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Portage Township | |
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Former township | |
  Portage Township Location within the state of Ohio | |
| Coordinates: 41°5′58″N 81°32′23″W / 41.09944°N 81.53972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Summit |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Portage Township was one of the sixteen original townships in Summit County, Ohio. It was located in the middle of Summit County. It included the cities/towns of Akron and Cuyahoga Falls as well as an earlier part of Middlebury. Eventually[citation needed], the township was absorbed by Akron and Cuyahoga Falls and ceased to exist. When created, it was [citation needed] in area and included Survey Town 2, Range 11 in Western Reserve. The township derived its name from the Portage Path, which extends north to south through the middle of the township.[1]
- ^ Grant, C.R.; Findley, A.I. (1891). Illustrated Summit County, Ohio (1992 reprint ed.). Ohio: Hudson Genealogical Study Group.