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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 ...
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 ...
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.
See also: List of cities and unincorporated communities in Oregon. Map of the United States with Oregon highlighted. Oregonis a statelocated in the Western United States. All population data is based on the 2020 censusand 2010 censusand the Census Bureau's annual estimates.[1] All area data is based on the 2010 US Gazetteer files.
The Portland Hotel about 1900 at the site of the now-public square A 1986 view, showing the fountain's original color and a banner for Powell's Travel Store The square's surface is made up of bricks inscribed with the names of residents whose $15 donations in 1981–1982 helped fund its construction.
The Port of Portland is the port district responsible for overseeing Portland International Airport, general aviation, and marine activities in the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area in the United States. Originally established in 1891 by the 16th Oregon Legislative Assembly, [ 1] the current incarnation was created by the 1970 legislature ...
Neighborhoods of Portland, Oregon. Map of Portland, Oregon's five sections, prior to the creation of South Portland in 2020. Portland, Oregon is divided into six sections: North Portland, Northeast Portland, Northwest Portland, South Portland, Southeast Portland, and Southwest Portland. There are 95 officially recognized neighborhoods, each of ...
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]