Ravenna, Ohio Ravenna, Ohio Ravenna, Ohio is positioned in the US Ravenna, Ohio - Ravenna, Ohio Location in the United States and Ohio Ravenna is a town/city in Portage County, Ohio, United States.
The populace was 11,771 at the 2000 Enumeration and 11,724 in 2010. It is the governmental center of county of Portage County. Ravenna was platted in 1808. It is titled for the town/city of Ravenna, Italy. According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 5.68 square miles (14.71 km2), of which 5.63 square miles (14.58 km2) is territory and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km2) is water. The following highways pass through Ravenna: Ravenna is positioned south of Interstate 80/Ohio Turnpike exit 193, and north of Interstate 76 exit 38.
As of the census of 2010, there were 11,724 citizens , 5,055 homeholds, and 2,860 families residing in the city.
There were 5,566 housing units at an average density of 988.6 per square mile (381.7/km2).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 91.1% White, 5.6% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.3% from other competitions, and 2.3% from two or more competitions.
There were 5,055 homeholds of which 28.3% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 36.8% were married couples living together, 14.8% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 5.1% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 43.4% were non-families.
35.4% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 13.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The median age in the town/city was 37.9 years.
22.5% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 9.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.6% were from 25 to 44; 26.5% were from 45 to 64; and 14.9% were 65 years of age or older.
As of the census of 2000, there were 11,771 citizens , 4,980 homeholds, and 2,997 families residing in the city.
There were 5,313 housing units at an average density of 992.6 per square mile (383.4/km ).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 93.03% White, 4.42% Black, 0.25% American Indian, 0.39% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.23% from other competitions, and 1.67% from two or more competitions.
There were 4,980 homeholds out of which 28.3% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 43.0% were married couples living together, 12.8% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 39.8% were non-families.
33.5% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
In the town/city the populace was spread out with 23.7% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 30.0% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% who were 65 years of age or older.
About 6.0% of families and 10.3% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 9.9% of those under age 18 and 11.1% of those age 65 or over.
Elementary and secondary education for students in Ravenna and Ravenna Township is provided by the Ravenna School District, which includes Ravenna High School for grades 9 12 and Brown Middle School for grades 6 8.
Ravenna is also home to the Maplewood Career Center, a vocational school which serves high school-aged students from ten high schools in Portage and Summit counties and offers adult education programs. A ground of Fortis College, a small, private for-profit school, is positioned in northern Ravenna near State Route 14. Fela Sowande; Nigerian-born musician and composer who lived in Ravenna while on faculty at Kent State University Prior to Bica, the mayor of Ravenna was Kevin Poland.
Ravenna Police Chief Randy Mc - Coy initiated formal investigations by the county prosecutor after learning that the FBI had begun conducting a formal investigation of the former Mayor.
The primary focus of the city's investigation involved the Mayor's son, Paul Jones Jr., who was paid more than $274,900 over eight years for a questionable mowing contract. Ravenna Training and Logistics Site United States Enumeration Bureau.
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"Ravenna WWII hero Colonel Bill Bower, 'Doolittle Raider,' dies".
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"Bica sworn in as Ravenna mayor: Goals include economic development".
"Former Ravenna mayor charged: Paul Jones now faces state case on evidence from federal probe that will send him to prison" (Reprint).
"Former Ravenna Mayor Paul Jones started federal sentence on May 9".
"Former Mayor Paul Jones of Ravenna Sentenced to 16 Months in Jail for Mail and Tax Fraud Convictions".
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