Editing Macedonia, Ohio

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name         = Macedonia, Ohio
| settlement_type       = [[City]]
| motto                 = "The Crossroads of Northeast Ohio"
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| image_caption         = [[Longwood Manor]]
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| image_seal            = Seal of Macedonia, Ohio.png
| image_map             = Summit County Ohio incorporated and unincorporated areas Macedonia highlighted.svg
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| map_caption           = Location in [[Summit County, Ohio|Summit County]] and the state of [[Ohio]].

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| subdivision_name      = United States
| subdivision_type1     = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1     = [[Ohio]]
| subdivision_type2     = [[List of counties in Ohio|County]]
| subdivision_name2     = [[Summit County, Ohio|Summit]]

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| population_as_of      = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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| population_total      = 12168
| population_density_km2 = 482.87
| population_density_sq_mi = 1250.57

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| postal_code_type      = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code           = 44056
| area_code             = [[Area code 330|330]]
| blank_name            = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info            = 39-45976<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
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| website               = http://www.macedonia.oh.us/
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'''Macedonia''' is a city in northern [[Summit County, Ohio|Summit County]], [[Ohio]], United States. The population was 12,168 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. It is a suburb of the [[Akron metropolitan area]].

==History==

The city's name is said to derive from a small joke among divinity students at [[Western Reserve Academy|Western Reserve College]], which in the early 19th century was in [[Hudson, Ohio]]. The students, who were called upon to preach in the small [[Hamlet (place)|hamlet]] {{convert|6|mi|km|0}} to the north, recalled [[Acts of the Apostles|Acts]] 16:10: "...we sought to go to [[Macedonia (Roman province)|Macedonia]], concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the gospel to them."<ref name="Macedonia History">{{cite web|title=Macedonia History|url=http://macedonia.oh.us/about-the-community/macedonia-history/|publisher=City of Macedonia|access-date=May 13, 2011}}</ref>

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|9.75|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, including {{convert|9.71|sqmi|sqkm|2}} of land and {{convert|0.04|sqmi|sqkm|2}} of water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 6, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archive-date=January 25, 2012}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 219
|1910= 452
|1920= 581
|1930= 734
|1970= 6375
|1980= 6571
|1990= 7509
|2000= 9224
|2010= 11188
|2020= 12168
|estyear=2021
|estimate=12203
|estref=
|footnote=Sources:<ref name="Census1990">{{cite web|title=Ohio: Population and Housing Unit Counts|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen1990/cph2/cph-2-37.pdf|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=November 22, 2013}}</ref><ref name="GR2" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/macedoniacityohio,US/PST045221|title=Macedonia city, Ohio|website=census.gov|accessdate=July 1, 2022}}</ref>
}}
The median income for a household in the city was $77,866, and the median income for a family was $88,906. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $32,960. About 2.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]]. Of the city's population over the age of 25, 41.2% holds a bachelor's degree or higher.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/39/3945976.html |title=Macedonia (City) QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau |access-date=November 7, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130310185215/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/39/3945976.html |archive-date=March 10, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_10_5YR_DP03&prodType=table|title=United States Census | archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212213253/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_10_5YR_DP03&prodType=table | archive-date=2020-02-12}}</ref>

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 6, 2013}}</ref> of 2010, there were 11,188 people, 4,338 households, and 3,231 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1152.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 4,545 housing units at an average density of {{convert|468.1|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 83.6% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 10.4% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.1% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 3.9% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.4% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.6% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.3% of the population.

There were 4,338 households, of which 31.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 25.5% were non-families. 21.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.6% were composed of a person 65 years or older living alone. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.01.

The median age in the city was 43.4 years. 22.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24% were from 25 to 44; 32.7% were from 45 to 64; and 14.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.5% male and 51.5% female.

==Notable people==
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* [[Je'Rod Cherry]], retired, [[NFL]] safety, [[New England Patriots]]
* [[Mark Foster (musician)|Mark Foster]], lead vocalist for the indie pop band [[Foster the People]]
* [[John Lefelhocz]], [[conceptual artist]] and [[quilter]]
* [[Ronald M. Sega]], retired [[NASA]] [[Astronaut]]
* [[Rob Sims]], [[NFL]] guard, [[Detroit Lions]], former [[Ohio State University]] Buckeye
* [[Jason Trusnik]], NFL Player former [[Cleveland Browns]] and [[Miami Dolphins]]
* [[Denzel Ward]], [[NFL]] cornerback, [[Cleveland Browns]]
* [[Vonda Ward]], [[women's boxing|female boxer]] and former [[University of Tennessee]] basketball player

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.macedonia.oh.us/ City of Macedonia website]

{{Summit County, Ohio}}

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[[Category:Cities in Ohio]]
[[Category:Cities in Summit County, Ohio]]
[[Category:Cleveland metropolitan area]]