Portage, Michigan

Portage is a city in Kalamazoo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 44,897.

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Kalamazoo County - U.S. state - Michigan - 2000

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Portage is adjacent to the southern boundary of Kalamazoo. The city was incorporated from the entirety of the former Portage Township on December 31, 1963.

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Kalamazoo - December 31 - 1963

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There are three public high schools in Portage, Portage Central, Portage Northern, and a Community High School. The pharmaceutical company Pfizer is also located there; which in recent years has caused much controversy due to layoffs.

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High school - Pharmaceutical - Pfizer - Layoff

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