Editing Ravenna, Ohio

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'''Ravenna''' is a city in [[Portage County, Ohio]], United States, and its [[county seat]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 }}</ref> The population was 11,323 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. It is located {{convert|15|mi}} east of [[Akron, Ohio|Akron]]. Formed from portions of [[Ravenna Township, Portage County, Ohio|Ravenna Township]] in the [[Connecticut Western Reserve]], Ravenna was founded in 1799 and is named after the city of [[Ravenna]], [[Italy]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Overman|first=William Daniel|title=Ohio Town Names|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015015361465;view=1up;seq=132|year=1958|publisher=Atlantic Press|location=Akron, OH|page=116}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=2005|title= Ravenna, Ohio|access-date=January 31, 2009 |work= Ohio History Central|publisher= Ohio Historical Society|date= July 1, 2005}}</ref> It is part of the [[Akron metropolitan area]].

==History==
Ravenna was founded by [[Benjamin Tappan]], who arrived there on June 11, 1799, to lay claim in his father's name to land purchased in the Connecticut Western Reserve. Tappan did not stay in the area for long, however, but built a settlement of log cabins before returning to Connecticut during the summer of 1800.<ref name=history1>{{cite web |url=http://touringohio.com/northeast/portage/ravenna.html |title=Ravenna |website=TouringOhio.com |access-date=August 1, 2021}}</ref><ref name=history2>{{cite web |title=Benjamin Tappan, Beset by Hard Luck, Fought Way Through Uncharted Wilderness To Become First Ravennan |url=http://thomasriddle.net/cah/articles/benjamin_tappan.html |author=Lacey, E.Y. |access-date=August 1, 2021 |website=ThomasRiddle.net}}</ref>

Later in 1800, Tappan, newly married, returned to the area where the couple built a log cabin of their own. It was his new wife, Nancy Wright, who suggested that the settlement be named after the city of [[Ravenna]], Italy. Nancy became a driving force for the new town. When plans were announced in 1806 for the formation of Portage County, she lobbied for Ravenna to be made the county seat, and it was selected in 1808. She also convinced other Connecticut families to move to the area.<ref name=history1/> The Tappans, however, left Ravenna in 1809.<ref name=history2/>

Ravenna was initially included in [[Franklin Township, Portage County, Ohio|Franklin Township]], which was part of [[Trumbull County, Ohio|Trumbull County]] at the time. The first mail route was established in 1802 and the first school opened in 1803. In 1810 the first county courthouse and log jail were built. This was later replaced with the first brick courthouse twenty years later in 1830, expanded with an addition in 1881. The current courthouse was built in 1961. The Congregational Church, established in 1822, was the first church to be founded in Ravenna. In 1824, the Methodist Church held its first meeting, which later formally organized in 1831. The Presbyterian and the Disciple of Christ churches were organized in 1830. In 1842, the Catholic Church in Ravenna was dedicated.<ref name=history3>{{cite web|url=https://www.ravennaoh.gov/community/about-ravenna/our-history.html|title=Our History - City of Ravenna, Ohio|access-date=August 1, 2021}}</ref>

In 1831, the Clark Carriage Company, founded by W.D. Clark, first began to produce high-end [[hearse]]s known for their elaborate workmanship and quality. Thirty years later, the company was purchased by Henry W. Riddle and Charles Merts in 1861, with Riddle being the salesman for the company and Merts running the factory. In 1891, Merts retired and sold his share of the company to Riddle, who, in turn, changed the name of the company to the Riddle Coach and Hearse. After the company began manufacturing motorized hearses, the name changed once again—this time to the Riddle Manufacturing Company. With the highly acclaimed reputation of the Riddle Hearse, two U.S. Presidents from Ohio, [[William McKinley]] and [[Warren G. Harding]], would later make them their coach of choice for carrying their remains after their deaths.<ref name=history1/>

In 1848, a [[glassworks]] was established, which is now commonly recognized as the first true industry in Ravenna. Rail service first arrived via the [[Cleveland and Pittsburgh Railroad]] in 1851. In 1877, the [[Quaker Oats Company]] was established in Ravenna with the familiar Quaker Oats logo patented in Ravenna in 1879.<ref name=history3/>

On May 25, 1853, the [[Ohio Woman's Rights Association]], founded in 1852 in [[Massillon, Ohio|Massillon]], held its first statewide meeting in Ravenna. The attendees helped draft a petition to the [[Ohio General Assembly]], requesting legislation that would grant women more rights.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/w/First_Women%27s_Rights_Movement |title=First Women's Rights Movement |work=Ohio History Central |publisher=Ohio History Connection |access-date=June 19, 2017 |year=2017}}</ref>

On February 15, 1861, en route to his [[First inauguration of Abraham Lincoln|inauguration]] in [[Washington, DC]], President-elect [[Abraham Lincoln]] traveled by train through Ravenna. He didn’t plan on speaking but, due to the enthusiastic supporters of the community and a stunning cannon salute, he stepped out of the train and addressed the crowd.  A small plaque was placed at the site in 1985 to commemorate the event.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.beaconjournal.com/article/20170220/LIFESTYLE/302209680 |title=Local history: Abraham Lincoln had a blast in Ravenna in 1861|newspaper=[[Akron Beacon Journal]] |author=Price, Mark J. |date=February 20, 2017 |access-date=August 1, 2021}}</ref>

Telephones were first introduced in Ravenna in 1882. In 1898, Ravenna began paving its streets when East and West Main streets received new, paved surfaces. By 1909, nearly 50 passenger trains arrived in the town each day. In 1917, Portage County purchased White Hospital, which eventually became the present day [[University Hospitals Portage Medical Center]].<ref name=history3/>

In 1905, The A.C. Williams Co. was incorporated in Ravenna. Through the 1920s, the company was recognized as the largest cast-iron toy manufacturer in the world.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.litemetals.com/the-move-to-ravenna | title=The Move to Ravenna }}</ref>

Since the 1970s, the city has held the Ravenna Balloon A-Fair. Usually held around mid-September, the event attracts hot air balloonists and enthusiasts to Sunbeau Valley Farm in Ravenna Township, just west of the city limits. Besides the hot air balloons, there are also parades, [[cruise-ins]], and live entertainment.<ref name=history1/>

In the late 1990s, the downtown area received a $3 million facelift to restore and preserve the city’s architecture, history, and heritage.<ref name=history3/>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|5.68|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|5.63|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.05|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 6, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=January 25, 2012 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1830= 306
|1860= 1777
|1870= 2188
|1880= 3255
|1890= 3417
|1900= 4003
|1910= 5310
|1920= 7219
|1930= 8019
|1940= 8538
|1950= 9857
|1960= 10918
|1970= 11780
|1980= 11987
|1990= 12069
|2000= 11771
|2010= 11724
|2020= 11323
|footnote=Sources:<ref name="GR2" /><ref name="Census1960">{{cite web|title=Number of Inhabitants: Ohio|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/37749282v1p37_ch02.pdf|date=1960|work=18th Census of the United States|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=April 26, 2020}}</ref><ref name="Census1990">{{cite web|title=Ohio: Population and Housing Unit Counts|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen1990/cph2/cph-2-37.pdf|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=November 22, 2013}}</ref><ref name=estimate>{{cite web|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2018|url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/PEP/2018/PEPANNRES/0400000US39.16200|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|work=American FactFinder 2018 Population Estimates|date=July 1, 2018|access-date=May 23, 2019|archive-url=https://archive.today/20191215113136/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/PEP/2018/PEPANNRES/0400000US39.16200|archive-date=December 15, 2019|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0600000US3913365592|title= Ravenna city, Portage County, Ohio – Profile of General Demographic Characteristics|year= 2020|work= Data.Census.gov|publisher= U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=May 2, 2022}}</ref>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 6, 2013}}</ref> of 2010, there were 11,724 people, 5,055 households, and 2,860 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|2082.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 5,566 housing units at an average density of {{convert|988.6|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 91.1% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 5.6% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.4% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.3% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 2.3% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.4% of the population.

There were 5,055 households, of which 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 14.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 43.4% were non-families. 35.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.96.

The median age in the city was 37.9 years. 22.5% of residents 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. The gender makeup of the city was 48.1% male and 51.9% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 11,771 people, 4,980 households, and 2,997 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|2,199.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 5,313 housing units at an average density of {{convert|992.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 93.03% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 4.42% [[Black (U.S. Census)|Black]], 0.25% [[American Indian (U.S. Census)|American Indian]], 0.39% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.23% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.67% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.91% of the population.

There were 4,980 households, out of which 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.8% were non-families. 33.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the city the population 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. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $35,650, and the median income for a family was $46,090. Males had a median income of $33,574 versus $25,320 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $17,862. About 6.0% of families and 10.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 9.9% of those under age 18 and 11.1% of those age 65 or over.

==Government==
Frank Seman was sworn in as mayor on January 1, 2016, succeeding Joseph Bica.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mayor Frank Seman |url=http://www.ci.ravenna.oh.us/Government/Mayor/tabid/121/Default.aspx |year=2016 |publisher=City of Ravenna |access-date=January 25, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160119022516/http://www.ci.ravenna.oh.us/Government/Mayor/tabid/121/Default.aspx |archive-date=January 19, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news  |title=Bica sworn in as Ravenna mayor: Goals include economic development |date=January 5, 2010 |newspaper=[[Record-Courier (Ohio)|Record-Courier]]}}</ref>

Prior to Bica, the mayor of Ravenna was Kevin Poland. Poland replaced long-time mayor Paul Jones who retired and moved to Florida after a scandal investigation regarding his practices as mayor. Ravenna Police Chief Randy McCoy initiated formal investigations by the county prosecutor after learning that the FBI had begun conducting a formal investigation of the former Mayor. The major 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.<ref>{{cite news
| last = Armon
| first = Rick
| title = Former Ravenna mayor charged: Paul Jones now faces state case on evidence from federal probe that will send him to prison
| type = Reprint
| newspaper = [[Akron Beacon Journal]]
| date = March 30, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
 |last        = Piltz
 |first       = Marci
 |title       = Former Ravenna Mayor Paul Jones started federal sentence on May 9
 |url         = http://www.recordpub.com/news/article/2008602
 |newspaper   = [[Record-Courier (Ohio)|Record-Courier]]
 |access-date  = May 24, 2007
 |url-status     = dead
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20120206131433/http://www.recordpub.com/news/article/2008602
 |archive-date = February 6, 2012
}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Paul Jones sentenced to 16 months in prison |url=http://www.topix.net/content/kri/4286988636269590498719103570513772222461 |access-date=May 24, 2007 }}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

In March 2007, Jones was sentenced to sixteen months in a federal prison for various fraud charges.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ethics.ohio.gov/PressReleases/03232007.html |title=Former Mayor Paul Jones of Ravenna Sentenced to 16 Months in Jail for Mail and Tax Fraud Convictions |date=March 23, 2007 |access-date=July 22, 2008 |publisher=[[United States Department of Justice]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120211093906/http://www.ethics.ohio.gov/PressReleases/03232007.html |archive-date=February 11, 2012 }}</ref>

==Education==
[[File:Ravenna High new 1.jpg|thumb|[[Ravenna High School (Ohio)|Ravenna High School]]]]
Elementary and secondary education for students in Ravenna and [[Ravenna Township, Portage County, Ohio|Ravenna Township]] is provided by the [[Ravenna School District]], which includes [[Ravenna High School (Ohio)|Ravenna High School]] for grades 9–12 and Brown Middle School for grades 5–8. The district reorganized its elementary buildings for the 2020–21 school year, closing Carlin Elementary and grouping grade levels together. Previously, the district had operated four neighborhood elementary schools each with grades 1–5. Kindergarten students attend West Park Elementary, Willyard Elementary houses the district's 1st and 2nd graders, and West Main Elementary houses grades 3 and 4. The district's preschool program and child care center are located in the former Carlin Elementary School building.<ref>{{cite web |title=About Us |url=https://sites.google.com/a/ravennaschools.us/home/home/About-Us |publisher=[[Ravenna School District]] |year=2011 |access-date=January 25, 2016}}</ref>

Ravenna is also home to the Maplewood Career Center, a vocational school which serves high school-aged students from ten high schools in [[Portage County, Ohio|Portage]] and [[Summit County, Ohio|Summit]] counties and offers adult education programs.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.mwood.cc/|title= Maplewood Career Center|year= 2010|work= Mwood.cc|publisher= Maplewood Career Center|access-date=March 15, 2010}}</ref> The [[Bio-Med Science Academy]], a public STEM school for grades 2–12, has a campus in Ravenna at the former Fortis College location that houses the program's 5th and 6th graders. Grades 2–4 are housed at Bio-Med's Shalersville campus and grades 7–12 are located at the Rootstown campus.

A campus of [[Fortis College]], a small, private for-profit school, was located in northern Ravenna near [[Ohio State Route 14|State Route 14]]. It closed at the end of 2018 due to declining enrollment.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.record-courier.com/news/20180209/fortis-ravenna-campus-to-close-by-end-of-2018 |title=Fortis' Ravenna campus to close by end of 2018 |date=February 9, 2018 |newspaper=[[Record-Courier (Ohio)|Record-Courier]] |author=Gaetjens, Bob |access-date=August 27, 2019}}</ref>

==Transportation==
The following highways pass through Ravenna:
* [[Ohio State Route 59|State Route 59]]
* [[Ohio State Route 44|State Route 44]]
* [[Ohio State Route 14|State Route 14]]
* [[Ohio State Route 88|State Route 88]]

Ravenna is located south of [[Interstate 80 (Ohio)|Interstate 80]]/[[Ohio Turnpike]] exit 193, and north of [[Interstate 76 (east)|Interstate 76]] exit 38.

== Notable people ==
* [[Chris Bangle]]; automobile designer
* [[Dana Beal]]; [[Youth International Party]] (Yippie movement) figure and marijuana activist
* [[Wally Bell]]; MLB umpire
* [[Bill Bower]], last surviving pilot of the [[Doolittle Raid]]<ref name=ravenna>{{cite news|title=Ravenna WWII hero Colonel Bill Bower, 'Doolittle Raider,' dies |url=http://www.recordpub.com/news/article/4962565|work=[[Record-Courier (Ohio)|Record-Courier]] |date=January 12, 2011 |access-date=January 30, 2011}}</ref> Recipient of the [[Air Medal]]
* [[Ralph Pomeroy Buckland]]; [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] from [[Ohio]], [[Brigadier general (United States)|brigadier general]] in the [[Union Army]].
* [[David D. Busch]]; best-selling author
* [[Curt Cacioppo]], classical pianist born in Ravenna<ref>{{cite web |title=Long Bio |url=https://curtcacioppo.com/about/long-bio/ |year=2019 |access-date=February 9, 2019 |work=CartCacioppo.com}}</ref>
* [[Gerald Casale]]; founding member of the band [[Devo]], was born in Ravenna
* [[William Rufus Day]]; [[Supreme Court of the United States|U.S. Supreme Court]] justice
* [[Calvin Hampton]]; classical organist, raised in Ravenna<ref>{{cite web |title=George Calvin Hampton |url=https://www.reedlibrary.org/content/george-calvin-hampton |publisher=Reed Memorial Library |year=2019 |access-date=February 9, 2019}}</ref>
* [[Robert B. "Yank" Heisler]]; Key Bank chairman, Dean [[Kent State University]] College of Business Administration
* [[Al Hodge]]; actor in films such as [[Captain Video and His Video Rangers|Captain Video]] and [[The Green Hornet]] and producer of [[The Lone Ranger]] radio program
* [[Arthur E. Juve]]; [[B. F. Goodrich]] inventor known for applying elastomer technology in printing
* [[Maynard James Keenan]]; singer for [[Tool (band)|Tool]], [[A Perfect Circle]], and [[Puscifer]]
* [[Marvin Kent]]; politician and businessman, namesake of the nearby city of [[Kent, Ohio|Kent]]
* [[Peggy King]]; singer and television personality<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reedlibrary.org/content/peggy-king-rudofker |title=Peggy King Rodofker |access-date=August 15, 2009 |work=Raven Hall of Fame |publisher=Reed Memorial Library |year=1994 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080321101041/http://www.reed.lib.oh.us/halloffame/kingrudofker.html |archive-date=March 21, 2008 }}</ref>
* [[Frederick J. Loudin]]; Singer and leader of the [[Fisk Jubilee Singers]], inventor and manufacturer
* [[Don Nottingham]]; pro football player
* [[Fela Sowande]]; Nigerian-born musician and composer who lived in Ravenna while on faculty at Kent State University
* [[Henry Adoniram Swift]]; third governor of [[Minnesota]]
* [[Jack Trice]]; college football player at [[Iowa State Cyclones football|Iowa State]] and namesake of the school's [[Jack Trice Stadium|football stadium]]<ref>{{cite journal |title=The Life and Legacy of Jack Trice  |journal=The Annals of Iowa |publisher=[[State Historical Society of Iowa]] |first=Dorothy |last=Schwieder |page=391 |volume=69 |number=4 |date=Fall 2010 |doi = 10.17077/0003-4827.1474|doi-access=free }}</ref> 
* [[Erastus B. Tyler]]; Union general in the [[American Civil War]]
* [[Jeff West (American football)|Jeff West]]; pro football kicker
* [[Don M. Wilson III]]; former Chief Risk Officer at JP Morgan Chase Bank

== References ==
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== External links ==
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*{{Official website|https://www.ravennaoh.gov/}}

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