Portage, WI Real Estate

Portage, commonly referred to as "Where the North Begins", is a city in Columbia County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 9,728 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Columbia County GR6. Portage is 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.

Portage is located at 43 °32 45 N, 89 °27 48 W (43.545704, -89.463199) GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 23.4 km (9.0 mi ). 21.5 km (8.3 mi ) of it is land and 1.9 km (0.7 mi ) of it (8.09%) is water.

As of the census GR2 of 2000, there were 9,728 people, 3,770 households, and 2,228 families residing in the city. The population density was 453.1/km (1,172.9/mi ). There were 3,970 housing units at an average density of 184.9/km (478.7/mi ). The racial makeup of the city was 92.76% White, 3.90% African American, 0.51% Native American, 0.71% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.85% from other races, and 1.21% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.39% of the population.

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