Portage, Utah

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Population in July 2008: 276. Population change since 2000: +7.4%

Males: 131	(47.5%)
Females: 145	(52.5%)

Median resident age:	30.5 years
Utah median age:	27.1 years

Zip codes: 84331.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $59,068 (it was $43,125 in 2000)

Portage:	$59,068
Utah:	$55,109

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $17,067

Portage:	$17,067
Utah:	$22,603

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $157,413 (it was $86,000 in 2000)

Portage:	$157,413
Utah:	$218,700

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $171,630; Detached houses: $162,788; Townhouses or other attached units: $403,563; Mobile homes: $60,938

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Races in Portage:

White Non-Hispanic (94.6%)
Hispanic (5.4%)
Two or more races (1.2%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Portage: 82.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (28.8%), Danish (16.3%), German (16.3%), Scottish (10.9%), Norwegian (7.4%), Welsh (5.1%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 4460 feet

Land area: 2.28 square miles.

Population density: 121 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Portage

High school or higher: 92.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.8%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
Unemployed: 9.6%
Mean travel time to work: 38.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Portage town

Never married: 22.3%
Now married: 63.4%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 2.3%
Divorced: 12.0%

0 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.0%
Utah:	7.1%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Portage, Utah in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Portage to the number of sex offenders is 276 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Portage:	0.6% ($513)
Utah:	0.7% ($956)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Ogden, UT (53.8 miles , pop. 77,226).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Northeast Jefferson, CO (403.6 miles , pop. 450,166).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (584.4 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Plymouth, UT (2.9 miles ), Clarkston, UT (3.3 miles ), Riverside, UT (3.6 miles ), Fielding, UT (3.6 miles ), Weston, ID (3.8 miles ), Malad City, ID (3.9 miles ), Cornish, UT (3.9 miles ), Newton, UT (3.9 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 0 buildings
1997: 0 buildings
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 0 buildings
2002: 4 buildings, average cost: $57,500
2003: 3 buildings, average cost: $91,700
2004: 2 buildings, average cost: $91,400
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 0 buildings
2007: 4 buildings, average cost: $175,000
2008: 4 buildings, average cost: $172,500

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Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 41.98 N, Longitude: 112.24 W

Area code: 435

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Population change in the 1990s: +38 (+17.4%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Metal and metal products (22%)
Transportation equipment (14%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
Construction (7%)
Computer and electronic products (7%)
Furniture and related products (7%)
Machinery (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (26%)
Transportation equipment (17%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (11%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
Educational services (9%)
Plastics and rubber products (6%)
Gasoline stations (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Metal workers and plastic workers (20%)
Business operations specialists (12%)
Operations specialties managers except financial managers (10%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (10%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Other construction workers and helpers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (20%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (14%)
Registered nurses (9%)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (9%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
Business operations specialists (6%)
Life, physical, and social science technicians (6%)

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Average climate in Portage, Utah

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Portage-area historical earthquake activity is above Utah state average. It is 198% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/28/1975 at 02:31:05, a magnitude 6.2 (6.1 MB, 6.0 MS, 6.2 ML, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 12.3 miles away from Portage center
On 2/3/1994 at 09:05:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.4 MB, 5.5 MS, 5.8 MW, 5.8 ML, Depth: 4.9 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 85.5 miles away from the city center
On 4/21/2001 at 17:18:56, a magnitude 5.4 (5.4 MB, 4.9 MS, 5.3 MW, Depth: 0.5 mi) earthquake occurred 78.5 miles away from the city center
On 2/11/1994 at 14:59:50, a magnitude 5.3 (4.8 MB, 5.1 ML, 5.3 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 83.8 miles away from Portage center
On 4/7/1994 at 16:16:44, a magnitude 5.2 (4.3 MB, 4.8 ML, 5.2 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 73.9 miles away from the city center
On 2/4/1994 at 02:42:12, a magnitude 5.2 (4.7 MB, 5.2 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 80.1 miles away from Portage center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Portage:

BEAR RIVER VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; TREMONTON, UT)
ONEIDA COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; MALAD, ID)
LOGAN REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; LOGAN, UT)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Portage:

UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY (about 30 miles; LOGAN, UT; Full-time enrollment: 16,384)
IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; POCATELLO, ID; FT enrollment: 10,057)
WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; OGDEN, UT; FT enrollment: 12,112)
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH (about 87 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; FT enrollment: 19,866)
SALT LAKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 93 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; FT enrollment: 11,896)
UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-UTAH CAMPUS (about 93 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; FT enrollment: 2,021)
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY (about 116 miles; PROVO, UT; FT enrollment: 29,977)

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Portage and their reported violations in the past:

PORTAGE TOWN WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 275, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-2006 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-15-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-15-2006)

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-2002 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule

Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-1998 and DEC-1996, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-31-1996)

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In SEP-1997, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)

Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-1997 and DEC-1996, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-31-1996)

2 minor monitoring violations

23 regular monitoring violations

One other older monitoring violation

Average household size:

This town:	3.4 people
Utah:	3.1 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	82.7%
Whole state:	76.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	1.3%
Whole state:	3.4%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	8.7%
Whole state:	9.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	0.0%
Whole state:	3.9%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Portage, UT

Portage compared to Utah state average:

Unemployed percentage above state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Portage mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Box Elder County Utah:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (64%) Wood (13%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%) Other fuel (8%) Electricity (4%) Utility gas (3%)

Religion statistics for Portage

Adherents

Name	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Catholic Church	Southern Baptist Convention	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Adherents	94.0%	3.4%	0.7%	0.4%	0.3%
Congregations	87.1%	2.0%	2.0%	1.0%	1.0%

Name	Christian Reformed Church in North America	Assemblies of God	Episcopal Church	United Methodist Church	Other religions
Adherents	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%
Congregations	1.0%	1.0%	1.0%	1.0%	3.0%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration	0	$0		1	$28
Other Government Administration	0	$0		7	$94
Parks and Recreation	0	$0		1	$23
Totals for Government	0	$0		9	$145

Portage government finances in 2002:

Current Operations - Regular Highways: $48,000
Water Utilities: $19,000

General Public Buildings: $12,000

Fire Protection: $10,000

Parks & Recreation: $10,000

Central Staff Services: $3,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $9,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $5,000
Interest Earnings: $3,000
Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $13,000
Water Utilities: $4,000

General Public Building: $4,000

Regular Highways: $1,000

Parks & Recreation: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $85,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $16,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $24,000
All Other: $1,000
Tax - Total General Sales: $18,000
Property: $8,000

NEC: $1,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $49,000

7.06% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,842 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.06%
Utah average:	8.03%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Weber County, UT	1.92% ($39,502 average AGI)
from Cache County, UT	0.94% ($31,183)
from Davis County, UT	0.76% ($39,104)

7.03% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,221 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.03%
Utah average:	7.46%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Weber County, UT	1.64% ($32,559 average AGI)
to Cache County, UT	1.20% ($26,756)
to Salt Lake County, UT	0.73% ($35,527)

Strongest AM radio stations in Portage:

KALL (700 AM; 50 kW; NORTH SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KVNU (610 AM; 5 kW; LOGAN, UT; Owner: SUN VALLEY RADIO,INC.)
KSOS (800 AM; 10 kW; BRIGHAM CITY, UT; Owner: SIMMONS-SLC, LS, LLC)
KIQN (1010 AM; 50 kW; TOOELE, UT)
KSL (1160 AM; 50 kW; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
KLGN (1390 AM; 5 kW; LOGAN, UT; Owner: SUN VALLEY RADIO, INC.)
KXOL (1660 AM; 10 kW; BRIGHAM CITY, UT; Owner: SIMMONS-SLC, LS, LLC)
KANN (1120 AM; 10 kW; ROY, UT; Owner: FAITH COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
KZNR (690 AM; 10 kW; BLACKFOOT, ID; Owner: WESTERN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KBRV (790 AM; 5 kW; SODA SPRINGS, ID; Owner: CARIBOU BROADCASTING INC.)
KTKK (630 AM; 10 kW; SANDY, UT; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KLO (1430 AM; 10 kW; OGDEN, UT; Owner: KLO BROADCASTING CO.)
KACH (1340 AM; 1 kW; PRESTON, ID; Owner: ALAN J. WHITE, NELADA G. WHITE)

Strongest FM radio stations in Portage:

KRAR (106.9 FM; BRIGHAM CITY, UT; Owner: MERCURY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
KJQN (100.7 FM; BRIGHAM CITY, UT; Owner: SIMMONS-SLC, LS, LLC)
K220HI (91.9 FM; CLARKSTON, UT; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
KUSU-FM (91.5 FM; LOGAN, UT; Owner: UTAH STATE UNIV. OF AGRI. & APP. SCI)
KBNZ (104.9 FM; TREMONTON, UT; Owner: 3 POINT MEDIA - UTAH, LLC)
KVFX (94.5 FM; LOGAN, UT; Owner: SUN VALLEY RADIO,INC.)
KLZX (95.9 FM; WESTON, ID; Owner: SUN VALLEY RADIO INC)
KYFO-FM (95.5 FM; OGDEN, UT; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
KUDD (107.9 FM; ROY, UT; Owner: MILLCREEK BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
KCPX (105.7 FM; CENTERVILLE, UT; Owner: MERCURY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
K299AH (107.7 FM; POCATELLO, ID; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF UTAH)

TV broadcast stations around Portage:

K59BV (Channel 59; LAVA HOT SPRINGS, ID; Owner: STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION (IEPBS))
KUTH (Channel 12; LOGAN, UT; Owner: LOGAN 12, INC.)
K54AS (Channel 54; MALAD CITY, ID; Owner: ONEIDA CNTY TRANS. DISTRICT)
K56BM (Channel 56; MALAD CITY, ID; Owner: ONEIDA COUNTY TRANSLATOR DISTRICT)

Portage fatal accident list:
May 4, 2005 05:20 AM, I-15, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Nov 20, 1997 11:05 AM, I15, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1

24600 N. 8600 W., Type: Mast, Structure height: 24.8 m, Overall height: 25.6 m, Call Sign: KNKN586, Licensee ID: L00129894
Assigned Frequencies : 880.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 846.510 MHz
Grant Date: 11/09/1999, Expiration Date: 10/01/2009, Certifier: Erik Young
Registrant: Verizon Wireless (Vaw) LLC

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

Lottie L Thompson, 8925 W. 26200 N (Portage #42026), Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.5 m, Overall height: 77.7 m
Registrant: American Towers, Inc., 1101 Perimeter Drive, Schaumburg, IL 60173, Phone: (847) 240-1508, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 3

Call Sign: KC7RJX, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 07/09/1996, Expiration Date: 06/05/2006, Cancelation Date: 06/06/2008
Registrant: William E Hawkes, 25885 N 9100 W, Portage, UT 84331
Call Sign: KC7SWA, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01163980
Grant Date: 07/11/2006, Expiration Date: 10/02/2016, Certifier: Pamela M Pickard
Registrant: Pamela M Pickard, 8770 W 25800 N, Portage, UT 84331-8903
Call Sign: KC7WGA, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00124710
Grant Date: 03/03/2007, Expiration Date: 05/01/2017
Registrant: Robert R Weyland, 9080w 27100n, Portage, UT 84331

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 3

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