Barberton

Barberton is a city in Summit County, Ohio, United States. The population was 27,899 at the 2000 census. It is a commuter town close to Akron and is part of the latter's Metropolitan Statistical Area. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.2 square miles (24 km), of which 9.0 square miles (23 km) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km) of it (2.38%) is water. Lake Anna, a glacial kettle lake, is a 1-acre (4,000 m) natural spring lake that lies in the center of the original village of Barberton. It is the center of a 21-acre (85,000 m) park named after it. Lake Anna is named for O. C. Barber's daughter Anna Laura Barber. As of the census of 2000, there were 27,899 people, 11,523 households, and...