Northfield, Ohio

{{Use American English|date=January 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Infobox settlement | official_name = Northfield, Ohio | settlement_type = [[Village (United States)|Village]] | nickname = | motto =  | image_skyline = Northfield 3.jpg | imagesize = 275 | image_caption = MGM Northfield Park at night | image_flag = | image_seal =  | image_map = Summit County Ohio incorporated and unincorporated areas Northfield highlighted.svg | mapsize = 260px | map_caption = Location in [[Summit County, Ohio|Summit County]] and the state of [[Ohio]].

| government_footnotes = | government_type = | leader_title = [[Mayor]] | leader_name = Jennifer Domzalski<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.northfieldvillage-oh.gov/government/mayor/index.php |title=Village of Northfield Ohio |author= | date = |access-date=November 18, 2021}}</ref> | leader_title1 = | leader_name1 = | established_title = | established_date =  | unit_pref = Imperial | area_footnotes = <ref name="TigerWebMapServer">{{cite web|title=ArcGIS REST Services Directory|url=https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=September 20, 2022}}</ref> | area_magnitude = | area_total_km2 = 2.72 | area_land_km2 = 2.71 | area_water_km2 = 0.01 | area_total_sq_mi = 1.05 | area_land_sq_mi = 1.05 | area_water_sq_mi = 0.00

| timezone = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]] | utc_offset = -5 | timezone_DST = EDT | utc_offset_DST = -4 | elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/> | elevation_ft = 1043 | coordinates = {{coord|41|20|33|N|81|31|43|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}} | postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]]s | postal_code = 44056, 44067 | area_code = [[Area code 330|330]] | blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]] | blank_info = 39-56448<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> | blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID | blank1_info = 1087010<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|1087010}}</ref> | website = http://www.northfieldvillage-oh.gov/ | footnotes = }}

'''Northfield''' is a [[village (United States)#Ohio|village]] in northern [[Summit County, Ohio|Summit County]], [[Ohio]], United States. The population was 3,541 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. It is part of the [[Akron metropolitan area]].

==History== A post office called Northfield has been in operation since 1837.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=OH | title=Post offices | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=June 18, 2016}}</ref> Some say the name is a transfer from [[Northfield, Massachusetts]], while others believe the town site's location in the northern part of Summit County caused the name to be selected.<ref>{{cite book|last=Overman|first=William Daniel|title=Ohio Town Names|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015015361465;view=1up;seq=117|year=1958|publisher=Atlantic Press|location=Akron, OH|page=101}}</ref>

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|1.08|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 6, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archive-date=July 2, 2012}}</ref>

==Demographics== {{US Census population |1920= 861 |1930= 1750 |1940= 575 |1950= 780 |1960= 1055 |1970= 4283 |1980= 3913 |1990= 3624 |2000= 3827 |2010= 3677 |2020= 3541 |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref> | align = right | align-fn = center }}

===2020 census=== As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], Northfield had a population of 3,541. The median age was 43.8 years. 18.4% of residents were under the age of 18 and 18.6% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 90.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 92.3 males age 18 and over.<ref name="Census2020DP">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dp?get=NAME,DP1_0021P,DP1_0024P,DP1_0025C,DP1_0049C,DP1_0045C,DP1_0069C,DP1_0073C,DP1_0125P,DP1_0126P,DP1_0129P,DP1_0133P,DP1_0137P,DP1_0138P,DP1_0139P,DP1_0141P,DP1_0142P,DP1_0143P,DP1_0145P,DP1_0146P,DP1_0147C,DP1_0148C,DP1_0149C,DP1_0156C,DP1_0157C,DP1_0158C,DP1_0159P,DP1_0160P&for=place%3A56448&in=state%3A39|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=April 29, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref><ref name="Census2020PL">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=NAME,P1_001N,P1_003N,P1_004N,P1_005N,P1_006N,P1_007N,P1_008N,P1_009N,P2_001N,P2_002N,H1_001N,H1_002N&for=place%3A56448&in=state%3A39|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=April 29, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>

100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.<ref name="Census2020DHC">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dhc?get=NAME,P2_002N,P2_003N&for=place%3A56448&in=state%3A39|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2023|access-date=April 29, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>

There were 1,553 households in Northfield, of which 26.1% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 38.4% were married-couple households, 23.7% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 30.8% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 35.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>

There were 1,629 housing units, of which 4.7% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.3% and the rental vacancy rate was 2.6%.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>

{| class="wikitable" |+ Racial composition as of the 2020 census<ref name="Census2020PL"/> ! Race !! Number !! Percent |- | [[White Americans|White]] || 2,736 || 77.3% |- | [[African Americans|Black or African American]] || 325 || 9.2% |- | [[Native Americans in the United States|American Indian and Alaska Native]] || 6 || 0.2% |- | [[Asian Americans|Asian]] || 236 || 6.7% |- | [[Native Hawaiians|Native Hawaiian]] and [[Pacific Islander|Other Pacific Islander]] || 2 || 0.1% |- | Some other race || 33 || 0.9% |- | [[Multiracial Americans|Two or more races]] || 203 || 5.7% |- | ''[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (of any race)'' || 105 || 3.0% |}

===2010 census=== As of the [[census]]<ref name="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 6, 2013}}</ref> of 2010, there were 3,677 people, 1,545 households, and 992 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|3404.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 1,644 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1522.2|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}. The racial makeup of the village was 85.6% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 5.8% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 5.3% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.7% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 2.3% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.7% of the population.

There were 1,545 households, of which 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 15.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 35.8% were non-families. 30.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.97.

The median age in the village was 40.5 years. 21.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27% were from 25 to 44; 29.9% were from 45 to 64; and 13.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 49.4% male and 50.6% female.

===2000 census=== As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 3,827 people, 1,573 households, and 1,052 families living in the village. The population density was {{convert|3,568.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,676 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,562.6|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}. The racial makeup of the village was 92.50% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 3.40% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.24% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 2.19% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.63% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.05% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.84% of the population.

There were 1,573 households, out of which 33.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 14.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.1% were non-families. 27.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 24.3% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 36.5% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 9.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 98.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.0 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $41,027, and the median income for a family was $50,230. Males had a median income of $35,777 versus $25,795 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $19,007. About 2.1% of families and 4.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 3.1% of those under age 18 and 7.4% of those age 65 or over. ==Attractions== [[MGM Northfield Park]] (previously known as '''Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park'''), a [[racino]], is located in the village. On December 18, 2013, the Hard Rock opened "The Rocksino" at Northfield Park, a [[Hard Rock Café]] and a 320-seat venue. In 2018, [[MGM Growth Properties]] bought the property from Milstein Entertainment for $1.02 billion.<ref name=exner>{{cite news|title=MGM Growth Properties closes $1.06 billion purchase of Hard Rock Rocksino|newspaper=The Plain Dealer|location=Cleveland, OH|author=Rich Exner|date=July 11, 2018|url=https://www.cleveland.com/casino/index.ssf/2018/07/mgm_growth_properties_closes_1.html|accessdate=July 13, 2018}}</ref><ref name=farkas>{{cite news|title=Hard Rock Rocksino expected to be sold for $1.06 billion|newspaper=The Plain Dealer|location=Cleveland, OH|author=Karen Farkas|date=April 5, 2018|url=http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2018/04/hard_rock_rocksino_expected_to_be_sold_for_106_billion.html|accessdate=April 5, 2018}}</ref> Hard Rock continued to operate the property under a management agreement with the new owners.<ref name=exner /> On April 1, 2019, MGM Growth's majority owner, [[MGM Resorts International]], bought the Rocksino's operating business from MGM Growth for $275 million in stock, assumed control from Hard Rock, and rebranded the property as MGM Northfield Park.<ref>{{cite news|title=With deal closing, the Hard Rock Rocksino officially becomes MGM Northfield Park|newspaper=Crain's Cleveland Business|author=Scott Suttell|date=April 1, 2019|url=https://www.crainscleveland.com/real-estate/deal-closing-hard-rock-rocksino-officially-becomes-mgm-northfield-park|accessdate=April 10, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=MGM Resorts entering Ohio through acquisition of Hard Rock Rocksino operations|newspaper=CDC Gaming Reports|author=Howard Stutz|date=September 19, 2018|url=https://www.cdcgamingreports.com/mgm-resorts-entering-ohio-through-acquisition-of-hard-rock-rocksino-operations/|accessdate=December 29, 2018}}</ref> MGM Resorts would lease the property from MGM Growth for initial rent of $60 million per year.<ref>{{cite press release|title=MGM Resorts International and MGM Growth Properties LLC announce agreement for Hard Rock Rocksino in Northfield, Ohio|publisher=MGM Resorts International|date=September 19, 2018|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/mgm-resorts-international-and-mgm-growth-properties-llc-announce-agreement-for-hard-rock-rocksino-in-northfield-ohio-300715180.html|accessdate=December 29, 2018}}</ref>

Sportsman Park, originally built as a greyhound racing track in 1934 during Max Kliens term as mayor (1934–1938) and then shortly after the track changed ownership and the track switched from greyhound racing to midget car racing. Then in 1956 Sportsman Park was torn down to make way for what is known today as Northfield Park and Hard Rock Rocksino.

==Notable people==  * [[Amzi Chapin]], cabinetmaker and [[Shape note|shapenote]] composer * [[Cyrus S. Eaton]], industrialist, financier * [[Daniel Letterle]], actor * [[Timothy F. Murphy]], United States Congressman from Pennsylvania. * [[Ronald Sega]], retired astronaut * [[Marc Sumerak]], comic-book author * [[Vonda Ward]], retired boxer, WBC Heavyweight Champion

==Education== [[Nordonia Hills City School District]] operates four elementary schools, one middle school, and [[Nordonia High School]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nordoniaschools.org/Schools.aspx | title=Schools | publisher=Nordonia Hills Schools | access-date=March 3, 2018}}</ref>

Northfield has a public library, a branch of the [[Akron-Summit County Public Library]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.akronlibrary.org/locations | title=Locations | publisher=Akron-Summit County Public Library | access-date=March 3, 2018}}</ref>

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * [http://www.northfieldvillage-oh.gov/ Village website]

[[Category:Villages in Summit County, Ohio]] [[Category:Populated places established in 1807]] [[Category:1807 establishments in Ohio]] [[Category:Villages in Ohio]]