File:Portage_County_courthouse.jpg · Wikimedia Commons · See Wikimedia Commons
Portage County
Sign in to saveAlso known as Portage County, Ohio, Portage County, OH
county in Ohio, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Ohio
- Founded
- June 7, 1808
- Named after
- the portage between the Cuyahoga and Tuscarawas Rivers
- Seat
- Ravenna
- Largest city
- Kent
- Total
- 504 sq mi (1,310 km )
- Land
- 487 sq mi (1,260 km )
- Water
- 17 sq mi (44 km ) 3.3%
- Estimate 2025
- 163,404
- Density
- 320/sq mi (120/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional districts
- 13th , 14th
- Website
- www .portagecounty-oh .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
~21 min read
Encyclopedic overview
Portage County is a county in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 161,791. Located in Northeast Ohio, Portage County is part of the Akron Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Cleveland–Akron–Canton Combined Statistical Area. Its county seat is Ravenna and its largest city is Kent. The county, named for the portage between the Cuyahoga and Tuscarawas rivers, was created in 1807 and formally organized in 1808. In addition to the cities of Kent and Ravenna, Portage County also includes the cities of Aurora and Streetsboro, along with five villages, 18 civil townships, and several unincorporated places within those townships. Additionally, the county includes parts of the city of Tallmadge, and part of the village of Mogadore, both of which are mostly in neighboring Summit County.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Portage County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.