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Green is a suburban city in Summit County, Ohio, United States. The population was 22,817 at the 2000 census. It is located almost exactly midway between the cities of Akron and Canton although it is technically part of the metropolitan area of Akron.
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[edit] Geography
Green is located at (40.956719, -81.481218)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 86.8 km² (33.5 mi²). 83.0 km² (32.1 mi²) of it is land and 3.8 km² (1.5 mi²) of it (4.38%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 22,817 people, 8,742 households, and 6,425 families residing in the city. The population density was 274.8/km² (711.7/mi²). There were 9,180 housing units at an average density of 110.6/km² (286.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.52% White, 0.72% African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.78% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.12% from other races, and 0.69% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.49% of the population.
There were 8,742 households out of which 34.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.3% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.5% were non-families. 22.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.05.
In the city the population was spread out with 26.1% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 97.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $54,133, and the median income for a family was $61,662. Males had a median income of $45,456 versus $28,725 for females. The per capita income for the city was $25,575. About 4.2% of families and 5.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.5% of those under age 18 and 4.7% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Governmental History
Green was incorporated in 1991 as a municipality. Prior to incorporation, Green was a township with several unincorporated hamlets, most notably Greensburg. A section of the township became the village of Green and later merged with the rest of the township. Fred Ravagnani was the first "Mayor" of Green village. What is today Green was originally part of Stark County, although Green has been situated wholly within the County of Summit since 1840.
The fairly recent incorporation of the city results in the city having no real postal service mailing address; it is served by its own Post Office, Green, OH 44232, but this is a P.O. Box only office. No street addresses in Green have this ZIP code. Green street addresses are served by 5 different post offices, covering different parts of the city:
2 Akron post offices (ZIP codes 44312, 44319), one Canton post office (44720), the Clinton, OH (44216) post office, and the Uniontown, OH post office (44685).
Another unusual aspect of Green is it contracts with the Summit County Sheriff's Office for police service.
[edit] Politics of Incorporation (becoming a city)
The impetus for Green to become a city arose in part out of controversy generated by a letter supposedly written by former Akron City Schools superintendent Conrad Ott. The letter spoke of willingness by Akron to annex Green schools. Few voters realized that school districts are separate municipalities under Ohio law. Property annexation to a city does not change the school district. Nevertheless, the rally to save independent schools helped spur the drive to incorporate.
[edit] Trivia
The Akron/Canton Regional Airport is located mostly in the city of Green, although a small part extends into Jackson Township in Stark County.
[edit] Famous persons
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- Weatherman Dick Goddard of Fox 8 Cleveland is a Green High School graduate.
- Playboy Playmate Heather Kozar
- Rapper Mike Martin of PMF
- Olympian Mark Croghan
[edit] External links
- City of Green Official Site
- Green Local Schools website
- Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
- Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
| Townships in Summit County, Ohio |
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| Bath • Boston • Copley • Coventry • Franklin • Green • Hudson • Macedonia • Northfield Center • Northampton • Norton • Portage • Richfield • Sagamore Hills • Springfield • Stow • Tallmadge • Twinsburg |
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Municipalities and Communities of Summit County, Ohio (County Seat: Akron) |
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| Cities | Akron | Barberton | Cuyahoga Falls | Fairlawn | Green | Hudson | Macedonia | Munroe Falls | New Franklin | Northfield | Norton | Stow | Tallmadge | Twinsburg |
| Villages | Boston Heights | Clinton | Lakemore | Mogadore | Peninsula | Reminderville | Richfield | Silver Lake |
| Townships | Bath | Boston | Copley | Coventry | Northfield Center | Richfield | Sagamore Hills | Springfield | Twinsburg |
| Communities and CDPs | Montrose-Ghent | Pigeon Creek | Portage Lakes |
