Welcome to Portia ...The town of Portia is located in Lawrence County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Portia, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Portia has a population of 405 people<2> (see below for details). Portia is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Portia lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Codes for Portia: 870 & 327<4> The ZIP code for Portia: 72457<5> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Portia had an population of 405 people. This is a decrease of 7.32% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 16.15% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Portia had a population of 437 people. This makes Portia the county's 7th most populous community. The population of Portia represents 0.01% of the total population of Arkansas (which has 2,915,918 people), making it the state's 298th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 437 people, the population of Portia decreased 9.52% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 483 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Portia. Communities Also Named Portia ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Portia - they are located in Manitoba and Missouri. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Portia. Communities near Portia ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Portia.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Portia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Portia. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Portia. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Portia. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Portia. See our Newspapers Page for Portia. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Portia ...Looking for more information about Portia? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Portia, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Portia. Adding Portia to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Portia in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Portia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7> For more details, see References and Mentions for Portia. Footnotes ...
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