Akron is Ohio's fifth-largest city in the U.S. state, and is the Summit County county seat. It is situated on the western edge of Cleveland's Glaciated Allegheny Plateau, about 30 miles south of. The city itself ha a total population of over 198,000. Making it the 119th largest city in the United States. The name comes from the Greek word meaning a high point or a peak. Today, its economy includes manufacturing, education, healthcare, and biomedical research; Gojo Industries, FirstEnergy, Huntington Bank, and Charter Spectrum are leading corporations.