The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusPortage is a town in Box Elder County, Utah, United States. The population was 273 at the 2020 census. 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.
Portage was established in 1867. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 245 to 273 (+11%). Half of its homes were built before 1975.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Portage yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Portage’s history is told.
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Portage, decade by decade
2000
Nothing in Portage is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Portage has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Washakie LDS Ward Chapel in Portage, 2.5 miles away.
Portage and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.