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Fairlawn is a city in Summit County
Summit County, Ohio

Summit County is an urban county located in the U.S. state of Ohio, United States. As of the United States Census 2000, the population was 542,899....
, Ohio
Ohio

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, United States
United States

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. An affluent suburb
Suburb

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 of Akron
Akron, Ohio

Akron is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Summit County, Ohio. In 2007, its population was estimated to be 207,934. The municipality is located in northeastern Ohio on the Cuyahoga River between Cleveland, Ohio to the north and Canton, Ohio to the south, approximately 60 miles west of the Pennsylvania border....
, its population was 7,307 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Akron Metropolitan Statistical Area
Akron metropolitan area

The Akron Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties in northeastern Ohio, anchored by the city of Akron, Ohio....
.

History Fairlawn was incorporated as Fairlawn Village in 1958.






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Fairlawn is a city in Summit County
Summit County, Ohio

Summit County is an urban county located in the U.S. state of Ohio, United States. As of the United States Census 2000, the population was 542,899....
, Ohio
Ohio

Ohio is a Midwestern United States U.S. state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region , Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads in North America....
, United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
. An affluent suburb
Suburb

Suburbs are commonly defined as the residential areas which surround the central area of the urban area of a town or city. In the United States, suburbs have a prevalence of usually detached single-family homes.....
 of Akron
Akron, Ohio

Akron is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Summit County, Ohio. In 2007, its population was estimated to be 207,934. The municipality is located in northeastern Ohio on the Cuyahoga River between Cleveland, Ohio to the north and Canton, Ohio to the south, approximately 60 miles west of the Pennsylvania border....
, its population was 7,307 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Akron Metropolitan Statistical Area
Akron metropolitan area

The Akron Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties in northeastern Ohio, anchored by the city of Akron, Ohio....
.

Geography


Fairlawn is located at (41.129555, -81.618103).

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau

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, the city has a total area of 4.4 square miles (11.5 kmē), of which, 4.4 square miles (11.5 kmē) of it is land and 0.23% is water.

History

Fairlawn was incorporated as Fairlawn Village in 1958. It became a city when its population reached 6,200 in the 1970 census
United States Census, 1970

The Nineteenth United States Census, conducted by the United States Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 203,302,031, an increase of 13.4 percent over the 179,323,175 persons Enumeration during the U.S....
. (Fairlawn, 2003)

Demographics

As of the census
Census

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 of 2000, there were 7,307 people, 2,986 households, and 1,976 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density

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 was 1,649.7 people per square mile (636.9/kmē). There were 3,141 housing units at an average density of 709.1/sq mi (273.8/kmē). The racial makeup of the city was 88.81% White, 6.12% African American, 0.07% Native American, 3.30% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.44% from other races
Race (United States Census)

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, and 1.26% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.08% of the population.

There were 2,986 households out of which 27.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.2% were married couples
Marriage

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 living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.8% were non-families. 29.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.85.

In the city the population was spread out with 20.3% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 23.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 83.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $62,180, and the median income for a family was $78,947. Males had a median income of $56,303 versus $35,136 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income

Per capita income means how much each individual receives, in monetary terms, of the yearly income generated in the country. This is what each citizen is to receive if the yearly national income is divided equally among everyone....
 for the city was $34,927. About 0.6% of families and 1.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.2% of those under age 18 and 1.5% of those age 65 or over.

Transportation & Shopping

Fairlawn is served by West Market Street, part of State Route 18
Ohio State Highway 18

State Route 18 is an east-west highway in northern Ohio. Its western terminus is at the Indiana state line near Hicksville, Ohio , and its eastern terminus is at State Route 91 in Akron, Ohio....
. Market Street is a wide road with up to seven lanes. Fairlawn has a busy shopping district along the Route 18 corridor, to the extent where most areas have reached saturation. The area is anchored by Fairlawn Town Center, Summit Mall
Summit Mall (Akron, Ohio)

Summit Mall is a one-story, enclosed mall located at 3265 W. Market Street in the Akron, Ohio suburb of Fairlawn, Ohio. While its mailing address is Akron, the mall is located in Fairlawn ....
, Wal-Mart
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, Sam's Club
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, and other businesses and restaurants.

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