Bridgeport, Ohio
| Bridgeport, Ohio | |
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| Village | |
The former Bridgeport Bridge (demolished 2011)
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| Nickname(s): "Gateway to the West" | |
 Location of Bridgeport, Ohio |
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 Location of Bridgeport in Belmont County |
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| Coordinates: 40°4′20″N 80°44′37″W / 40.07222°N 80.74361°WCoordinates: 40°4′20″N 80°44′37″W / 40.07222°N 80.74361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Belmont |
| Township | Pease |
| Government | |
| • Type | Statutory Village |
| • Mayor | David W. Smith |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.38 sq mi (3.57 km2) |
| • Land | 1.37 sq mi (3.55 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 656 ft (200 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,831 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 1,808 |
| • Density | 1,336.5/sq mi (516.0/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 43912 |
| Area code(s) | 740 |
| FIPS code | 39-08560 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1064487 |
Bridgeport is a village in Belmont County, Ohio, United States. It is part of the Wheeling, West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,831 at the 2010 census. It lies across the Ohio River from Wheeling, West Virginia, and is connected by two bridges to Wheeling Island in the Ohio River.
Bridgeport was originally known as Canton, and under the latter name was laid out in 1806 by Colonel Ebenezer Zane. The present name is for a bridge constructed near the town site in the 1810s.
Bridgeport is located at 40°4′20″N 80°44′37″W / 40.07222°N 80.74361°W (40.072092, −80.743542), along the Ohio River at the mouth of Wheeling Creek.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.38 square miles (3.57 km2), of which 1.37 square miles (3.55 km2) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,186 people, 973 households, and 586 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,569.0 people per square mile (607.2/km²). There were 1,090 housing units at an average density of 782.3 per square mile (302.8/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 90.81% White, 7.55% African American, 0.14% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.55% from other races, and 0.82% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.50% of the population.
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