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AKRON, PENNSYLVANIA QUICK STATSCounty: Lancaster
Incorporated: 1884
Elevation: 460 feet
Land Area: 1.26 square miles
Population Density: 3177 people per square mile
Population: 4,017
Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (95.3%), Hispanic (2.2%), Other race (0.8%), Two or more races (0.6%), Black (0.5%)
Ancestries (City): German (45.0%), United States (11.8%), English (7.1%), Swiss (6.5%), Irish (5.4%), Italian (4.6%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lancaster, PA (9.7 miles , pop. 56,348)
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (57.1 miles , pop. 1,517,550)
Nearest cities: Rothsville, PA (1.4 miles ), Ephrata borough, PA (1.4 miles ), Leacock-Leola-Bareville, PA (2.2 miles ), Lititz borough, PA (2.3 miles ), Reamstown, PA (2.4 miles ), Brickerville, PA (2.5 miles ), Denver borough, PA (2.5 miles ), New Holland borough, PA (2.7 miles )
Akron Compared to State Average: Unemployed percentage significantly below state average. Black race population percentage significantly below state average. Median age above state average. Number of college students below state average.
AKRON, PENNSYLVANIA EDUCATION FACTSHigh school or higher: 81.60%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 21.90%
Graduate or professional degree: 7.20%
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Akron:
MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA about 14 miles, MILLERSVILLE, PA, Full-time enrollment: 6,384 PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE BERKS about 18 miles, READING, PA, FT enrollment: 2,003 YORK COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA about 24 miles, YORK, PA, FT enrollment: 4,541 PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN ST HARRISBURG about 28 miles, MIDDLETOWN, PA, FT enrollment: 2,064 KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA about 32 miles, KUTZTOWN, PA, FT enrollment: 7,101 IMMACULATA COLLEGE about 35 miles, IMMACULATA, PA, FT enrollment: 2,042 WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA about 36 miles, WEST CHESTER, PA, FT enrollment: 10,419
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