Portage, Utah
Encyclopedia
Portage is a town in Box Elder County
, Utah
, United States
. The population was 245 at the 2010 census. The town received its name from Mormon
apostle Lorenzo Snow
. He named it Portage after his birth place of Portage County, Ohio
.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the town has a total area of 2.3 square miles (5.9 km²), all of it land.
Portage is west of Interstate 15
on former State Route 90.
of 2000, there were 257 people, 75 households, and 62 families residing in the town. The population density
was 112.6 people per square mile (43.5/km²). There were 83 housing units at an average density of 36.4 per square mile (14.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.83% White, and 1.17% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.45% of the population.
There were 75 households out of which 46.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.3% were married couples
living together, 4.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.3% were non-families. 14.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.43 and the average family size was 3.84.
In the town the population was spread out with 39.7% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 23.7% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 90.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.3 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $43,125, and the median income for a family was $48,333. Males had a median income of $45,417 versus $24,688 for females. The per capita income
for the town was $13,257. About 1.7% of families and 8.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.1% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those sixty five or over.
Ancestries: English (28.8%), Danish (16.3%), German (16.3%), Scottish (10.9%), Norwegian (7.4%), Welsh (5.1%).
Box Elder County, Utah
Box Elder County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. It lies on the north end of the Great Salt Lake, covering a large area north to the Idaho border and west to the Nevada border. Included in this area are large tracts of barren desert, contrasted by high, forested mountains. The...
, Utah
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The population was 245 at the 2010 census. The town received its name from Mormon
Mormon
The term Mormon most commonly denotes an adherent, practitioner, follower, or constituent of Mormonism, which is the largest branch of the Latter Day Saint movement in restorationist Christianity...
apostle Lorenzo Snow
Lorenzo Snow
Lorenzo Snow was the fifth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1898 to his death. Snow was the last president of the LDS Church in the nineteenth century.-Family:...
. He named it Portage after his birth place of Portage County, Ohio
Portage County, Ohio
Portage County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 152,061 at the 2000 Census and 161,419 at the 2010 Census. Its county seat is Ravenna. Portage County is named for the portage between the Cuyahoga and Tuscarawas Rivers...
.
Geography
Portage is located at 41°58′36"N 112°14′27"W (41.976542, -112.240844).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, the town has a total area of 2.3 square miles (5.9 km²), all of it land.
Portage is west of Interstate 15
Interstate 15 in Utah
In the U.S. state of Utah, Interstate 15 runs north–south through the southwestern and central portions of the state, passing through many of the population centers of that state, including St. George, Provo, Salt Lake City, and Ogden, the latter three being part of the urban area known as...
on former State Route 90.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 257 people, 75 households, and 62 families residing in the town. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 112.6 people per square mile (43.5/km²). There were 83 housing units at an average density of 36.4 per square mile (14.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.83% White, and 1.17% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.45% of the population.
There were 75 households out of which 46.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.3% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 4.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.3% were non-families. 14.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.43 and the average family size was 3.84.
In the town the population was spread out with 39.7% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 23.7% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 90.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.3 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $43,125, and the median income for a family was $48,333. Males had a median income of $45,417 versus $24,688 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the town was $13,257. About 1.7% of families and 8.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.1% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those sixty five or over.
Ancestries: English (28.8%), Danish (16.3%), German (16.3%), Scottish (10.9%), Norwegian (7.4%), Welsh (5.1%).