▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁census . ▁The ▁name ▁is ▁a ▁port man te au ▁of ▁Ell wood ▁City ▁and ▁Por ters ville . ▁ ▁History ▁Through ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁a ▁little ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 / 3 ▁of ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁Ell port ▁existed ▁as ▁the ▁Ell wood ▁City ▁Country ▁Club . ▁The ▁portion ▁that ▁was ▁the ▁Country ▁Club ▁is ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁side ▁of ▁G olf ▁Avenue . ▁The ▁club house ▁was ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁property ▁near ▁ 1 1 1 ▁Four th ▁Street . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁a ▁real ty ▁company ▁from ▁Pitts burgh ▁bought ▁the ▁golf ▁course ▁and ▁sold ▁lots ▁for ▁about ▁$ 6 0 0 ▁each . ▁In ▁addition , ▁the ▁real ty ▁company ▁began ▁to ▁purchase ▁far ms ▁to ▁the ▁east ▁of ▁G olf ▁Avenue ▁from ▁families ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁De em ers , ▁the ▁Mah on ys ▁and ▁the ▁G art le ys . ▁ ▁At ▁this ▁time , ▁this ▁area ▁was ▁still ▁part ▁of ▁Wayne ▁Township . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁residents ▁pet ition ed ▁the ▁courts ▁for ▁Ell port ▁to ▁become ▁its ▁own ▁bor ough . ▁ ▁This ▁pet ition ▁was ▁signed ▁by ▁ 1 8 3 ▁residents , ▁including ▁ 1 0 ▁people ▁who ▁could ▁not ▁write ▁their ▁names ▁and ▁signed ▁with ▁an ▁" X ". ▁ ▁The ▁bor ough ▁was ▁founded ▁by ▁a ▁court ▁order ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁signed ▁by