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Portage, Wisconsin
fourth-class city in Columbia County, Wisconsin, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Portage is a city in Columbia County, Wisconsin, United States. It is the county seat of Columbia County.[5] As of the 2020 census, 10,581 people lived in Portage.[3] It is the largest city in Columbia County. The city is part of the Madison Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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Portage, Wisconsin | |
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![]() Downtown Portage | |
Motto: "Where the North Begins" | |
![]() Location of Portage in Columbia County, Wisconsin. | |
Coordinates: 43°33′N 89°28′W | |
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County | Columbia |
Settled | 1851 |
Area | |
• Total | 9.71 sq mi (25.14 km2) |
• Land | 8.91 sq mi (23.07 km2) |
• Water | 0.80 sq mi (2.07 km2) |
Elevation | 794 ft (242 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 10,581 |
• Density | 1,187.9/sq mi (458.7/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP Code | 53901 |
Area code | 608 |
FIPS code | 55-64100[4] |
GNIS feature ID | 1571799[2] |
Website | www.portagewi.gov |
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Portage was named for the Fox-Wisconsin Waterway. It is a portage between the Fox River and the Wisconsin River. It was found by Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet during their discovery of a route to the Mississippi River in 1673. The slogan of the city is "Where the North Begins."
Portage is the largest city outside of Dane County in the Madison Metropolitan Area.