Port Washington

• Official Name — Port Washington, Ohio • Type — Village • Image Map — OHMap-doton-Port_Washington.png • Map Size — 250px • Map Caption — Location of Port Washington, Ohio • Image Map1 — Map of Tuscarawas County Ohio Highlighting Port Washington Village.png • Map Size1 — 250px • Map Caption1 — Location of Port Washington in Tuscarawas County • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — United States • Subdivision Type1 — State • Subdivision Name1 — Ohio • Subdivision Type2 — County • Subdivision Name2 — Tuscarawas • Subdivision Type3 — Township • Subdivision Name3 — Salem • Leader Title — Mayor • Unit Pref — Imperial • Area Total Km2 — 1.45 • Area Land Km2 — 1.41 • Area Water Km2 — 0.04 • Area Total Sq Mi — 0.56 • Area Land Sq Mi — 0.55 • Area Water Sq Mi — 0.01 • Population As Of — 2020 • Population Total — 548 • Population Density Km2 — 387.99 • Population Density Sq Mi — 1005.50 • Time Zone — Eastern (EST) • Utc Offset — -5 • Time Zone Dst — EDT • Utc Offset Dst — -4 • Elevation Ft — 817 • Postal Code Type — ZIP code • Postal Code — 43837 • Area Code — 740 • Custom Label Sec1 — FIPS code • Custom Data Sec1 — 39-64346 • Custom Label1 Sec1 — GNIS feature ID • Custom Data1 Sec1 — 2399006 • Website — https: www.portwashingtonohio.org/ Port Washington is a village in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The population was 548 at the 2020 census.

Port Washington was originally called Salisbury, and under the latter name was laid out in 1827. A post office called Port Washington has been in operation since 1832.

Port Washington is located along the Tuscarawas River. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.51 sqmi, all land.

As of the census of 2010, there were 569 people, 209 households, and 164 families living in the village. The population density was 1115.7 PD/sqmi. There were 232 housing units at an average density of 454.9 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 97.7% White, 0.2% Asian, 1.8% from other races, and 0.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.8% of the population. There were 209 households, of which 38.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.8% were married couples living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 21.5% were non-families. 16.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 2.99. The median age in the village was 39.1 years. 26.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.6% were from 25 to 44; 25.8% were from 45 to 64; and 16% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 48.7% male and 51.3% female.

As of the census of 2000, there were 552 people, 204 households, and 161 families living in the village. The population density was 1,091.2 PD/sqmi. There were 213 housing units at an average density of 421.1 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 97.83% White, 0.18% African American, 0.54% from other races, and 1.45% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.27% of the population. There were 204 households, out of which 35.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.6% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.6% were non-families. 16.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.02. In the village, the population was spread out, with 25.2% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 31.7% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 97.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.9 males. The median income for a household in the village was $36,111, and the median income for a family was $37,344. Males had a median income of $28,750 versus $18,173 for females. The per capita income for the village was $13,674. About 2.3% of families and 6.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.5% of those under age 18 and 10.8% of those age 65 or over.

• Alexander Helwig Wyant - American landscape painter • Bob Huggins - college basketball coach • John H. Lamneck - Ohio Supreme Court Judge • Arthur P. Lamneck - U.S. Congressman • Larry Schlafly - Major league baseball player 1902-1914