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Located in: Aroostook County (see below)

Typical Abbreviation: Portage Lk.

Time Zone: Portage Lake lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT)<1>

Telephone Area Code: 207

Elevation: 720 feet [219.46 m] above sea level<2>

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Portage Lake)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<3>	372 (4.86% decrease since 2010)
2010:	391 (0.26% increase since 2000)
2000:	390

Total Area:<4> 34.56 sq. miles [89.5 km²] - of which 10.95% is water (3.78 sq. miles [9.8 km²])

Housing Units:<5> 511

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<6>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Portage Lake:

Lat: 46.787800° (or 46°47'16" N)

Lon: -68.493900° (or -68°29'38" W)

USGS Topo Map: Portage Lake East<7>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Portage Lake

GNIS ID: 582681

FIPS State / Place Code: 23 / 60300

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Portage Lake)

About Aroostook County

The community of Houlton is the County Seat for Aroostook County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Aroostook)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	67,055 (6.48% decrease since 2010)
2010	71,699 (3.03% decrease since 2000)
2000:	73,938

Total Area: 6,827 sq. miles [17,683.3 km²] - of which 2.29% is water (156.2 sq. miles [404.7 km²])

Housing Units: 39,529

Official Website: https://aroostook.me.us/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Aroostook

GNIS ID: 581287

FIPS State / County Code: 23 / 003

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Portage Lake)

About Maine

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	1,345,770 (1.31% increase since 2010)
2010:	1,328,361 (4.19% increase since 2000)
2000:	1,274,923

Websites for State of Maine

Official Website: https://www.maine.gov/

Tourism: https://visitmaine.com/

Parks: https://www.maine.gov/dacf/parks/

Fishing & Hunting: https://www.maine.gov/dacf/parks/hunting_fishing/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Maine

GNIS ID: 1779787

FIPS State: 23

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Portage Lake)

Footnotes ...

<1>	While Portage Lake is in the Eastern Time Zone, the area to the east is in the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT).
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Portage Lake - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<4>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Portage Lake. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<5>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).
<6>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Portage Lake, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<7>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Portage Lake.