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Port Clinton is a city in and the county seat of Ottawa County, located at the mouth of the Portage River on Lake Erie, about 34 miles southeast of Toledo.

The town was established in 1828 and named after New York governor DeWitt Clinton, who was instrumental in creating the Erie Canal.

Port Clinton is nicknamed the “Walleye Capital of the World” because of the productive walleye fishing in Lake Erie's Western Basin offshore, and the city celebrates with an annual Walleye Drop on New Year's Eve.

Port Clinton had a population of 6,025 at the 2020 census, living in about 2,755 households, though roughly a quarter of its 3,670 housing units stood vacant because so many are seasonal vacation homes.

Port Clinton is the primary mainland port of the Jet Express, the high-speed passenger ferry to Put-in-Bay on South Bass Island.

The city is part of the Lake Erie “Shores and Islands” tourism region, long known as Vacationland, which is anchored by Cedar Point, Put-in-Bay, and Kelleys Island.

The National Rifle Matches at nearby Camp Perry and the spring bird migration at Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge are two major annual events that draw visitors through Port Clinton.

Port Clinton grew slowly through the 19th century, from 249 residents in 1850 to 1,600 in 1880, when it supported three newspaper offices, four churches, and a bank.

Local students attend Port Clinton High School and Bataan Memorial Elementary School in the Port Clinton City School District.

The city is served by the Ida Rupp Public Library, which also runs satellite locations in Marblehead and Put-in-Bay.