This is not a government office or records custodian. Portage Residents Directory is a private reference. It cannot retrieve, certify, correct, or remove an official record, and it cannot confirm who lives at an address. Contact the office that holds the record. For an emergency, call 911. If a person is being stalked or harassed, contact local police.
Finding the Right Record Office
Use the Portage and Kalamazoo County contacts below for a record request or a custodian question. They are public offices, not contacts for this private reference.
- Address, parcel, permit, cemetery, or city FOIA material: use the Portage street directory route and City of Portage records contacts.
- Historical directory volumes or past households: use the Portage directory book and local-history collections.
- A name that needs cross-checking: use the Portage resident lookup route and its official sources.
- Recorder, vital, or county land records: contact Kalamazoo County Clerk/Register of Deeds.
- Records not online: submit a focused request under the Michigan Freedom of Information Act to the custodian.
City of Portage City Hall and City Clerk: 7900 S. Westnedge Avenue, Portage, MI 49002; 269-329-4400 main line; City Clerk 269-329-4511. City Hall hours are Monday through Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and Friday, 8 a.m. to noon.
Kalamazoo County Clerk/Register of Deeds: 201 W. Kalamazoo Avenue, Kalamazoo, MI 49007; clerk and vital records 269-383-8840; Register of Deeds 269-383-8970. Hours are Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.