51-642: Streetsboro is a city in western Portage County, Ohio , United States. The population was 17,260 at the 2020 census . It is part of the Akron metropolitan area . The city was formed from the former Streetsboro Township of the Connecticut Western Reserve . Long before settlers moved into the Connecticut Western Reserve, Seneca Indians traversed the area now called Streetsboro. They used Old Portage Trail, which crosses
102-543: A township . Townships have limited local government and services. In addition to the cities, village, and townships, the United States Census Bureau has four census-designated places (CDP) in Portage County. These CDPs are for statistical purposes only and have no government or official boundaries separate from the township they are located in. There are also 17 additional named places in
153-405: A 9.3% poverty rate (13,395 people) in 1999. As of the 2010 United States Census , there were 161,419 people, 62,222 households, and 40,757 families living in the county. The population density was 331.2 inhabitants per square mile (127.9/km ). There were 67,472 housing units at an average density of 138.4 units per square mile (53.4 units/km ). The racial makeup of the county
204-444: 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. As of 2024, the following officials are in county-wide elected office: From 1992 to 2012, Portage County had been reliably Democratic but following
255-514: A female householder with no husband present, 4.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 34.2% were not families. About 26.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.43, and the average family size was 2.97. The median age in the city was 37.9 years; 22.3% of residents were under 18, 8.3% were between 18 and 24; 30.5% were 25 to 44; 27% were 45 to 64; and 11.7% were 65 or older. The gender makeup of
306-546: A massive team to investigate, whom the locals called the G-Men. A local school, today, has the G-Men as their team mascot. Portage County was also the site of the Kent State incident in the 1970. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 504 square miles (1,310 km ), of which 487 square miles (1,260 km ) is land and 17 square miles (44 km ) (3.3%) is water. West Branch State Park
357-594: 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. What is referred to as the last great train robbery in US history occurred in Garrettsville in 1935. The government sent in
408-510: A specified year. In many countries, per capita income is determined using regular population surveys, such as the American Community Survey . This allows the calculation of per capita income for both the country as a whole and specific regions or demographic groups. However, comparing per capita income across different countries is often difficult, since methodologies, definitions and data quality can vary greatly. Since
459-460: A trend seen throughout large parts of Ohio, in 2016 Donald Trump won Portage County by 9.87 points and then again in 2020 by 12.44 points, becoming the first Republican in almost three decades to win the county, the last time being George H. W. Bush in 1988. The county is served by multiple public school districts, private schools, and public libraries, and is home to two institutions of higher education. The Portage County Library Consortium
510-579: A turnpike from Cleveland to Wellsville, Ohio , was laid by Frederick Wadsworth, Samuel Cowles, John Strauyhen, and Titus Street. Street agreed to give enough land to make it through the township. In 1827, the turnpike was completed. It followed much of the route of the present Ohio State Route 14 . Major growth occurred in Streetsboro with the opening of the Ohio Turnpike on October 1, 1955, with Exit 13 (now known as Exit 187) initially being
561-683: A village at Conneaut. Ashtabula itself seems to come from the Algonquian name for the area and roughly translates to "Place with Enough for everyone." The Lenape later lost rights to the eastern extremes of their territory between the Potomac River and the Mahoning River by a government proclamation in 1763, but sources say they began relocating into Tuscarawas and Holmes Counties in 1758 in preparation for such an event. The region continued being used as such until around 1785, when
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#1732783563395612-478: 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,
663-655: Is a library consortium consisting of Kent Free Library in Kent, Reed Memorial Library in Ravenna, and the five branches of the Portage County Library District, which are located in Aurora, Garrettsville, Randolph, Streetsboro, and Windham. The consortium allows patrons of any member library to use their library card at another consortium location or request materials housed at another library. Through
714-550: 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. As of the census of 2000, there were 152,061 people, 56,449 households, and 39,175 families living in the county. The population density was 309 inhabitants per square mile (119/km ). There were 60,096 housing units at an average density of 122 units per square mile (47/km ). The racial makeup of
765-404: Is home to three institutions of higher learning: Portage County is arranged as a 4 x 5 grid of 20 rectangles and contains all or part of 18 unincorporated townships , five cities , and six villages. 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 is part of
816-556: 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 . A family group of Huguenot refugees also eventually migrated to Portage County by 1804. When first settled,
867-587: The 12-story main library and individual libraries for architecture, fashion, performing arts, and maps, on the main campus in Kent. It also includes individual libraries at each of the university's seven regional campuses in Northeast Ohio . Portage County is home to eleven public school districts. In addition, there are parts of five neighboring districts which serve portions of Portage County residents. Portage County also has two public schools that serve students from multiple districts: Portage County
918-451: The 1990s, the OECD has conducted regular surveys among its 38 member countries using a standardized methodology and set of questions. Per capita income is often used to measure a sector's average income and compare the wealth of different populations. Per capita income is also often used to measure a country's standard of living . When used to compare income levels of different countries, it
969-733: The Cuyahoga River, the Mahoning River and the OH-PA border as a collective hunting ground, to be enjoyed by all the tribes of the region. The Lenape had a village around modern day Youngstown, established maybe during the 1690s, from which they and the Seneca and Shawnee from further south staged ventures into the region and up in Ashtabula County, the Ottawas, or Mississaugas, from the western end of Lake Erie were allowed to maintain
1020-597: The Natives, here, for a time. It's unclear where the Natives went, after that, but this may coincide with the New Madrid Earthquake, one of the most massive earthquakes to ever hit the east coast in recorded history, and was interpreted by many Ohio Natives that they should throw their support behind Shawnee cult leader, Tenskwatawa, at the Prophettown stronghold, which also coincides with the outbreak of
1071-688: 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
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#17327835633951122-709: The SearchOhio database, the consortium is connected to OhioLINK , which provides local access to the State Library of Ohio and dozens of university and college libraries across the state. The county is also home to the Kent State University Libraries in Kent, an academic library system with a collection of over 2.5 million volumes. The KSU system, one of three members of the Association of Research Libraries in Ohio, includes
1173-704: The Shawnee War, later that year. Most of the Eastern nations got sucked up into his cult and many Natives relocated to live near him. Portage County is also home to a burial Mound- Towner's Mound, on the outskirts of Kent- which outdates all the above mentioned cultures. It was unique in structure to other types of burial mounds from the Adena, Hopewell and Fort Ancient cultures, but identical to two other excavated mounds in North Benton, OH and Warren, PA. After
1224-620: The Whittlesey and Erie were already at war when the Erie decided to also declare war on the Iroquois for the atrocities being committed against allied tribes in Canada. The Erie lost around 1650 and the Whittlesey were likely similarly subjugated afterwards, as the Iroquois conquered all the way to the shores of Lake Michigan by the 1670s. The Iroquois placed a vassal tribe of captured Huron in
1275-407: 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. The median income for a household in the county was $ 50,447 and the median income for
1326-428: 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
1377-468: 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
1428-465: 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,
1479-612: The area was likely almost entirely home to the Whittlesey Culture, a presumably Algonquian people who lived along the southern shore of Lake Erie, to the west of the Erie Nation, themselves. They were a mixed culture people and also exhibited signs of picking up traits from both Fort Ancients and Iroquoians. The Erie may have also held a bit of the area, but this is unclear. During the Beaver Wars (approx. 1632-1701),
1530-643: The area who became known as the Wyandot, while they conquered further west. Later, the French made it to the Mississippi River and volunteered to aid the Natives in that region to push the Iroquois back to New York. By the end of the Beaver Wars, the Wyandot had broken free of Iroquois control and reabsorbed surviving Hurons taking refuge all over the Great Lakes, but set aside the area roughly between
1581-797: The city was $ 21,764. About 3.9% of families and 5.3% of the population were below the poverty line , including 7.5% of those under a18 and 6.1% of those 65 or over. Primary and secondary education is provided mainly by the Streetsboro City School District, which includes four schools, while a small portion of the city is part of the neighboring Kent City School District . Students in preschool through third grade attend Streetsboro Elementary School, formerly known as Campus Elementary School. Henry Defer Intermediate School serves students in grades four and five, with grades six through eight at Streetsboro Middle School. Streetsboro High School includes grades 9 through 12. All schools and
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1632-424: The city was 48.5% male and 51.5% female. As of the census of 2000, 12,311 people, 4,908 households, and 3,381 families were residing in the city. The population density was 512.6 people/sq mi (197.9/km). The racial makeup of the city was 95.39% White, 1.96% African American, 0.09% Native American, 1.37% Asian, 0.17% from other races, and 1.02% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 0.78% of
1683-466: The city, the age distribution was 24.3% under 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 35.8% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 9.8% who were 65 or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.6 males. The median income for a household in the city was $ 48,661, and for a family was $ 55,814. Males had a median income of $ 36,672 versus $ 27,835 for females. The per capita income for
1734-481: The city. The population density was 683.2/sq mi (263.8/km). The 7,104 housing units averaged 302.8/sq mi (116.9/km). The racial makeup of the city was 87.7% White, 7.9% African American, 0.2% Native American, 2.2% Asian, 0.3% from other races, and 1.8% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 1.7% of the population. Of the 6,562 households, 31.4% had children under 18 living with them, 50.3% were married couples living together, 11.1% had
1785-427: 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 . The name "Portage" comes from an old Indian 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 . As of 1600,
1836-489: 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. 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
1887-537: 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
1938-630: The county. All 17 places are considered part of whatever jurisdiction they are located in (township or municipality) and have no formal boundaries or additional government of their own. Camp James A. Garfield , 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. While
1989-686: 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
2040-668: The district offices, with the exception of Streetsboro High School, are located on a 116-acre (47 ha) central campus with the Streetsboro City Park. The campus also includes the Pierce Streetsboro Library, a branch of the Portage County District Library, which opened in 1988. Voters in the district approved a $ 38.7 million bond issue in 2013 to fund expansion and renovations of the district's facilities. Included in
2091-412: The early 21st century, the city has become a retail hub for Portage County with the arrival of many national big-box retailers. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 24.36 sq mi (63.09 km), of which 0.90 sq mi (2.33 km) is covered by water. As of the census of 2010, 16,028 people, 6,562 households, and 4,316 families were residing in
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2142-516: The first time. That being said, most Natives did not leave and mixed tribal communities still existed all over the state for some time afterwards, with permanent Ottawa, Seneca and Wyandot villages still existing in what is now Portage and Geauga Counties, but all written accounts of Natives seems to have ceased sometime around the War of 1812, which is also when the Shawnee War (1811-1813) was occurring. The local government had its own land arrangements with
2193-634: The middle school from Henry Defer Intermediate School, and repurposing the current middle school building. Portage County, Ohio 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
2244-551: The newly formed United States tried issuing a treaty stripping the vast majority of what is now Ohio from Native control and began offering subsidies for people to move into the region, sparking the Northwest Indian War (1785-1795). In the aftermath, the government issues the Treaty of Greenville, which stripped even more land from the Natives than originally planned and opened up northeast Ohio for white settlement for
2295-424: The only interchange in Portage County. By 1957, with the growth of the automobile industry, Streetsboro experienced a population explosion. Proximity to the Akron and Cleveland areas, along with direct access to Interstate 80 ( Ohio Turnpike ), Interstate 480 , and State Routes 303 , 43 , and 14, have greatly contributed to the rapid growth of manufacturing, distribution, commercial and residential development in
2346-416: The past 50 years. In 1968, voters decided to merge the township and the village to become one city consisting of 25 sq mi (65 km). Streetsboro was primarily a farming community until 1970. Streetsboro was home to a small amusement park, Shady Lake Park , located on Route 14, which is now an apartment complex of the same name. Due to the steady growth of Streetsboro and its surrounding area in
2397-582: The plans were the new building for Streetsboro High School along State Route 14, and an expansion and renovation of the former Campus Elementary to become Streetsboro Elementary School for preschool through grade three. Both of those projects were completed in December 2016, and the first classes held in January 2017. Additional plans include renovation of the former high school building to house Streetsboro Middle School, which will enable grade six to be moved to
2448-412: The population. Of the 4,908 households, 31.1% had children under 18 living with them, 55.3% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.1% were not families. About 25.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.7% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.49, and the average family size was 3.00. In
2499-427: The portions of Camp Garfield are still considered part of the various townships they cover, the land is under the jurisdiction of the US federal government. 41°10′N 81°12′W / 41.17°N 81.20°W / 41.17; -81.20 Per capita income Per capita income ( PCI ) or average income measures the average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in
2550-469: The southwest corner of the city, to go from Lake Erie to the Ohio River basin. The founder of Streetsboro Township was Titus Street from Connecticut , who purchased the land in 1798. Streetsboro Township contained 15,279 acres (61.83 km). The land was surveyed by Street's agents Ralph Cowles and Lemuel Punderson in the summer of 1822, and divided into lots of 100 acres (0.40 km). In 1825,
2601-418: 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. 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 . Of the 62,222 households, 29.6% had children under
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