Portsmouth
city in Scioto County, Ohio, United States
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Summary
Portsmouth is a city in the United States[1]. Portsmouth ranks in the top 6% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,365 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Scioto County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Ohio River[5]
- Head of government: Charlotte Gordon[6]
- Instance of: county seat[7]
- Postal code: 45662–45663[8], 45662[9]
- Commons category: Portsmouth, Ohio[10]
- Local dialing code: 740[11]
- Inception: 1803[12]
- Official website: http://www.portsmouthoh.org/[13]
- Topic's main category: Category:Portsmouth, Ohio[14]
- Population: 20,226[15], 18,252[16]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[19], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[20], The New Student's Reference Work[21], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[22]
- Capital of: Scioto County[23]
- Official name: Portsmouth[24]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Portsmouth, Ohio[25]
- Number of households: 8447[26]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Portsmouth, Ohio[27]
- Elevation above sea level: 162 m[28]
- Area: 28.676287 km²[29], 28.676299 km²[30]
- Water as percent of area: 3.0493 percent[31]
- Territory overlaps: Portsmouth urban area[32]
- Per capita income: 22,093 US dollars[33]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Portsmouth include Greater Portsmouth Regional Airport[34], an airport[35], in United States[36].
Why It Matters
Portsmouth has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] Portsmouth is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]
Entities named for Portsmouth include Greater Portsmouth Regional Airport[34], an airport[35], in United States[36].