Welcome to Stow ...
The city of Stow is located in Summit County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Stow, you might consider that their post office opened in 1804.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Stow has a population of 34,790 people<2> (see below for details).
Stow is 1,130 feet [344 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Stow lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Stow: 330 & 234<4>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Stow had an population of 34,790 people. This is a decrease of 0.13% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 8.25% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Stow had a population of 34,837 people (which is 6.43% of the total population of Summit County). This makes Stow the county's 3rd most populous community.
The population of Stow represents 0.3% of the total population of Ohio (which has 11,536,504 people), making it the state's 35th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 34,837 people, the population of Stow increased 8.39% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 32,139 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Stow.
Communities Also Named Stow ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Stow - they are located in Maine, Massachusetts and New York.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Stow.
Websites for Stow ...
Official Website: www.stow.oh.us/
Communities near Stow ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Stow.
- Akron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
- Akron is located in Summit County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195,994 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akron <5>
- North Royalton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Royalton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Royalton
- North Royalton is located in Cuyahoga County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,952 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Royalton <5>
- Garfield Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield Heights
- Garfield Heights is located in Cuyahoga County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,272 people
- Barberton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barberton
- Barberton is located in Summit County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,815 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barberton <5>
- Green
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
- Green is located in Summit County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,678 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green <5>
- Wadsworth
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wadsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadsworth
- Wadsworth is located in Medina County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,374 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wadsworth <5>
- Solon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solon have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
- Solon is located in Cuyahoga County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,660 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solon <5>
- Maple Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Heights
- Maple Heights is located in Cuyahoga County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,863 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maple Heights <5>
- Broadview Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broadview Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadview Heights
- Broadview Heights is located in Cuyahoga County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,095 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broadview Heights <5>
- Twinsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Twinsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twinsburg
- Twinsburg is located in Summit County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,913 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Twinsburg <5>
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 Stow. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Stow.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Stow. 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 Stow.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Stow. See our Newspapers Page for Stow.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stow ...
Looking for more information about Stow? 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 Stow, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Stow.
Adding Stow to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Stow 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 Stow was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
X2X - From that list, the Stow post office opened in 1804.
We also found Stow in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Stow.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Stow: www.stow.oh.us/
The official website for Summit County: www.co.summit.oh.us/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Summit, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Stow. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Stow - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 330 code has been Overlayed with the 234 area code. New phone numbers in the Stow area will be assigned with one of these codes: 330 or 234. As a result, placing a call in the Stow area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |