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Macedonia is a city in northern Summit County whose name comes from a joke among divinity students at Western Reserve College in Hudson, who were sent to preach in the hamlet and quoted Acts 16:10 — 'come over into Macedonia and help us' — until the biblical name stuck.

The settlement was first known as 'The Corners'; Abraham Cranmer built its first log house in 1824 near Indian Run, a log schoolhouse followed in 1833, and a stagecoach inn served travelers on the Pittsburgh-to-Cleveland line.

Macedonia's wider area, originally Northfield Township, was first settled in 1807 when Isaac Bacon arrived by covered wagon from Massachusetts, and the Village of Macedonia was established in 1905.

Macedonia's official motto is 'The Crossroads of Northeast Ohio,' reflecting its position between Cleveland and Akron at the junction of major highways.

The 2020 census counted 12,168 people in Macedonia, up from 11,188 in 2010 and just 7,470 in 1990, reflecting decades of suburban growth.

The 2020 census recorded 4,894 households in Macedonia, and nearly 62% of them were married-couple households.

Macedonia students attend the Nordonia Hills City School District — a portmanteau of Northfield, Macedonia, and Sagamore Hills — and Nordonia High School, home of the Knights, is located in Macedonia and is the district's only high school.

Longwood Manor, a Tudor Revival estate in Macedonia, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Macedonia covers about 9.75 square miles in the Akron metropolitan area.