City of Portage, Columbia County, Wisconsin, United States

Overview of Portage

• Name:
  Portage
• Official Name:
  City of Portage
• Place Type:
  Incorporated City (county subdivision)
• Located In:
  Columbia County, Wisconsin, United States
  
• History (GNIS):
  A French word meaning "carrying-place," boats having been carried from the Fox to the Wisconsin River.
• Surveys:
  Fourth Principal Extended Meridian
  

  Range 8 East
  

  Townships: 12 North, 13 North

  Range 9 East
  

  Townships: 12 North, 13 North
• County Seat of:
  Columbia County
• Coordinates:
  Latitude:43.539148643° 32' 20.9"N

  Longitude:-89.462620289° 27' 45.4"W
• Nearby Cities:
  • Dekorra (Dekorra Town) 5.6 mi. S
  • Pardeeville 8.1 mi. E
  • Wyocena 8.3 mi. E
  • Poynette 10.7 mi. S
  • Endeavor (Marquette County) 12.2 mi. N
  • Rio 12.8 mi. SE
• Nearby Cemeteries:
  • Silver Lake 1.3 mi. NW
  • Oak Grove 1.7 mi. NW
  • Saint Marys 1.8 mi. N
  • Old Fort Winnebago (Fort Winnebago Town) 2.2 mi. NE
  • Pacific (Pacific Town) 3.8 mi. SE
  • Welsh (Caledonia Town) 4.5 mi. SW
  • Spicer (Fort Winnebago Town) 5.5 mi. N
  • Ginter (Caledonia Town) 5.5 mi. S
  • Saint Michaels (Lewiston Town) 5.6 mi. W
  • Rubin-Guenther (Caledonia Town) 5.6 mi. S
  • Bach (Fort Winnebago Town) 5.6 mi. N
  • Dekorra (Dekorra Town) 5.7 mi. S
• Population:
  10,098
• Elevation:
  242 m
• Histopolis Place ID:
  510547366
• Updated Apr 19, 2020