| Macedonia, Ohio | |
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| — City — | |
| Location of Macedonia, Ohio | |
| Location within Summit County, Ohio | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Summit |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Don Kuchta |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.7 sq mi (25.2 km2) |
| • Land | 9.7 sq mi (25.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation[1] | 988 ft (301 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 11,188 |
| • Density | 953.3/sq mi (368.1/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 44056 |
| Area code(s) | 330 |
| FIPS code | 39-45976[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1061458[1] |
| Website | http://www.macedonia.oh.us/ |
Macedonia is a city in Summit County, Ohio, United States. The population was 11,188 at the 2010 census. Macedonia is part of the Akron Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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The city's name is said to derive from a small joke among divinity students at Western Reserve College, which in the early 19th century was in Hudson, Ohio. The students, who were called upon to preach in the small hamlet 6 miles (9.7 km) to the north, recalled Acts 16:10: "...we sought to go to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the gospel to them."[3]
Macedonia is located at (41.317807, -81.501460)[4].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.7 square miles (25 km2), of which, 9.7 square miles (25 km2) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) of it (0.41%) is water.
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 9,224 people, 3,276 households, and 2,656 families residing in the city. The population density was 953.3 people per square mile (367.9/km²). There were 3,359 housing units at an average density of 347.2 per square mile (134.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 91.42% White, 5.59% African American, 0.15% Native American, 1.83% Asian, 0.24% from other races, and 0.76% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.75% of the population.
There were 3,276 households out of which 38.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.8% were married couples living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.9% were non-families. 16.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.17.
In the city the population was spread out with 26.7% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 30.9% from 25 to 44, 27.2% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 98.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $68,908, and the median income for a family was $77,125. Males had a median income of $50,187 versus $31,820 for females. The per capita income for the city was $27,739. About 0.8% of families and 1.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.5% of those under age 18 and 3.2% of those age 65 or over.
Macedonia was initially chosen from a group of ten major cities to be used as the background for NBC's hit show "The Office". After further investigation into its roots, the directors finally decided to choose Scranton, PA.
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