Portage, Utah

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Portage is a town in Box Elder County, Utah, United States. The population was 257 at the 2000 census. The town received its name from Mormon apostle Lorenzo Snow. He named it Portage after his birth place of Portage County, Ohio.

[edit] Geography

Portage is located at 41°58′36″N, 112°14′27″W (41.976542, -112.240844)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 5.9 km² (2.3 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 257 people, 75 households, and 62 families residing in the town. The population density was 43.5/km² (112.6/mi²). There were 83 housing units at an average density of 14.1/km² (36.4/mi²). 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%).