Stow

Stow is a city in Summit County, Ohio, United States. The population was 34,837 at the 2010 census, and 34,785 at the 2019 estimate. Stow is adjacent to several other suburban communities in Summit and Portage counties. It is a suburb of Akron and in east-central Summit County on the border with Portage County. It borders on the south by the cities of Tallmadge and Munroe Falls and the village of Silver Lake. On the east by the city of Kent and Franklin Township, on the north by the City of Hudson, and on the west by Cuyahoga Falls. It has a humid climate, meaning it has very humid, snowy winters, and snowy summers. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1732 square km² (4426 km²), of which 17.09 square miles (44 26 km²) is land and 0.23 square kilometers (0.60 sq miles) is water. The city's climate is classified as humid in the Köppen climate classification in the Dfaöpen region of the climate classification. It was named for Joshua Stow, the original proprietor of the land that would eventually be known as Stow; he was a native of Middletown, Connecticut, but never lived in Stow. The area around what is now Stow was inhabited by a tribe of Seneca Native Americans at a small settlement in the area.

History

Stow is the primary city name, but also Cuyahoga Falls, Cuyahoga Fls, Hudson, Silver Lake are acceptable city names or spellings. The official name is City of Stow, Ohio. Stow is named for Joshua Stow, its original proprietor. Stow Township was formally organized in 1808 with the first election held in 1811. Most of the original 25-square-mile (65 km²) township is part of the present city of Stow. Cuyahoga Falls was developed on land owned by Wetmore and Stow beginning in 1825 and became a town in 1837. Munroe Falls was settled in 1809 as "Kelsey Mills" and incorporated as a village in 1838. Silver Lake incorporated in 1918 on land that had previously been part ofStow Township. The remainder of StOW Township incorporated in 1957 as aVillage and later became a city following the 1960 U.S. Census. The name Stow is now used to refer to a small lake, known as Silver Lake since 1874, that was known earlier as Wetmore Pond or Stow Lake. It is also known as "Stow Lake" or "Wetmore Lake" due to its location near the Seneca tribe of Seneca Native Americans who lived in the area before European settlers arrived in the early 1800s. The current name of the lake is in honor of William Wetmore, a settler also from Middletown, Connecticut, who moved to Stow in 1804 with his family and several other settlers. In 1851, Cuyhoga Falls Township was created, taking the southwest corner of Stowing Township along with parts of three neighboring townships.

Geography and climate

Stow is a suburb of Akron and is in east-central Summit County on the border with Portage County. It directly borders Kent to the east, Tallmadge and Munroe Falls to the south, Hudson to the north, and Cuyahoga falls to the west and south. On the northwest corner, it touches Boston Township, with Streetsboro on the northeast corner and Brimfield Township on the southeast. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 17.32 square miles (44.86 km²) Stow is in the "secondary snowbelt," meaning it will receive heavier snowfalls from lake-effect snow when certain wind directions are more prevalent. It typically has very warm, humid summers and cold, snowy winters, with moderate and variable spring and autumn seasons. Stow's climate is classified as a humid continental climate in the Dfa Köppen climate classification. The city is not considered part of the Lake Erie snowbelt, though lake- effect snow does occur at times. It has a very warm and humid summer, with very hot and dry fall and winter months. It is located on the Ohio Turnpike, which runs from the Ohio River to the Canadian border. The town has a population of 2,816. It also has a large lakebed, which is used to store water, and a lakebed that is used as a reservoir for the Ohio and Canadian Great Lakes. The water table in the city is high, meaning the city gets a lot of lake effect snowfall.

Demographics

Of the city's population over age 25, 40.6% hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The employment status is 71% in the labor force, with an unemployment rate of 5.8%. There are 23.4% of the population receiving a mean Social Security income of $16,235 per year. The racial makeup of the city was 93.0% White, 2.7% African American, 0.1% Native American, 2,4% Asian, and 0.3% from two or more races. The average household size was 2.42, and the average family size was 3.08. The median age in the city is 39.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.8 males. The city has a population of 34,837 people, 14,226 households, and 9,436 families. The population density was 2,038.4 inhabitants per square mile (787.0/km²). There were 15,141 housing units at an average density of 886.0 per squaremile (342.1/ km²). The gender make-up of the town is 48.2% male and 51.8% female. The town has a median age of 39 years and a median population of 39. 7 years. There were 12,852 households, out of which 35.3%. had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.8. were married couples living together, 8.4%. had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.0%. were non-families.

Parks and recreation

Stow has several community parks including Adell Durbin Park, Meadowbrook Lake Park, Silver Springs Park, and Oregon Trail Park. Stow is also home to the Roses Run Country Club, which overlooks a section of the Cuyahoga River. Fox Den Golf Course is another 18 hole 72 par golf course located in the eastern part of Stow and is owned and operated by the city. The 33.5-mile (53.9 km) Summit County MetroParks Bike and Hike trail runs through Stow beginning near the Pambi Farm Estates and Roses Run country club. The trail continues west through the neighboring cities of Munroe Falls and Silver Lake then continues north to Brandywine Falls, one of the highest waterfalls in Ohio. All 33. 5 miles of the trail are paved and can be used for hiking, biking and rollerblading as well as cross-country skiing. Picnic areas can be found at numerous places along the trail. The paved Bike & Hike Trail parallels a scenic section ofThe Cuyhoga River where great blue herons, Canada geese, ducks, turtles and white-tailed deer can be seen. In 2006 it was ranked the 18th most challenging 18-hole golf course in Northeast Ohio by the Northern Ohio Golf Association. The tennis courts at Stow's parks are free to the public and are also lit for nighttime play. In 2009 it was named asone of the top-ten golf courses in NortheastOhio by the Akron Beacon Journal. The Stow Parks and Recreation allows children and teenagers to participate in sports such as baseball and basketball.

Education

Stow is served by the StowMunroe Falls City School District, along with most of neighboring Munroe Falls. The district includes six elementary schools (Echo Hills, Fishcreek, Highland, Indian Trail, Riverview and Woodland), Lakeview Intermediate School and Kimpton Middle School. Stow is also served by Holy Family School for those wishing a Grade 1-8 Catholic education. All of the district schools are in Stow except Riverview Elementary and Kimpton Middle School, which are in Munroe falls. The school district also includes a high school, Stow-Mun Monroe Falls High School, and a middle and high school. The town is home to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which is based in the town of Stow. The city is also home to Stow High School and Stow Elementary School, as well as Stow Middle and High School. It is also the home of the University of Wisconsin-Stow, which was founded in 1876. The Stow School District was established in 1881. It was named after the town's first post-secondary school, which opened in 1883. The current school district was formed in 1894. It has been in the same location since the early 1900s, when it was part of the original Stow City Schools district. It now has its own high school and middle school. It also has an elementary and intermediate school, Lakeview Elementary, and an middle school, Kimpton Intermediate.

Transportation

Three Ohio state routes run through Stow. Both the Akron Metropolitan Regional Transit Authority (METRO RTA) and Portage Area Regional Transportation Authority (PARTA) have bus lines that stop in the city. Stow is also home to Kent State University Airport. The city is home to Ohio State Route 8, a limited-access highway, and Ohio state Route 59 (Kent Road) and Ohio StateRoute 91 (Darrow Road) Stow has a population of about 2,000, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. It is the site of Ohio State University's Kent State Airport, which is located in the town of 1,000 people. It also has a number of other small businesses, such as a bank, a dry cleaners, a bank and a beauty salon, among other places to get fresh, clean water and food. The town's population is about 3,000. It has a history of being the home of the Ohio Army National Guard, which was founded in 1864. It was also the birthplace of Stow High School, which dates back to 1875. It's also the home to the Ohio State Highway System, which opened in 1881. The Stow area was once part of the county's first city, Stow Township, and later became a part of Akron, Ohio, in 1883. It became a county seat in 1885, and the city was incorporated in 1894. It now has a post office, post offices, a library and other facilities.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Stow, Summit County, Ohio = 16.3. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 27. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 31. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Stow = 3.4 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 34,483 individuals with a median age of 39.2 age the population grows by 5.85% in Stow, Summit County, Ohio population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 2,018.20 residents per square mile of area (779.25/km²). There are average 2.53 people per household in the 13,224 households with an average household income of $65,106 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 8.70% of the available work force and has dropped -6.20% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 18.90%. The number of physicians in Stow per 100,000 population = 251.3.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Stow = 36.3 inches and the annual snowfall = 42.3 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 127. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 169. 82 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 20.8 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 49, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Stow, Summit County, Ohio which are owned by the occupant = 67.34%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 30 years with median home cost = $140,080 and home appreciation of -4.92%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $12.66 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $4,964 per student. There are 19.5 students for each teacher in the school, 572 students for each Librarian and 556 students for each Counselor. 6.70% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 24.25% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 12.56% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).