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For the unincorporated place of the same name in southwestern Ohio, see Macedonia, Butler County, Ohio.

Macedonia, Ohio
Location of Macedonia, Ohio
Location within Summit County, Ohio
Coordinates: 41°19′4″N 81°30′5″W / 41.31778, -81.50139
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Summit
Area
- Total	9.7 sq mi (25.2 km²)
- Land	9.7 sq mi (25.1 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.1 km²)
Elevation GR3	988 ft (301 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	9,224
- Density	953.3/sq mi (368.1/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	44056
Area code(s)	330
FIPS code	39-45976GR2
GNIS feature ID	1061458GR3

Macedonia is a city in Summit County, Ohio, United States. The population was 9,224 at the 2000 census. Macedonia is part of Greater Cleveland.

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The city's name is said to derive from a small joke among divinity students at Western Reserve College, which in the early 1800s was in Hudson, Ohio. The students, who were called upon to preach in the small hamlet 6 miles to the north, recalled Acts 16:10: "...we sought to go to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the gospel to them."

Macedonia is located at 41°19′4″N, 81°30′5″W (41.317807, -81.501460)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.7 square miles (25.1 km²), of which, 9.7 square miles (25.1 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.41%) is water.

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 9,224 people, 3,276 households, and 2,656 families residing in the city. The population density was 953.3 people per square mile (367.9/km²). There were 3,359 housing units at an average density of 347.2/sq mi (134.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 91.42% White, 5.59% African American, 0.15% Native American, 1.83% Asian, 0.24% from other races, and 0.76% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.75% of the population.

There were 3,276 households out of which 38.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.8% were married couples living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.9% were non-families. 16.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.17.

In the city the population was spread out with 26.7% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 30.9% from 25 to 44, 27.2% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 98.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $68,908, and the median income for a family was $77,125. Males had a median income of $50,187 versus $31,820 for females. The per capita income for the city was $27,739. About 0.8% of families and 1.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.5% of those under age 18 and 3.2% of those age 65 or over.

• Nordonia High School

• Ronald Sega, retired NASA Astronaut
• Rob Sims, NFL guard, Seattle Seahawks, former The Ohio State University Buckeye, former Nordonia Knight
• Vonda Ward, female boxer and former University of Tennessee basketball player
• Adam Curtan, Prominently featured extra in the film Path of The Wind with Wilford Brimley, He reigns supreme as World's Strongest Man

• City of Macedonia website
• The Summit Memory Project

• Macedonia, Ohio is at coordinates 41°19′04″N 81°30′05″W / 41.317807, -81.50146Coordinates: 41°19′04″N 81°30′05″W / 41.317807, -81.50146

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Summit County, Ohio
County seat: Akron
Cities	Akron | Barberton | Cuyahoga Falls | Fairlawn | Green | Hudson | Macedonia | Munroe Falls | New Franklin | Norton | Stow | Tallmadge | Twinsburg
Villages	Boston Heights | Clinton | Lakemore | Mogadore | Northfield | Peninsula | Reminderville | Richfield | Silver Lake
Townships	Bath | Boston | Copley | Coventry | Northfield Center | Richfield | Sagamore Hills | Springfield | Twinsburg
Census-designated places	Montrose-Ghent | Pigeon Creek | Portage Lakes
Other localities	Ghent | Hammond's Corners | Montrose