Portage, New York

Portage, New York
Portage is located in New York
Portage
Portage
Portage is located in the United States
Portage
Portage
Coordinates: 42°33′36″N 77°59′04″W / 42.56000°N 77.98444°W / 42.56000; -77.98444
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyLivingston
Government
 • TypeTown Council
 • Town SupervisorIvan C. Davis (D, R)
 • Town Council
Members' List
Area
 • Total26.64 sq mi (68.99 km2)
 • Land26.40 sq mi (68.37 km2)
 • Water0.24 sq mi (0.61 km2)  0%
Elevation
1,200 ft (400 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total884
 • Estimate 
(2016)[2]
855
 • Density32.39/sq mi (12.50/km2)
FIPS code36-051-59179

Portage is a town in the southwest corner of Livingston County, New York, United States. The town is at the south end of Letchworth State Park. The name of the town stems from the need to portage (carry) canoes around the falls of the Genesee River. The population of Portage was 884 at the 2010 census.[3]

  1. ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2016 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Portage town, New York". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 5, 2020.