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词条 Portage County, Ohio
释义

  1. History

  2. Geography

     Adjacent counties  Major highways 

  3. Demographics

     2000 census  2010 census 

  4. Communities

     Cities  Villages  Townships  Census-designated places  Unincorporated communities 

  5. Politics

  6. Education

     Higher education 

  7. Culture

      Theater    Museums  

  8. See also

  9. Notes

  10. References

  11. External links

{{Infobox U.S. County
| county = Portage County
| state = Ohio
| seal = Seal of Portage County Ohio.svg
| founded year = 1808
| founded date = June 7
| seat wl = Ravenna
| largest city wl = Kent
| area_total_sq_mi = 504
| area_land_sq_mi = 487
| area_water_sq_mi = 17
| area percentage = 3.3%
| census yr = 2010
| pop = 161419
| density_sq_mi = 331
| time zone = Eastern
| web = www.co.portage.oh.us
| named for = the portage between the Cuyahoga and Tuscarawas Rivers
| ex image = Portage County courthouse.jpg
| ex image cap = Portage County Courthouse
| district = 13th
| district2 = 14th
| district3 = 16th
}}Portage County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2010 census, the population was 161,419.[1] Its county seat is Ravenna.[2] The county was created in 1807 and organized in 1808[3] and is named for the portage between the Cuyahoga and Tuscarawas Rivers.[4]

Portage County is part of the Akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH Combined Statistical Area.

History

The name "Portage" comes from an old Native American path called "Portage Path", which ran between the Cuyahoga and Tuscarawas rivers, where travelers portaged their canoes. The location of the trail today is within the boundaries of neighboring Summit County.[5][6]

After the discovery of the New World, the land that became Portage County was originally part of the French colony of Canada (New France), which was ceded in 1763 to Great Britain and renamed the Province of Quebec. In the late 18th century the land became part of the Connecticut Western Reserve in the Northwest Territory, then was purchased by the Connecticut Land Company in 1795.

The first European settler in what is now Portage County was Abraham Honey in 1798 in the area now known as Mantua Township, followed by Asa Hall in what is now Atwater Township in April 1799. In June 1799, Benjamin Tappan, Jr. arrived and founded Ravenna, David Daniels came to what is now Palmyra Township, and Ebenezer Sheldon settled in what is now Aurora.[7] A family group of Huguenot refugees also eventually migrated to Portage County by 1804.[8]

When first settled, the area that presently constitutes Portage County was part of the original Jefferson County, which had been organized in 1797. In 1800, the area was made part of Trumbull County, which followed the boundaries of the Connecticut Western Reserve. In 1802, all of what is now Portage County was organized under the name of Franklin Township with other townships being formed later. On February 10, 1807 the Ohio state legislature passed the act to create Portage County from Trumbull County and it took effect June 7, 1807. Portage County remained attached to Trumbull County until June 8, 1808, when the first elections were held. Initially, the county included a large area of the Western Reserve that encompassed most of present-day Summit County, all of Medina and Huron counties, and parts of Lorain and Ashland counties. There were six organized townships in 1808: Franklin, Deerfield, Aurora, Hiram, Springfield, and Hudson with new townships organized later, reaching a maximum of 30. The present-day boundaries of Portage County were established in 1840 following the 1812 creation of Medina County, a slight boundary adjustment in 1827 with Cuyahoga County, and finally the creation of Summit County in 1840, which took 10 townships from Portage County along with 3 townships from Medina County and two from Stark County.[6]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of {{convert|504|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|487|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|17|sqmi}} (3.3%) is water.[9]

West Branch State Park is a very large state park in central Portage County, consisting of a large green surrounding the Michael J. Kirwan Dam and Reservoir. There are a number of smaller state and local parks.

Adjacent counties

  • Geauga County (north)
  • Trumbull County (east)
  • Mahoning County (southeast)
  • Stark County (south)
  • Summit County (west)
  • Cuyahoga County (northwest)

Major highways

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  • {{jct|state=OH|I|76}}
  • {{jct|state=OH|I|80|OHTP}}
  • {{jct|state=OH|I|480}}
  • {{jct|state=OH|US|224}}
  • {{jct|state=OH|US|422}}
  • {{jct|state=OH|OH|5}}
  • {{jct|state=OH|OH|14}}
  • {{jct|state=OH|OH|43}}
  • {{jct|state=OH|OH|44}}
  • {{jct|state=OH|OH|59}}
  • {{jct|state=OH|OH|82}}
  • {{jct|state=OH|OH|88}}
  • {{jct|state=OH|OH|87}}
  • {{jct|state=OH|OH|88}}
  • {{jct|state=OH|OH|183}}
  • {{jct|state=OH|OH|225}}
  • {{jct|state=OH|OH|261}}
  • {{jct|state=OH|OH|282}}
  • {{jct|state=OH|OH|303}}
  • {{jct|state=OH|OH|305}}
  • {{jct|state=OH|OH|700}}
{{div col end}}

Demographics

{{US Census population
|1810= 2995
|1820= 10095
|1830= 18826
|1840= 22965
|1850= 24419
|1860= 24208
|1870= 24584
|1880= 27500
|1890= 27868
|1900= 29246
|1910= 30307
|1920= 36369
|1930= 42682
|1940= 46660
|1950= 63984
|1960= 91798
|1970= 125868
|1980= 135856
|1990= 142585
|2000= 152061
|2010= 161419
|estyear=2017
|estimate=162277
|estref=[10]
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census[11]
1790-1960[12] 1900-1990[13]
1990-2000[14] 2010-2017[1]
}}

2000 census

As of the census[15] of 2000, there were 152,061 people, 56,449 households, and 39,175 families residing in the county. The population density was 309 people per square mile (119/km²). There were 60,096 housing units at an average density of 122 per square mile (47/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 94.40% White, 3.18% Black or African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.82% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.22% from other races, and 1.19% from two or more races. 0.72% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 23.5% were of German, 11.0% Irish, 9.9% Italian, 9.7% English, 9.7% American and 5.2% Polish ancestry according to Census 2000. 96.1% spoke English and 1.2% Spanish as their first language.

There were 56,449 households out of which 32.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.60% were married couples living together, 10.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.60% were non-families. 23.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the county, the population was spread out with 23.70% under the age of 18, 14.30% from 18 to 24, 28.60% from 25 to 44, 22.30% from 45 to 64, and 11.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 95.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $44,347, and the median income for a family was $52,820. Males had a median income of $37,434 versus $26,232 for females. The per capita income for the county was $20,428. About 5.90% of families and 9.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.90% of those under age 18 and 5.70% of those age 65 or over.

Using the Gini coefficient to measure household inequality, Portage County received a .43 in 2012.[16] In 2013 16.1% of the population, or 25,196 people, were poor or impoverished. The county saw an increase in its poor population, as this can be compared to a 9.3% poverty rate (13,395 people) in 1999.[17]

2010 census

As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 161,419 people, 62,222 households, and 40,757 families residing in the county.[18] The population density was {{convert|331.2|PD/sqmi}}. There were 67,472 housing units at an average density of {{convert|138.4|/sqmi}}.[19] The racial makeup of the county was 92.3% white, 4.1% black or African American, 1.4% Asian, 0.2% American Indian, 0.3% from other races, and 1.7% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.3% of the population.[18] In terms of ancestry, 30.7% were German, 17.1% were Irish, 11.5% were English, 11.0% were Italian, 6.6% were Polish, and 5.7% were American.[20]

Of the 62,222 households, 29.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.1% were married couples living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 34.5% were non-families, and 25.4% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.96. The median age was 37.4 years.[18]

The median income for a household in the county was $50,447 and the median income for a family was $65,306. Males had a median income of $46,014 versus $34,250 for females. The per capita income for the county was $25,097. About 8.1% of families and 13.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.2% of those under age 18 and 4.4% of those age 65 or over.[21]

Communities

Portage County is arranged as a 4x5 grid of 20 rectangles: 18 unincorporated townships containing 9 cities and villages; and two incorporated townships which are fully occupied by one city each.

Under Ohio law, there are two types of incorporated municipal jurisdictions: cities and villages, and any territory within a county that is not part of an incorporated municipality (city or village), is part of a township. Townships have limited local government and services.

The Camp Ravenna Joint Military Training Center, formerly known as the Ravenna Training and Logistics Site and commonly known as the Ravenna Arsenal, occupies much of the land in Charlestown, Paris, and Windham Townships, as well as a small part of Freedom Township.

Cities

  • Aurora
  • Kent
  • Ravenna (county seat)
  • Streetsboro
  • Tallmadge

Villages

  • Garrettsville
  • Hiram
  • Mantua
  • Mogadore
  • Sugar Bush Knolls
  • Windham

Townships

{{div col|colwidth=18em}}
  • Atwater
  • Brimfield
  • Charlestown
  • Deerfield
  • Edinburg
  • Franklin
  • Freedom
  • Hiram
  • Mantua
  • Nelson
  • Palmyra
  • Paris
  • Randolph
  • Ravenna
  • Rootstown
  • Shalersville
  • Suffield
  • Windham
{{div col end}}

Census-designated places

  • Atwater in Atwater Township
  • Brimfield in Brimfield Township

Unincorporated communities

  • Black Horse
  • Brady Lake
  • Campbellsport
  • Diamond
  • Freedom Station
  • Hiram Rapids
  • Lloyd
  • Mahoning
  • Mishler
  • New Milford
  • St. Joseph
  • Wayland
  • Yale

Politics

Following a trend seen throughout large parts of Ohio, in 2016 Donald Trump won Portage County by 9.87 points, becoming the first Republican in almost three decades to win the county, the last time being George H. W. Bush in 1988.

{{Hidden begin
|titlestyle = background:#ccccff;
|title = Presidential elections results
}}
Presidential elections results[22]
Year Republican Democratic Third parties
52.1% 39,9715.7% 4,394
46.1% 35,2422.2% 1,689
44.4% 34,8222.2% 1,724
46.4% 35,5830.5% 389
45.0% 28,2715.1% 3,182
32.5% 18,93916.9% 9,858
29.7% 18,44727.9% 17,363
50.2% 26,3341.0% 539
57.1% 29,5360.8% 432
47.4% 22,8299.9% 4,791
40.9% 17,9273.4% 1,480
51.8% 23,2942.1% 939
41.3% 15,06414.0% 5,093
31.8% 10,842
51.5% 19,634
59.1% 18,943
55.9% 17,168
48.7% 11,6211.1% 268
49.5% 12,284
48.1% 11,777
35.8% 8,0352.8% 630
48.0% 9,5863.7% 733
71.3% 12,0860.6% 106
62.4% 8,58315.8% 2,172
59.0% 8,2312.3% 317
40.9% 3,1423.5% 272
15.7% 1,16245.6% 3,370{{efn|The leading "other" candidate, Progressive Theodore Roosevelt, received 2,583 votes, while Socialist candidate Eugene Debs received 681 votes, Prohibition candidate Eugene Chafin received 101 votes, and Socialist Labor candidate Arthur Reimer received 5 votes.}}
51.2% 4,1293.9% 317
62.5% 4,7124.6% 343
52.7% 4,3112.7% 222
50.0% 4,0730.9% 76
48.8% 3,3107.6% 515
52.4% 3,8803.6% 270
52.1% 3,9314.5% 339
55.0% 3,9901.7% 122
54.9% 3,7120.6% 41
58.0% 3,4781.3% 77
{{Hidden end}}

Education

Portage County is home to eleven public school districts.[23]

District Location Communities served
Aurora City School District Aurora Aurora, small part of Reminderville
Crestwood Local School District Mantua Mantua, Mantua Township, Hiram, most of Hiram Township, most of Shalersville Township
James A Garfield Local School District Garrettsville Garrettsville, Nelson Township, Freedom Township, part of Hiram Township, small part of Charlestown Township
Field Local School District Brimfield Brimfield Township, most of Suffield Township, parts of Tallmadge and Kent which were annexed from Brimfield
Kent City School District Kent Brady Lake, most of Kent, Sugar Bush Knolls, most of Franklin Township, small portion of Streetsboro
Ravenna School District Ravenna Ravenna, most of Ravenna Township, small portion of Shalersville Township
Rootstown Local School District Rootstown Rootstown Township and small portion of Ravenna Township
Southeast Local School District Palmyra Edinburg Township, Palmyra Township, Paris Township, most of Charlestown Township, most of Deerfield Township
Streetsboro City School District Streetsboro most of Streetsboro
Waterloo Local School District Atwater Atwater Township, Randolph Township, small portion of Deerfield Township
Windham Exempted Village School District Windham Windham, Windham Township

In addition, there are parts of five neighboring districts which serve portions of Portage County residents.[23]

District Location Communities served in Portage County
Lake Local School District Uniontown small part of Suffield Township
Mogadore Local School District Mogadore Mogadore, small part of Suffield Township
Springfield Local School District Springfield small part of Suffield Township
Stow-Munroe Falls City School District Stow small part of Franklin Township
West Branch Local School District Beloit small part of Deerfield Township

Portage County also has two schools that serve students from multiple districts:

  • Maplewood Career Center in Ravenna, a joint vocational school for students in grades 11 and 12 from 9 of the county's school districts (all but Kent and Aurora) and Mogadore.
  • Bio-Med Science Academy, a year-round public Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Medicine (STEM+M) high school located on the campus of Northeast Ohio Medical University in Rootstown. The Academy has students enrolled from Portage County and adjacent counties.[24]

Higher education

Portage County is home to four institutions of higher learning:

  • Kent State University, located in Kent; a large regional public research university with over 41,000 students. It serves as the county's largest employer.
  • Hiram College, located in Hiram in northwestern Portage County; a small liberal arts college of around 1,200 students.
  • Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED), located in Rootstown, in the south-central part of the county. It is a public medical school and a consortium of Kent State University, the University of Akron, Youngstown State University, and Cleveland State University, with colleges of medicine, pharmacy, and graduate studies.[25]
  • A campus of Fortis College, a small two-year college of around 300 students in Ravenna specializing in the business and medical technician fields.

Culture

Theater

  • Kent Stage

Museums

  • Kelso House Museum, Brimfield
  • Kent Historical Society Museum, Kent
  • Kent State University Museum, Kent
  • Kent State School of Art Galleries, Kent
  • Cowrie-Lowrie-Beatty Portage County Historical Society Museum, Ravenna

See also

  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Portage County, Ohio
  • Ohio county government

Notes

{{notelist}}

References

1. ^1 {{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/39/39133.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=February 10, 2015}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |accessdate=2011-06-07 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archivedate=2011-05-31 |df= }}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/OH_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm|title=Ohio: Individual County Chronologies|work=Ohio Atlas of Historical County Boundaries|publisher=The Newberry Library|date=2007|accessdate=February 14, 2015}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/profile_entrance.php?fips=39133&sid=0 |title=Portage County data |accessdate=2007-04-28 |publisher=Ohio State University Extension Data Center }}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
5. ^{{Cite book |publisher=The Western Reserve Company |last=Cherry |first=Peter Peterson |title=The Portage Path |location=Akron, Ohio |accessdate=June 8, 2013 |year=1911 |url=https://archive.org/details/portagepath00cher}}
6. ^1 {{cite book |title= History of Portage County Ohio|last= Brown|first= R.C |authorlink= |author2=Norris, J.E.|origyear= 1885|year= 1972|publisher= Warner, Beers, and Company|location= Chicago, Illinois|isbn= |pages=192–196 |quote=Portage County received its name from the fact that the old Indian Portage Path, between the Cuyahoga and Tuscarawas Rivers, was, originally, within its limits, though now in Summit County.}}
7. ^Brown and Norris, pp. 229–232
8. ^{{cite book|last=Calvin|first=Claude|title=The Calvin Families|publisher=University of Wisconsin|date=1945|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89062866439;view=1up;seq=1|pp=67-68}}
9. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_39.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=February 10, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140504223453/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_39.txt|archivedate=May 4, 2014|df=}}
10. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2017.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|accessdate=June 9, 2017}}
11. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=February 10, 2015|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6YSasqtfX?url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|archivedate=May 12, 2015|df=}}
12. ^{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|accessdate=February 10, 2015}}
13. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/oh190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|editor-last=Forstall|editor-first=Richard L.|date=March 27, 1995|accessdate=February 10, 2015}}
14. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|date=April 2, 2001|accessdate=February 10, 2015}}
15. ^{{cite web |url=http://factfinder2.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=American FactFinder |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130911234518/http://factfinder2.census.gov/ |archivedate=2013-09-11 |df= }}
16. ^{{Cite web|title = Portage County - Gini coefficient Portage County, Ohio|url = http://portage.oh.networkofcare.org/ph/indicator_detail.aspx?id=GINIcoeff|website = portage.oh.networkofcare.org|accessdate = 2015-09-22}}
17. ^{{Cite web|url = https://development.ohio.gov/files/research/P7005.pdf|title = The Ohio Poverty Report|date = |accessdate = September 21, 2015|website = |publisher = |last = |first = }}
18. ^1 2 {{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US39133 |title=DP-1 Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data |accessdate=2015-12-27 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}
19. ^{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US39133 |accessdate=2015-12-27 |title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}
20. ^{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US39133 |title=DP02 SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS IN THE UNITED STATES – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |accessdate=2015-12-27 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}
21. ^{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US39133 |title=DP03 SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |accessdate=2015-12-27 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}
22. ^{{Cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|last=Leip|first=David|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=2018-05-03}}
23. ^1 {{cite web|url= http://www.cleveland.com/pdgraphics/interactive/propertytax2007/|title= Property Tax 2007|accessdate= 2008-10-11|author= Exner, Rich|work= Cleveland.com Business|publisher= The Plain Dealer|year= 2008|deadurl= yes|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20081004231422/http://www.cleveland.com/pdgraphics/interactive/propertytax2007/|archivedate= 2008-10-04|df= }}
24. ^Bio-Med Science Academy
25. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.neomed.edu/about |title=About - NEOMED |year=2012 |accessdate=August 31, 2012 |publisher=Northeast Ohio Medical University}}

External links

  • Portage County Government website
  • US Census Bureau Quickfacts for Portage County, Ohio
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|Southeast = Mahoning County
|South = Stark County
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|Northwest = Cuyahoga County
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