Summit County, Ohio
Founding: 1840 Parent counties: Medina, Portage, and Stark Named for: The county's elevated terrain Seat: Akron (1840–) Land area: 412 square miles Population (2020): 540,428 Population (historic): 22,560 (1840); 27,344 (1860); 43,788 (1880); 71,715 (1900); 344,131 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1840–1850; 1860–1930; 1940–1970; 1990s Subdivisions: 13 cities; nine villages; five CDPs; nine townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 49,441 (20.2%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 54.1% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 31.6% Farm housing in disrepair (1940): 5.5% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1940): 3.5% Average farmhouse value (1930): $2,820 Average outbuilding value (1930): $2,402 Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.4 rooms Number of farms (1920): 2,529 Average farm size (1920): 58.5 acres Sources of settlement: ...