Stow, Ohio

Official name	Stow, Ohio
Settlement type	City
Website	www.stow.oh.us
Established title	Founded
Established date	1804
Established title2	Incorporated
Established date2	1957
Founder	Joshua Stow
Image seal	Stow official seal (low res).jpg
Map caption	Location in Summit County
Pushpin map	Ohio
Pushpin map caption	Location in Ohio
Coordinates display	inline,title
Coordinates region	US-OH
Subdivision type	Country
Subdivision type1	State
Subdivision type2	County
Subdivision name
Subdivision name1
Subdivision name2	Summit
Leader title	Mayor
Leader name	Karen Fritschel
Area magnitude	1 E8
Area total km2	44.9
Area land km2	44.3
Area water km2	0.6
Population as of	2008
Population total	33899
Population density km2	768.6
Timezone	EST
Utc offset	-5
Timezone dst	EDT
Utc offset dst	-4
Area total sq mi	17.3
Area land sq mi	17.1
Area water sq mi	0.2
Elevation m	333
Elevation ft	1093
Postal code type	ZIP code
Postal code	44224
Area code	330, 234
Blank name	FIPS code
Blank info	39-74944
Blank1 name	GNIS feature ID
Blank1 info	1065392

Stow is a city in Summit County, Ohio, United States. The population was 32,139 at the 2000 census and 33,899 as of 2008. It is a suburban community that is part of the Akron metropolitan area. Stow is located adjacent to several other suburban communities in Summit and Portage Counties. It is bordered 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 the city of Cuyahoga Falls.

History

Of the thirteen original states, only Connecticut held anything back, reserving a strip of land lying south of Lake Erie. As the new state's government was short of money, part was given in lieu of bonuses to Revolutionary soldiers. Connecticut sold the rest of the Reserve to the Connecticut Land Company, made up of speculators organized for that purpose. Joshua Stow of Middletown, Connecticut, secured for his share the land that is now the City of Stow. All of this land was surveyed under the terms of the Northwest Ordinance: divided into counties, the counties into townships, the townships into sections.

Stow Township was first a part of Trumbull, then of Portage, and finally of Summit County. In the original draft it was known as Town 3, Range 10.

John Graham came to Stow in 1809 and bought his farm on what is now West Graham Road. His sons, Maxwell and William, became very well known horticulturists and the owners of large fruit farms. Stow Parks and Recreation allows children and teenagers to participate in sports such as baseball and basketball. The tennis courts at Stow's parks are free to the public. The tennis courts at Adel Durbin Park are also lit for nighttime play.

Stow is also home to the Roses Run Country Club, which overlooks a section of the Cuyahoga River. In 2006 it was ranked the 18th most challenging 18-hole golf course in Northeast Ohio by the Northern Ohio Golf Association. 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 of Stow. In 2009 it was named as one of the top-ten golf courses in Northeast Ohio by the Akron Beacon Journal.

The Summit County MetroParks Bike and Hike trail runs through Stow beginning near the Pambi Farm Estates and Roses Run Country Club. The paved Bike & Hike Trail parallels a scenic section of the Cuyahoga River where great blue herons, Canada geese, ducks, turtles and white-tailed deer can be seen. 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, rollerblading as well as cross-country skiing in the winter. Picnic areas can be found at numerous places along the trail.

The Akron General Health and Wellness Center (North) also calls Stow its home. Built in 2007 and located at 4300 Allen Road, Wellness has been named one of the Top 100 Clubs as well as the #1 hospital-owned medical fitness center in the nation by Club Industry Magazine. The health club features a six-lane heated lap pool, family pool, warm water physical therapy pool, spa treatments, steam room, sauna, whirlpool, rock climbing wall, fitness equipment, indoor and outdoor track, gymnasium, personal training, shops, restaurants, nutrition services as well as doctor-prescribed physical therapy.

Education

Stow is served by the Stow-Munroe 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, Kimpton Middle School and Stow-Munroe Falls High School. All of the district schools are located in Stow, with the exceptions of Riverview Elementary and Kimpton Middle School, both of which are located in Munroe Falls.

Media

Stow is served by a local newspaper — the Stow Sentry — published twice weekly by Record Publishing Co, LLC. Maintained by the area division of Time Warner Cable, Stow also sponsors a Government-access television (GATV) station on cable TV — Stow Community Channel 15. The station broadcasts live audio from city council meetings, and regular announcements relating to: city and school functions; maintenance work; area businesses; and any upcoming local events.

Transportation

Three Ohio State Routes run through Stow: Ohio State Route 8, a limited access highway; Ohio State Route 59 (Kent Road); and Ohio State Route 91 (Darrow Road). Both the Akron Metropolitan Regional Transit Authority (METRO RTA) and Portage Area Regional Transportation Authority (PARTA) have bus lines that stop in Stow, and the city is also home to Kent State University Airport.

Notable people

Haley Bennett - singer, songwriter and actress.

Richard Cooey - convicted murderer and rapist; executed in 2008.

Larry Csonka - former NFL football player; Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee.

Ben Curtis - professional golfer; winner of the 2003 British Open.

Ed Donatell - current and former secondary coach for the Denver Broncos.

Mark Gangloff - 2008 Olympian and gold medal winner.

Jim Graner - former weeknight sports anchor for WKYC; color commentator for Cleveland Browns radio network.

Dave Jamerson - former NBA basketball player.

Neel Kashkari - Interim Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Financial Stability; led effort to purchase troubled financial assets under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP).

Erick Purkhiser - better known as Lux Interior, lead singer and founding member of The Cramps.

Jennifer Rohn - scientist and novelist.

Mike Vrabel - NFL football player.

References

External links

City of Stow

Stow-Munroe Falls Chamber of Commerce

Stow Historical Society

Category:Cities in Ohio Category:Populated places in Summit County, Ohio Category:Akron metropolitan area Category:Populated places established in 1804