West Portsmouth, Ohio

West Portsmouth is a census-designated place (CDP) in Scioto County, Ohio, United States. The population was 3,149 at the 2010 census. The citizens of West Portsmouth are served by the Washington-Nile Local School District (Portsmouth West High School).GeographyWest Portsmouth is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.8sqmi, all land.DemographicsAs 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 non-families. 23.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.96.