Portage County

County · edge coverage

Cited links: 349
Population 2020: 70,375
Municipalities: 29
Records naming it: 776

Public identifiers

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Census GEOID: 55097
USGS GNIS: 01581109
Wikidata: Q500908

How this place is established

The claim or claims the node itself rests on.

Portage County had a 2020 estimates base population of 70375 and a July 1, 2024 Census estimate of 72040.

Verified U.S. Census Subcounty Resident Population Estimates 2020-2024 www2.census.gov read September 19, 2026 in bulk-population

What is anchored here

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is in 246 links

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17 Reservoir reservoir

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46 Reservoir reservoir

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Adams Lake lake

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Alban populated place

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Almond populated place

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Almond Branch public library

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Almond-Bancroft Elementary public school

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Almond-Bancroft High public school

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Almond-Bancroft Middle public school

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Amherst populated place

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Amherst Elementary public school

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Amherst High public school

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Amherst Junction populated place

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Amherst Middle public school

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Amherst Millpond 90 reservoir

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Arnott populated place

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Art in the Park event

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Bakers Lake lake

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Bancroft populated place

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Bannach Elementary public school

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Bass Lake lake

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Bear Creek stream

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Bear Creek stream

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Bear Creek Marsh swamp

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Bear Lake lake

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Benjamin Franklin Junior High public school

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Bentley Pond reservoir

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Biron Flowage reservoir

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Blaine populated place

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Bluebird Lake lake

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Boelter Lake lake

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Bradley Creek stream

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Bridge Community Health Clinic - Rosholt ES MS HS health center site

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Budsberg Pond lake

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Buena Vista Creek stream

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Casimir populated place

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Central Sands Community High School public school

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Charles F Fernandez Center Alt Learning public school

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Clark Street-Main Street Historic District district

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Coddington populated place

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Collins Lake lake

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Crawford Corners populated place

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Custer populated place

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Deans Lake lake

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Dewey Marsh swamp

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Ditch Number Eight canal

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Ditch Number Five canal

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Ditch Number Four canal

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Ditch Number Nine canal

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Ditch Number One canal

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Ditch Number Seven canal

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Ditch Number Six canal

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Ditch Number Ten canal

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Ditch Number Three canal

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Ditch Number Two canal

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Duck Creek stream

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East Lake lake

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Ell Lake lake

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Ellis populated place

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Fancher populated place

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Festival of the Arts (Stevens Point Area) event

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Fields Island island

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First Lake lake

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Flume Creek stream

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Fogarty Marsh swamp

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Folding Furniture Works Building building

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Fountain Lake lake

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Fox Theater building

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Garfield populated place

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Glisezinski Lake lake

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Grant Elementary public school

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Green, August G. and Theresa, House building

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Halladay Creek stream

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Hardware Mutual Insurance Companies Building building

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Haumschild Hill summit

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Hay Meadow Creek stream

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Hayden Creek stream

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Hidden Studios Art Tour event

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Hintz Lake lake

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Hotel Whiting building

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Huntleys Lake lake

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Isherwood Lateral canal

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Jefferson Elementary public school

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Jensen, J. L., House building

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Jim Lake lake

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Johns Lake lake

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Johnson Lake lake

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Jordan populated place

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Jordan Pond reservoir

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Jordan Pond 129 reservoir

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Jordan Swamp swamp

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Junction City populated place

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Juvenile Detention public school

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Keene populated place

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Kellner populated place

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Kennedy Elementary public school

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Klondike Creek stream

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Kranski Lake lake

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Kuhl, Christina, House building

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Lake Bingo lake

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Lake Clar-Re lake

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Lake Dubay 4890 reservoir

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Lake Emily lake

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Lake Emily (historical) populated place

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Lake Helen lake

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Lake Joanis lake

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Lake Julia lake

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Lake Lime lake

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Lake Pacawa lake

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Lake Susan lake

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Lateral Number Two canal

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Lettie W. Jensen Public Library public library

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Lions Lake lake

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Little Eau Claire River stream

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Little Eau Pleine Flowage lake

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Little Eau Pleine River stream

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Little Plover River stream

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Little Waupon populated place

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Lone Rock summit

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Lost Creek stream

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Lost Creek stream

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Madison Elementary public school

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Mathias Mitchell Public Square-Main Street Historic District district

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McDill Elementary public school

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McDill Pond reservoir

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McDill Pond 163 reservoir

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McKinley Center public school

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McMillan, David, House building

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Meehan populated place

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Meyers Lake lake

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Mill Creek stream

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Mill Creek Community populated place

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Minister Lake lake

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Morgan, J. H., House building

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Mosquito Bluff summit

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Mud Lake lake

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Mud Lake lake

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Nace Creek stream

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Nelson Hall building

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Nelsonville populated place

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Nelsonville Pond (historical) reservoir

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New Hope populated place

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New Hope Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church and Cemetery building

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Noble Community Clinics - Stevens Point health center site

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North Branch Tenmile Creek stream

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North Creek stream

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North Star populated place

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Oesterle Lake lake

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Old Plover Methodist Church building

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Onland Lake lake

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The first 150 of 246, alphabetical.

is part of 30 links · municipalities

The containing county or region, from the Census geography file or the place record.

Alban (Town) town

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Almond (Town) town

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Almond (Village) village

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Amherst (Town) town

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Amherst (Village) village

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Amherst Junction (Village) village

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Bancroft (CDP) cdp

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Belmont (Town) town

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Buena Vista (Town) town

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Carson (Town) town

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Dewey (Town) town

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Eau Pleine (Town) town

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Grant (Town) town

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Hull (Town) town

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Junction City (Village) village

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Lanark (Town) town

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Linwood (Town) town

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Milladore (Village) village

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Nelsonville (Village) village

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New Hope (Town) town

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Park Ridge (Village) village

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Pine Grove (Town) town

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Plover (Town) town

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Plover (Village) village

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Polonia (CDP) cdp

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Rosholt (Village) village

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Sharon (Town) town

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Stevens Point (City) city

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Stockton (Town) town

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Whiting (Village) village

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is a public body of 22 links · organizations

A governing or advisory body named in that place's own record.

Portage County Agriculture and Extension Education Committee government body
Portage County Board of Adjustment government body
Portage County Central WI Joint Airport Board Meeting government body
Portage County Commission on Aging/Aging and Disability Resource Center Board government body
Portage County County Board government body
Portage County Executive/Operations Committee government body
Portage County Finance Committee government body
Portage County General government body
Portage County Health and Human Services Board government body
Portage County Highway Committee government body
Portage County Housing Authority Board of Commissioners government body
Portage County Human Resources Committee government body
Portage County Judicial/General Government Committee government body
Portage County Land and Water Conservation Committee government body
Portage County Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) government body
Portage County Park Commission government body
Portage County Planning and Zoning Committee government body
Portage County Public Library Board government body
Portage County Public Safety/Emergency Management Committee government body
Portage County Solid Waste Management Board government body
Portage County South Central Library System Board of Trustees government body
Portage County Space and Properties Committee government body

covers 21 links · sources

A source the newsroom gathers from, and the county its record says it covers.

97.5 WFHR (Civic Media, Wisconsin Rapids) radio
Boston Funeral Home funeral home
City of Stevens Point municipal government
City of Stevens Point (CivicClerk meetings portal) municipal government
Pisarski Funeral Homes funeral home
Point/Plover Metro Wire digital
Portage County (CivicClerk meetings portal) county government
Portage County Business Council chamber
Portage County Public Library library
Portage County, WI county government
Rembs Funeral Home funeral home
Schmidt and Schulta Funeral Home funeral home
Shuda Funeral Home funeral home
Stevens Point Area Convention & Visitors Bureau tourism
Stevens Point Area Public School District school district
Stevens Point Gazette (Portage County Gazette) newspaper
WAOW News 9 tv
Wausau Pilot & Review digital
Wisconsin Public Radio (Wausau bureau / WHRM coverage) public radio
WSAU News/Talk 550 AM / 99.9 FM radio
WSAW NewsChannel 7 tv

is a major employer in 14 links · organizations

Named as a leading employer in that county's cited record.

Ascension employer

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Ascension
Associated Bank employer

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Associated Bank
Delta Dental of Wisconsin employer

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Delta Dental
Gamber-Johnson employer

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Gamber-Johnson
McCain Foods USA, Inc. employer

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McCain Foods USA, Inc.
Ortho Molecular USA, Inc. employer

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Ortho Molecular USA, Inc.
Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC employer

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Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC
RR Donnelley employer

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RR Donnelley
Sentry Insurance employer

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The county’s largest employer was Sentry Insur- ance Group, a local insurance company that employs over 1,000 workers.
Skyward employer

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Skyward
Steel King employer

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Steel King
Stevens Point Area Public School District employer

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Stevens Point Area Public School District
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point employer

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University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Worzalla Publishing employer

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Worzalla Publishing

serves 7 links · organizations

The place or county the organization's own cited record says it serves.

Boston Funeral Home funeral_home
Pisarski Funeral Homes funeral_home
Portage County Business Council chamber tourism econdev

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Our Mission is to serve & expand our business community by working together with business professionals in our region
Rembs Funeral Home funeral_home
Schmidt and Schulta Funeral Home funeral_home
Shuda Funeral Home funeral_home
Stevens Point Area Convention & Visitor Bureau chamber tourism econdev

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Stevens Point Area Convention & Visitor Bureau 1105 Main Street, Suite A, Stevens Point,

is headquartered in 4 links · organizations

The county the organization's cited record gives as its base.

Almond-Bancroft School District school district

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"2025-26","School District","05","Portage","0105","","[All]","No","Almond-Bancroft","[Districtwide]","All Students","All Students","329","100.00"
Rosholt School District school district

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"2025-26","School District","05","Portage","4963","","[All]","No","Rosholt","[Districtwide]","All Students","All Students","481","100.00"
Stevens Point Area Public School District employer

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"2025-26","School District","05","Portage","5607","","[All]","No","Stevens Point Area Public","[Districtwide]","All Students","All Students","6763","100.00"
Tomorrow River School District school district

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"2025-26","School District","05","Portage","0126","","[All]","No","Tomorrow River","[Districtwide]","All Students","All Students","1230","100.00"

holds office in 4 links · public office holders

A named office holder, from the claim that names the office and the holder.

Cynthia A. Wisinski register of deeds

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Cynthia A Wisinski Register of Deeds
Dax Burroughs county board chair

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Dax Burroughs County Board Chair, District 8
Eric Olson county executive

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Eric Olson, County Executive
Maria Davis county clerk

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Contact Us Maria Davis County Clerk

Where Portage County sits

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