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| Name | Portage |
| Alt names | Portage | source: Getty Vocabulary Program |
| Type | County |
| Coordinates | 44.467°N 89.5°W |
| Located in | Wisconsin, United States (1836 - ) |
| See also | Brown, Wisconsin, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Columbia, Wisconsin, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Crawford, Wisconsin, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Iowa, Wisconsin, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Wood, Wisconsin, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) |
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Portage County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 70,377. Its county seat is Stevens Point.
Portage County comprises the Stevens Point, WI Micropolitan Statistical Area and is included in the Wausau-Stevens Point-Wisconsin Rapids, WI Combined Statistical Area.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1836 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1837 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1840 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1841 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1844 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1848 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1860 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1866 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1840 | 1,623
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| 1850 | 1,250
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| 1860 | 7,507
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| 1870 | 10,634
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| 1880 | 17,731
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| 1890 | 24,798
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| 1900 | 29,483
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| 1910 | 30,945
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| 1920 | 33,649
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| 1930 | 33,827
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| 1940 | 35,800
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| 1950 | 34,858
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| 1960 | 36,964
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| 1970 | 47,541
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| 1980 | 57,420
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| 1990 | 61,405
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Note: Portage County's 1840 census boundaries comprised most of present-day Columbia County and did not include any of present-day Portage County.
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