Portage is a city in Portage Township, Porter County, in the U.S. state of Indiana, on the border with Lake County. The population was 37,926 as of the 2020 census. It is the largest city in Porter County, and third largest in Northwest Indiana.
Downtown Portage in 2016
The Chicago skyline as viewed from the Portage Lake Michigan skyline
Portage Township, Porter County, Indiana
Portage Township is one of twelve townships in Porter County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 47,085. Portage Township was established in 1835.
West Beach at Indiana Dunes National Park
Portage High School following a 2007 expansion project