Montrose is an area on the border between the Bath

Bath Township, Summit County, Ohio

Bath Township is one of the nine townships of Summit County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 9,635 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships and cities:...

 and Copley

Copley Township, Summit County, Ohio

Copley Township is one of the nine townships of Summit County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 13,641 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships and cities:...

 Townships of Summit County

Summit County, Ohio

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, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

United States

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. It is an area of restaurants, stores, and businesses located along a stretch of State Route 18 near Interstate 77

Interstate 77

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. The community is served by the Akron (44333) post office.In recent years, part of it was annexed by the adjoining city of Fairlawn

Fairlawn, Ohio

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, and the rest is included in the Montrose-Ghent

Montrose-Ghent, Ohio

As of the census of 2000, there were 5,261 people, 1,920 households, and 1,591 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 558.4 people per square mile . There were 1,987 housing units at an average density of 210.9/sq mi...

 census-designated place

Census-designated place

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. It had been a quiet hamlet for much of its history, with such establishments as a drive-in theater

Drive-in theater

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, golf course

Golf course

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s and a church. It became a busy retail area in the 1990s as new commercial development moved in.

Montrose was originally called Latta's Corners and then Ellis' Corners. (Doyle, 1908) It has had other names as well.

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