Ak'ron, O., the county-seat of Summit co., 35 mi. s. of Cleveland, on the Baltimore & Ohio, the Erie and other railroads. The city lies about 500 feet above Lake Erie and the surrounding country contains numerous lakes. Many hotels have been constructed here and the district is traversed by electric railways, so that the section is becoming a popular summer resort. Natural gas is found and the Little Cuyahoga River furnishes water power for various manufactures. The products include flour, woolen goods, stoves and steam engines. One of the largest printing and publishing establishments in the world is located here. It is the seat of Buchtel College (Universalist) and the city maintains a hospital and a public library. Akron was once the heart of the nation's rubber industry. Population in 1910, 69,067. Population in 1990, 223,019.