Freeport

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Freeport

Total population

469

Median home value

$76,500

7.4%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$40,673

Freeport$41k

National$74k

Elevation304 m

Land area1.55 km²

Weather40°F · Clear

Coordinates40.21°, -81.27°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Freeport is a village in Freeport Township, Harrison County, Ohio, United States. The population was 321 at the 2020 census.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Freeport, OH from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Benjamin R. Cowen

Ohio politician and general

C

Cy Swaim

American baseball player

J

Joseph G. Wilson

United States physician (1874-1957)

Walter Augustus Bethel

Bethel, Walter A; class of 1889

William H. Boyd

American lawyer, politician

James Harrison Donahey

American cartoonist (1875-1949)

R

Raymond J. DeLong

Born 1898. He was the coach for Kalamazoo Public Schools in early 20th century.

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Ohio

• Gnadenhutten
  13.2 mi away · pop. 1,111
• Dennison
  13.3 mi away · pop. 2,449
• Morristown
  14.6 mi away
• New Athens
  14.6 mi away
• Old Washington
  15.1 mi away · pop. 223
• Midvale
  16.4 mi away
• Kimbolton
  16.7 mi away
• Quaker City
  16.7 mi away
• Bethesda
  17 mi away · pop. 1,239
• Newcomerstown
  17.8 mi away · pop. 3,677
• Harrisville
  20.3 mi away · pop. 185
• Plainfield
  23.7 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Freeport

Early history of Freeport, Ohio

R. M. Black · 1996

Freeport Township cemeteries

Alice H. Morton · 1988

Lycopsid stems and roots and sphenopsid fructifications and stems from the upper Freeport coal of southeastern Ohio

Maxine Langford Abbott · 1968

Coal

Nathaniel Wright Lord · 2018

180 years of Methodism, 1814-1994

Alice H. Morton · 1994

The trial, confession, &c. of John Funston

John Funston · 1825

Eastern Ohio Shorthorn & Polled Shorthorn Breeders' Association sale

Eastern Ohio District Shorthorn & Polled Shorthorn Breeders' Association · 1959

Advertisement of Sept. 15, 1894 inviting proposals for covered screen wagon mail messenger, transfer, and mail station service at Akron, Ohio, Canton, Ohio, Dayton, Ohio, Hamilton,Ohio, Mansfield, Ohio, Massillon, Ohio, Sandusky, Ohio, Springfield, Ohio, Anderson, Ind., Evansville, Ind., Fort Wayne, Ind., Indianapolis, Ind., Lafayette, Ind., Logansport, Ind., South Bend, Ind., Terre Haute, Ind., Bloomington, Ill., Cairo, Ill., Danville, Ill., East St. Louis and National Stock Yards, Ill., Elgin, Ill., Freeport, Ill., Peoria, Ill., Quincy, Ill., Rockford, Ill., Rock Island, Ill., Springfield, Ill., Grand Rapids, Mich., Jackson, Mich., Kalamazoo, Mich., Lansing, Mich., Saginaw, East Side,Mich., Madison, Wis., Winona, Minn., Burlington, Iowa, Cedar Rapids,Iowa, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa, Dubuque, Iowa, Keokuk, Iowa, Ottumwa, Iowa, St. Joseph, Mo., and Springfield, Mo., from July 1, 1895, to June 30, 1899

1894

Search results from Open Library.

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-10-06 18:15 UTC.