Welcome to Port Clinton ...

The city of Port Clinton is located in Ottawa County<1> and is the County Seat for Ottawa County.

The location of Port Clinton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Port Clinton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1840.

A typical abbreviation for Port Clinton: Prt. Clinton

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Port Clinton has a population of 6,178 people<3> (see below for details).

Port Clinton is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Port Clinton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Port Clinton: (419) & (567)<5>

Websites for Port Clinton ...

Official Website: www.ci.port-clinton.oh.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Port Clinton had an population of 6,178 people. This is an increase of 2.01% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 3.33% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Port Clinton had a population of 6,056 people (which is 14.62% of the total population of Ottawa County). This makes Port Clinton the county's most populous community.

The population of Port Clinton represents 0.05% of the total population of Ohio (which has 11,536,504 people), making it the state's 227th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 6,056 people, the population of Port Clinton decreased 5.24% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 6,391 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Port Clinton.

Communities Also Named Port Clinton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Port Clinton - they are located in New York and Pennsylvania.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Port Clinton.

Communities near Port Clinton ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Port Clinton.

• Sandusky
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
  • Sandusky is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandusky <6>
• Fremont
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
  • Fremont is located in Sandusky County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,839 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <6>
• Bellevue
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
  • Bellevue is located in Sandusky County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,862 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <6>
• Clyde
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
  • Clyde is located in Sandusky County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,172 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <6>
• Oak Harbor
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Harbor
  • Oak Harbor is located in Ottawa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Harbor <6>
• Elmore
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
  • Elmore is located in Ottawa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,401 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmore <6>
• Green Springs
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
  • Green Springs is located in Seneca County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Springs <6>
• Marblehead
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marblehead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
  • Marblehead is located in Ottawa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 861 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marblehead <6>
• Castalia
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castalia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
  • Castalia is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castalia <6>
• Bay View
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
  • Bay View is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay View <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Port Clinton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Port Clinton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Port Clinton. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Port Clinton.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Port Clinton. Our list includes 19 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Port Clinton.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Port Clinton ...

Looking for more information about Port Clinton? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Port Clinton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Port Clinton.

Adding Port Clinton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Port Clinton in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Port Clinton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Port Clinton post office opened in 1840.

We also found Port Clinton in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Port Clinton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Port Clinton: www.ci.port-clinton.oh.us/

The official website for Ottawa County: www.co.ottawa.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/