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According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 89.4 km˛ (34.5 mi˛). 79.6 km˛ (30.7 mi˛) of it is land and 9.8 km˛ (3.8 mi˛) of it is water. The total area is 11.01% water.
As of the census 2 of 2000, there are 390 people, 183 households, and 116 families residing in the town. The population density is 4.9/km˛ (12.7/mi˛). There are 485 housing units at an average density of 6.1/km˛ (15.8/mi˛). The racial makeup of the town is 99.74% White, 0.00% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.26% from other races, and 0.00% from two or more races. 0.26% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 183 households out of which 17.5% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.5% are married couplesMarriage is a relationship that plays a key role in the definition of many families. Precise definitions vary historically and between and within cultures, but it has been an important concept as a socially sanctioned bond between people who (usually) are living together, 3.3% have a female householder with no husband present, and 36.1% are non-families. 26.8% of all households are made up of individuals and 9.3% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.11 and the average family size is 2.53.
In the town the population is spread out with 14.4% under the age of 18, 3.6% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 38.5% from 45 to 64, and 18.5% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 48 years. For every 100 females there are 109.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 104.9 males.
The median income for a household in the town is $32,232, and the median income for a family is $40,000. Males have a median income of $35,104 versus $18,542 for females. The per capita incomeThe per capita income for an area may be defined as the total personal income in an area, divided by the number of people in that area. A ranking of the top 10 countries, according to the 2004 CIA World Factbook (in US dollar) # Luxembourg $55,100 # Norwa for the town is $17,983. 9.8% of the population and 8.2% of families are below the poverty lineThe poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. People who have an income below the poverty line have no discretionary disposable income, by definition. The actual monetary value of. Out of the total population, 0.0% of those under the age of 18 and 22.4% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
The name of the city was borrowed from the name of the lake that occupies much of the center of town. The word portage comes from FrenchFrench le francais la langue francaise is one of the most important Romance languages, outnumbered only by Spanish and Portuguese. French is the 11th most spoken language in the world, spoken by about 77 million people (called Francophones) as a mother to and means "to carry". The town was first settled in 1844Events January 15 University of Notre Dame receives its charter from Indiana. February 27 The Dominican Republic gains independence from Haiti. February 28 A gun on the USS Princeton explodes while the boat is on a Potomac River cruise, killing two United by lumbermen from CanadaCanada historically the Dominion of Canada is the second-largest, and northernmost, country in the world. It is a decentralized federation of 10 provinces and 3 territories, governed as a constitutional monarchy, and formed in 1867 through an act of Confe. In 1872Events January 2 Brigham Young, is arrested for bigamy (25 wives). February 20 In New York City the Metropolitan Museum of Art opens. March 1 Yellowstone National Park is established as the world's first national park March 5 George Westinghouse patents t, the settlement was organized as a plantation and in 1909 it was incoporated as a town.