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Barberton Facts
Barberton was founded in 1891 by O.C. Barber who saw the area as an ideal place to build a manufacturing Mecca. Lake Anna, a spring fed lake in the middle of town was named after Barber’s daughter. Barberton was nicknamed the Magic City because it grew so fast between 1891 and 1893.
Population 27,899 Homes 11,535 Median Household Income $32,178 People below poverty level 13.3% Children below poverty level 21.3% Land size 9.2 square miles
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Akron Facts
Population: 207,934 Population Lost since 1999: 8,733 (about 1000 people every year)
Median Household Income $33,672 Median Income Lost since 1999 $5,051 (1999 Median was $38,722 per year) Manufacturing Jobs Lost since 2000 17% Akronites living in poverty 21.4%
Current Debt $760 Million Debt including Interest due $1.1 Billion Debt per person $5,314 (for every man, woman, and child)
Number of Students in Public Schools 25,081 Amount Spent per Pupil each year $11,000+ (most in County) Proficiency tests passed as a whole 3 out of 28 (worst in County) Last levy passed in 2006 7.9 mils 2008 Operations Budget $309 Million (up 5.9% from last year) Projected annual deficit 2011 $37 Million (a year) Projected annual deficit 2013 $153 Million (a year) Cost of new school buildings $800 Million Projected number of students 300 (per year) we will lose through 2013
Land size 60 square miles
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