MACEDONIA, OHIO

:''For the unincorporated place of the same name in southwestern Ohio, see Macedonia, Butler County, Ohio.''


'Macedonia' is a city in Summit County, Ohio, United States. The population was 9,224 at the 2000 census. Macedonia is part of Greater Cleveland.

Contents

History

School

Geography

Demographics

Notable natives and residents

External links

History

The city's name is said to derive from a small joke among divinity students at Western Reserve College, which in the early 1800s was in Hudson, Ohio. The students, who were called upon to preach in the small hamlet 6 miles to the north, recalled Acts 16:10: "...we sought to go to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the gospel to them."

School

★ Nordonia High School

Geography

Macedonia is located at (41.317807, -81.501460).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 25.1 km² (9.7 mi²). 25.1 km² (9.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.41%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 9,224 people, 3,276 households, and 2,656 families residing in the city. The population density was 367.9/km² (953.3/mi²). There were 3,359 housing units at an average density of 134.0/km² (347.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 91.42% White, 5.59% African American, 0.15% Native American, 1.83% Asian, 0.24% from other races, and 0.76% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.75% of the population.
There were 3,276 households out of which 38.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.8% were married couples living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.9% were non-families. 16.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.17.
In the city the population was spread out with 26.7% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 30.9% from 25 to 44, 27.2% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 98.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $68,908, and the median income for a family was $77,125. Males had a median income of $50,187 versus $31,820 for females. The per capita income for the city was $27,739. About 0.8% of families and 1.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.5% of those under age 18 and 3.2% of those age 65 or over.

Notable natives and residents

★ Ronald Sega, retired NASA Astronaut

★ Rob Sims, NFL guard, Seattle Seahawks, former The Ohio State University Buckeye, former Nordonia Knight

★ Vonda Ward, female boxer and former University of Tennessee basketball player

External links

★ City of Macedonia website