Portage Township is one of thirteen townships in St. Joseph County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 94,571.
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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 41.689214°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
Indiana Toll Road
I-80
I-90
US 20
US 31
SR 2
SR 23
SR 933
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