Portage Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana
Township in Indiana, United States
41°40′09″N 86°16′33″W / 41.66917°N 86.27583°W / 41.66917; -86.27583[1]
(2020)
46556, 46601, 46613, 46614, 46615, 46616, 46617, 46619, 46628, 46629
Portage Township is one of thirteen townships in St. Joseph County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2] As of the 2020 census, its population was 94,571.[3]
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, Portage Township covers an area of 34.8 square miles (90 km2); of this, 34.36 square miles (89.0 km2) (98.71 percent) is land and 0.45 square miles (1.2 km2) (1.28 percent) is water.
Cities, towns, villages
- South Bend (partial)
Census Designated Places
- Notre Dame (Partial)
Unincorporated towns
- Ardmore at 41°41′21″N 86°19′03″W / 41.689214°N 86.3175095°W / 41.689214; -86.3175095
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Adjacent townships
- Clay Township (northeast)
- Penn Township (east)
- Centre Township (south)
- Greene Township (southwest)
- Warren Township (west)
- German Township (northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains these five cemeteries: Bowman, Cedar Grove, Hungarian Sacred Heart, Riverview and Saint Josephs.
Major highways
Airports and landing strips
- Esther Landing Pad Airport
- South Bend Regional Airport (partial)
Lakes
- Pinhook Lake
- St. Joseph Lake
- St. Mary's Lake
Landmarks
- Holy Cross College (Indiana) https://www.hcc-nd.edu/
- Saint Mary's College (south three-quarters) https://www.saintmarys.edu/
- University of Notre Dame (partial) https://www.nd.edu/
- Indiana University South Bend https://www.iusb.edu/
- Ivy Tech Community College South Bend https://www.ivytech.edu/southbendelkhart/index.html
School districts
- South Bend Community School Corporation
Political districts
- Indiana's 2nd congressional district
- State House District 6
- State House District 7
- State House District 8
- State Senate District 10
- State Senate District 11
- State Senate District 8
- State Senate District 9
References
- United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
- IndianaMap
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
- ^ "Portage Township". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved July 7, 2009.
- ^ "2020 Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
External links
- Indiana Township Association
- United Township Association of Indiana