Portage, in Porter County, northwestern Indiana, near Lake Michigan, in the townships of Portage and Westchester; incorporated 1959. It is a residential and industrial suburb of Gary. Indiana Dunes State Park is nearby. Portage Township maintains a port on Lake Michigan with facilities for handling oceangoing vessels. Population 27,409 (1980); 29,060 (1990); 33,496 (2000).Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001
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