Portage County
Junction City, Portage County; Photographer: Ed Eckes
County Seat:
Stevens Point
Address:
1516 Church St.
City:
Stevens Point
Zip:
54481
Phone:
715-346-1351
Website:
http://www.co.portage.wi.us
Land Area:
823 sq. miles
Elevation:
1,093 ft. at Portage
Number of Lakes:
136
Area in Lakes:
12,203 acres (19.07 sq. miles)
Rivers:
Little Eau Claire, Little Eau Pleine, Little Wolf, Plover, Tomorrow, Waupaca, Wisconsin
Major Watershed:
Wisconsin River
Geographical Province:
North: Northern Highland; Central and South: Central Plain
Vegetation:
Northwest corner: Areas of maple, hemlock and yellow birch. North Central: Areas of jack pine and prairie grasses. Southwest: Sedge meadow. Northeast: White and red pine, and oak savanna.
Population:
1930: 33,827
1970: 47,541
1980: 57,420
1990: 61,405
2000: 67,182
2010: 70,019
2020: 70,377
WCA District:
North Central
