Copley Township is one of the nine townships of Summit County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 13,641 people in the township.
Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships and cities:
Several populated places are located in Copley Township:
Parts of the original Copley Township are now in Akron or Fairlawn.
A formerly rural township located west of the county seat of Akron, Copley Township has become inc...
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Copley Township is one of the nine townships of Summit County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 13,641 people in the township.
Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships and cities:
Several populated places are located in Copley Township:
Parts of the original Copley Township are now in Akron or Fairlawn.
A formerly rural township located west of the county seat of Akron, Copley Township has become increasingly suburban over the last few decades.
It is the only Copley Township statewide.
Copley was originally called Greenfield, after Garner Green, who owned a large portion of the township. Later on he changed the name to Copley, the maiden name of his wife.
Fairlawn was founded as a hamlet in Copley in 1891 when the Northern Ohio Railroad was built. As of 1908 it had a mill, general store, a blacksmith, and other businesses.
On August 7, 2011 a shooting spree took place in the township, which caused 8 deaths (including the gunman).
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