A town of 5,970, settled in 1828. Nearly 3.8% of it is conserved land.
The 3 things Port Clinton does most differently from other towns.
12 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 5 places on the National Register.
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Ordered by what stands out in Port Clinton. Another town gets a different order.
1.2 miles of trails across 6 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Waterworks Park | 0.7 mi | 21 |
| 2. Port Clinton Lakefront Preserve | 0.3 mi | 9 |
| 3. Portage Park | — | 9 |
About one in 4 of Port Clinton’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Portage (8%), Sandusky (5%) and Toledo (4%). Half commute less than 13 miles.
The typical Port Clinton home is worth about $283,000, up 1.9% in a year, 14% above the Ohio typical home.
The public schools Port Clinton’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 62% of Ohio’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bataan Memorial Primary School | PK–2 | 364 | Not graded |
| Bataan Memorial Intermediate School | 3–5 | 296 | B− |
| Immaculate Conception School Private | PK–6 | 82 | |
| Port Clinton Middle School | 6–8 | 292 | B |
| Port Clinton High School | 9–12 | 448 | C+ |
Port Clinton beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5.
| What stands out | Port Clinton | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 19.6% | 15.3% |
| More adults who get no exercise | 32.3% | 26.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.5% | 8% |
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 27% of U.S. communities.
Port Clinton has chilly winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 21°, and about 26 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Port Clinton reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 58% report less.
5 places in Port Clinton on the National Register of Historic Places.
7 notable people were born in Port Clinton.
City in Ohio, United States
Port Clinton is a city in and the county seat of Ottawa County, Ohio, United States, located at the mouth of the Portage River on Lake Erie. The population was 6,025 at the 2020 census. It is the principal city of the Port Clinton micropolitan area, about 34 miles (55 km) southeast of Toledo. The city has been nicknamed the "Walleye Capital of the World", due to the productive fishing waters for the species lying offshore in Lake Erie's Western Basin. The annual Walleye Drop on New Year's Eve in downtown Port Clinton reflects this nickname.
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3 towns share a border with Port Clinton.
