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Established December 07, 1836
Disbanded Still Active
Last ModifiedAshley July 22, 2012 03:34pm
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September 25, 1856 -


PORTAGE gained from Non-County Area 11. Non-County Area 11 eliminated. (Wis. Laws 1856, ext. sess., gen., ch. 108, secs. 1-2, 4, 9/pp. 110-111)

March 29, 1856 - September 25, 1856


PORTAGE lost to creation of WOOD and Non-County Area 11. (Wis. Laws 1856, reg. sess., gen., ch. 54, secs. 1-3, 10/pp. 64-66)

February 27, 1851 - March 29, 1856


PORTAGE gained from WINNEBAGO. (Wis. Laws 1851, ch. 114, sec. 1/pp. 96-97)

February 16, 1850 - February 27, 1851


PORTAGE lost to creation of MARATHON. (Wis. Laws 1850, ch. 226, secs. 1-2, 14/pp. 180-181)

March 08, 1849 - February 16, 1850


PORTAGE lost to ADAMS and COLUMBIA, and lost to creation of Non-County Area 10. (Wis. Laws 1849, ch. 77, secs. 1-6/pp. 47-48)

March 06, 1849 - March 08, 1849


PORTAGE lost to MARQUETTE. (Wis. Laws 1849, ch. 73, sec. 1/p. 44)

March 11, 1848 - March 06, 1849


PORTAGE lost to creation of ADAMS. (Wis. Terr. Laws 1848, pp. 168-169)

May 01, 1846 - March 11, 1848


PORTAGE lost to creation of COLUMBIA. (Wis. Terr. Laws 1846, pp. 76-77)

February 18, 1841 - May 01, 1846


PORTAGE gained from BROWN, CRAWFORD, MARQUETTE, ST. CROIX, and Non-County Area 1 attached to CRAWFORD. Non-County Area 1 eliminated. (Wis. Terr. Laws 1840-1841, no. 38, secs. 1-3, 12/pp. 73-75)

January 11, 1840 - February 18, 1841


PORTAGE lost to creation of SAUK. PORTAGE was divided into two parts by this creation. (Wis. Terr. Laws 1839-1840, no. 23, secs. 1-3/p. 32)

January 12, 1838 - January 11, 1840


PORTAGE gained from CRAWFORD; lost jurisdiction to DODGE of the area overlapped by the two counties since 7 December 1836; Overlap Area 1 eliminated. (Wis. Terr. Laws 1837, no. 39, sec. 1/pp. 217-218)

December 07, 1836 - January 12, 1838


PORTAGE created by Wisconsin Territory from BROWN, CRAWFORD, IOWA, and MILWAUKEE. PORTAGE overlapped the western part of DODGE, creating a dispute not settled until 12 Jan 1838. (Wis. Terr. Laws 1836, no. 28, secs. 5, 14, pp. 93-94)

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