Bridgeport, Ohio

Bridgeport is a village in eastern Belmont County, Ohio, United States.

Bridgeport was originally known as Canton, and under the latter name was laid out in 1806 by Colonel Ebenezer Zane.

[6] Bridgeport is located along the Ohio River at the mouth of Wheeling Creek.

There were 1,090 housing units at an average density of 782.3 per square mile (302.0/km2).

36.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 943 housing units at an average density of 688.3 per square mile (265.8/km2).

35.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Bridgeport and Wheeling Island in 1904
Wheeling Creek near its mouth in Bridgeport in 2006
Map of Ohio highlighting Belmont County