Portage, Utah

Portage, Utah
Town Hall
Town Hall
Location in Box Elder County and the state of Utah
Location in Box Elder County and the state of Utah
Location of Utah in the United States
Location of Utah in the United States
Coordinates: 41°58′36″N 112°14′27″W / 41.97667°N 112.24083°W / 41.97667; -112.24083
CountryUnited States
StateUtah
CountyBox Elder
Settled1867
Incorporated1922
Named forPortage County, Ohio
Area
 • Total2.55 sq mi (6.61 km2)
 • Land2.55 sq mi (6.61 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation4,367 ft (1,331 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total245
 • Estimate 
(2019)[3]
273
 • Density106.89/sq mi (41.27/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
84331
Area code435
FIPS code49-61590[4]
GNIS feature ID1681817[2]
Websitewww.citlink.net/~portagetown/

Portage is a town in Box Elder County, Utah, United States. The population was 245 at the 2010 census.[5] The town received its name from Lorenzo Snow, an apostle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He named it Portage after his birthplace of Portage County, Ohio.

  1. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Portage
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Portage town, Utah". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved April 24, 2014.