THE PORTAGE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Malad and Cache Valleys setting.
Portage town has 2.56 square miles of land in Box Elder County. Its Census reference point is in Malad and Cache Valleys, within Central Basin and Range.
North-trending mountain blocks separate dry interior basins. Alluvial fans connect the ranges to valley floors, while vegetation changes from sparse basin shrubs to woodland and forest at higher elevations.
Regional context: Central Basin and Range ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Portage and Box Elder County
Portage is associated with Box Elder County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Portage by land and water
The Census records 0 square miles of water within Portage, or 0% of its total area. It is 14.1 percentage points lower than the 14.1% recorded for Box Elder County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Portage town has 2.9 times the land area of nearby Plymouth town (0.87 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

