Portage, OH

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Portage, Ohio

Portage, Ohio, in Wood county, is 23 miles S of Toledo, Ohio. The village is part of the Toledo metropolitan statistical area (MSA). About 428 people people live in Portage.

The People and Families of Portage

In Portage, about 60% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Portage had a median family income of $43,125.

Political Inclinations

In 2004, Ralph Nader garnered more political contributions ($250) in Portage than did the other Presidential candidates. The Independent party was the top fund-raiser among political parties in the village.

Portage Housing

Of the houses, apartments, etc. in Portage, about 67% are lived in by their owners, not renters.

Commuting

In Portage, 85% of commuters drive to work.

Category	Value
Nearest Large City	23 miles S of Toledo, Ohio
County	Wood
Metro Area	Toledo
Standard Zip Codes	43451
Phone Area Codes	419
Time Zone	Eastern (-5 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	41.327
Longitude	-83.65

Station	BOWLING GREEN WWTP
Distance	4.3 miles
Jan Temp	15 to 31 F
Apr Temp	36 to 59 F
Jul Temp	62 to 84 F
Oct Temp	40 to 63 F
Annual Precip	33.1 inches

Station	TOLEDO EXPRESS AP
Distance	19.4 miles
Jan Temp	16 to 31 F
Apr Temp	38 to 59 F
Jul Temp	63 to 83 F
Oct Temp	42 to 62 F
Annual Precip	33.2 inches

Station	TOLEDO BLADE
Distance	23.2 miles
Jan Temp	22 to 33 F
Apr Temp	42 to 61 F
Jul Temp	68 to 87 F
Oct Temp	48 to 64 F
Annual Precip	33.5 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	428	100%
Male	221	51.6%
Female	207	48.4%
Under 18	111	25.9%
18+	317	74.1%
65+	40	9.3%
Median Age	37.9
Average Family Size	3.12
White	392	91.6%
African-American	5	1.2%
Asian	0	0%
American Indian & Alaskan	3	0.7%
Other	16	3.7%
Mixed Race	12	2.8%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	42	9.8%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	426
Growth	-2
Growth %	-0.49%

Ancestry	Percent
German	40.1%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	16%
English	11.1%
Irish	10.8%
US/American	5.6%
Scottish	4.2%
Greek	2.1%
British	2.1%
Swedish	1.4%
French (except Basque)	1%
Dutch	1%
Scotch-Irish	1%
Russian	0.7%
Swiss	0.7%
Norwegian	0.7%
Italian	0.7%
Polish	0.7%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Portage	428	$43,125
Bairdstown	130	$47,500
Bowling Green	29,636	$51,804
Cygnet	564	$37,750
Jerry City	453	$46,667
Tontogany	364	$55,500
Weston	1,659	$44,861

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