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The history of the city of Portland, Oregon, began in 1843 when business partners William Overton and Asa Lovejoy filed to claim land on the west bank of the Willamette River in Oregon Country. In 1845 the name of Portland was chosen for this community by coin toss. February 8, 1851, the city was incorporated. [ 1]
Portland (/ ˈ p ɔːr t l ə n d / PORT-lənd) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Oregon, located in the Pacific Northwest region. Situated in the northwestern area of the state at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers, it is the county seat of Multnomah County, Oregon's most populous county.
1872 – Portland Street Railway horsecars begin operating. 1873 - Fire. [1] 1875 – Good Samaritan Hospital founded. 1876 – University of Oregon established. [1] 1880 – Willamette University College of Medicine relocates to Portland. Portland Chamber of Commerce founded. 1881 – Unsightly beggar ordinance effected.
The Portland–Vancouver–Hillsboro Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), the 23rd largest in the United States, [ 14 ] has a population of 2,226,009 (2010 Census). Of them, 1,789,580 live in Oregon (46.7% of the state's population) while the remaining 436,429 live in Washington (6.7% of state's population). It consists of Multnomah, Washington ...
Website. www .multco .us. Multnomah County / mʌltˈnoʊmə / is one of the 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2020 census, the county's population was 815,428. [ 1] Multnomah County is part of the Portland – Vancouver – Hillsboro, OR–WA metropolitan statistical area. The state's smallest and most populous county, [ 2] its ...
The Willamette Valley ( / wɪˈlæmɪt / ⓘ wil-AM-it) is a 150-mile (240 km) long valley in Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The Willamette River flows the entire length of the valley and is surrounded by mountains on three sides: the Cascade Range to the east, the Oregon Coast Range to the west, and the Calapooya ...
Washington County is one of 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon and part of the Portland metropolitan area. The 2020 census recorded the population as 600,372, [ 1] making it the second most populous county in the state and most populous "Washington County" in the United States. Hillsboro is the county seat and largest city, [ 2][ 3] while ...
Hispanics are most concentrated in North Portland at nearly 15% of the population. NE Portland has the highest concentration of African Americans at 30%. The concentration of Asians in Portland are mostly within NE, SE, and outer East Portland, with a percent population of 11%, 10%, and 9% respectively. Whites are the most common race group ...