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A town of 763 people in Livingston County, New York
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Conserved land18%3,116 of 16,965 acres
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About Portage

Town in New York, United States
763Population
26.6 sq miArea

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.

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$85K Median sale price · Redfin, February 2026

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Genesee FallsNundaHumeGrangerMount Morris Portage Genesee Falls Nunda Hume Granger Mount Morris
WGenesee Falls ENunda SWHume SGranger NEMount Morris
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