Map of Portage County

Portage County

Wisconsin

Portage County Demographics

Map of Portage County Municipalities

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Portage County covers 522,137 acres, which equals a square about 29 miles by 29 miles. The landscape consists of 40% agriculture, 38 % forest, and the remaining 22% is a mix of wetland, grassland, water, and residential areas.⁷ According to the 2000 Census Estimates, 67,378 people reside in Portage County with:

40.4% in towns
36.2% in the city of Stevens Point
23.4% in villages

Portage County consists of the following 27 municipalities (population):

City of Stevens Point (24,428) Groundwater Representative	Town of Grant (1,905) Groundwater Representative	Village of Almond (453) Groundwater Representative
Town of Alban (914) Groundwater Representative	Town of Hull (5,696) Groundwater Representative	Village of Amherst (888) Groundwater Representative
Town of Almond (676) Groundwater Representative	Town of Lanark (1,360) Groundwater Representative	Village of Amherst Junction (273) Groundwater Representative
Town of Amherst (1,458) Groundwater Representative	Town of Linwood (1,147) Groundwater Representative	Village of Junction City (506) Groundwater Representative
Town of Belmont (590) Groundwater Representative	Town of New Hope (748) Groundwater Representative	Village of Nelsonville (164) Groundwater Representative
Town of Buena Vista (1,307) Groundwater Representative	Town of Pine Grove (1,021) Groundwater Representative	Village of Park Ridge (522) Groundwater Representative
Town of Carson (1,347) Groundwater Representative	Town of Plover (2,369) Groundwater Representative	Village of Plover (10,664) Groundwater Representative
Town of Dewey (994) Groundwater Representative	Town of Sharon (1,929) Groundwater Representative	Village of Rosholt (520) Groundwater Representative
Town of Eau Pleine (974) Groundwater Representative	Town of Stockton (2,761) Groundwater Representative	Village of Whiting (1,760) Groundwater Representative

View the complete PCGCAC Representative List.

Source: 2000 Official Directory: Portage County, Wisconsin, compiled by Roger Wrycza, County Clerk.