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Welcome to Akron ...The town of Akron is located in Washington County<1> and is the County Seat for Washington County. While we don't have a date for the founding of Akron, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883. The town was incorporated September 22, 1887. From Place Names in Colorado,<2> the origin of Akron is described as "Greek for 'summit'. So named as it is the highest point on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy (C.B.&Q.) Railroad east of Denver." When the people of Akron refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Akronite<3> From the Census Estimates for 2019, Akron has a population of 1,683 people<4> (see below for details). Akron is 4,650 feet [1,417 m] above sea level.<5> In other words, the elevation of Akron is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level. Time Zone: Akron lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time Akron lies within the (970) area code. The ZIP code for Akron: 80720<6> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Akron had an population of 1,683 people. This is a decrease of 1.12% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 1.64% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Akron had a population of 1,702 people (or 35.36% of the total population of Washington County). This makes Akron the county's most populous community. The population of Akron represents 0.03% of the population of Colorado (which has 5,029,196 people), making it the state's 120th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 1,702 people, the population of Akron has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,711 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Akron. Communities Also Named Akron ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Akron - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (4), Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, Ontario, Utah and West Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Akron. Communities near Akron ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Akron.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Akron. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Akron. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Akron. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Akron. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Akron. Our list includes 9 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Akron. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Akron ...Looking for more information about Akron? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Akron, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Akron. Adding Akron to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Akron in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Akron was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<10> We also found Akron in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Akron. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Akron. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/ Footnotes ...
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