Portage Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana

Portage Township is one of thirteen townships in St. Joseph County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 94,571.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, Portage Township covers an area of 34.8 sqmi; of this, 34.36 sqmi (98.71 percent) is land and 0.45 sqmi (1.28 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

 * South Bend (partial)

Census Designated Places

 * Notre Dame (Partial)

Unincorporated towns
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
 * Ardmore at 41.68921°N, -86.31751°W

Adjacent townships

 * Clay Township (northeast)
 * Penn Township (east)
 * Centre Township (south)
 * Greene Township (southwest)
 * Warren Township (west)
 * German Township (northwest)

Cemeteries
The township contains these five cemeteries: Bowman, Cedar Grove, Hungarian Sacred Heart, Riverview and Saint Josephs.

Airports and landing strips

 * Esther Landing Pad Airport
 * South Bend Regional Airport (partial)

Lakes

 * Pinhook Lake
 * St. Joseph Lake
 * St. Mary's Lake

Landmarks

 * Holy Cross College (Indiana) https://www.hcc-nd.edu/
 * Saint Mary's College (south three-quarters) https://www.saintmarys.edu/
 * University of Notre Dame (partial) https://www.nd.edu/
 * Indiana University South Bend https://www.iusb.edu/
 * Ivy Tech Community College South Bend https://www.ivytech.edu/southbendelkhart/index.html

School districts

 * South Bend Community School Corporation

Political districts

 * Indiana's 2nd congressional district
 * State House District 6
 * State House District 7
 * State House District 8
 * State Senate District 10
 * State Senate District 11
 * State Senate District 8
 * State Senate District 9