The
City of Norton, with a
current population of 11,523 residents
(census 2000)
became
a Township in the year 1818,
incorporated as a Village in 1961,
became a
Charter Village on November 6, 1962 and
was proclaimed a City on January 11,
1969.
Click here
to view a current Map of Norton (.pdf)
Norton's State Representatives are as follows:
Congresswoman
Betty Sutton - 13th Congressional
Senator Kevin Coughlin - 27th Senate
Representative Brian G. Williams - 41st House
The City is proud to be able to provide residents with quality police, fire, and street services. If you are a new resident to Norton, CLICK HERE to view the public utility (GAS AND ELECTRIC) service contact phone numbers and CLICK HERE to view a list of TRASH HAULERS that collect trash in the City and for Recycling in Summit County, look for information here...
The
Police Department has
full-time and part-time officers. Norton is part of the 9-1-1
system
serving Summit County, which is staffed by Norton Dispatchers.
The Fire Department is composed of full-time and part-time fire personnel, who have completed EMT training courses. The City has ambulances, which are staffed by firefighters who are certified EMTA’s. The Norton Fire and EMS Services personnel respond to over 1,000 calls per year.
The Service Department maintains over 100 miles of roads within the City. During heavy snowfalls - not unheard of in northern Ohio - the crews are kept very busy plowing and salting the streets.
The City of Norton has a large, rentable Community Center, as well as ten beautiful public parks within its borders for residents to enjoy. The following seven parks are owned and maintained by the City: Columbia Woods Park, Frashure Park, Helmick Park, Holiday Heights Park, Loyal Oak Community Park, Williams Memorial Park and Williams Peace Park. McCafferty Park is a City of Barberton park located within Norton borders. Silver Creek Park, a Summit County Metropolitan park, is also located within the City. Lake Dorothy is a private park, but families are known to visit the Loyal Oak Lake Park for other summertime fun. The City also supports a summer recreation program that provides children with a wide assortment of activities. Organized youth sports of baseball, football / cheerleading, and soccer are highly active in the city. The following website, nortonyouthsports.com, started as a service to the community in January of 2007, is a great source for information on a variety of Norton Youth Sports Organizations.
Norton also enjoys the support of many Community Service clubs such as the Norton Kiwanis, the Norton Women's Club, the Lions Club, the Norton Historical Society, and various garden clubs. A VFW post, and Boy Scouts / Girl Scouts are also active within the City.
The Norton School system enjoys a highly rated academic report, as well as extremely supportive sport and band parental groups. The DARE program and Safety Town is actively supported within the Norton school system.
Norton residents rely on several newspaper sources such as the Akron Beacon Journal, the Barberton Herald, the West Side Leader and the Trading Post, as well as the locally produced Time-Warner Cable Community Access Channel 15 for City governmental and community information.
Norton is popular not only for its quality of life, but for its easy accessibility to major cities via I-76, State Routes 21, 261 and 585, and U.S. Route 224. Click here for directions to the Norton Administration Building. Visitors may access the City center by exiting I-76 at Cleveland-Massillon Road, Exit 14 and heading south. At about 23 square miles of territory, the City offers a large expanse of land and a quiet rural environment.
One of the largest attended events in Norton is the annual Cider Festival in late September, sponsored by the Lions Club, the Kiwanis and other Service Organizations. Held at the historic Loyal Oak area, at the intersection of Cleveland-Massillon Rd. and Wadsworth Rd. (SR 261), it spreads throughout the Loyal Oak neighborhood to accommodate the thousands of people who attend. Streets are closed during this special weekend to make room for the cider tasting and apple delicacies, games, exhibits, contests, dancing, and a pancake breakfast. The event draws many visitors from neighboring communities.
