Portal, Georgia

Portal is a town in Bulloch County, Georgia, United States. The population was 638 in 2020.

History

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Portal as a town in 1914. It is unknown why the name "Portal" was applied to this place.

Geography

Portal is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of, of which is land and, or 2.99%, is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 597 people, 232 households, and 167 families residing in the town. By 2020, its population increased to 638, experiencing no population change from 2010.

Notable people

Brooks [Brown (baseball)|Brooks Brown], American professional baseball pitcher for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball. Brown attended Portal High School.
Dr. Leila Denmark, pediatrician, author and researcher who blazed trails for women in medicine, and lived to be 114
Cameron Sheffield, American football defensive end. He was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fifth round of the 2010 NFL draft.
Ruby Stone, born in Portal and later moved to Idaho, where she became a politician and was elected as a state legislator.