Portage County, Ohio
Founding: 1808 Parent county: Trumbull Namesake: A portage between the Cuyahoga River and Tuscarawas River Seat: Ravenna (1808–) Land area: 487 square miles Population (2020): 161,791 Population (historic): 2,995 (1810); 24,419 (1850); 27,500 (1880); 29,246 (1900); 42,682 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1810–1850; 1860–2010 Subdivisions: Five cities; six villages; two CDPs; 18 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 9,670 (14.3%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 71.4% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 36% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 9% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 6.5% Average farmhouse value (1930): $2,094 Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,739 Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.9 rooms Number of farms (1920): 3,406 Average farm size (1920): 53.2 acres Sources of settlement: Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, E...