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Welcome to Portage County ...

Time Zone: Portage County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Stevens Point is the Seat for Portage County.

Portage County was founded in 1836.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Portage had a population of 70,772 people. This is an increase of 1.07% since the last Census (which gave a population of 70,024 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Portage represented 1.23% of the total population of Wisconsin.

Below are some of the communities located in Portage County:

  • Alban
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Alban is located in Portage County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 908 people
  • Almond
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Almond is located in Portage County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
  • Amherst
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Amherst is located in Portage County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,082 people
  • Amherst Junction
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Amherst Junction is located in Portage County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
  • Belmont
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Belmont is located in Portage County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 627 people
  • Buena Vista
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Buena Vista is located in Portage County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,236 people
  • Carson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Carson is located in Portage County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,335 people
  • Dewey
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Dewey is located in Portage County (WI)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 973 people
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    • Eau Pleine
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Eau Pleine is located in Portage County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 931 people
    • Grant
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Grant is located in Portage County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,969 people
    • Hull
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Hull is located in Portage County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,513 people
    • Junction City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Junction City is located in Portage County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
    • Lanark
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Lanark is located in Portage County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people
    • Linwood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Linwood is located in Portage County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
    • Nelsonville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Nelsonville is located in Portage County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
    • New Hope
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • New Hope is located in Portage County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 735 people
    • Park Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Park Ridge is located in Portage County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
    • Pine Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Pine Grove is located in Portage County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 922 people
    • Plover
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Plover is located in Portage County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,667 people
    • Rosholt
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Rosholt is located in Portage County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
    • Sharon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Sharon is located in Portage County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,045 people
    • Stevens Point
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Stevens Point is located in Portage County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,949 people
    • Stockton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Stockton is located in Portage County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,007 people
    • Whiting
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Whiting is located in Portage County (WI)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,704 people

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.