Portage Charter Township is a charter township of Houghton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 3,189. The city of Houghton is adjacent to the north side of the township. Portage Lake is the eastern boundary in the north, and the township extends well south of Houghton to the Baraga County line.
Communities
- Askel is a small unincorporated community in the township.
- Dakota Heights is a small unincorporated community in the township, cut off from the rest of the township by the city of Houghton.
- Dodgeville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) within the township.
- Elo is an unincorporated place founded in 1900. It had a post office from 1908 until 1957.
- Hurontown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) within the township.
- Isle Royale Location is an unincorporated community in the township.
- Pilgrim is a small, unincorporated community in the township.
- Superior Location is an unincorporated community in the township.
- Tapiola is an unincorporated community located near Otter Lake in the township.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which are land and , or 3.85%, are water.
Demographics
As of the census