Ravenna, Ohio

Ravenna, Ohio
City
Downtown Ravenna along Main Street in 2009
Location within Portage County
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Coordinates: 41°9′31″N 81°14′36″W / 41.15861°N 81.24333°W / 41.15861; -81.24333Coordinates: 41°9′31″N 81°14′36″W / 41.15861°N 81.24333°W / 41.15861; -81.24333
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Portage
Founded	1799
Area
• Total	5.68 sq mi (14.71 km2)
• Land	5.63 sq mi (14.58 km2)
• Water	0.05 sq mi (0.13 km2)
Elevation	1,132 ft (345 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	11,724
• Estimate (2015)	11,619
• Density	2,082.4/sq mi (804.0/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	44266
Area code(s)	330, 234
FIPS code	39-65592
GNIS feature ID	1061586
Website	ci.ravenna.oh.us

Ravenna is a city in Portage County, Ohio, United States. It was formed from portions of Ravenna Township in the Connecticut Western Reserve. The population was 11,771 at the 2000 Census and 11,724 in 2010. It is the county seat of Portage County. Ravenna was platted in 1808. It is named for the city of Ravenna, Italy.

Ravenna is part of the Akron Metropolitan Statistical Area.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.68 square miles (14.71 km²), of which 5.63 square miles (14.58 km²) is land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km²) is water.

The following highways pass through Ravenna:

Ravenna is located 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 people, 5,055 households, and 2,860 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,082.4 inhabitants per square mile (804.0/km²). There were 5,566 housing units at an average density of 988.6 per square mile (381.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 91.1% White, 5.6% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.3% from other races, and 2.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.4% of the population.