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55-485: The PTC was formed as an expansion and reorganization of the original Portage County League or PCL , which had existed for most of the 20th century and by 2003 included eight high schools in Portage County and two in neighboring Summit County . Beginning in 2003, school leaders in the league began to explore the possibilities of expansion and realignment to better meet the needs of all the schools involved due to

110-543: 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

165-405: 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

220-695: A bit of the area, but this is unclear. During the Beaver Wars (approx. 1632-1701), 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

275-444: 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

330-546: 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

385-594: 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

440-606: A school's membership in a given division could change if enrollment numbers changed. Games between teams of the same division counted in conference standings, while games against schools from the other division were treated as non-conference games. The first division change occurred in 2011 the PTC announced in January that due to a change in enrollment figures, Streetsboro would move to the Metro Division and Southeast would move to

495-460: 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

550-727: 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,

605-655: 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

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660-550: 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

715-404: 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

770-556: 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,

825-799: Is the name of four separate conferences (including two that ran simultaneously for a few years) in Northeastern Ohio. This version was formed as most of the Premier Athletic Conference combined with two schools from the Northeast Ohio Conference , and one from the Chagrin Valley Conference . This version was formed in 1996, as the Metro League merged with five schools from the Chagrin Valley Conference . This version of

880-654: 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, 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

935-690: The Metro Athletic Conference , beginning with the 2020–21 school year. In response to this, Crestwood (then the largest school in the County Division) announced it was considering leaving the PTC for the Chagrin Valley Conference , which was made official by a board of education vote on July 9, 2019. Next, Valley Christian announced it was leaving after the 2019–20 school year to join the Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference , with Garfield announcing it

990-524: 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

1045-651: The 1670s. The Iroquois placed a vassal tribe of captured Huron in 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

1100-691: The 2025-26 school year The Northern 8 Football Conference is an 8-man football conference that began competition in the fall of 2020 (4 years ago) and is made up of 8-man teams from high schools located in Ohio . Former members Also known as PAC-8 Former Members Former members The original SVC existed from 1949 to 2009. 2019 marks the start of the second incarnation of the Steel Valley Conference. Former Members American Division National Division Former members Former members The Western Reserve Conference

1155-947: The County Division for the 2011–12 school year. East Canton announced in February 2011 that they would leave the PTC following the 2012–13 sports season to join the Inter-Valley Conference . Later that year in July, Windham announced their own departure from the conference citing enrollment issues. They also left the PTC after the 2012–13 school year and joined the Northeastern Athletic Conference . The PTC heard presentations from four area high schools ( Barberton , Northwest , St. Thomas Aquinas , and Lake Center Christian ) in May 2011, prior to

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1210-769: The Great Lakes, but set aside the area roughly between 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,

1265-613: The Inter-Tri County League split into two separate conferences for the 2017–18 school year. In 2020, the former Blue tier of the All-American Conference joined to create a new Grey tier. Grey Tier Scarlet Tier Stripes Division Stars Division FOOTBALL ONLY Former Members Middlefield Cardinal Cardinals (2025) The NAC will welcome the Cardinals at the beginning of

1320-638: The MVAC at the beginning of the 2024–25 school year. Later in 2024, Rootstown announced board approval of their plan to leave the PTC after the 2024–25 school year to compete in the Chagrin Valley Conference Valley Division for at least the 2025–26 school year. The PTC has championships in 18 different sports, the most recent additions being the boys' and girls' bowling tournament in 2007 and regular-season competition in 2008. Most sports have champions for each division, with

1375-542: 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

1430-678: The OHSAA. Former members Originally began in 1924 as one of the small-school county leagues, the league survived the consolidation wave until 1961, when the schools who weren't already aligned with the Inland Conference joined the Lakeland Conference. The conference revived itself in 1986, as the Lakeland collapsed, and the schools banded together for roughly two decades until the schools split, this time to help form

1485-688: 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

1540-763: The Ottawas, or Mississaugas, from the western end of Lake Erie were allowed to maintain 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

1595-691: The Patriot Athletic and West Shore conferences. The third and current version of the league formed in 2019 from the remnants of the Patriot Athletic Conference. Third Version (Lorain County League, 2019-) Second Version (Lorain County Conference, 1986-2005) First Version (Lorain County League, 1924–61) Division Alignments The Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference was formed after

1650-709: 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

1705-704: 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

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1760-557: The South Division with just four teams), Kent Roosevelt left the WRC and accepted an invitation to join the new league effective in 2005 after initially choosing to remain in the WRC. The Metro Division contained the larger schools, which competed in Ohio's Divisions II, III, and IV for football, while the County Division contained the smaller schools, who competed in divisions IV, V, VI, and VII. Because they were based on enrollment,

1815-700: The Suburban League for the Portage Trail Conference in 2015. Lake Center Christian announced it would join at the same time. The two schools officially joined in July 2015 and began conference play in August. At the same time, the divisions were reorganized, with Streetsboro and Woodridge changing to the Metro Division with new member Cloverleaf, and Crestwood moving to the County Division along with new member Lake Center Christian. Waterloo High School announced intentions in early 2016 to leave

1870-407: 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

1925-428: 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

1980-468: 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

2035-578: The announcement that Windham would also be leaving the conference in 2013. Rather than expand, however, the PTC chose to stay at 14 teams, and Streetsboro moved back to the County Division for the 2013–14 school year. In September 2013, Kent Roosevelt announced plans to leave the PTC for the Suburban League beginning in the 2016–17 school year, later changed to the 2015–16 school year. Cloverleaf High School announced in December 2013 it would leave

2090-545: 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,

2145-645: The conference after the 2016–17 season. They began play in the Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference in August 2017. Valley Christian School in Youngstown was announced in December 2016 as the PTC's newest member, and began PTC play in August 2017, joining from the North Coast League . The eight Metro Division schools announced on April 15, 2019, plans to break away from the PTC and start a new conference, later named

2200-619: The conference, bringing the final total to six schools (with five competing in football). The newest members began conference play in August 2020. Southeast High School announced in November 2023 plans to leave the PTC after the 2023–24 school year to join the Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference and compete in the MVAC Grey division along with former PTC member Garfield. The Pirates officially began play in

2255-489: 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

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2310-537: 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

2365-630: 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

2420-429: 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

2475-463: The exceptions of boys' tennis and girls' tennis, which are not divided into divisions because a limited number of schools offer the sport. In football, baseball, basketball, soccer, softball, and volleyball, the division champion is determined by the results of regular-season play. Other sports—cross country, golf, bowling, track and field, tennis, and wrestling—weigh the regular-season and season-ending conference tournaments equally as part of determining

2530-467: 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

2585-595: The names of localities and their corresponding high schools do not always match and because there is often a possibility of ambiguity with respect to either the name of a locality or the name of a high school, the following table gives both in every case, with the locality name first, in plain type, and the high school name second in boldface type. The school's team nickname is given last. Former members Red Division Former members Chagrin Division Metro Division Valley Division Former members Former members: The Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference league

2640-426: 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

2695-417: 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 Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference This is a list of high school athletic conferences in the Northeast Region of Ohio, as defined by the OHSAA. Because

2750-1200: The season's overall champion. Overall conference winner based on combination of regular-season finish and tournament finish. Overall conference winner based on combination of regular-season finish and tournament finish. Overall conference winner based on combination of regular-season finish and tournament finish. Overall division winner based on combination of regular-season finish and tournament finish. Overall division winner based on combination of regular-season finish and tournament finish. Overall conference winner based on combination of regular-season finish and tournament finish. Beginning in 2010, champions were crowned in both Metro and County divisions. Overall conference winner based on combination of regular-season finish and tournament finish. Beginning in 2010, champions were crowned in both Metro and County divisions. Overall division winner based on division meet finish. Overall division winner based on combination of regular season and division meet finish. Overall conference winner based on combination of regular-season finish and tournament finish. Portage County, Ohio Portage County

2805-493: The vast differences in enrollments at member schools. Final Portage County League members: It was decided to expand the league and divide it into two divisions based on enrollment figures. Initially Ravenna, Norton, Springfield, East Canton, and Coventry accepted invitations to join the new league beginning in 2005. Later in the year, following news that the Western Reserve Conference (which had just lost member Ravenna) would be losing at least two additional member schools (leaving

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2860-418: 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

2915-533: 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 . The name "Portage" comes from an old Indian path called "Portage Path", which ran between

2970-590: Was formed after the Inter-Tri County League split into two separate conferences for the 2017–18 school year. Former Members Former members East Division West Division Ice hockey only league. see [1] This conference has two incarnations. The first version lasted until 1998, and the second was begun by remaining members of the Northeast Ohio Conference in 2015. This conference does not include football. Only Cleveland St. Martin De Porres, North Ridgeville Lake Ridge Academy, Open Door Christian, and Willoughby Andrews Osborne Academy are current members of

3025-485: Was leaving after the 2020–21 school year to join the Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference (MVAC). In the wake of these events, four of the remaining County Division schools (Mogadore, Rootstown, Southeast and Lake Center Christian) began a search for schools to join the conference in order to keep it intact. On February 5, 2020, it was announced that beginning with the 2020–21 school year St. Thomas Aquinas and John F. Kennedy Catholic School, often called Warren JFK, would join

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