Place:Wadsworth, Medina, Ohio, United States

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NameWadsworth
Alt namesWadsworth Citysource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS39019496
TypeCity
Coordinates41.028°N 81.73°W
Located inMedina, Ohio, United States
Also located inWadsworth (township), Medina, Ohio, United States    
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Woodlawn Cemetery
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Wadsworth is a city in Medina County, Ohio, United States. It is counted as part of the Cleveland metropolitan area, although it functions mainly as a suburb of Akron. Founded on March 1, 1814, the city was named after General Elijah Wadsworth, a Revolutionary War hero and War of 1812 officer who owned the largest share of the lands that became Medina County, Ohio. The population was 24,007 at the 2020 census.

A post office called Wadsworth has been in operation since 1823.

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