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 / 43.550°N 89.467°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 | 0.8 sq mi (2.07 km2) |
Elevation | 794 ft (242 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 10,581 |
• Estimate (2019)[4] | 10,399 |
• Density | 1,167.51/sq mi (450.8/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP Code | 53901 |
Area code | 608 |
FIPS code | 55-64100[5] |
GNIS feature ID | 1571799[2] |
Website | www.portagewi.gov |
Portage is a city in and the county seat of Columbia County, Wisconsin, United States.[6] The population was 10,581 at the 2020 census,[5] making it the largest city in Columbia County. The city is part of the Madison Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Portage was named for the Fox-Wisconsin Waterway, a portage between the Fox River and the Wisconsin River, which was recognized by Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet during their discovery of a route to the Mississippi River in 1673. The city's slogan is "Where the North Begins."
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