Portage County, Ohio

Portage County Courthouse
administration
US state :	Ohio
Administrative headquarters :	Ravenna
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Administration Building 449 S. Meridian Street Ravenna, OH 44266-2914
Foundation :	February 10, 1807
Made up from:	Trumbull County
Area code :	001 330
Demographics
Residents :	155,631  (2005)
Population density :	122.1 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	1313 km²
Water surface :	38 km²
map
Website : www.co.portage.oh.us

Portage County is a county in the US state of Ohio in the United States . The county seat is Ravenna .

geography

The county is located in northeast Ohio and has an area of ​​1313 square kilometers, of which 38 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Geauga County , Trumbull County , Mahoning County , Stark County , Summit County, and Cuyahoga Counties .

history

Portage County was formed on February 10, 1807 from parts of Trumbull County. It was named after a stretch between the Cuyahoga River and the Tuscarawas River , along which the boats or canoes had to be transported overland (English: " Portage ").

The county has a National Historic Landmark , May 4, 1970, Kent State Shootings Site , commemorating the Kent State Massacre . 48 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of May 18, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents		± in%
1810	2995		-
1820	10,095		237.1%
1830	18,826		86.5%
1840	22,965		22%
1850	24,419		6.3%
1860	24.208		-0.9%
1870	24,584		1.6%
1880	27,500		11.9%
1890	27,868		1.3%
1900	29,246		4.9%
1910	30,307		3.6%
1920	36,369		20%
1930	42,682		17.4%
1940	46,660		9.3%
1950	63,984		37.1%
1960	91,798		43.5%
1970	125,868		37.1%
1980	135.856		7.9%
1990	142,585		5%
2000	152.061		6.6%
Before 1900 1900-1990 2000

Portage County Age Pyramid

According to the 2000 census , Portage County had 152,061 people in 56,449 households and 39,175 families. The population density was 119 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 94.40 percent white, 3.18 percent African American, 0.18 percent Native American, 0.82 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.22 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.19 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.72 percent of the population.

Of the 56,449 households, 32.3 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 55.6 percent were married couples living together, 10.1 percent were single mothers, 30.6 percent were non-families, 23.3 percent were single households and 7.4 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.03.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 23.7 percent of residents under the age of 18, 14.3 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 28.6 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, and 22.3 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 11.0 percent were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 95.4 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were statistically 92.4 men.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 44,347 , and the median income for a family is $ 52,820. Males had a median income of $ 37,434 versus $ 26,232 for females. The per capita income was $ 20,428. 5.9 percent of families and 9.3 percent of the population were below the poverty line. Of these, 9.9 percent were children or adolescents under 18 years of age and 5.7 percent were people over 65 years of age.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Portage County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . Retrieved February 22, 2011
2. ↑ Charles Curry Aiken, Joseph Nathan Kane: The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010 . 6th edition. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2013, ISBN 978-0-8108-8762-6 , p. 248 .
3. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Ohio . National Park Service , accessed May 18, 2018.
4. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed May 18, 2018.
5. ^ US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved February 17, 2011
6. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 21, 2011
7. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 21, 2011
8. ^ Portage County, Ohio , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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Coordinates: 41 ° 10 ′  N , 81 ° 12 ′  W