Local events in Norton
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Lakes near Norton
The history under the water: the valley before, the dam, the stories. All Ohio lakes
How Norton began
Norton Township organized in 1818 out of Wolf Creek Township, named for Birdseye (Birdsey) Norton, one of the township's original land owners; James Robinson and John Cahow, who arrived around 1810, purchased adjoining lots and it is disputed locally which of the two built the township's first cabin, with Cahow building the township's first tavern in 1812 on the old Indian trail from Portage to the Scioto. The 1881 county history names all seven of the township's hamlets: New Portage, Loyal Oak, Western Star, Dennison (originally Sherman post office), Johnson's Corners, Hametown and Norton Center; Johnson's Corners grew up around settler Thomas Johnson's saw and grist mills built in the 1820s, and Western Star, where Nathan Seiberling bought a business in 1831, incorporated as its own village in 1842. Residents voted to incorporate Norton as a whole in 1961, defeating the measure once before it passed, when Richard DuFore became the first village mayor; Norton became a city on January 11, 1969 after a November 1968 general election.
Settled 1810 (James Robinson and John Cahow), platted surveyed by Joseph Darrow and others, 8-9 years before the 1818 organization, incorporated township organized 1818 (Wolf Creek Township predecessor organized 1816); Western Star village 1842; Norton village 1961; city January 11, 1969, by township named for Birdseye Norton.
Where the name comes from
Named for Birdsey Norton, one of the original owners of the township, at its formation in 1818; the township had first been part of the larger Wolf Creek Township, organized in 1816, which also covered present Copley and parts of Medina County.
Before the town
No Native American village, mound, or treaty site specific to Norton is documented in the sources consulted, though the 1881 county history notes that John Cahow's early tavern stood on 'the great trail from old Portage, on the Cuyahoga, to the Scioto,' a Native travel corridor the township's first white road followed. The township lies within the area opened to settlement by the 1795 Treaty of Greenville.
Nations recorded here: Lenape (Delaware).
- Portage-to-Scioto trail (trail) — through Norton Township, site of John Cahow's tavern, pre-1812 (archive.org)
Timeline
- — James Robinson and John Cahow become the township's first settlers, purchasing adjoining lots; it is disputed which of the two built the first cabin.
- — John Cahow builds the township's first tavern, on the old trail from old Portage on the Cuyahoga to the Scioto.
- — James Robinson and Lois Bates marry, the township's first recorded marriage.
- — Wolf Creek Township, the predecessor covering the future Norton and Copley plus parts of Medina County, organizes; twenty-two votes are cast at its first election.
- — Norton Township organizes out of Wolf Creek Township, named for landowner Birdseye Norton.
- — Thomas Johnson builds a saw mill and, in 1830, the township's first grist mill at what becomes Johnson's Corners.
- — Nathan Seiberling buys out one of the Richards brothers' businesses and settles at Western Star.
- — The hamlet of Western Star incorporates as its own village with a mayor, marshal and council.
- — Voters approve incorporation as a village after an earlier attempt failed; Richard DuFore becomes the first village mayor.
- — Norton officially becomes a city on January 11, following a November 1968 general election.
Stories
Seven hamlets under one township
Before it became a single city in 1969, Norton Township was, as the 1881 county history put it, 'well supplied with villages, no less than seven being wholly or in part included in its territory': New Portage near the east line; Loyal Oak in the north, named for brothers Nathan and Lyman Bates who each built a cabin at the crossroads; Western Star straddling the Medina County line, which grew enough to incorporate on its own in 1842; Dennison, a railroad-era coal town first called Sherman post office; Johnson's Corners, built up around settler Thomas Johnson's saw and grist mills; Hametown, a coal-mining hamlet with a store and two saloons; and Norton Center itself, at the township's geographic middle. Each hamlet had its own store, mill or church, and the pattern of scattered crossroads settlements, rather than one town, persisted for more than a century before all of Norton finally voted to incorporate as a single municipality in 1961.
Local history sources: en.wikipedia.org · archive.org
Water
Wolf Creek (Barberton) Reservoir, impounded behind the Barberton dam, with the treatment plant drawing directly from the reservoir The water here
- Barberton City94% of residentsWolf Creek (Barberton) Reservoir, tributary of Tuscarawas River
- Akron City4% of residentsLake Rockwell (Cuyahoga River impoundment)
- M and C Mobile Home Park1% of residentsGroundwater wells (1 wells)
- Rex Hill Estates, Llc1% of residentsGroundwater wells (2 wells)
- Medina Co/northwest0% of residentsLake Erie
Hospitals, fire stations and more
Inside Norton's boundary: 1 dialysis center, 2 fire and EMS stations, 4 high-hazard dams, 4 public schools, 1 private school, 1 library, 1 museum, 1 police station, 1 Superfund site, 6 Toxics Release Inventory facilities and 17 spill cases. Press a pin or a name for its whole record and its source.
Dialysis centers (1)
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Usrc Norton Home TherapiesDialysis · Norton
- Address
- 3300 Greenwich Road Suite 13, Norton, OH 44203
- Dialysis stations
- 5
- Medicare star rating
- not rated
- Services
- peritoneal dialysis, home hemodialysis training
- Ownership
- for profit
- Chain
- US Renal Care, Inc.
- Medicare certified since
- 2014-01-23
- Phone
- (330) 825-2354
- Medicare ID
- 362800
Medicare Care Compare ↗ CMS dialysis facility list (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: CMS dialysis facility list, September 2026, geocoded with the Census Bureau batch geocoder (an address it could not place sits at its ZIP center).
Fire and EMS stations (2)
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Norton Fire Department Station 1Norton
- Address
- 3380 Greenwich Road, Norton, OH 44203
- Coordinates
- 41.02544, -81.64743
USGS National Map structures (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Norton Fire Department Station 2Norton
- Address
- 4110 Johnson Road, Norton, OH 44203
- Coordinates
- 41.00369, -81.66993
USGS National Map structures (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: USGS National Map structures (most Ohio records last updated 2019 to 2022), checked against the Columbus and Cleveland station lists. The department that answers a call is set by jurisdiction and mutual aid, not by distance.
High-hazard dams (4)
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Lake Dorothy DamHudson Run · condition: fair
- Hazard class
- High: a failure would probably cost a life
- Condition
- Fair (assessed 07/15/2020)
- River or stream
- Hudson Run
- Purpose
- Recreation
- Type
- Earth
- Height
- 36 ft
- Storage
- 2,320 acre-feet
- Completed
- 1929
- Owner type
- Not Listed
- County
- Summit County
- Nearest town (NID)
- Barberton
- Last inspection
- 06/04/2025
- Emergency action plan
- Yes
- NID ID
- OH00486
National Inventory of Dams record ↗ National Inventory of Dams (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Loyal Oak Lake DamVan Hyning Run · condition: satisfactory
- Hazard class
- High: a failure would probably cost a life
- Condition
- Satisfactory (assessed 07/07/2020)
- River or stream
- Van Hyning Run
- Purpose
- Recreation
- Type
- Earth
- Height
- 31 ft
- Storage
- 60 acre-feet
- Completed
- 1930
- Owner type
- Private
- County
- Summit County
- Nearest town (NID)
- Barberton
- Last inspection
- 05/08/2025
- Emergency action plan
- Yes
- NID ID
- OH00487
National Inventory of Dams record ↗ National Inventory of Dams (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Silver Creek Lake DamSilver Creek · condition: satisfactory
- Hazard class
- High: a failure would probably cost a life
- Condition
- Satisfactory (assessed 07/15/2020)
- River or stream
- Silver Creek
- Purpose
- Recreation
- Type
- Earth
- Height
- 25 ft
- Storage
- 871 acre-feet
- Completed
- 1990
- Owner type
- Local Government
- County
- Summit County
- Nearest town (NID)
- Doylestown
- Last inspection
- 05/01/2025
- Emergency action plan
- Yes
- NID ID
- OH02471
National Inventory of Dams record ↗ National Inventory of Dams (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Wolf Creek Dam PoorWolf Creek · condition: poor
- Hazard class
- High: a failure would probably cost a life
- Condition
- Poor (assessed 07/07/2020)
- River or stream
- Wolf Creek
- Purpose
- Water Supply
- Type
- Concrete
- Height
- 43 ft
- Storage
- 7,300 acre-feet
- Completed
- 1926
- Owner type
- Local Government
- County
- Summit County
- Nearest town (NID)
- Norton
- Last inspection
- 07/07/2020
- Emergency action plan
- Yes
- NID ID
- OH00483
National Inventory of Dams record ↗ National Inventory of Dams (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, August 2026. "High hazard" rates what a failure would cost downstream, not how likely one is; the condition is the state's assessment.
Public schools (4)
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Norton Elementary School5 of 5 stars · Norton
- Address
- 3390 S Cleveland Massillon Rd, Norton, OH 44203
- School district
- Norton City School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 627
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 46
- Report card, 2025-26
- 5 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 90%
- Ohio building IRN
- 028001
- NCES school ID
- 390445501447
NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Norton High School4.5 of 5 stars · Norton
- Address
- 1 Panther Way, Norton, OH 44203
- School district
- Norton City School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 715
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 57.5
- Report card, 2025-26
- 4.5 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 83.4%
- Four-year graduation rate
- 98.1%
- Ohio building IRN
- 027995
- NCES school ID
- 390445501448
NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Norton Middle School3.5 of 5 stars · Norton
- Address
- 4108 S Cleveland Massillon Rd, Norton, OH 44203
- School district
- Norton City School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 658
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 49.5
- Report card, 2025-26
- 3.5 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 84.7%
- Ohio building IRN
- 028027
- NCES school ID
- 390445501449
NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Norton Primary Elementary School4 of 5 stars · Norton
- Address
- 3163 Greenwich Rd, Norton, OH 44203
- School district
- Norton City School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 216
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 20
- Report card, 2025-26
- 4 of 5 stars
- Ohio building IRN
- 028035
- NCES school ID
- 390445501450
NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: NCES EDGE public school locations 2024-25 and Common Core of Data 2023-24 (type, students, teachers); Ohio School Report Cards 2025-26 (Department of Education and Workforce), matched by name within the district.
Private schools (1)
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Hametown Christian AcademyPrivate, conservative Christian · Norton
- Address
- 4774 S Hametown Rd, Norton, OH 44203
- Kind
- conservative Christian
- Students, 2023-24
- 49
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 14.3
- Students per teacher
- 3.42657
- Phone
- (330) 825-7891
- NCES private school ID
- A2102980
Source: NCES Private School Survey 2023-24.
Public libraries (1)
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Norton Branch LibraryBranch · Norton
- Address
- 3930 S Cleveland-Massillon Rd, Norton, OH 44203
- What it is
- Branch
- Library system
- Akron-Summit Cnty Public Library
- Open
- 2,756 hours a year, 52 weeks
- Building
- 11,075 sq ft
- System's visits, FY2024
- 1,461,408
- System's loans, FY2024
- 4,593,370
- People the system serves
- 381,648
- Phone
- (330) 825-7800
IMLS Public Libraries Survey (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: IMLS Public Libraries Survey FY2024 (outlets and their systems). Any Ohio resident can get a free card at any Ohio public library.
Museums, historical societies, gardens and zoos (1)
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Norton Historical SocietyHistorical society · Norton
- What it is
- Historical society
- City
- Norton
- Coordinates
- 41.02393, -81.64613
Search Wikipedia ↗ IMLS Museum Data Files (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The museum list is IMLS's 2018 file; a museum may have closed or moved since.
Source: IMLS Museum Data Files, 2018.
Police stations (1)
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Norton Police DepartmentNorton
- Address
- 4060 Columbia Woods Drive, Norton, OH 44203
- Coordinates
- 41.02399, -81.64761
USGS National Map structures (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: USGS National Map structures, police stations, corrected and completed by hand (September 2026). The department that answers a call is set by jurisdiction, not by distance.
Superfund sites (1)
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Ohio Tank ProSuperfund program · Norton
- Address
- 4475 South Hametown Road, Norton, OH 44203
- County
- Summit County
- Status
- Superfund program site, not on the National Priorities List
- EPA program ID
- OHN000510678
- EPA registry ID
- 110067352625
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: EPA Facility Registry Service, Superfund (SEMS) and National Priorities List sites. Many program sites were assessed and needed no cleanup.
Facilities reporting toxic releases (6)
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Albert Screenprint Inc.Toxics Release Inventory · Norton
- Address
- 3704 Summit Road, Norton, OH 44203
- County
- Summit County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
- EPA program ID
- 44203LBRTS3704S
- EPA registry ID
- 110000388447
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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American Architectural Products CorpToxics Release Inventory · Norton
- Address
- 4409 S Cleveland-Massillon Rd, Norton, OH 44203
- County
- Summit County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
- EPA program ID
- 44203LSNPC4409S
- EPA registry ID
- 110042029300
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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E. L. Stone Company, Inc. (1677020039)Toxics Release Inventory · Norton
- Address
- 2998 Eastern Road, Norton, OH 44203
- County
- Summit County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
- EPA program ID
- 44203LSTNC2998E
- EPA registry ID
- 110000388465
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Fomo Products, Inc.Toxics Release Inventory · Norton
- Address
- 2775 Barber Road, Norton, OH 44203
- County
- Summit County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (open)
- EPA program ID
- 44203FMPRD2775B
- EPA registry ID
- 110000388429
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Ppg Industries, BarbertonToxics Release Inventory · Barberton
- Address
- 4829 Fairland Road, Barberton, OH 44203
- County
- Summit County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (open)
- EPA program ID
- 44203PPGND4829F
- EPA registry ID
- 110000388508
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Revlis CorpToxics Release Inventory · Norton
- Address
- 2845 Newpark Dr., Norton, OH 44203
- County
- Summit County
- Status
- Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
- EPA program ID
- 44203RVLSC2845N
- EPA registry ID
- 110000388535
EPA facility record ↗ EPA Facility Registry Service (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: EPA Facility Registry Service, Toxics Release Inventory reporters. Reporting a release is required of large users of listed chemicals; it is not by itself a violation.
Spills reported since 2021 (17)
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Oil Transformer Non Pcb2025-12-02 · Norton
- Reported
- 2025-12-02
- What spilled
- Oil Transformer Non Pcb
- Largest amount reported
- 24 gallons
- Where
- Norton, Summit County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2512EPA0001957
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Oil Hydraulic Fluid(S)2025-07-30 · Norton
- Reported
- 2025-07-30
- What spilled
- Oil Hydraulic Fluid(S)
- Where
- Norton, Summit County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2507EPA0001281
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Chemical(S) Unk Reached water2025-05-21 · Norton
- Reported
- 2025-05-21
- What spilled
- Chemical(S) Unk
- Reached a waterway
- 77 - Silver Creek
- Where
- Norton, Summit County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2505EPA0000810
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2025-02-15 · Norton
- Reported
- 2025-02-15
- What spilled
- Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road); Oil Hydraulic Fluid(S)
- Where
- Norton, Summit County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2502EPA0000201
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road) Reached water2025-01-29 · Norton
- Reported
- 2025-01-29
- What spilled
- Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Largest amount reported
- 30 gallons
- Reached a waterway
- 99 - Unnamed
- Where
- Norton, Summit County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2501EPA0000116
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Chlorine (Cl) (Gas)2024-07-02 · Norton
- Reported
- 2024-07-02
- What spilled
- Chlorine (Cl) (Gas)
- Where
- Norton, Summit County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2407EPA0001108
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Other / All Other / Trade Name / Mixture / Solution Etc2024-03-25 · Norton
- Reported
- 2024-03-25
- What spilled
- Other / All Other / Trade Name / Mixture / Solution Etc
- Largest amount reported
- 690 gallons
- Where
- Norton, Summit County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2403EPA0000462
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Waste Water Reached water2024-03-04 · Norton
- Reported
- 2024-03-04
- What spilled
- Waste Water
- Reached a waterway
- 77 - Hudson Run
- Where
- Norton, Summit County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2403EPA0000332
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Material Unknown Reached water2023-08-20 · Norton
- Reported
- 2023-08-20
- What spilled
- Material Unknown
- Reached a waterway
- Wolf Creek
- Where
- Norton, Summit County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2308EPA0001437
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2022-12-13 · Norton
- Reported
- 2022-12-13
- What spilled
- Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Largest amount reported
- 50 gallons
- Where
- Norton, Summit County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2212EPA0001846
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Other / All Other / Trade Name / Mixture / Solution Etc2022-09-28 · Norton
- Reported
- 2022-09-28
- What spilled
- Other / All Other / Trade Name / Mixture / Solution Etc
- Largest amount reported
- 500 gallons
- Where
- Norton, Summit County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2209EPA0001481
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Material Green Reached water2022-04-22 · Norton
- Reported
- 2022-04-22
- What spilled
- Material Green
- Reached a waterway
- 99 - Unnamed
- Where
- Norton, Summit County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2204EPA0000566
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2022-02-18 · Norton
- Reported
- 2022-02-18
- What spilled
- Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Where
- Norton, Summit County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2202EPA0000201
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Sewage Human Reached water2021-03-31 · Norton
- Reported
- 2021-03-31
- What spilled
- Sewage Human
- Reached a waterway
- 77 - Tuscarawas River
- Where
- Norton, Summit County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2103EPA0000432
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Other / All Other / Trade Name / Mixture / Solution Etc2021-02-07 · Norton
- Reported
- 2021-02-07
- What spilled
- Other / All Other / Trade Name / Mixture / Solution Etc
- Where
- Norton, Summit County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2102EPA0000174
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Material Unknown2026-03-13 · Norton
- Reported
- 2026-03-13
- What spilled
- Material Unknown
- Where
- Norton, Summit County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2603EPA0000370
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Contaminated Material2026-02-07 · Norton
- Reported
- 2026-02-07
- What spilled
- Contaminated Material
- Where
- Norton, Summit County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2602EPA0000140
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: Ohio EPA emergency response spill reports, 2021 to September 2026, one point per case where Ohio EPA placed it. A report is what the caller or responder recorded; amounts are often blank or estimated.
Its ZIP codes
Each ZIP code that touches Norton, with the share of its residents who live here and the same headline figures as the ZIP page.
Local government
Who holds office in Norton, how its elections and ballot issues came out, and the state auditor's record.
Elections for office
| Date | Office | Candidates and votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-07 | Member of Council, Ward 3 | Donald G. Harbert 852, 100.0% |
| 2023-11-07 | Member of Council, At Large | Judith Lynn Lee 2,112, 28.08%; Bill Mowery 1,979, 26.31%; Paul Eader 1,778, 23.64%; Joe Kernan 1,652, 21.97% |
| 2023-11-07 | Mayor | Mike Zita 2,841, 60.95%; Amber Johnson 1,401, 30.06%; Charlotte Whipkey 419, 8.99% |
Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.
Auditor of State record
- No fiscal caution, watch or emergency on the Auditor of State's lists.
- Financial Health Indicators (the Auditor of State's 17 measures; critical / cautionary / positive): 2020 0 / 1 / 16; 2021 0 / 1 / 16; 2022 0 / 0 / 17; 2023 0 / 3 / 14; 2024 0 / 1 / 16; 2025 0 / 1 / 16.
- Financial Audit, 2025, released 2026-08-11
- Financial Audit, 2024, released 2025-09-30
- Financial Audit, 2023, released 2024-07-16
The county
Summit County: 34 ZIP codes, 30 cities, villages and townships, 544,541 people.
Nearby places
Rain and snow
How much has actually fallen on Norton, day by day, from 1893 to now. Daily totals, not averages.
- rain, last 30 days
- 1.61 in
- 2026-09-30 to 2026-10-29
- rain so far in 2026
- 39.1 in
- 5.6 in above normal for the date
- snow so far in 2026
- 25.0 in
- a normal year brings 40.0 in
- a normal year
- 39.2 in
- average of 30 years, 1991-2020
| Month | Rain (in) | Snow (in) | Days counted |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | 1.61 | — | 29 |
| September 2026 | 3.96 | — | 30 |
| August 2026 | 4.48 | — | 31 |
| July 2026 | 4.48 | — | 31 |
| June 2026 | 3.95 | — | 30 |
| May 2026 | 5.11 | — | 31 |
| April 2026 | 7.33 | 0.1 | 30 |
| March 2026 | 5.91 | 0.8 | 31 |
| February 2026 | 0.69 | 6.5 | 28 |
| January 2026 | 1.58 | 17.6 | 31 |
| December 2025 | 2.32 | 10.3 | 31 |
| November 2025 | 1.43 | 2.0 | 30 |
| Wettest year | 2011 — 57.5 in |
|---|---|
| Driest year | 1991 — 23.8 in |
| Snowiest year | 2010 — 75.0 in |
| Wettest day on record | 5 July 1969 — 5.23 in |
| Heaviest snowfall in a day | 9 November 1913 — 16.87 in |
| Deepest snow on the ground | 9 November 1913 — 22.01 in |
Mostly estimated. Only 3% of these days come from a gauge standing inside Norton - the rest are worked out from the nearest gauges around it, so read them as close estimates rather than readings.
48,624 days of records, 1893-01-01 to 2026-10-29. Source: NOAA NCEI GHCN-Daily, 3,240 gauges in and around Ohio. A day is "gauged" when a gauge standing inside the boundary reported it, and the value is the mean of those gauges. Otherwise it is interpolated by inverse distance from every gauge reporting within 50 miles. Nothing is carried forward, back-filled or smoothed. Against NOAA nClimDiv county monthly precipitation over 136,848 complete county-months (checked 2026-10-31): correlation 0.9515, median absolute difference 0.217 in a month. Built 2026-10-31 from the Cracked Buckeye precipitation archive. Snow is the softer number — snowfall is measured by hand with a ruler, no agency publishes a gridded county snowfall series, and blowing snow defeats every observer.
Environmental permits and filings
What Ohio EPA has on file for Norton: permits, inspections, violations, cleanups and the state loans behind sewer and water work. Every line links to the agency's own document.
- facilities and sites on file
- 116
- those placed on the map inside Norton
| Program | Facilities and sites |
|---|---|
| Air pollution | 22 |
| Public drinking water | 21 |
| Wastewater and stormwater discharge | 20 |
| Hazardous waste | 17 |
| Voluntary cleanup | 13 |
| Site assessment | 5 |
| Composting | 3 |
| Construction & Demolition Debris (C&Dd) Processing Facilities | 3 |
| Contaminated-site cleanup | 3 |
| Construction-debris landfills | 2 |
| Sewer and water-line construction | 2 |
| Source-water protection | 2 |
| 3 smaller programs |
| Date | Facility or site | What |
|---|---|---|
| BROOKSIDE GREENS PHASE 7 | Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit | |
| BROOKSIDE GREENS PHASE 7 | Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit | |
| PPG - TESLIN | Air pollution permit | |
| PPG - NORTH PLANT | Air pollution permit | |
| PPG - SOUTH PLANT | Air pollution permit | |
| PPG INDUSTRIES INC | Hazardous waste assessment | |
| SUMMIT C & D DISPOSAL INC | Construction-debris landfills report | |
| BARBERTON WTP | Sewer and water-line construction permit | |
| BROOKSIDE GREENS PHASE 7 | Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit | |
| SUMMIT & MCCOY C & D LANDFILL | Construction-debris landfills report | |
| BARBERTON CITY PWS | Public drinking water compliance letter | |
| BROOKSIDE GREENS PHASE 7 | Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit | |
| SUMMIT C & D DISPOSAL INC | Construction-debris landfills report | |
| PPG INDUSTRIES INC | Hazardous waste compliance letter | |
| BROOKSIDE GREENS PHASE 8 | Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit | |
| BROOKSIDE GREENS PHASE 7 | Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit | |
| S FLIP LLC | Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit | |
| BARBERTON CITY PWS | Public drinking water compliance letter | |
| PPG INDUSTRIES INC | Hazardous waste inspection | |
| PPG INDUSTRIES INC | Hazardous waste assessment | |
| S FLIP LLC | Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit | |
| BARBERTON CITY PWS | Public drinking water inspection | |
| BARBERTON CITY PWS | Public drinking water compliance letter | |
| HOUSTON PUB PWS | Public drinking water notice of violation | |
| THE LAKE CAMPGROUND | Wastewater and stormwater discharge inspection |
Source: Ohio EPA eDocument portal (edocpub.epa.ohio.gov), indexed 2026-10-14. Facilities are placed on the map from Ohio EPA's own map layers, EPA's Facility Registry, coordinates written in the filings, or a geocoded street address. A permit filed under a private person's name (most are household septic systems) is counted but never named, placed or linked; licenses for individual workers and open-burning notices are left out entirely.
Quick answers
What county is Norton, Ohio in?
Norton is a city in Summit County, Ohio, with 11,668 residents.
When was Norton, Ohio founded?
Norton was settled 1810 (James Robinson and John Cahow); laid out surveyed by Joseph Darrow and others, 8-9 years before the 1818 organization; incorporated township organized 1818 (Wolf Creek Township predecessor organized 1816); Western Star village 1842; Norton village 1961; city January 11, 1969. Founders on record: township named for Birdseye Norton. Source
How did Norton, Ohio get its name?
Named for Birdsey Norton, one of the original owners of the township, at its formation in 1818; the township had first been part of the larger Wolf Creek Township, organized in 1816, which also covered present Copley and parts of Medina County. Source
What ZIP code is Norton, Ohio?
Most of Norton is in ZIP code 44203.
Where does Norton, Ohio get its water?
The main water source for Norton (Barberton City): Wolf Creek (Barberton) Reservoir, impounded behind the Barberton dam, with the treatment plant drawing directly from the reservoir.
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