Stockport, Ohio

Stockport is a village in Morgan County, Ohio, United States, along the Muskingum River. The population was 503 at the 2010 census.HistoryThe town is named after the town in England of the same name. The area was part of what was called the Donation Tract in the Northwest Territory, a portion of 100,000 acres for which Congress authorized grants of 100 acres in 1792 to any male 18 years of older who would settle the land at the time of deed. Congress was seeking to support the development and settlement of adjacent lands owned by the Ohio Company of Associates. The Donation Tract was designed for quick settlement and to serve as a buffer for the Company lands from Native American raids. Several tribes had allied in the Northwest Territory in an effort to expel European-American settlers, and armed conflicts had been underway since 1785.GeographyStockport is located at.According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.33sqmi, all land.Stockport is located at the junctions of State Routes 266 and 376.Demographics2010 censusAs of the census of 2010, there were 503 people, 195 households, and 140 families residing in the village. The population density was 1524.2PD/sqmi. There were 234 housing units at an average density of 709.1/sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 91.7% White, 3.0% African American, 0.2% from other races, and 5.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.6% of the population.