Barberton, Ohio

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Barberton is a city in Summit County, Ohio, United States. The population was 27,899 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Akron metropolitan area and has the ZIP code 44203.

Contents

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Trivia
4 External links

Geography

Barberton is located at [41°0′57″N, 81°36′21″W] (41.015805, -81.605897)^{[Geographic references#1GR1]}.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 23.9 km² (9.2 mi²). 23.3 km² (9.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.6 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (2.38%) is water.

Lake Anna, a 10 acre natural spring lake, lies in Barberton and is the center of a small park which is named after it.

Demographics

As of the census^{[Geographic references#2GR2]} of 2000, there were 27,899 people, 11,523 households, and 7,443 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,195.5/km² (3,095.2/mi²). There were 12,163 housing units at an average density of 521.2/km² (1,349.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 92.43% White, 5.33% African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.37% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.24% from other races, and 1.36% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.64% of the population.

There were 11,523 households out of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.9% were married couples living together, 15.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.4% were non-families. 30.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the city the population was spread out with 24.8% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 17.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 87.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $32,178, and the median income for a family was $39,387. Males had a median income of $32,294 versus $21,778 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,764. About 11.5% of families and 13.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.3% of those under age 18 and 7.5% of those age 65 or over.

Trivia

O.C. Barber stables.

Barberton was founded in 1892 by O.C. (Ohio Columbus) Barber. There are still several buildings in town that were built by Barber for his farms (although no farms remain in the city limits). These buildings are noted for their style of brickwork: red bricks with limestone trim.

Barberton is known as the "Magic City" because of its rapid population growth during its formative years. By 1892, when it was incorporated, the original scattered farms had grown into a city of 1,800. When a Beacon Journal reported revisited Barberton in 1893, he remarked in the paper that between 1891 and 1893 the town of Barberton had grown so fast that it appeared to grow by magic (hence its nickname).

Residents of Barberton are known as Barbertonians.

The Fried Chicken restaurants in Barberton are famous among chicken lovers, even as far away as the Deep South. In fact, Barberton is known as the "Chicken Capital of the World".

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