Close, Convenient Access to US Cities
Akron…………………..20 miles
Canton…………………39 miles
Cincinnati……………..244 miles
Cleveland………………40 miles
Dayton…………………216 miles
Mansfield………………81 miles
Marietta………………..145 miles
Toledo………………….141 miles
Baltimore………………334 miles
Chicago…………………368 miles
Detroit…………………193 miles
Louisville………………349 miles
New York………………421 miles
Philadelphia……………393 miles
Pittsburgh………………95 miles
Washington DC………..329 miles
Portage County, Ohio
A Thriving County
Population
Square Miles
%
Employment
Businesses
Top Private Employers
East Manufacturing
Parker-Hannifin
Step2 Corporation
McMaster-Carr
Davey Tree Expert Co.
Top Public/Nonprofit Employers
Kent State University
UH Portage Medical Center
Portage County Government
Kent City Schools
Ravenna City Schools
A Growing Population
We’ve grown 28.6% over the last several decades
- 2020 – 161,791
- 2010 – 161,419
- 2000 – 152,061
- 1990 – 142,585
- 1980 – 135,856
- 1970 – 125,868