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Census Data for Portage

As far as we can tell, Portage has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.

While we don't have census information for Portage, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:

  • Great Falls
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Belt
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belt
    • Belt is located in Cascade County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belt <1>
  • Fort Benton
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Benton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Benton
    • Fort Benton is located in Chouteau County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Benton <1>
  • Dutton
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
    • Dutton is located in Teton County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dutton <1>

Cascade County ...

Portage is located in Cascade County<3>.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Cascade County.

Miscellaneous Information for Portage ...

The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Cascade County or the community of Portage:

  • The GNIS Codes ...
    • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Portage:
    • GNIS ID for Portage: 802165
    • GNIS ID for Cascade County: 1719622
    • GNIS ID for State of Montana: 767982
  • The FIPS Codes ...
    • An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
    • State Code: 30 (Montana)
    • County Code: 013 (Cascade County)
    • Place Code: 59050 (Portage)
    • State & County Code: 30/013 (Montana / Cascade County)
    • State & Place Code: 30/59050 (Montana / Portage)
  • Misc. Census Codes ...
    • Portage is located in Census Region #4 (the West Region) and Division #8 (the Mountain Division).

For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Portage.

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Cascade, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.