West Portsmouth, Ohio

• New Program To Promote Tire Recycling
  

  The Lawrence-Scioto County Solid Waste District wants people to a oedo the right thing,a and bring their old tires to one of the three locations in Scioto County for the Tire Amnesty Program, Sept.

• Three Charged in Scioto County Burglary
  

  The Scioto County Sheriff's Office arrested two adults and one juvenile after responding to a burglary call in West Portsmouth.

• Jobs expected with $2B contract for Piketon cleanup
  

  PIKETON -- Local officials are hailing a $2 billion contract for cleanup at the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant as a good move for the economy.

• Municipal Court
  

  Involuntary manslaughter, felonious assault -- Ryan Timothy Stiles, 23, of 354 E. Fourth St., case dismissed with prejudice because defendant was indicted by grand jury; Aug.

• Six indicted in alleged Waverly pill mill
  

  Area pain pill addicts and dealers are expected to have one less clinic to patronize after a Tuesday federal indictment in Cincinnati.

City Description

West Portsmouth is a census-designated place (CDP) in Scioto County, Ohio, United States. The population was 3,458 at the 2000 census. The citizens of West Portsmouth are served by the Washington-Nile Local School District (Portsmouth West High School). West Portsmouth is located at 38°45′30″N 83°1′55″W / 38.75833°N 83.03194°W / 38.75833; -83.03194 (38.758427, -83.031863). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.8 square miles (12.3 km²), all of it land. As of the census of 2000, there were 3,458 people, 1,368 households, and 995 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 728.5 people per square mile (281.1/km²). There were 1,472 housing units at an average density of 310.1/sq mi (119.7/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.99% White, 0.09% African American, 1.47% Native American, 0.06% Asian, 0.14% from other races, and 1.24% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.09% of the population. There were 1,368 households out of which 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.1% were married couples living together, 14.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.2% were

City Contained By:

• Ohio
• Scioto County

Timezones:

• North American Eastern Time Zone

Size:

• 12.1729441186 km squared

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