Note: As defined by the US Census Bureau, a city's official boundaries often extend miles beyond the city itself and may even cross county lines. As such, several thousand US cities officially exist in two or more counties (and therefore appear on multiple counties' lists of cities.)
City | Rank | 2024 Pop. | 2020 Pop. | Change | Density (/mi²) | Area (mi²) | Type |
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Stevens Point | 1 | 25,770 | 25,696 | 0.07% | 1,489 | 17.3 | City |
Wisconsin Rapids | 2 | 18,601 | 18,877 | -0.37% | 1,339 | 13.9 | City |
Plover | 3 | 14,300 | 13,539 | 1.35% | 1,344 | 10.6 | Village |
Kronenwetter | 4 | 8,596 | 8,368 | 0.67% | 167 | 51.6 | Village |
Waupaca | 5 | 6,351 | 6,278 | 0.28% | 802 | 7.9 | City |
Mosinee | 6 | 4,554 | 4,489 | 0.35% | 580 | 7.9 | City |
Lake Wazeecha | 7 | 2,687 | 2,671 | 0.07% | 647 | 4.2 | CDP |
Port Edwards | 8 | 1,762 | 1,757 | 0.06% | 337 | 5.2 | Village |
King | 9 | 1,695 | 1,790 | -0.24% | 769 | 2.2 | CDP |
Whiting | 10 | 1,596 | 1,604 | -0.13% | 882 | 1.8 | Village |
Iola | 11 | 1,186 | 1,252 | -1.41% | 708 | 1.7 | Village |
Amherst | 12 | 1,125 | 1,124 | 0% | 879 | 1.3 | Village |
Wittenberg | 13 | 991 | 1,011 | -0.5% | 547 | 1.8 | Village |
Plainfield | 14 | 923 | 923 | 0% | 592 | 1.6 | Village |
Chain O' Lakes | 15 | 866 | 909 | -0.92% | 253 | 3.4 | CDP |
Biron | 16 | 859 | 841 | 0.47% | 185 | 4.6 | Village |
Wild Rose | 17 | 795 | 783 | 0.38% | 547 | 1.5 | Village |
Bancroft | 18 | 719 | 540 | 1.84% | 141 | 5.1 | CDP |
Polonia | 19 | 688 | 636 | 1.63% | 206 | 3.3 | CDP |
Park Ridge | 20 | 534 | 530 | 0.19% | 2,352 | 0.2 | Village |
Rosholt | 21 | 465 | 477 | -0.64% | 443 | 1.1 | Village |
Rudolph | 22 | 429 | 435 | -0.46% | 356 | 1.2 | Village |
Almond | 23 | 414 | 425 | -0.72% | 395 | 1.0 | Village |
Junction City | 24 | 412 | 420 | -0.48% | 273 | 1.5 | Village |
Amherst Junction | 25 | 375 | 387 | -0.79% | 303 | 1.2 | Village |
Scandinavia | 26 | 363 | 374 | -0.82% | 415 | 0.9 | Village |
Milladore | 27 | 266 | 269 | -0.38% | 267 | 1.0 | Village |
Nelsonville | 28 | 157 | 161 | -0.63% | 153 | 1.0 | Village |
Elderon | 29 | 155 | 161 | -1.27% | 138 | 1.1 | Village |
Paac Ciinak | 30 | 77 | 75 | 6.94% | 77 | 1.0 | CDP |
Knowlton | 31 | 52 | 78 | -8.77% | 52 | 1.0 | CDP |
Note: City markers shown outside the county boundary mean that a part of the city extends into this county, but is primarily located in an adjacent county.
Stevens Point is the largest city in Portage County.
Knowlton is the smallest city in Portage County.
There are 31 cities in Portage County, Wisconsin.