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Norton
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Norton
Total population
11,524
Median home value
$200,800
Bachelor's+
Median income
$90,464
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
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Overview
Norton is a city in southwestern Summit County, Ohio, United States, with a 4.4-acre (1.8 ha) district extending into Wayne County. The population was 11,673 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Akron metropolitan area.
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History
In 1818, Norton Township was organized as a part of Wolf Creek Township which consisted of present-day Norton, Copley, Wadsworth, Sharon, Guilford, and Montville townships. Norton Township was plotted into lots half a square mile after being surveyed by Joseph Darrow. Norton was known as Town 1, Range 12 of the Western Reserve. It was named after Birdseye Norton, one of the original owners of the township. The first two people to settle on this land, in 1810, were James Robinson and John Cahow. Robinson purchased lot 19 and Cahow lot 20. The first marriage in the township was in the fall of 1814 between James Robinson and Lois Bates. The first tavern was built by John Cahow on his lot 20 in 1812. The first saw and grist mills were built by Thomas Johnson in 1823 (saw) and 1830 (grist). Norton Township consisted of seven small villages: Loyal Oak (also known as Bates' Corners, located at 261 & Cleveland-Massillon Rd), Western Star (Greenwich and Medina Line Roads), Sherman (Originally known as Dennison located at Hametown Rd & Sherman St), Johnson's Corners (31st St and Wooster Rd W), Norton Center (Cleveland-Massillon & Greenwich Rd & Norton Ave), Hametown (Hametown and Wooster Roads), and New Portage (Wooster Rd N & Norton Ave.). One of Norton's famous families is the Seiberling family; Frank A. and Charles W. Seiberling started the Goodyear tire and rubber company in 1898. The Seiberling farm is still in operation today on Greenwich Road at Knollbrook Drive. In 1890, Ohio Columbus Barber, Charles Baird, Albert T. Paige and John K. Robinson purchased a number of farms adjacent to New Portage. Their purchase was for the purpose of founding a new manufacturing city. This city was named Barberton after O. C. Barber. The Ohio & Erie Canal ran through the southeastern…
Geography
Norton is located in Summit County, with a small portion containing several parcels in Wayne County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which, is land and is water.
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Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Norton, OH from NOAA NWS API.
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Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves24,773
- Blue JayCyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves20,817
- American RobinTurdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves20,296
- Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves17,402
- Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves14,963
- Tufted TitmouseBaeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves14,781
- American GoldfinchSpinus tristis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves14,684
- Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves14,660
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.9 — 2026-03-053 km SW of Madison, Ohio
- M 2.5 — 2025-05-124 km ESE of Madison, Ohio
- M 2.6 — 2024-06-011 km E of Madison, Ohio
- M 3 — 2024-03-302 km SSW of Maple Ridge, Ohio
- M 2.6 — 2024-01-053 km SE of Madison, Ohio
- M 3.6 — 2023-08-287 km SE of Madison, Ohio
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- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library