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interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%BE%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AA%DB%8C%D8%AC%D8%8C_%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%B4%DB%8C%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%86" title="پورتیج، میشیقان – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="پورتیج، میشیقان" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portage_(Michigan)" title="Portage (Michigan) – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Portage (Michigan)" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portage_(lungsod_sa_Tinipong_Bansa,_Michigan)" title="Portage (lungsod sa Tinipong Bansa, Michigan) – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Portage (lungsod sa Tinipong Bansa, Michigan)" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portage,_Michigan" title="Portage, Michigan – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Portage, Michigan" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portage_(Michigan)" title="Portage (Michigan) – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Portage (Michigan)" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portage_(M%C3%ADchigan)" title="Portage (Míchigan) – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Portage (Míchigan)" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portage_(Michigan)" title="Portage (Michigan) – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Portage (Michigan)" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%BE%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AA%DB%8C%D8%AC_(%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%B4%DB%8C%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%86)" title="پورتیج (میشیگان) – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="پورتیج (میشیگان)" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portage_(Michigan)" title="Portage (Michigan) – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Portage (Michigan)" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-glk mw-list-item"><a href="https://glk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%BE%D8%A4%D8%B1%D8%AA%DB%8C%D8%AC_(%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%B4%D9%8A%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%86)" title="پؤرتیج (ميشيگان) – Gilaki" lang="glk" hreflang="glk" data-title="پؤرتیج (ميشيگان)" data-language-autonym="گیلکی" data-language-local-name="Gilaki" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>گیلکی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%ED%8F%AC%ED%8B%B0%EC%A7%80_(%EB%AF%B8%EC%8B%9C%EA%B0%84%EC%A3%BC)" title="포티지 (미시간주) – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="포티지 (미시간주)" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portage_(Michigan)" title="Portage (Michigan) – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Portage (Michigan)" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%82%D1%8D%D0%B9%D0%B4%D0%B6_(%D0%9C%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%B8%D0%B3%D0%B0%D0%BD)" title="Портэйдж (Мичиган) – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Портэйдж (Мичиган)" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ky mw-list-item"><a href="https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%82%D1%8D%D0%B9%D0%B4%D0%B6" title="Портэйдж – Kyrgyz" lang="ky" hreflang="ky" data-title="Портэйдж" data-language-autonym="Кыргызча" data-language-local-name="Kyrgyz" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Кыргызча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lld mw-list-item"><a href="https://lld.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portage_(Michigan)" title="Portage (Michigan) – Ladin" lang="lld" hreflang="lld" data-title="Portage (Michigan)" data-language-autonym="Ladin" data-language-local-name="Ladin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ladin</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%AC_(%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B2%D9%88,_%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%86)" title="بورتاج (كالامازو, ميتشيجان) – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="بورتاج (كالامازو, ميتشيجان)" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portage_(Michigan)" title="Portage (Michigan) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Portage (Michigan)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9D%E3%83%BC%E3%83%86%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B8_(%E3%83%9F%E3%82%B7%E3%82%AC%E3%83%B3%E5%B7%9E)" title="ポーテージ (ミシガン州) – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ポーテージ (ミシガン州)" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ce mw-list-item"><a href="https://ce.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B6_(%D0%9C%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%B8%D0%B3%D0%B0%D0%BD)" title="Портедж (Мичиган) – Chechen" lang="ce" hreflang="ce" data-title="Портедж (Мичиган)" data-language-autonym="Нохчийн" data-language-local-name="Chechen" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Нохчийн</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portage_(Michigan)" title="Portage (Michigan) – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Portage (Michigan)" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portage_(Michigan)" title="Portage (Michigan) – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Portage (Michigan)" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portage_(Michigan)" title="Portage (Michigan) – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Portage (Michigan)" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portage,_Michigan" title="Portage, Michigan – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Portage, Michigan" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%9F_(%D0%9C%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%B8%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%BD)" title="Портиџ (Мичиген) – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Портиџ (Мичиген)" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portage,_Michigan" title="Portage, Michigan – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Portage, Michigan" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portage,_Michigan" title="Portage, Michigan – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Portage, Michigan" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tt mw-list-item"><a href="https://tt.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B6_(%D0%9C%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%B8%D0%B3%D0%B0%D0%BD)" title="Портедж (Мичиган) – Tatar" lang="tt" hreflang="tt" data-title="Портедж (Мичиган)" data-language-autonym="Татарча / tatarça" data-language-local-name="Tatar" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Татарча / tatarça</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portage,_Michigan" title="Portage, Michigan – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Portage, Michigan" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B6_(%D0%9C%D1%96%D1%87%D0%B8%D0%B3%D0%B0%D0%BD)" title="Портедж (Мічиган) – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Портедж (Мічиган)" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ur mw-list-item"><a href="https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%BE%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%B9%DB%8C%D8%AC%D8%8C_%D9%85%D8%B4%DB%8C_%DA%AF%D9%86" title="پورٹیج، مشی گن – Urdu" lang="ur" hreflang="ur" data-title="پورٹیج، مشی گن" data-language-autonym="اردو" data-language-local-name="Urdu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>اردو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vi mw-list-item"><a href="https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portage,_Michigan" title="Portage, Michigan – Vietnamese" lang="vi" hreflang="vi" data-title="Portage, Michigan" data-language-autonym="Tiếng Việt" data-language-local-name="Vietnamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tiếng Việt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vo mw-list-item"><a href="https://vo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portage_(Michigan)" title="Portage (Michigan) – Volapük" lang="vo" hreflang="vo" data-title="Portage (Michigan)" data-language-autonym="Volapük" data-language-local-name="Volapük" 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.infobox-above{font-size:125%;line-height:1.3em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .infobox-subheader{background-color:#cddeff;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-native{font-weight:normal;padding-top:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-other-name{font-size:78%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-official{font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption{padding:0.3em 0 0 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption-link{padding:0.2em 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-nickname{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-fn{font-weight:normal;display:inline}</style><table class="infobox ib-settlement vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above"><div class="fn org">Portage, Michigan</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><div class="category"><a href="/wiki/City" title="City">City</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Portage,_MI_location.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Location within Kalamazoo County"><img alt="Location within Kalamazoo County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Portage%2C_MI_location.png/250px-Portage%2C_MI_location.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="141" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Portage%2C_MI_location.png/375px-Portage%2C_MI_location.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Portage%2C_MI_location.png/500px-Portage%2C_MI_location.png 2x" data-file-width="1502" data-file-height="850" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Location within <a href="/wiki/Kalamazoo_County,_Michigan" title="Kalamazoo County, Michigan">Kalamazoo County</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Coordinates: <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Portage,_Michigan&params=42_12_35_N_85_35_19_W_region:US-MI_type:city(48891)"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">42°12′35″N</span> <span class="longitude">85°35′19″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">42.20972°N 85.58861°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">42.20972; -85.58861</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data">United States</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">State</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Michigan" title="Michigan">Michigan</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_counties_in_Michigan" title="List of counties in Michigan">County</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Kalamazoo_County,_Michigan" title="Kalamazoo County, Michigan">Kalamazoo</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Settled</th><td class="infobox-data">1830</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Established</th><td class="infobox-data">1838 (Portage Township)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Incorporated</th><td class="infobox-data">1963 (city)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Council%E2%80%93manager_government" title="Council–manager government">Council-manager</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Mayor" title="Mayor">Mayor</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Patricia Randall</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/City_manager" title="City manager">Manager</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Patrick McGinnis</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Municipal_clerk" title="Municipal clerk">Clerk</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Erica Eklov</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-CenPopGazetteer2020_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CenPopGazetteer2020-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">35.25 sq mi (91.30 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Land</th><td class="infobox-data">32.29 sq mi (83.64 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Water</th><td class="infobox-data">2.96 sq mi (7.66 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(<a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020</a>)</div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">48,891</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">1,514.12/sq mi (584.61/km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC-5" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC-5">UTC-5</a> (<a href="/wiki/North_American_Eastern_Time_Zone" class="mw-redirect" title="North American Eastern Time Zone">Eastern (EST)</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"> • Summer (<a href="/wiki/Daylight_saving_time" title="Daylight saving time">DST</a>)</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC-4" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC-4">UTC-4</a> (EDT)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/ZIP_Code" title="ZIP Code">ZIP code(s)</a></th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="postal-code">49002, 49024, 49081</div></td></tr><tr 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class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.portagemi.gov/">Official website</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Portage</b> is a city in <a href="/wiki/Kalamazoo_County,_Michigan" title="Kalamazoo County, Michigan">Kalamazoo County, Michigan</a>, United States. The population was 48,891 at the <a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020 census</a>. It is the smaller of the two main cities included in the <a href="/wiki/Kalamazoo%E2%80%93Portage_metropolitan_area" title="Kalamazoo–Portage metropolitan area">Kalamazoo-Portage</a> <a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_Statistical_Area" class="mw-redirect" title="Metropolitan Statistical Area">Metropolitan Statistical Area</a>, which had a population of 261,670 in 2020. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Portage,_Michigan&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Portage was settled in 1830, and was later incorporated in 1963. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:EF2_damage_Portage,_MI_2024_(7).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/EF2_damage_Portage%2C_MI_2024_%287%29.jpg/220px-EF2_damage_Portage%2C_MI_2024_%287%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/EF2_damage_Portage%2C_MI_2024_%287%29.jpg/330px-EF2_damage_Portage%2C_MI_2024_%287%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/EF2_damage_Portage%2C_MI_2024_%287%29.jpg/440px-EF2_damage_Portage%2C_MI_2024_%287%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448" /></a><figcaption>Mobile homes that were destroyed at high-end EF2 intensity in Portage, Michigan.</figcaption></figure> <p>On <a href="/wiki/Tornado_outbreak_of_May_6%E2%80%9310,_2024" title="Tornado outbreak of May 6–10, 2024">May 7, 2024</a>, the city was struck by a high-end EF2 tornado, causing significant damage to homes and properties.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A FedEx distribution center was severely damaged after the tornado caused part of the roof to collapse.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Over 500 buildings were damaged, with 60 being destroyed, including a strip mall.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Portage,_Michigan&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>According to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Census_Bureau" title="United States Census Bureau">United States Census Bureau</a>, the city has a total area of 35.17 square miles (91.09 km<sup>2</sup>), of which 32.23 square miles (83.48 km<sup>2</sup>) is land and 2.94 square miles (7.61 km<sup>2</sup>) is water.<sup id="cite_ref-Gazetteer_files_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gazetteer_files-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Austin Lake is in the southeast part of the city and was named for Moses Austin,<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> who had emigrated to Portage Township from <a href="/wiki/Genesee_County,_New_York" title="Genesee County, New York">Genesee County, New York</a>, in 1833. A settlement grew on the north shore of the lake, known as Austin or Austin Lake. A post office named "Austin's Lake" was established on May 18, 1850, with Austin as postmaster, and operated until August 15, 1853. The place was also a station on the <a href="/wiki/Grand_Rapids_and_Indiana_Railroad" title="Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad">Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad</a> in 1867. West Lake is adjacent to Austin Lake with Portage Road running between the two lakes.<sup id="cite_ref-Romig_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Romig-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Portage,_Michigan&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1224496135">.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop{border-spacing:1px;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0.3em;font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop caption{background-color:lavender;color:black;padding-right:0.2em;padding-left:0.2em;font-size:110%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-bottom:none}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop th[scope=col]{border-bottom:1px solid black}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(2){text-align:right;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td.us-census-pop-estimate{padding-left:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(3){padding-left:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(4){padding-left:0.5em;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-footnote{border-top:1px solid black;font-size:85%;text-align:center}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-right{float:right;clear:right;margin:0 0 1em 1em}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-left{float:left;clear:left;margin:0 1em 1em 0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-center{float:none;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-none{float:none;margin:0 1em 1em 0}}</style> <table class="us-census-pop us-census-pop-right"> <caption>Historical population</caption> <tbody><tr><th scope="col">Census</th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr></th><th scope="col"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1152813436">.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px;white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="sr-only">Note</span></th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Percent change">%±</abbr></th></tr> <tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1970_United_States_census" title="1970 United States census">1970</a></th><td>33,590</td><td></td><td>—</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_census" title="1980 United States census">1980</a></th><td>38,157</td><td></td><td>13.6%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1990_United_States_census" title="1990 United States census">1990</a></th><td>41,042</td><td></td><td>7.6%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_census" title="2000 United States census">2000</a></th><td>44,897</td><td></td><td>9.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_census" title="2010 United States census">2010</a></th><td>46,292</td><td></td><td>3.1%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020</a></th><td>48,891</td><td></td><td>5.6%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="us-census-pop-footnote">U.S. Decennial Census<sup id="cite_ref-DecennialCensus_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DecennialCensus-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2010_census">2010 census</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Portage,_Michigan&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 2010 census"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>At the <a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="2010 United States Census">2010 census</a> there were 46,292 people, 19,199 households, and 12,426 families living in the city. The population density was 1,436.3 inhabitants per square mile (554.6/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 20,559 housing units at an average density of 637.9 units per square mile (246.3 units/km<sup>2</sup>). The <a href="/wiki/Race_and_ethnicity_in_the_United_States_Census#2010_census" class="mw-redirect" title="Race and ethnicity in the United States Census">racial makeup</a> of the city was 86.9% White, 4.9% African American, 0.4% Native American, 3.8% Asian, 1.0% from other races, and 3.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.1%.<sup id="cite_ref-wwwcensusgov_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wwwcensusgov-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Of the 19,199 households 32.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.1% were married couples living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 35.3% were non-families. 29.1% of households were one person and 10.5% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.98. </p><p>The median age was 38.1 years. 24.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.7% were from 25 to 44; 26.9% were from 45 to 64; and 13.6% were 65 or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.9% male and 52.1% female. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2000_census">2000 census</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Portage,_Michigan&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 2000 census"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As of the census<sup id="cite_ref-GR2_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GR2-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> of 2000, there were 44,897 people, 18,138 households, and 12,134 families living in the city. The population density was 1,394.2 inhabitants per square mile (538.3/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 18,880 housing units at an average density of 586.3 units per square mile (226.4 units/km<sup>2</sup>). The <a href="/wiki/Race_and_ethnicity_in_the_United_States_Census#2010_census" class="mw-redirect" title="Race and ethnicity in the United States Census">racial makeup</a> of the city was 90.75% White, 3.73% African American, 0.30% Native American, 2.64% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.70% from other races, and 1.84% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.93% of the population. </p><p>Of the 18,138 households 34.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.4% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.1% were non-families. 27.2% of households were one person and 8.4% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.01. </p><p>The age distribution was 26.4% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% 65 or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.8 males. </p><p>The median household income was $49,410 and the median family income was $61,285. Males had a median income of $42,377 versus $29,399 for females. The per capita income for the city was $25,414. About 3.1% of families and 4.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.9% of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Economy">Economy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Portage,_Michigan&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Economy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Portage is the site of <a href="/wiki/Pfizer" title="Pfizer">Pfizer</a>'s largest manufacturing facility, at 1,300 acres.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The U.S. government prepped millions of doses of <a href="/wiki/Pfizer/BioNTech_COVID_vaccine" class="mw-redirect" title="Pfizer/BioNTech COVID vaccine">Pfizer-BioNTech</a>'s <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_vaccine" title="COVID-19 vaccine">COVID-19 vaccine</a> on December 13, 2020, for shipment to sites across the nation, a mammoth logistical undertaking in support of the most complex immunization program in history.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Portage,_Michigan&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Most of Portage is in the <a href="/wiki/Portage_Public_Schools" title="Portage Public Schools">Portage Public Schools</a> <a href="/wiki/School_district" title="School district">school district</a>. Some of Portage is in <a href="/wiki/Comstock_Public_Schools" class="mw-redirect" title="Comstock Public Schools">Comstock Public Schools</a>, some is in Vicksburg Community Schools, and some is in Schoolcraft Community Schools.<sup id="cite_ref-CensusSDmap2020_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CensusSDmap2020-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Portage,_Michigan&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-CenPopGazetteer2020-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-CenPopGazetteer2020_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_26.txt">"2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files"</a>. 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title="Vicksburg, Michigan">Vicksburg</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Charter_township" title="Charter township">Charter<br />townships</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comstock_Township,_Michigan" title="Comstock Township, Michigan">Comstock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cooper_Township,_Michigan" title="Cooper Township, Michigan">Cooper</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalamazoo_Township,_Michigan" title="Kalamazoo Township, Michigan">Kalamazoo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oshtemo_Township,_Michigan" title="Oshtemo Township, Michigan">Oshtemo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas_Charter_Township,_Michigan" title="Texas Charter Township, Michigan">Texas</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Civil_township" title="Civil township">General law<br />townships</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alamo_Township,_Michigan" title="Alamo Township, Michigan">Alamo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brady_Township,_Kalamazoo_County,_Michigan" title="Brady Township, Kalamazoo County, Michigan">Brady</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charleston_Township,_Kalamazoo_County,_Michigan" title="Charleston Township, Kalamazoo County, Michigan">Charleston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Climax_Township,_Michigan" title="Climax Township, Michigan">Climax</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pavilion_Township,_Michigan" title="Pavilion Township, Michigan">Pavilion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prairie_Ronde_Township,_Michigan" title="Prairie Ronde Township, Michigan">Prairie Ronde</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richland_Township,_Kalamazoo_County,_Michigan" title="Richland Township, Kalamazoo County, Michigan">Richland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ross_Township,_Michigan" title="Ross Township, Michigan">Ross</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Schoolcraft_Township,_Kalamazoo_County,_Michigan" title="Schoolcraft Township, Kalamazoo County, Michigan">Schoolcraft</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wakeshma_Township,_Michigan" title="Wakeshma Township, Michigan">Wakeshma</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Census-designated_place" title="Census-designated place">CDPs</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comstock_Northwest,_Michigan" title="Comstock Northwest, Michigan">Comstock Northwest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastwood,_Michigan" title="Eastwood, Michigan">Eastwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greater_Galesburg,_Michigan" title="Greater Galesburg, Michigan">Greater Galesburg</a> <i>(former)</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scotts,_Michigan" title="Scotts, Michigan">Scotts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Gull_Lake,_Michigan" title="South Gull Lake, Michigan">South Gull Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westwood,_Michigan" title="Westwood, Michigan">Westwood</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Unincorporated_area" title="Unincorporated area">Other<br />communities</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comstock,_Michigan" class="mw-redirect" title="Comstock, Michigan">Comstock</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow hlist" colspan="3" style="color:inherit;"><div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Michigan_(state)" class="mw-redirect" title="Portal:Michigan (state)"><span>Michigan portal</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:United_States" title="Portal:United 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of Michigan">Law</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Template:Lighthouses_of_Michigan" title="Template:Lighthouses of Michigan">Lighthouses</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_municipalities_in_Michigan" title="List of municipalities in Michigan">Municipalities</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_museums_in_Michigan" title="List of museums in Michigan">Museums</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_National_Historic_Landmarks_in_Michigan" title="List of National Historic Landmarks in Michigan">National Historic Landmarks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Michigan" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Michigan">National Register of Historic Places listings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_people_from_Michigan" title="List of people from Michigan">People</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Michigan_State_Historic_Sites" title="List of Michigan State Historic Sites">State Historic Sites</a></li> <li><a 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</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_regions_of_the_United_States#Michigan" title="List of regions of the United States">Regions</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Upper_Peninsula_of_Michigan" title="Upper Peninsula of Michigan">Upper Peninsula</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Copper_Country" title="Copper Country">Copper Country</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gogebic_Range" title="Gogebic Range">Gogebic Range</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keweenaw_Peninsula" title="Keweenaw Peninsula">Keweenaw Peninsula</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Lower_Peninsula_of_Michigan" title="Lower Peninsula of Michigan">Lower Peninsula</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Central_Michigan" title="Central Michigan">Central Michigan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Metro_Detroit" title="Metro Detroit">Metro Detroit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michiana" title="Michiana">Michiana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Michigan" title="Northern Michigan">Northern Michigan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southeast_Michigan" title="Southeast Michigan">Southeast Michigan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Thumb" title="The Thumb">The Thumb</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Michigan" title="West Michigan">West Michigan</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_municipalities_in_Michigan" title="List of municipalities in Michigan">Largest <br /> municipalities</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ann_Arbor,_Michigan" title="Ann Arbor, Michigan">Ann Arbor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_Creek,_Michigan" title="Battle Creek, Michigan">Battle Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bloomfield_Township,_Oakland_County,_Michigan" title="Bloomfield Township, Oakland County, Michigan">Bloomfield Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canton,_Michigan" title="Canton, Michigan">Canton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chesterfield_Township,_Michigan" title="Chesterfield Township, Michigan">Chesterfield Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clinton_Township,_Macomb_County,_Michigan" title="Clinton Township, Macomb County, Michigan">Clinton Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commerce_Township,_Michigan" title="Commerce Township, Michigan">Commerce Township</a></li> <li><a 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href="/wiki/Independence_Township,_Michigan" title="Independence Township, Michigan">Independence Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalamazoo,_Michigan" title="Kalamazoo, Michigan">Kalamazoo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kentwood,_Michigan" title="Kentwood, Michigan">Kentwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lansing,_Michigan" title="Lansing, Michigan">Lansing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lincoln_Park,_Michigan" title="Lincoln Park, Michigan">Lincoln Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Livonia,_Michigan" title="Livonia, Michigan">Livonia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Macomb_Township,_Michigan" title="Macomb Township, Michigan">Macomb Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meridian_Charter_Township,_Michigan" title="Meridian Charter Township, Michigan">Meridian Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midland,_Michigan" title="Midland, Michigan">Midland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muskegon,_Michigan" title="Muskegon, Michigan">Muskegon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Novi,_Michigan" title="Novi, Michigan">Novi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orion_Township,_Michigan" title="Orion Township, Michigan">Orion Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pittsfield_Charter_Township,_Michigan" title="Pittsfield Charter Township, Michigan">Pittsfield Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pontiac,_Michigan" title="Pontiac, Michigan">Pontiac</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Portage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Redford,_Michigan" title="Redford, Michigan">Redford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rochester_Hills,_Michigan" title="Rochester Hills, Michigan">Rochester Hills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roseville,_Michigan" title="Roseville, Michigan">Roseville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Oak,_Michigan" title="Royal Oak, Michigan">Royal Oak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saginaw,_Michigan" title="Saginaw, Michigan">Saginaw</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saginaw_Charter_Township,_Michigan" title="Saginaw Charter Township, Michigan">Saginaw Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Clair_Shores,_Michigan" title="St. Clair Shores, Michigan">St. Clair Shores</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shelby_Charter_Township,_Michigan" title="Shelby Charter Township, Michigan">Shelby Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southfield,_Michigan" title="Southfield, Michigan">Southfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sterling_Heights,_Michigan" title="Sterling Heights, Michigan">Sterling Heights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taylor,_Michigan" title="Taylor, Michigan">Taylor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Troy,_Michigan" title="Troy, Michigan">Troy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warren,_Michigan" title="Warren, Michigan">Warren</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waterford_Township,_Michigan" title="Waterford Township, Michigan">Waterford Township</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Bloomfield_Township,_Michigan" title="West Bloomfield Township, Michigan">West Bloomfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westland,_Michigan" title="Westland, Michigan">Westland</a></li> <li><a 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