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Portage, IN - History
We would like to provide the residents of Portage a basic history overview.
Welcome to the Portage Home page. The Portage Home page provides as much information as possible on Portage. Knowing Portage’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Portage’s Home page, you will also find Portage’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.
Portage has a population of 36524. 47.4% of Portage’s inhabitants are Male, and 52.6 are female. 45.8% of Portage is married and 68.6% own their own home. The Average Home price is $151,452, and the average rent is $936. Household median income in Portage is $59,731, and the individual median income is $27,796. Portage’s Ethnic is the following: White(82.7%), Hispanic(18.8%), Black(9.2%), Multiple(4.2%), Other(2.8%), Asian(0.9%), Native(0.2%), Pacific(0.1%).
After the war, the economy remained strong because of the high demand for automobiles and appliances, both of which the steel was produced at the steel mills. The population of post-war Portage grew very quickly. In the early 1950s, people came from Kentucky, southern Indiana and Illinois. Most were seeking the steady salary available in the steel mills and related industries. National Steel opened a plant along the shore of Lake Michigan in Portage in 1959.
This brought in about 1,600 new jobs. The Port of Indiana was also built in 1961 to accommodate trade with the world via Lake Michigan. In 1963, Bethlehem Steel began construction of a plant which was located partly in Portage. This project brought about 6,000 jobs to the area. In 1959, Portage was incorporated as a town.
Ogden Dunes and South Haven were excluded because the residents of these areas did not wish to be included in the town. Due to the surge of population after the war, many farmers were selling land to be subdivided into lots for families to build homes. In 1967, Portage officially became a city. During the 1950s and 1960s, the city of Gary was going through a time of racial strife.
White people of Gary were seeking a way out of the turmoil, which drew many people to Portage during this time.Portage is still a heavily industrial city. While primarily dependent on the steel industry, the 1980s brought a decline in the steel industry. As a result, C.O.I.L. (the Community Organization on Industrial Location) was formed.
This organization promotes diversified industry in the area. They have had part in developing the Coca-Cola bottling plant and further development of the Port of Indiana. Very few farms are still active in the Portage area. However, many original descendants of founding families are still in the area.Portage has seen many new green technology industries locate to the community since the early 2000s including Fronius USA.
In 2016, the City opened a new police station and Fire Station in the downtown corridor. The new police station is triple the size of the former station on Irving Street.
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