Portage, Michigan
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Portage is a city in Kalamazoo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 48,891 at the 2020 census. It is the smaller of the two main cities included in the Kalamazoo-Portage Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had a population of 261,670 in 2020.
This article is about the city. For the township, see Portage Township, Michigan.
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Portage, Michigan | |
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City of Portage | |
Coordinates: 42°12′35″N 85°35′19″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Michigan |
County | Kalamazoo |
Settled | 1830 |
Established | 1838 (Portage Township) |
Incorporated | 1963 (city) |
Government | |
• Type | Council-manager |
• Mayor | Patricia Randall |
• Manager | Patrick McGinnis |
• Clerk | Erica Eklov |
Area | |
• Total | 35.25 sq mi (91.30 km2) |
• Land | 32.29 sq mi (83.64 km2) |
• Water | 2.96 sq mi (7.66 km2) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 48,891 |
• Density | 1,514.12/sq mi (584.61/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code(s) | 49002, 49024, 49081 |
Area code | 269 |
FIPS code | 26-65560[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 635269[3] |
Website | Official website |
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