Barberton, Ohio

• President Of Ohio AFL-CIO Coming To Portsmouth
  

  Ohio AFL-CIO President Joe Rugola will visit Portsmouth as he hits the Road for the a oeKeep Ohio Moving Forwarda Labor Day Tour.

• Green baby sitter indicted on murder charge
  

  A baby sitter accused of killing a toddler during a sleepover in her Green apartment was indicted Thursday by a grand jury on a murder charge.

• Labor Day weekend events
  

  More than 1,000 vendors and 125 indoor shops. http://www.hartvillemarketplace.com . Lake Anna concert - 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Gazebo at Lake Anna in Barberton.

• Excellent evidence
  

  Either some district has made spectacular gains or taken a tumble in performance since the previous year.

• Health merger deal done
  

  The Akron Health Department and Summit County Health District finalized a deal on Wednesday to merge effective Jan.

• merger deal done
  

  The Akron Health Department and Summit County Health District finalized a deal on Wednesday to merge effective Jan.

• Bees blow by Mustangs in key NOC golf match
  

  The Medina boys golf team cleared a big hurdle Tuesday in its quest to recapture the Northeast Ohio Conference Valley Division title, registering a 151-164 win over Strongsville at par-36 Fox Meadows Coun try Club.

• Barberton hospital cheers accreditation
  

  When Tina Ball was diagnosed with breast cancer 21/2 years ago, she had the choice of several big hospitals in Northeast Ohio.

• Park district to spend $138,000 to develop Springfield Bog
  

  Metro Parks, Serving Summit County, took steps Tuesday toward initial development at Springfield Bog.

• Chief Thornton to retire today from Summit Sheriff's Office
  

  The Summit County Sheriff's Office is losing another top administrator. Chief Keith Thornton, who has been with the department for a decade, will retire today.

• This Week Saturday First Faith Development Corp. w...
  

  This Week Saturday First Faith Development Corp. will hold its Golf Classic at Barberton Brookside Country Club, 3627 Golf Club Drive, Norton.

• Motorcycle chase ends in arrests
  

  A high-speed motorcycle chase that began in Medina County Sunday ended with arrests on a dead-end road off Township Road 805 in Ashland County.

• AKRON Vigil at intersection AKRON: It's been five...
  

  AKRON Vigil at intersection AKRON: It's been five years since 10-year-old Tony Swain Jr.

• "Keep the Barberton Health Department" Public Meeting
  

  A Political Action Committee has been formed to Keep the Barberton Health Department open, and in Barberton.

• Golf: Bees place fourth in Hudson
  

  HUDSON a ' Despite missA ing one of its top five players due to a 101-degree fever, the Medina boys golf team finA ished fourth Tuesday at the 16-team Explorer Invitational at the par-72 Country Club of Hudson.

• Ohio schools share in grant competition
  

  More than 13 million students and 1 million educators - including many in Ohio - will share $3.4 billion from the second round of the federal ''Race to the Top'' grant competition, the U.S. Education Department said Tuesday.

• Injured Pot-Bellied Pig Found Wandering City Streets
  

  AKRON, Ohio - Recovering among the birds and other exotic animals at the Barberton Veterinary Clinic is a pot-bellied pig the clinic staff has affectionately named Penelope.

• Scene
  

  This Week Tuesday A Bonyo Bonyo Book Signing Fundraiser to benefit the Mama Pilista Bonyo Memorial Health Center in Masara, Kenya, will be 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the home of the books' authors Jim and Vanita Oelschlager, 1000 Woodhaven Blvd., Bath Township.

• Comical Processing: You Write The Cartoon Caption Winner August 22, 2010
  

  Congratulations to Bob Vaughn for submitting the winning caption to the Comical Processing cartoon.

City Description

Barberton is a city in Summit County, Ohio, United States. The population was 27,899 at the 2000 census. It is a commuter town close to Akron and is part of the Metropolitan Statistical Area. The ZIP code for Barberton is 44203. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.2 square miles (23.9 km²), of which, 9.0 square miles (23.3 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.6 km²) of it (2.38%) is water. Lake Anna, a glacial kettle lake, is a 1-acre (4,000 m) natural spring lake, which lies in the center of the original village of Barberton and is the center of a 21-acre (85,000 m) park which is named after it. Lake Anna is named for O. C. Barber's daughter Anna Laura Barber. As of the census of 2000, there were 27,899 people, 11,523 households, and 7,443 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,095.2 people per square mile (1,195.5/km²). There were 12,163 housing units at an average density of 1,349.4/sq mi (521.2/km²). 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

City Contained By:

• Summit County
• Ohio

City Contains:

• Anna-Dean Farm
• O. C. Barber Barn No. 1
• O. C. Barber Machine Barn
• O. C. Barber Colt Barn
• O. C. Barber Creamery
• O. C. Barber Piggery
• Akron Testing Laboratory & Welding School

Timezones:

• North American Eastern Time Zone

Size:

• 23.8278906151 km squared

Adjoining Cities:

• Barberton

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