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Around Akron
Distances
Nearest major airport
Indianapolis International Airport (IND)92 miles away
Closer regional airport
Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA)44 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Fort Wayne, IN47 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL101 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Akron; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Akron
U.S. Representative · Indiana’s 2nd DistrictRudy Yakym III (R)
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Akron had 1,125 residents in the 2020 census, up 5% since 2000.
It’s the 350th largest of 693 towns in Indiana by population.
Fulton County grew from 17,453 residents in 1900 to 20,480 in 2020.
Fulton County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 83°F in summer, and winter lows average 17°F. About 40.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 30 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Rochester, IN weather station (9 miles away).
Jobs in Fulton County
5,685 jobs at 465 businesses in Fulton County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2022 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
11 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Akron.
Nearest hospitals
Woodlawn HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Rochester8.3 miles
Kosciusko Community HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Warsaw18.1 miles
Parkview Wabash Hospital, INCCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Wabash18.9 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
2
Dentists
1
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
4
Optometrists
1
Chiropractors
3
Pharmacies
1
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Places in and around Akron
Parks (3 nearby)
Pike Memorial Park · 23 acres1.0 mi
Cutshall Park · 18 acres0.5 mi
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Akron Family Pharmacy0.6 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Akron Public Library0.7 mi
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Tippecanoe Valley School Corp. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(3)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Akron Elementary SchoolAkron
K–5
354
Public
0.7 mi
Tippecanoe Valley Middle SchoolAkron
6–8
432
Public
5.1 mi
Tippecanoe Valley High SchoolAkron
9–12
568
Public
4.9 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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