Welcome to Middleport ...

The village of Middleport is located in Meigs County<1>.

The location of Middleport has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Middleport, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1854.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Middleport has a population of 2,413 people<3> (see below for details).

Middleport is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The telephone area code for Middleport: (740)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Middleport had an population of 2,413 people. This is a decrease of 4.62% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 4.44% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Middleport had a population of 2,530 people (which is 10.66% of the total population of Meigs County). This makes Middleport the county's most populous community.

The population of Middleport represents 0.02% of the total population of Ohio (which has 11,536,504 people), making it the state's 355th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,530 people, the population of Middleport has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,525 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Middleport.

Communities Also Named Middleport ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Middleport - they are located in New York (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Middleport ...

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

• Point Pleasant
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
  • Point Pleasant is located in Mason County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Pleasant <5>
• Ravenswood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
  • Ravenswood is located in Jackson County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,616 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravenswood <5>
• Gallipolis
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallipolis
  • Gallipolis is located in Gallia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,545 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gallipolis <5>
• New Haven
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
  • New Haven is located in Mason County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Haven <5>
• Albany
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
  • Albany is located in Athens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 892 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <5>
• Syracuse
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Syracuse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
  • Syracuse is located in Meigs County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Syracuse <5>
• Rio Grande
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Grande
  • Rio Grande is located in Gallia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rio Grande <5>
• Racine
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Racine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
  • Racine is located in Meigs County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 654 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Racine <5>
• Rutland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
  • Rutland is located in Meigs County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rutland <5>
• Henderson
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henderson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
  • Henderson is located in Mason County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson <5>

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 Middleport. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Middleport.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Middleport. 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 Middleport.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Middleport. Our list includes 8 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Middleport.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Middleport ...

Looking for more information about Middleport? 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 Middleport, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Middleport.

Adding Middleport to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Middleport 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 Middleport was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Middleport post office opened in 1854.

We also found Middleport in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Middleport.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Middleport. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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