Portage County is located in northeastern Ohio. The County Seat is Ravenna and the largest city is Kent. The Official Web Site is located at http://www.co.portage.oh.us/. The 2014 population estimate is 161,882 and the 2010 census population was 161,421. The land area is 487.38 square miles and there are 331.2 persons per square mile.
91.9% of the population is White, 4.5% is Black or African American, 1.5% is Hispanic or Latino, 1.7% is Asian, 0.2% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 1.7% is two or more races. 91% have a high school degree or higher, and 25.1% have a Bachelor degree or higher.
The median home value is $150,300, there are 60,992 households, an average of 2.57 persons per household. The per capita income is $25,332, the median household income is $52,697, and 16.1% of the persons in Portage County are considered below poverty level.
The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 12,671. Retail sales (in $1000) were $1,657,377, and sales per capita were $10,630. The percentage of black-owned firms is 1.1%, and the percentage of women-owned firms is 22.5%.
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| Portage County Find county government information, including contacts, officials, departments, services, agencies, and news in Portage County. |
| Court Records | Common Pleas, Probate, Municipal Portage County Common Pleas Court, Probate Court, and the Ravenna and Kent Municipal Courts. Includes civil, criminal, child custody and support, death records, dissolutions, divorces, marriage licenses, naturalizations, name changes, appeals, traffic, paternity, estate, guardianship, and vexatious litigation records. |
| Marriages 1842-1943 Browse this Portage County Historical Society collection of newspaper clippings of marriage announcements. Covers the period 1842-1943. |
| Marriages, Divorces, Deaths Portage County Court General Index. Search for death records and estate filings, marriage licenses, and divorce & dissolution case records. |
| Most Wanted Browse this PDF list from Portage County Sheriff's office of most wanted fugitives. |
| Property Portage County Auditor property and property sales records. |
| Property & GIS Maps Use this Geographic Information System from Portgage County to search parcel information by parcel id or address and view interactive maps. Requires Internet Explorer. |
| Recorded Documents Portage County Recorder's Office deeds, mortgages, liens, fictitious names, financing statements, and other recorded documents. |
| Registered Offenders Portage County Sheriff's Office offender registry. |
| Sheriff Sales Browse the Portage County, Ohio Sheriff Department for upcoming and past Sheriff Sales. |
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