Portage Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana

41°40′09″N 86°16′33″W / 41.66917°N 86.27583°W / 41.66917; -86.27583Country United StatesState IndianaCountySt. JosephGovernment • TypeIndiana townshipArea • Total34.8 sq mi (90.14 km²) • Land34.36 sq mi (88.98 km²) • Water0.45 sq mi (1.15 km²)  1.28%Elevation715 ft (218 m)Population • Total94,571 • Density2,762.4/sq mi (1,066.7/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP codesArea code574GNIS feature ID453759

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

• 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

References

• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• IndianaMap

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana