Indiana, Porter County
Where Portage's records are kept. Portage has its own city government; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Portage's own offices, along with State of Indiana offices; the Porter County offices are on our Porter County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
State records
State agency that keeps the Indiana State Archives, with records from the territorial period to today, and sets retention schedules for state and local offices; archive visits and tours can be arranged.
Open official site Indiana Archives and Records AdministrationCounty court
Bankruptcy court for northern Indiana with offices in South Bend, Fort Wayne and Hammond and a Lafayette location, all reached at (574) 968-2265 on weekdays.
Open official site U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of IndianaVital records
Certified Indiana birth, death and fetal death certificates, $10 for a birth and $8 for a death copy, issued to people with direct interest; births are on file from 1907 and deaths from 1900.
Open official site Indiana Department of Health Division of Vital RecordsPolice & jail
Indiana Department of Correction starting point for finding someone in state custody and their DOC number, with links for visits, sending money, phone calls, records requests and Indiana SAVIN victim notification.
Open official site Indiana Department of Correction Incarcerated LocatorPolice & jail
Indiana State Police clearinghouse, created in 2009, that collects and shares information on missing children, veterans at risk and endangered adults, with alert links and a missing person bulletin.
Open official site Indiana Clearinghouse for Missing Children and Endangered AdultsPolice & jail
Where the Indiana State Police explain how to get a limited or national criminal history, challenge an error in your own record, or expunge criminal history.
Open official site Indiana State Police Criminal History ServicesFederal
The Census Bureau QuickFacts table for Portage city, Indiana sets out population, race and Hispanic origin, owner occupied housing rate, persons per household, bachelor's degrees, median household income and land area.
Open official site U.S. Census Bureau QuickFactsCity records
City of Portage site with City Hall at 6070 Central Avenue, 219-762-5425, agendas and minutes, licensing and permits, online bill pay, service requests, bulk item pickup, property maps, the municipal code and Flock information.
Open official site City of PortageCity records
City of Portage Economic Development staff help new businesses and development projects in Portage. City Hall, 6070 Central Avenue, Portage. Phone 219-762-5425.
Open official site City of Portage Economic DevelopmentPolice & jail
Indiana State Police online search of felony and class A misdemeanor arrests in Indiana, $15 a record for subscribers or $15.70 by credit card. Every search is billed, even with no record found.
Open official site Indiana State Police Limited Criminal History SearchCounty court
Indiana Supreme Court public access search of cases that are not confidential in courts using the Odyssey system, by case number, citation, party name or attorney, across county, city, town and appellate courts.
Open official site Indiana Courts MyCase Case SearchEverything else, organized
10 more Portage sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Local profile
Portage, a place of 37,926 people, is in Porter County, whose county seat is Valparaiso. Court and property records sit with Porter County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Indiana. Portage's own offices are in the cards above, and our Porter County page lists each county office.
Abandoned mine records
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
The mine records hold 2 mine sites inside the city or town limits: 1 past producer, now closed, 1 site producing when the record was made; the old survey maps add 12 holes drawn inside the city or town limits, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The mineral the records name is construction sand and gravel.
A point in either file is a location, not a property line: the sheet shows the opening on the surface, not the rooms under it. The record that shows what runs under a parcel is the mine map. The OSMRE National Mine Map Repository holds scanned underground mine maps and answers requests for a named mine or an area. The DNR subsidence insurance page (www.in.gov/dnr/reclamation/mine-subsidence/subsidence-insurance) says the Division of Reclamation fills subsidence holes but does not pay for structural damage, which is what the fund is for.
Indiana abandoned mine maps ranks every county and town in the state by the workings recorded inside it, names the office that holds the mine maps, and says what to do if the ground moves.
Disclaimer: The mine information here is for general information only. Old mine records can be incomplete, outdated or wrong, and finding nothing here does not mean there is nothing there. Check with the mine map office named here before you rely on it, and have a qualified engineer look at any ground you are worried about. PublicRecordCenter.com assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors, omissions, or consequences arising from the use of this information.
Labor Department file
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 26 investigations with a Portage address since fiscal 2005 and recorded $276,955 in back wages agreed for 192 workers. Snapshot of April 22, 2026; a case here is a finding by the Division, not a court judgment, and the city is the one written on the employer's record.
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| PirTano Construction Company, Inc. | 1 | $108,553 | 70 |
| El Pueblo Restaurant, Inc. | 1 | $52,292 | 4 |
| Singh 2300 INC | 1 | $21,806 | 8 |
| El Pueblo Mexican Restaurant LLC | 1 | $20,265 | 8 |
| Don Delfi's Inc. | 1 | $18,768 | 23 |
| El Pueblo Restaurant 1, Inc | 1 | $16,021 | 2 |
| 5 De Mayo Mexican Bar & Grill, Inc. | 1 | $12,767 | 4 |
| Kalimera, Inc | 1 | $10,764 | 13 |
| Superior Construction Co., Inc. | 1 | $4,495 | 3 |
| Rosewood Restaurant Corporation | 1 | $4,245 | 40 |
| DHW and Company, LLC | 1 | $2,383 | 5 |
| Pantheon, Inc. | 1 | $644 | 4 |
| Portage Tire & Auto Service, Inc. | 1 | $601 | 1 |
| J.R. Pizza Partners, LLC | 1 | $434 | 2 |
| Lawn Leaders, Inc. | 1 | $156 | 1 |
| Restaurant Management Corporation | 3 | $0 | 0 |
| Exel, Inc. | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Great Lakes Processing, LLC | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Braces for All Ages, P.C. | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Timothy J. Hill, Inc. | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| The Simon Konover Company | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| B T Cleaning Service LLC | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Abbasi Trading & Investments | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Touchdown Logistics, Inc. | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Portage Township Schools | 1 | $0 | 0 |
Every employer whose address on the record is in Portage, by back wages agreed; 10 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record in this row. The Indiana wage theft records page ranks the whole state.
Straight answers
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Voter registration in Indiana is run by the Indiana Election Division and local election officials. Its site lists the registration deadline, online voter registration, polling places and the local election office for Portage.
Deeds for property in Portage are recorded by the Porter County Recorder, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Porter County page lists the county offices.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Indiana come from the state vital records office, Indiana Department of Health Vital Records. Its site lists who may order a copy, the fee and how to order.
Same county
Use the city page when a record was created by a municipal police department or city office; use the county page for courts, deeds, vital records and jail custody.