Portage County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2000, the population was 67,182. Its county seat is Stevens Point. The United States Census Bureau's Stevens Point Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Portage County.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 823 square miles (2,131 km²), of which, 806 square miles (2,088 km²) of it is land and 16 square miles (43 km²) of it (2.00%) is water.
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Portage County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2000, the population was 67,182. Its county seat is Stevens Point. The United States Census Bureau's Stevens Point Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Portage County.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 823 square miles (2,131 km²), of which, 806 square miles (2,088 km²) of it is land and 16 square miles (43 km²) of it (2.00%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 67,182 people, 25,040 households, and 16,501 families residing in the county. The population density was 83 people per square mile (32/km²). There were 26,589 housing units at an average density of 33 per square mile (13/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 95.73% White, 0.32% Black or African American, 0.36% Native American, 2.25% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.43% from other races, and 0.86% from two or more races. 1.44% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 32.8% were of Polish, 31.6%...
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