Portland, Oregon

{{Main|History of Portland, Oregon}}

{{For timeline|Timeline of Portland, Oregon}}

During the prehistoric period, the land that would become Portland was flooded after the collapse of glacial dams from Lake Missoula, in what would later become Montana. These massive floods occurred during the last ice age and filled the Willamette Valley with {{convert|300|to|400|ft|m}} of water.{{Sfn|Allen|Burns|Sargent|2009|pages=175–89}}

Before American settlers began arriving in the 1800s, the land was inhabited for many centuries by two bands of indigenous Chinook people{{snd}}the Multnomah and the Clackamas.{{sfn|Marschner|2008|p=187}} The Chinook people occupying the land were first documented in 1805 by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. Before its European settlement, the Portland Basin of the lower Columbia River and Willamette River valleys had been one of the most densely populated regions on the Pacific Coast.{{cite web|url=https://www.portlandoregon.gov/bps/article/214638|work=City of Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability|author=Anderson, Susan|year=2009|title=East Portland Historical Overview & Historic Preservation Study|access-date=October 30, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160101195109/http://www.portlandoregon.gov/bps/article/214638|archive-date=January 1, 2016|url-status=dead}}

File:1886 Pioneer Post Office.jpeg, 1886]]

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Large numbers of pioneer settlers began arriving in the Willamette Valley in the 1840s via the Oregon Trail with many arriving in nearby Oregon City.{{Cite web|title=First Year in Oregon, 1840–1869: A Narrative History (U.S. National Park Service)|url=https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/first-year-in-oregon-1840-1869-a-narrative-history.htm|access-date=August 25, 2022|publisher=National Park Service}} A new settlement then emerged ten miles from the mouth of the Willamette River,{{sfn|Scott|1890|p=61}} roughly halfway between Oregon City and Hudson's Bay Company's Fort Vancouver. This community was initially referred to as "Stumptown" and "The Clearing" because of the many trees cut down to allow for its growth.{{Cite journal|last=Orloff|first=Chet|year=2004|title=Maintaining Eden: John Charles Olmsted and the Portland Park System|journal=Yearbook of the Association of Pacific Coast Geographers|volume=66|pages=114–19|doi=10.1353/pcg.2004.0006|s2cid=129896123|issn=0066-9628}} In 1843 William Overton saw potential in the new settlement but lacked the funds to file an official land claim. For 25 cents, Overton agreed to share half of the {{convert|640|acre|km2|adj=on}} site with Asa Lovejoy of Boston.{{cite web|url=http://www.ohs.org/education/oregonhistory/historical_records/dspDocument.cfm?doc_ID=000128AC-3AC7-1E8B-891B80B0527200A7|work=Oregon History Project|title=Overton Cabin|access-date=October 29, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117015811/http://www.ohs.org/education/oregonhistory/historical_records/dspDocument.cfm?doc_ID=000128AC-3AC7-1E8B-891B80B0527200A7|archive-date=November 17, 2015}}

In 1844, Overton sold his remaining half of the claim to Francis W. Pettygrove of Portland, Maine. Both Pettygrove and Lovejoy wished to rename "The Clearing" after their respective hometowns (Lovejoy's being Boston, and Pettygrove's, Portland). This controversy was settled with a coin toss that Pettygrove won in a series of two out of three tosses, thereby providing Portland with its namesake.{{cite web|title=Portland: The Town that was Almost Boston|publisher=National Association of Scientific Materials Managers|url=http://www.naosmm.org/confer/port-or/history.html|access-date=March 7, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130727122038/http://www.naosmm.org/confer/port-or/history.html|archive-date=July 27, 2013|url-status=dead}} The coin used for this decision, now known as the Portland Penny, is on display in the headquarters of the Oregon Historical Society. At the time of its incorporation on February 8, 1851, Portland had over 800 inhabitants,Gibson, Campbell (June 1998). [https://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0027/twps0027.html Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990]. U.S. Bureau of the Census – Population Division. a steam sawmill, a log cabin hotel, and a newspaper, the Weekly Oregonian. A major fire swept through downtown in August 1873, destroying twenty blocks on the west side of the Willamette along Yamhill and Morrison Streets, and causing $1.3 million in damage,{{sfn|Scott|1890|p=160}} roughly equivalent to ${{Formatprice|{{Inflation|US|1300000|1873|r=-1}}}} today.{{Inflation-fn|US}} By 1879, the population had grown to 17,500 and by 1890 it had grown to 46,385.{{Cite book|last=Loy|first=William G.|author2=Stuart Allan|author3=Aileen R. Buckley|author4=James E. Meacham|title=Atlas of Oregon|publisher=University of Oregon Press|year=2001|pages=32–33|isbn=978-0-87114-101-9}} In 1888, the first steel bridge on the West Coast was opened in Portland,{{cite web|url=http://www.portlandonline.com/auditor/index.cfm?a=284506&c=51811|work=Portland Online|title=Historical Timeline|access-date=October 30, 2015}} the predecessor of the 1912 namesake Steel Bridge that survives today. In 1889, Henry Pittock's wife, Georgiana, established the Portland Rose Society. The annual Portland Rose Festival" is held here in June.{{cite EB1911 |wstitle=Portland (Oregon) |volume=22 |page=121}} The movement to make Portland a "Rose City" started as the city was preparing for the 1905 Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition.

Portland's access to the Pacific Ocean via the Willamette and Columbia rivers, as well as its easy access to the agricultural Tualatin Valley via the "Great Plank Road" (the route of current-day U.S. Route 26), provided the pioneer city with an advantage over other nearby ports, and it grew very quickly."City keeps lively pulse". (Spencer Heinz, The Oregonian, January 23, 2001) Portland remained the major port in the Pacific Northwest for much of the 19th century, until the 1890s, when Seattle's deepwater harbor was connected to the rest of the mainland by rail, affording an inland route without the treacherous navigation of the Columbia River. The city had its own Japantown,{{cite web|url=http://www.discovernikkei.org/en/nikkeialbum/albums/44/slide/|title=Portland's Japantown}} for one, and the lumber industry also became a prominent economic presence, due to the area's large population of Douglas fir, western hemlock, red cedar, and big leaf maple trees.

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Portland developed a reputation early in its history as a hard-edged and gritty port town.{{sfn|John|2012|p=16}} Some historians have described the city's early establishment as being a "scion of New England; an ends-of-the-earth home for the exiled spawn of the eastern established elite."{{sfn|John|2012|p=10}} In 1889, The Oregonian called Portland "the most filthy city in the Northern States", due to the unsanitary sewers and gutters,{{cite book|last=MacColl|first=E. Kimbark|title=The Shaping of a City: Business and Politics in Portland, Oregon 1885 to 1915|publisher=The Georgian Press Company|location=Portland, Oregon|date=November 1976|oclc=2645815}} and, at the turn of the 20th century, it was considered one of the most dangerous port cities in the world.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/fodors/top/features/travel/destinations/unitedstates/oregon/portland/fdrs_feat_121_5.html?n=Top%2FFeatures%2FTravel%2FDestinations%2FUnited+States%2FOregon%2FPortland|work=The New York Times|title=The Shanghai Tunnels|author=Kennedy, Sarah|access-date=September 26, 2014}} The city housed a large number of saloons, bordellos, gambling dens, and boarding houses which were populated with miners after the California gold rush, as well as the multitude of sailors passing through the port.{{sfn|John|2012|p=16}} By the early 20th century, the city had lost its reputation as a "sober frontier city" and garnered a reputation for being violent and dangerous.{{sfn|John|2012|p=16}}{{sfn|Chandler|2013}}

File:White Eagle Portland.jpg (c. 1910), one of many in Portland that had reputed ties to illegal activities such as gambling rackets and prostitution{{cite web|author=Roos, Roy E.|date=January 8, 2010|title=The White Eagle Saloon|url=http://eliotneighborhood.org/2010/01/08/the-white-eagle-saloon/|access-date=October 30, 2015|work=Eliot Neighborhood}}]] File:Burnside in 1937 (8516830500).jpg, 1937]]

Between 1900 and 1930, the city's population tripled from nearly 100,000 to 301,815.{{cite web|title=Census of Population and Housing|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|access-date=June 4, 2016|publisher=United States Census Bureau}} During World War II, it housed an "assembly center" from which up to 3,676 people of Japanese descent were dispatched to internment camps in the heartland. It was the first American city to have residents report thus,"'Return & Remembrance': In Commemoration of the 75th Anniversary of E.O. 9066," Pacific Citizen, June 2–15, 2017, p. 4 and the Pacific International Livestock Exposition operated from May through September 10, 1942, processing people from the city, northern Oregon, and central Washington.{{cite encyclopedia|url=http://encyclopedia.densho.org/Portland%20(detention%20facility)/|title=Portland (detention facility)|encyclopedia=Densho Encyclopedia}} General John DeWitt called the city the first "Jap-free city on the West Coast".

At the same time, Portland became a notorious hub for underground criminal activity and organized crime in the 1940s and 1950s.{{cite news|url=http://atomicredhead-media.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/Ellis-Portland-Vice1.pdf|title=Portland's Dirty Little Secret: How Vice and Corruption Held the Rose City in Its Clutches|author=Ellis, Janey|work=Oregon History|access-date=October 30, 2015|archive-date=January 18, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160118095613/http://atomicredhead-media.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/Ellis-Portland-Vice1.pdf|url-status=dead}} In 1957, Life magazine published an article detailing the city's history of government corruption and crime, specifically its gambling rackets and illegal nightclubs. The article, which focused on crime boss Jim Elkins, became the basis of a fictionalized film titled Portland Exposé (1957). In spite of the city's seedier undercurrent of criminal activity, Portland enjoyed an economic and industrial surge during World War II. Ship builder Henry J. Kaiser had been awarded contracts to build Liberty ships and aircraft carrier escorts, and chose sites in Portland and Vancouver, Washington, for work yards.{{cite web|title=Home Front Boom|first=William|last=Toll|year=2003|url=http://www.ohs.org/education/oregonhistory/narratives/subtopic.cfm?subtopic_ID=213|publisher=Oregon Historical Society|access-date=October 30, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609021755/http://www.ohs.org/education/oregonhistory/narratives/subtopic.cfm?subtopic_ID=213|archive-date=June 9, 2011}} During this time, Portland's population rose by over 150,000, largely attributed to recruited laborers.

During the 1960s, an influx of hippie subculture began to take root in the city in the wake of San Francisco's burgeoning countercultural scene.{{cite book|last1=Olsen|first1=Polina|url=https://archive.org/details/portlandin1960ss0000olse|title=Portland in the 1960s: Stories from the Counterculture|date=2012|publisher=The History Press|isbn=978-1-60949-471-1|location=Charleston, South Carolina|url-access=registration}} The city's Crystal Ballroom became a hub for the city's psychedelic culture, while food cooperatives and listener-funded media and radio stations were established.{{cite web|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/century/1960_index.html|work=Oregon Live|title=The 1960s|series=An Oregon Century|access-date=October 30, 2015}} A large social activist presence evolved during this time as well, specifically concerning Native American rights, environmentalist causes, and gay rights. By the 1970s, Portland had well established itself as a progressive city, and experienced an economic boom for the majority of the decade; however, the slowing of the housing market in 1979 caused demand for the city and state timber industries to drop significantly.{{cite web|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/century/1970_index.html|work=Oregon Live|title=The 1970s|series=An Oregon Century|access-date=October 30, 2015}}

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In the 1990s, the technology industry began to emerge in Portland, specifically with the establishment of companies such as Intel, which brought more than US$10 billion in investments in 1995 alone.{{cite web|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/century/1990_index.html|title=The 1990s|series=An Oregon Century|access-date=October 30, 2015}} In the late 1990s, the Portland area was rated the fourth-least affordable place in the United States to purchase a new home.Barone, Michael, and Grant Ujifusa. The Almanac of American Politics 2000. National Journal, 1999. After 2000, Portland experienced significant growth, with a population rise of over 90,000 between the years 2000 and 2014.{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2014/SUB-EST2014.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014|access-date=June 4, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150523034651/https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2014/SUB-EST2014.html|archive-date=May 23, 2015}} The city's increasing reputation for culture established it as a popular city for young people, and it was second only to Louisville, Kentucky, as one of the cities to attract and retain the highest number of college-educated people in the United States.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/21/magazine/will-portland-always-be-a-retirement-community-for-the-young.html|work=The New York Times|title=Will Portland Always Be a Retirement Community for the Young?|author=Miller, Clair Cane|date=September 16, 2014|access-date=November 6, 2015}} Between 2001 and 2012, Portland's gross domestic product per person grew by fifty percent, more than any other city in the country.

The city acquired a diverse range of nicknames throughout its history, though it is most often called "Rose City" or "The City of Roses"{{cite web|url=http://www.portlandonline.com/auditor/index.cfm?a=jbgc&c=cheid|title=City Flower|publisher=City of Portland Auditor's Office – City Recorder Division|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090423075247/http://www.portlandonline.com/auditor/index.cfm?a=jbgc&c=cheid|archive-date=April 23, 2009|url-status=dead}} (unofficial nickname since 1888, official since 2003).Stern, Henry (June 19, 2003). "Name comes up roses for P-town: City Council sees no thorns in picking 'City of Roses' as Portland's moniker". The Oregonian Another widely used nickname by local residents in everyday speech is "PDX", the airport code for Portland International Airport. Other nicknames include Bridgetown,{{cite web|publisher=Portland State University|title=The Water|url=http://www.pdx.edu/water.html|access-date=November 7, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061031090707/http://www.pdx.edu/water.html|archive-date=October 31, 2006|url-status=dead}} Stumptown,{{cite web|publisher=End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center|title=From Robin's Nest to Stumptown|url=http://www.historicoregoncity.org/index.php/widgetkit/oregon-trail-history/item/early-towns-and-cities|date=February 1, 2013|access-date=March 7, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130512161747/http://www.historicoregoncity.org/index.php/widgetkit/oregon-trail-history/item/early-towns-and-cities|archive-date=May 12, 2013}} Rip City,{{Cite news|first=Nena|last=Baker|title=R.I.P. FOR 'Rip City' Ruckus|date=May 21, 1991|newspaper=The Oregonian|pages=A01}} Soccer City,{{Cite news|title=Seeking Help to Bring an M.L.S. Team to Portland|first=Richard|last=Sandomir|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/07/sports/soccer/07franchise.html?ref=soccer|newspaper=The New York Times|date=November 6, 2008|access-date=June 22, 2010}}{{Cite news|title=Portland Timbers show bark, bite as they prepare to join MLS|first=Beau|last=Dure|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/2009-08-25-portland-timbers_N.htm|newspaper=USA Today|location=McLean, Virginia|date=August 26, 2009|access-date=June 22, 2010}} P-Town,{{Cite news|last=Hagestedt|first=Andre|title=The Missing Oregon Coast: Waves After Dark|url=http://www.beachconnection.net/news/missin040709_147.php|access-date=April 30, 2009|date=April 7, 2009|quote=I'm used to seeing that hint of dawn back in P-town, with my wretched habit of playing video games until 6 a.m}} Portlandia, and the more antiquated Little Beirut.{{cite news|last=McCall|first=William|date=August 19, 2003|title='Little Beirut' nickname has stuck|url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/20030819/protests19e/portland-police-activists-get-ready-for-bushs-visit|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117131323/http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20030819&slug=protests19e|archive-date=January 17, 2018|access-date=September 16, 2013|url-status=live|agency=Associated Press}}

{{Main|George Floyd protests in Portland, Oregon}} {{See also|2020 deployment of federal forces in the United States#Activities in Portland, Oregon}}

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From May 28, 2020, until spring 2021,{{cite news|last1=Baker|first1=Mike|title=After Nearly a Year of Unrest, Portland Leaders Pursue a Crackdown|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/27/us/portland-protests-mayor-ted-wheeler.html|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211228/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/27/us/portland-protests-mayor-ted-wheeler.html|archive-date=December 28, 2021|url-access=limited|access-date=May 2, 2021|work=The New York Times|date=April 27, 2021}}{{cbignore}} there were daily protests about the murder of George Floyd by police, and racial injustice. There were instances of looting, vandalism, and police actions causing injuries. One protestor was killed by an opposing one.{{Cite news|last=Vice|first=Staff|date=September 23, 2020|title=Man Linked to Killing at a Portland Protest Says He Acted in Self-Defense|publisher=Vice|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/v7g8vb/man-linked-to-killing-at-a-portland-protest-says-he-acted-in-self-defense|access-date=September 23, 2020}}{{Cite news|last=Evans|first=Robert|date=July 20, 2020|title=What You Need To Know About The Battle of Portland|url=https://www.bellingcat.com/news/americas/2020/07/20/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-battle-of-portland/|work=Bellingcat|access-date=August 2, 2020}}{{cite news|last1=Hughes|first1=Trevor|title=Portland police declare riot as demonstrators attack fence outside federal courthouse|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/07/26/portland-protests-police-declare-riot-violence-grows/5513752002/|access-date=August 2, 2020|newspaper=USA Today|date=July 26, 2020}}{{cite news|last1=Kavanaugh|first1=Shane|title=Man knifed in back at Portland protest: 'I was stabbed for being a conservative journalist'|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2020/07/man-knifed-in-back-at-portland-protest-i-was-stabbed-for-being-a-conservative-journalist.html|access-date=August 2, 2020|newspaper=The Oregonian|date=July 30, 2020}} Local businesses reported losses totaling millions of dollars as the result of vandalism and looting, according to Oregon Public Broadcasting.{{Cite news|last1=VanderHart|first1=Dirk|last2=Levinson|first2=Jonathan|last3=Ellis|first3=Rebecca|last4=Orr|first4=Donald|date=May 31, 2020|title=As Protests Continue, Civic Leaders Confront Crowds And Oregon's Racist History|publisher=Oregon Public Broadcasting|url=https://www.opb.org/news/article/black-lives-matter-rallies-portland-civic-leader-confront-protests-oregon-racist-history/|access-date=June 1, 2020|archive-date=June 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603041011/https://www.opb.org/news/article/black-lives-matter-rallies-portland-civic-leader-confront-protests-oregon-racist-history/|url-status=dead}} Some protests caused injury to protesters and police. In July, federal officers were deployed to safeguard federal property; their presence and tactics were criticized by Oregon officials, who demanded they leave, while lawsuits were filed against local and federal law enforcement alleging wrongful actions by them.{{Cite news|last=Green|first=Aimee|date=June 10, 2020|title=Portland now faces 8 lawsuits seeking an end to tear gas, rubber bullets, explosives at protests|work=The Oregonian|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2020/06/portland-now-faces-8-lawsuits-seeking-an-end-to-tear-gas-rubber-bullets-explosives-at-protests.html|url-status=dead|access-date=August 2, 2020|archive-date=August 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801162535/https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2020/06/portland-now-faces-8-lawsuits-seeking-an-end-to-tear-gas-rubber-bullets-explosives-at-protests.html}}{{Cite news|last=Ellis|first=Rebecca|date=July 17, 2020|title=ACLU Adds Federal Agencies To Lawsuit Against Portland Police|work=Oregon Public Broadcasting|url=https://www.opb.org/news/article/oregon-aclu-federal-law-enforcement-portland-police-lawsuit/|access-date=August 2, 2020}}{{Cite news|date=July 17, 2020|title=Oregon AG files lawsuit against federal agencies for violating Oregonians' civil rights|work=KGW|url=https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/oregon-attorney-general-files-lawsuit-against-federal-agencies-for-violating-oregonians-civil-rights/283-1ab1070e-3510-46f6-8987-8982f939117c|access-date=August 2, 2020}}{{cite news|last=Flanigan|first=Kaitlin|date=July 27, 2020|title=Lawsuit: Trump using feds in Portland to create national police force|url=https://www.koin.com/news/protests/lawsuit-trump-using-feds-in-portland-to-create-national-police-force/|access-date=August 2, 2020|newspaper=Koin.com}}

On May 25, 2021, a protest to commemorate the one-year anniversary of Floyd's murder caused property damage, and was followed by a number of arrests.{{cite web|title=Police declare riot in Portland as protesters mark 1 year since George Floyd's death|url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/police-declare-riot-portland-protesters-mark-year-george/story?id=77910797|access-date=May 26, 2021|publisher=ABC News|location=United States}}{{cite web|title=Riot declared in downtown Portland, police arrest 5 people|url=https://www.kptv.com/news/riot-declared-in-downtown-portland-police-arrest-5-people/article_f42ac0c0-bddc-11eb-bac6-63e22fc82b3a.html|access-date=May 26, 2021|website=KPTV.com|archive-date=November 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211101101733/https://www.kptv.com/news/riot-declared-in-downtown-portland-police-arrest-5-people/article_f42ac0c0-bddc-11eb-bac6-63e22fc82b3a.html|url-status=dead}}

{{see also|Geology of the Pacific Northwest}}

Portland lies on top of a dormant volcanic field known as the Boring Lava Field, named after the nearby bedroom community of Boring.{{cite web|title=The Boring Lava Field, Portland, Oregon|publisher=United States Geological Survey Cascades Volcano Observatory|url=http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/Oregon/BoringLavaField/description_boring_lava.html|access-date=November 7, 2006}} The Boring Lava Field has at least 32 cinder cones such as Mount Tabor,{{cite web|title=Mount Tabor Cinder Cone, Portland, Oregon|publisher=United States Geological Survey Cascades Volcano Observatory|url=http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/Oregon/BoringLavaField/VisitVolcano/mount_tabor.html|access-date=April 20, 2007}} and its center lies in southeast Portland. Mount St. Helens, a highly active volcano {{convert|50|mi|km}} northeast of the city in Washington state, is easily visible on clear days and is close enough to have dusted the city with volcanic ash after its eruption on May 18, 1980.{{Cite news|title=History, relived saved from St. Helens by a six-pack of Fresca|last=Nokes|first=R. Gregory|date=December 4, 2000|work=The Oregonian|page=17}} The rocks of the Portland area range in age from late Eocene to more recent eras.{{cite book|author=Trimble, Donald|title=Geology of Portland, Oregon and Adjacent Areas|pages=1–2|publisher=Geological Survey Bulletin|year=1963|url=https://pubs.usgs.gov/bul/1119/report.pdf}}

Multiple shallow, active fault lines traverse the Portland metropolitan area.{{cite web|work=Oregon Public Broadcasting|url=https://www.opb.org/news/series/unprepared/pacific-northwest-oregon-washington-earthquakes-faults-cascadia/|author=Banse, Tom|title=Geologists Keep Finding More Northwest Earthquake Faults|date=November 21, 2017|access-date=May 10, 2018|archive-date=May 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180510184616/https://www.opb.org/news/series/unprepared/pacific-northwest-oregon-washington-earthquakes-faults-cascadia/|url-status=dead}} Among them are the Portland Hills Fault on the city's west side,{{cite web|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2011/02/comparing_portlands_quake_risk.html|title=Comparing Portland's quake risk to that of devastated Christchurch, New Zealand|newspaper=The Oregonian|date=February 23, 2011|author=Rojas-Burke, Joe|access-date=May 9, 2018}} and the East Bank Fault on the east side.{{cite news|work=Willamette Week|url=http://www.wweek.com/news/2010/01/26/quake-up-call/|date=January 26, 2010|access-date=May 9, 2018|title=Quake-Up Call|author=Mesh, Aaron}} According to a 2017 survey, several of these faults were characterized as "probably more of a hazard" than the Cascadia subduction zone due to their proximities to population centers, with the potential of producing magnitude 7 earthquakes. Notable earthquakes that have impacted the Portland area in recent history include the 6.8-magnitude Nisqually earthquake in 2001, and a 5.6-magnitude earthquake that struck on March 25, 1993.{{cite journal|author1=Bott, Jacqueline D.J.|author2=Wong, Ivan G.|title=Historical Earthquakes in and around Portland, Oregon|date=September 1993|journal=Oregon Geology|volume=55|issue=5|page=116}}{{cite book|title=The Nisqually, Washington, Earthquake of February 28, 2001|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=W5-B40vrljIC&pg=PA29|editor-first=P. W.|editor-last=McDonough|date=2002|series=Open-File Report 2002-346|publisher=American Society of Civil Engineers|pages=28, 29|isbn=978-0-7844-7516-4}}

Per a 2014 report, over 7,000 locations within the Portland area are at high risk for landslides and soil liquefaction in the event of a major earthquake, including much of the city's west side (such as Washington Park) and sections of Clackamas County.{{cite web|publisher=KATU|url=http://katu.com/news/local/7000-high-risk-landslide-zones-in-portland-area-check-if-you-live-in-one|title=7,000 high-risk landslide zones in Portland area; check if you live in one|date=March 24, 2014|author=Cassuto, Dan|access-date=May 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170207113202/http://katu.com/news/local/7000-high-risk-landslide-zones-in-portland-area-check-if-you-live-in-one|archive-date=February 7, 2017}}

Portland is {{convert|60|mi|km}} east of the Pacific Ocean at the northern end of Oregon's most populated region, the Willamette Valley. Downtown Portland straddles the banks of the Willamette River, which flows north through the city center and separates the city's east and west neighborhoods. Less than {{convert|10|mi|km}} from downtown, the Willamette River flows into the Columbia River, the fourth-largest river in the United States, which divides Oregon from Washington state. Portland is approximately {{convert|100|mi|km}} upriver from the Pacific Ocean on the Columbia.

Though much of downtown Portland is relatively flat, the foothills of the Tualatin Mountains, more commonly referred to locally as the "West Hills", pierce through the northwest and southwest reaches of the city. Council Crest Park at {{convert|1073|ft|m}} is often quoted as the highest point in Portland; however, the highest point in Portland is on a section of NW Skyline Blvd just north of Willamette Stone Heritage site.{{cite web|last=Hale|first=Jamie|date=April 28, 2016|title=Council Crest hike is well worth the extra effort|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/travel/2016/04/a_drive_is_nice_but_a_hike_up.html|access-date=August 15, 2020|work=The Oregonian}} The highest point east of the river is Mt. Tabor, an extinct volcanic cinder cone, which rises to {{convert|636|ft|m}}. Nearby Powell Butte and Rocky Butte rise to {{convert|614|ft|m}} and {{convert|612|ft|m}}, respectively. To the west of the Tualatin Mountains lies the Oregon Coast Range, and to the east lies the actively volcanic Cascade Range. On clear days, Mt. Hood and Mt. St. Helens dominate the horizon, while Mt. Adams and Mt. Rainier can also be seen in the distance.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of {{convert|145.09|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|133.43|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|11.66|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=December 21, 2012|archive-date=July 2, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt}} Although almost all of Portland is within Multnomah County, small portions of the city are within Clackamas and Washington counties.{{cite map|date=May 2024|title=Jurisdictional boundaries and parks, Greater Portland|scale=Scale not given|url=https://www.oregonmetro.gov/sites/default/files/2024/05/14/Jurisdictional-boundaries-and-parks-44x34-20240509.pdf|publisher=Metro|access-date=June 24, 2024}}

File:Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020) - Portland Area, OR(ThreadEx).svg

Portland has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb), falling just short of a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa) with cool and rainy winters, and warm and dry summers.{{sfn|Anderson|2014|p=138}} This climate is characterized by having overcast, wet, and changing weather conditions in fall, winter, and spring, as Portland lies in the direct path of the stormy westerly flow, and warm, dry summers when the North Pacific High reaches its northernmost point in mid-summer.{{cite web|url=http://www.fao.org/docrep/006/ad652e/ad652e07.htm|title=Global Ecological Zoning for the Global Forest Resources Assessment 2000|year=2001|publisher=Forestry Department of the Food and Agriculture Organization|access-date=September 12, 2012}} Portland's USDA Plant Hardiness Zone is 8b, with parts of the Downtown area falling into zone 9a.

Winters are cool, cloudy, and rainy. The coldest month is December with an average daily high temperature of {{convert|46.9|°F|1|abbr=}}, although overnight lows usually remain above freezing by a few degrees. Evening temperatures fall to or below freezing 32 nights per year on average, but very rarely below {{convert|18|°F|0}}. There are only 2.1 days per year where the daytime high temperature fails to rise above freezing; the mean for the lowest high is at the exact freezing point of {{convert|32|F|C}}. The lowest overnight temperature ever recorded was {{convert|−3|°F|0}},{{cite web|url=http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/pqr/climate/pdx_clisummary.php|title=Portland Airport (Oregon): Normals, means, and extremes|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|access-date=September 12, 2012}} on February 2, 1950, while the lowest daytime high temperature ever recorded was {{convert|14|°F|0}} on December 30, 1968. The average window in which freezing temperatures may occur is between November 15 and March 19, allowing a growing season of 240 days.

Annual snowfall in Portland is {{convert|4.3|in|cm|1}}, which usually falls between December and March.{{cite web|url=https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/has-the-snow-finally-stopped/|title=Has The Snow Finally Stopped?|date=March 10, 2015|work=FiveThirtyEight}} The city of Portland avoids snow more frequently than its suburbs, due in part to its low elevation and the urban heat island effect. Neighborhoods outside of the downtown core, especially in slightly higher elevations near the West Hills and Mount Tabor, can experience a dusting of snow while downtown receives no accumulation at all. The city has experienced a few major snow and ice storms in its past, with extreme totals having reached {{convert|44.5|in|cm|abbr=on}} at the airport in 1949–50 and {{convert|60.9|in|cm|abbr=on}} at downtown in 1892–93.{{cite web|title=Downtown Portland: Monthly and Seasonal Snowfall (inches)|url=http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/pqr/pdxclimate/pg100.pdf|publisher=NWS Portland, Oregon|access-date=June 22, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160119092735/http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/pqr/pdxclimate/pg100.pdf|archive-date=January 19, 2016|url-status=dead}}

File:RoseTestGardenPortland.jpg. (Pictured: International Rose Test Garden)]]

Summers in Portland are warm, dry, and sunny, though the sunny warm weather is short-lived, from mid-June to early September.{{cite web|url=http://travel.usnews.com/Portland_OR/When_To_Visit/|work=U.S. News & World Report|title=Best Times to Visit Portland, OR|access-date=November 11, 2015}} June, July, August and September account for a combined {{convert|4.19|in|mm|0|abbr=}} of total rainfall{{spaced ndash}} only 11% of the {{convert|36.91|in|mm|0|abbr=on}} of annual precipitation. The warmest month is August, with an average high temperature of {{convert|82.3|°F|1|abbr=}}. Because of its inland location {{convert|62|mi|km}} from the coast, as well as the protective nature of the Oregon Coast Range to its west, Portland summers are less susceptible to the moderating influence of the nearby Pacific Ocean. Consequently, Portland occasionally experiences heat waves, with temperatures rising above {{convert|90|°F|0}} for a few days. However, on average, temperatures reach or exceed {{convert|80|°F|0}} on only 61 days per year, of which 15 days will reach {{convert|90|°F|0}} and only 1.3 days will reach {{convert|100|°F|0}}. In 2018 more 90-degree days were recorded than ever before.{{cite web|title=Portland weather hits 90 degrees for record 31st day in 2018|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/weather/index.ssf/2018/09/portland_weather_hits_90_degre.html|website=The Oregonian|date=September 6, 2018|access-date=September 6, 2018}}

On June 28, 2021, Portland recorded its all-time record high temperature of {{convert|116|F|C}} and its warmest daily low temperature of {{convert|75|F|C}} during a major regional heat wave.{{cite news|last=Williams|first=Kale|date=June 29, 2021|title=Portland's record-breaking heat wave: by the numbers|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/weather/2021/06/portlands-record-breaking-heat-wave-by-the-numbers.html|work=The Oregonian|access-date=May 18, 2023}} The record had been broken for three consecutive days with daytime highs of {{convert|108|F|C}} on June 26 and {{convert|112|F|C}} on June 27; the previous record of {{convert|107|F|C}} was set in July 1965 and matched twice in August 1981.{{cite news|last1=Goldberg|first1=Jamie|last2=Ramakrishnan|first2=Jayati|date=June 29, 2021|title=Portland records all-time high temperature of 116, setting new record for third day in a row|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/weather/2021/06/portland-records-all-time-high-temperature-of-113-setting-new-record-for-third-day-in-a-row.html|work=The Oregonian|access-date=May 18, 2023}}{{cite news|last=Perry|first=Douglas|date=June 24, 2021|title=Portland could set heat record this weekend, despite June's history as city's summer golden period|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/weather/2021/06/portland-could-set-heat-record-this-weekend-despite-junes-history-as-citys-summer-golden-period.html|work=The Oregonian|access-date=May 18, 2023}} A temperature of {{convert|100|°F|0}} has been recorded in all five months from May through September. The warmest night of the year averages {{convert|68|F|C}}.

Spring and fall can bring variable weather including high-pressure ridging that sends temperatures surging above {{convert|80|°F|0}} and cold fronts that plunge daytime temperatures into the 40s °F (4–9 °C). However, lengthy stretches of overcast days beginning in mid-fall and continuing into mid-spring are most common. Rain often falls as a light drizzle for several consecutive days at a time, contributing to 157 days on average with measurable (≥{{convert|0.01|in|abbr=on|disp=or}}) precipitation annually. Temperatures have reached {{convert|90|°F|0}} as early as April 30 and as late as October 5, while {{convert|80|°F|0}} has been reached as early as March 16 and as late as October 21. Thunderstorms are uncommon and tornadoes are very rare, although they do occur.{{sfn|Mass|2008|p=138}}{{cite web|url=http://thevane.gawker.com/why-doesnt-the-west-coast-see-thunderstorms-1606295419|title=Why Doesn't the West Coast See Thunderstorms?|access-date=April 19, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160427024642/https://thevane.gawker.com/why-doesnt-the-west-coast-see-thunderstorms-1606295419|archive-date=April 27, 2016}}

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|location = Portland, Oregon (PDX), 1991–2020 normals,{{efn|Mean monthly maxima and minima (i.e. the highest and lowest temperature readings during an entire month or year) calculated based on data at said location from 1991 to 2020.}} extremes 1940–present{{efn|Official records for Portland have been kept at PDX since October 13, 1940.{{Cite web|url=http://threadex.rcc-acis.org/|title=Threaded Extremes|website=threadex.rcc-acis.org}} In January 1996, snow measurements for PDX were moved to the NWS Portland office {{convert|4|mi|abbr=on}} to the east at 5241 NE 122nd Avenue, Portland, OR 97230-1089.{{cite web|title=AIRPORT Portland: Monthly and Seasonal Snowfall (inches)|url=http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/pqr/pdxclimate/pg98.pdf|publisher=NWS Portland, OR|access-date=June 22, 2014}}}}{{cite web|title=Portland temps, 1938–2023|url=https://projects.oregonlive.com/weather/temps/|work=The Oregonian|access-date=December 7, 2023}}

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|Jan record high F = 66

|Feb record high F = 71

|Mar record high F = 82

|Apr record high F = 90

|May record high F = 100

|Jun record high F = 116

|Jul record high F = 107

|Aug record high F = 108

|Sep record high F = 105

|Oct record high F = 92

|Nov record high F = 73

|Dec record high F = 67

|Jan avg record high F = 58.1

|Feb avg record high F = 60.1

|Mar avg record high F = 69.6

|Apr avg record high F = 78.4

|May avg record high F = 86.9

|Jun avg record high F = 91.7

|Jul avg record high F = 96.6

|Aug avg record high F = 96.7

|Sep avg record high F = 91.2

|Oct avg record high F = 77.6

|Nov avg record high F = 63.8

|Dec avg record high F = 58.3

|year avg record high F = 99.9

|Jan high F = 47.5

|Feb high F = 51.5

|Mar high F = 56.8

|Apr high F = 62.0

|May high F = 69.3

|Jun high F = 74.3

|Jul high F = 81.9

|Aug high F = 82.3

|Sep high F = 76.7

|Oct high F = 64.4

|Nov high F = 53.5

|Dec high F = 46.9

|year high F = 63.9

|Jan mean F = 41.9

|Feb mean F = 44.1

|Mar mean F = 48.3

|Apr mean F = 52.8

|May mean F = 59.4

|Jun mean F = 64.2

|Jul mean F = 70.2

|Aug mean F = 70.6

|Sep mean F = 65.4

|Oct mean F = 55.6

|Nov mean F = 47.1

|Dec mean F = 41.6

|year mean F = 55.1

|Jan low F = 36.2

|Feb low F = 36.8

|Mar low F = 39.7

|Apr low F = 43.7

|May low F = 49.4

|Jun low F = 54.1

|Jul low F = 58.5

|Aug low F = 58.9

|Sep low F = 54.1

|Oct low F = 46.7

|Nov low F = 40.6

|Dec low F = 36.2

|year low F = 46.2

|Jan avg record low F = 25.1

|Feb avg record low F = 25.9

|Mar avg record low F = 30.4

|Apr avg record low F = 34.8

|May avg record low F = 40.5

|Jun avg record low F = 47.3

|Jul avg record low F = 52.3

|Aug avg record low F = 51.8

|Sep avg record low F = 45.7

|Oct avg record low F = 36.0

|Nov avg record low F = 29.2

|Dec avg record low F = 24.9

|year avg record low F = 20.8

|Jan record low F = −2

|Feb record low F = −3

|Mar record low F = 19

|Apr record low F = 29

|May record low F = 29

|Jun record low F = 39

|Jul record low F = 43

|Aug record low F = 44

|Sep record low F = 34

|Oct record low F = 26

|Nov record low F = 13

|Dec record low F = 3

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|Jan precipitation inch = 5.03

|Feb precipitation inch = 3.68

|Mar precipitation inch = 3.97

|Apr precipitation inch = 2.89

|May precipitation inch = 2.51

|Jun precipitation inch = 1.63

|Jul precipitation inch = 0.51

|Aug precipitation inch = 0.54

|Sep precipitation inch = 1.52

|Oct precipitation inch = 3.42

|Nov precipitation inch = 5.45

|Dec precipitation inch = 5.77

|year precipitation inch = 36.92

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in

|Jan precipitation days = 18.7

|Feb precipitation days = 15.7

|Mar precipitation days = 17.8

|Apr precipitation days = 17.4

|May precipitation days = 13.2

|Jun precipitation days = 9.2

|Jul precipitation days = 3.7

|Aug precipitation days = 3.6

|Sep precipitation days = 6.7

|Oct precipitation days = 13.5

|Nov precipitation days = 18.3

|Dec precipitation days = 19.2

|year precipitation days = 157.0

|Jan snow inch = 1.7

|Feb snow inch = 1.2

|Mar snow inch = 0.1

|Apr snow inch = 0.0

|May snow inch = 0.0

|Jun snow inch = 0.0

|Jul snow inch = 0.0

|Aug snow inch = 0.0

|Sep snow inch = 0.0

|Oct snow inch = 0.0

|Nov snow inch = 0.0

|Dec snow inch = 1.2

|year snow inch = 4.2

|unit snow days = 0.1 in

|Jan snow days = 1.0

|Feb snow days = 0.7

|Mar snow days = 0.3

|Apr snow days = 0.0

|May snow days = 0.0

|Jun snow days = 0.0

|Jul snow days = 0.0

|Aug snow days = 0.0

|Sep snow days = 0.0

|Oct snow days = 0.0

|Nov snow days = 0.1

|Dec snow days = 0.8

|year snow days = 2.9

|Jan sun = 85.6 |Jan percentsun = 30

|Feb sun = 116.4 |Feb percentsun = 40

|Mar sun = 191.1 |Mar percentsun = 52

|Apr sun = 221.1 |Apr percentsun = 54

|May sun = 276.1 |May percentsun = 60

|Jun sun = 290.2 |Jun percentsun = 62

|Jul sun = 331.9 |Jul percentsun = 70

|Aug sun = 298.1 |Aug percentsun = 68

|Sep sun = 235.7 |Sep percentsun = 63

|Oct sun = 151.7 |Oct percentsun = 45

|Nov sun = 79.3 |Nov percentsun = 28

|Dec sun = 63.7 |Dec percentsun = 23

|year sun=2340.9 |year percentsun =52

|Jan humidity = 80.9

|Feb humidity = 78.0

|Mar humidity = 74.6

|Apr humidity = 71.6

|May humidity = 68.7

|Jun humidity = 65.8

|Jul humidity = 62.8

|Aug humidity = 64.8

|Sep humidity = 69.4

|Oct humidity = 77.9

|Nov humidity = 81.5

|Dec humidity = 82.7

|year humidity= 73.2

|Jan dew point C = 0.9

|Feb dew point C = 2.3

|Mar dew point C = 3.5

|Apr dew point C = 4.9

|May dew point C = 7.4

|Jun dew point C = 9.9

|Jul dew point C = 11.6

|Aug dew point C = 12.1

|Sep dew point C = 10.4

|Oct dew point C = 7.9

|Nov dew point C = 4.6

|Dec dew point C = 1.7

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{{See also|Architecture of Portland, Oregon|List of tallest buildings in Portland, Oregon|Downtown Portland}}

Portland's cityscape derives much of its character from the many bridges that span the Willamette River downtown, several of which are historic landmarks, and Portland has been nicknamed "Bridgetown" for many decades as a result. Three of downtown's most heavily used bridges are more than 100 years old and are designated historic landmarks: Hawthorne Bridge (1910), Steel Bridge (1912), and Broadway Bridge (1913). Portland's newest bridge in the downtown area, Tilikum Crossing, opened in 2015 and is the first new bridge to span the Willamette in Portland since the 1973 opening of the double-decker Fremont Bridge.{{cite web|last=Newcomb|first=Tim|date=August 20, 2015|title=You Can't Drive Across This Gorgeous Bridge|url=https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/infrastructure/g2136/portland-tillikum-crossing-bridge-no-cars/|access-date=January 14, 2021|website=Popular Mechanics}}

Other bridges that span the Willamette River in the downtown area include the Burnside Bridge, the Ross Island Bridge (both built 1926), and the double-decker Marquam Bridge (built 1966). Other bridges outside the downtown area include the Sellwood Bridge (built 2016) to the south; and the St. Johns Bridge, a Gothic revival suspension bridge built in 1931, to the north. The Glenn L. Jackson Memorial Bridge and the Interstate Bridge provide access from Portland across the Columbia River into Washington state.

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{{wide image|WillametteRvrPano edit.jpg|600px|align-cap=center|The Willamette River runs through the center of the city, while Mount Tabor (center) rises on the city's east side. Mount St. Helens (left) and Mount Hood (right center) are visible from many places in the city.}}

{{See also|Neighborhoods of Portland, Oregon}}

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The Willamette River, which flows north through downtown, serves as the natural boundary between East and West Portland. The denser and earlier-developed west side extends into the lap of the West Hills, while the flatter east side extends for roughly 180 blocks until it meets the suburb of Gresham. In 1891 the cities of Portland, Albina, and East Portland were consolidated, creating inconsistent patterns of street names and addresses. It was not unusual for a street name to be duplicated in disparate areas. The "Great Renumbering" on September 2, 1931, standardized street naming patterns and divided Portland into five "general districts". It also changed house numbers from 20 per block to 100 per block and adopted a single street name on a grid. For example, the 200 block north of Burnside is either NW Davis Street or NE Davis Street throughout the entire city.{{cite web|title=Ordinance 61325: Street re-numbering report. Providing for renumbering of buildings and renaming of streets.|date=February 28, 1933|publisher=Auditor of the City of Portland|url=http://efiles.portlandoregon.gov/Record/2685610/|access-date=August 9, 2017}}

File:Ladd Carriage House in 2014.jpg, downtown Portland|left]]

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The six previous addressing sections of Portland, which were colloquially known as quadrants despite there being six,{{Cite news|url=https://www.wweek.com/news/2018/02/28/murmurs-portland-is-getting-a-sixth-quadrant/|title=Murmurs: Portland Is Getting a Sixth Quadrant|work=Willamette Week|access-date=November 26, 2018}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.portlandmercury.com/visitors-guide-to-portland/2017/05/30/19054714/a-quick-peek-at-portlands-neighborhoods|title=A Quick Peek at Portland's Neighborhoods|work=Portland Mercury|access-date=November 26, 2018}} have developed distinctive identities, with mild cultural differences and friendly rivalries between their residents, especially between those who live east of the Willamette River versus west of the river.{{cite web|url=http://djcoregon.com/news/2012/07/16/perceptions-of-central-eastside-industrial-district-changing/|title=Perceptions of Portland's east side changing|publisher=DJCOregon.com|access-date=March 2, 2015|date=July 16, 2012|author=Reed, Jackson}} Portland's addressing sections are North, Northwest, Northeast, South, Southeast, and Southwest (which includes downtown Portland). The Willamette River divides the city into east and west while Burnside Street, which traverses the entire city lengthwise, divides the north and south. North Portland consists of the peninsula formed by the Willamette and Columbia Rivers, with N Williams Ave serving as its eastern boundary. All addresses and streets within the city are prefixed by N, NW, NE, S, SW or SE with the exception of Burnside Street, which is prefixed with W or E. Starting on May 1, 2020, former Southwest prefix addresses with house numbers on east–west streets leading with zero dropped the zero and the street prefix on all streets (including north–south streets) converted from Southwest to South. For example, the current address of 246 S California St. was changed from 0246 SW California St. and the current address of 4310 S Macadam Ave. was converted from 4310 SW Macadam Ave.

The new South Portland addressing section was approved by the Portland City Council on June 6, 2018{{cite web|url=https://www.opb.org/news/article/portland-south-new-address-area/|title=South Portland Becomes City's Newest Address Area|last=Templeton|first=Amelia|website=opb.org|access-date=June 25, 2018}} and is bounded by SW Naito Parkway, SW View Point Terrace and the Tryon Creek State Natural Area to the west, SW Clay Street to the north, the Willamette River to the east, and city limits to the south. It includes the Lair Hill, Johns Landing and South Waterfront districts and Lewis & Clark College as well as the Riverdale area of unincorporated Multnomah County south of the Portland city limits.{{cite web|url=https://efiles.portlandoregon.gov/Record/12011415/|title=Efiles – 188995 Eliminate leading zero addressing in the portion of SW Portland east of SW Naito Parkway amend Ordinance No. 61325 and PCC 24.75.10 ordinance (D/82139)|publisher=Efiles.portlandoregon.gov|date=June 6, 2018|access-date=June 22, 2022}} In 2018, the city's Bureau of Transportation finalized a plan to transition this part of Portland into South Portland, beginning on May 1, 2020, to reduce confusion by 9-1-1 dispatchers and delivery services.{{cite web|url=http://www.koin.com/news/local/multnomah-county/portlands-6th-sextant-s-to-replace-some-sw-addresses/1001029081|title='South Portland' may be newest city destination|publisher=KOIN|access-date=March 1, 2018|date=March 1, 2018|archive-date=March 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180302143957/http://www.koin.com/news/local/multnomah-county/portlands-6th-sextant-s-to-replace-some-sw-addresses/1001029081|url-status=dead}} With the addition of South Portland, all six addressing sectors (N, NE, NW, S, SE and SW) are now officially known as sextants.{{cite web|last=Swindler|first=Samantha|date=May 1, 2020|title=South Portland is officially a sextant, but city says you can call it a 'sixth quadrant'|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2020/05/south-portland-is-officially-a-sextant-but-city-says-you-can-call-it-a-sixth-quadrant.html|access-date=September 21, 2020|website=The Oregonian}}

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The Pearl District in Northwest Portland, which was largely occupied by warehouses, light industry and railroad classification yards in the early to mid-20th century, now houses upscale art galleries, restaurants, and retail stores, and is one of the wealthiest neighborhoods in the city.{{cite web|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2013/05/new_pearl_district_affordable.html|work=Oregon Live|title=New Pearl District affordable apartment highlights misperception of neighborhood's wealth|author=Hottman, Sara|date=May 17, 2013|access-date=September 10, 2015}} Areas further west of the Pearl District include neighborhoods known as Uptown and Nob Hill, as well as the Alphabet District and NW 23rd Ave., a major shopping street lined with clothing boutiques and other upscale retail, mixed with cafes and restaurants.{{cite web|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/mix/index.ssf/neighborhood-guide/nw-23rd-portland-dining-shopping.html|work=Oregon Live|title=Rediscover the north end of NW 23rd Avenue, where the vibe is more quirky than trendy|author=Butler, Grant|date=September 1, 2011|access-date=September 13, 2015}}

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Northeast Portland is home to the Lloyd District, Alberta Arts District, and the Hollywood District. North Portland is largely residential and industrial. It contains Kelley Point Park, the northernmost point of the city. It also contains the St. Johns neighborhood, which is historically one of the most ethnically diverse and poorest neighborhoods in the city.{{cite web|url=http://www.kgw.com/story/news/investigations/2015/09/01/changing-face-st-johns/71536812/|work=KGW|title=The Changing Face of St. Johns|author=Roth, Sara|access-date=September 12, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906043643/http://www.kgw.com/story/news/investigations/2015/09/01/changing-face-st-johns/71536812/|archive-date=September 6, 2015|url-status=dead}}

Old Town Chinatown is next to the Pearl District in Northwest Portland. In 1890 it was the second largest Chinese community in the United States.{{Cite book|last=O'Donnell|first=Terence|title=Portland: A Historical Sketch and Guide|publisher=Oregon Historical Society|year=1976|location=Portland, Oregon|page=104|language=English}} In 2017, the crime rate was several times above the city average. This neighborhood has been called Portland's skid row.{{cite web|url=https://portlandtribune.com/pt/9-news/371837-255157-new-homeless-shelter-in-old-town-chinatown-sparks-old-debate|title=New homeless shelter in Old Town/Chinatown sparks old debate|last=Hewitt|first=Lyndsey|date=September 12, 2017|access-date=March 4, 2019}} Southwest Portland is largely residential. Downtown district, made up of commercial businesses, museums, skyscrapers, and public landmarks represents a small area within the southwest address section. Portland's South Waterfront area has been developing into a dense neighborhood of shops, condominiums, and apartments starting in the mid-2000s. Development in this area is ongoing.{{Cite news|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2015/06/portland_approves_make_or_brea.html|title=Portland approves 'make or break' South Waterfront deal with Zidell|last=Schmidt|first=Brad|date=June 24, 2015|work=The Oregonian|access-date=March 4, 2019}} The area is served by the Portland Streetcar, the MAX Orange Line and four TriMet bus lines. This former industrial area sat as a brownfield prior to development in the mid-2000s.{{Cite journal|last1=De Sousa|first1=Christopher|last2=D'Souza|first2=Lily-Ann|year=2010|title=South Waterfront District, Portland, OR: A Sustainable Brownfield Revitalization Best Practice|journal=Sustainable Brownfields Consortium|citeseerx=10.1.1.593.1545}}

Southeast Portland is largely residential, and consists of several neighborhoods, including Hawthorne District, Belmont, Brooklyn, and Mount Tabor. Reed College, a private liberal arts college that was founded in 1908, is located within the confines of Southeast Portland as is Mount Tabor, a volcanic landform.

{{See also|Gentrification of Portland, Oregon}}{{US Census population

| 1860 = 2874

| 1870 = 8293

| 1880 = 17577

| 1890 = 46385

| 1900 = 90426

| 1910 = 207214

| 1920 = 258288

| 1930 = 301815

| 1940 = 305394

| 1950 = 373628

| 1960 = 372676

| 1970 = 382619

| 1980 = 366383

| 1990 = 437319

| 2000 = 529121

| 2010 = 583776

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{{Main|Ethnic groups in Portland, Oregon}}

{{See also|History of Chinese Americans in Portland, Oregon|History of Koreans in Portland, Oregon|History of the Japanese in Portland, Oregon|Hispanics and Latinos in Portland, Oregon}}

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!2022{{Cite web|title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Portland city, Oregon|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/portlandcityoregon/PST045222|access-date=September 20, 2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau}}!! 2020{{Cite web|title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Portland city, Oregon|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/portlandcityoregon|access-date=September 9, 2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau}}!! 2010 !! 1990{{cite web|title=Oregon – Race and Hispanic Origin for Selected Cities and Other Places: Earliest Census to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0076/twps0076.html|access-date=December 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120812191959/http://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0076/twps0076.html|archive-date=August 12, 2012|url-status=dead}}!! 1970 !! 1940

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| White (Non-Hispanic White)

|68.8%|| 68.8% || 76.1% || 84.6% || 92.2% || 98.1%

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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

|10.3%|| 10.3% || 9.4% || 3.2% || 1.7%{{efn|name="fifteen"|From 15% sample}} || —

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| Asian

|8.5%|| 8.2% || 7.1% || 5.3% || 1.3% || 1.2%

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| Two or More Races

|8.0%|| 8.0% || 4.7% || — || — || —

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| Black or African American

|5.6%|| 5.8% || 6.3% || 7.7% || 5.6% || 0.6%

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| American Indian and Alaska Native

|0.9%|| 0.9% || 1.0% || — || — || —

|-

| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

|0.5%|| 0.5% || 0.5% || — || — || —

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The 2020 census reported the city as 73.8% White (449,025 people), 8.2% Asian (52,854), 5.8% Black or African American (38,217), 0.9% Native American (7,335), 0.5% Pacific Islander (3,919), and 5.0% from two or more races (69,898). 10.3% were Hispanic or Latino, of any race (72,336). Whites not of Hispanic origin made up 68.8% of the total population.

The 2010 census reported the city as 76.1% White (444,254 people), 7.1% Asian (41,448), 6.3% Black or African American (36,778), 1.0% Native American (5,838), 0.5% Pacific Islander (2,919), 4.7% belonging to two or more racial groups (24,437) and 5.0% from other races (28,987).{{cite web|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/41/4159000.html|title=Portland (city) QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau|publisher=Quickfacts.census.gov|access-date=October 17, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120805115133/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/41/4159000.html|archive-date=August 5, 2012|url-status=dead}} 9.4% were Hispanic or Latino, of any race (54,840). Whites not of Hispanic origin made up 72.2% of the total population.

In 1940, Portland's African-American population was approximately 2,000 and largely consisted of railroad employees and their families.{{Cite book|last=MacColl|first=E. Kimbark|title=The Growth of a City: Power and Politics in Portland, Oregon 1915–1950|year=1979|publisher=The Georgian Press|location=Portland, Oregon|isbn=978-0-9603408-1-1}} During the war-time Liberty Ship construction boom, the need for workers drew many Black people to the city. The new influx of Black people settled in specific neighborhoods, such as the Albina district and Vanport. The May 1948 flood which destroyed Vanport eliminated the only integrated neighborhood, and an influx of blacks into the northeast quadrant of the city continued. Portland's longshoremen racial mix was described as being "lily-white" in the 1960s when the local International Longshore and Warehouse Union declined to represent grain handlers since some were black.{{cite book|last=Levinson|first=Marc|title=The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger|year=2008|publisher=Princeton University Press|isbn=978-0-691-13640-0|title-link=The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger}} Related sources noted by Levinson: Journal of Negro History 65, no. 1 (1980): 27; Clyde W. Summers, "Admission Policies of Labor Unions", Quarterly Journal of Economics 61, no. 1 (1946): 98; Wilson, Dockers, p. 29. The Portland grain workers' case is mentioned in Charles P. Larrowe, Harry Bridges: The Rise and Fall of Radical Labor in the United States (New York, 1972), p. 368. 16. On Portland, see Pilcher, The Portland Longshoremen, p. 17;

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Over two-thirds of Oregon's African-American residents live in Portland. As of the 2000 census, three of its high schools (Cleveland, Lincoln and Wilson) were over 70% White, reflecting the overall population, while Jefferson High School was 87% non-White. The remaining six schools have a higher number of non-Whites, including Blacks and Asians. Hispanic students average from 3.3% at Wells to 31% at Roosevelt.{{cite web|title=Abernethy Elementary School: Recent Enrollment Trends, 1995–96 through 2002–03|publisher=Portland Public Schools|author=Management Information Services|url=http://www.pps.k12.or.us/depts/mis/enroll/current/EnrollxSchl95-03.pdf|year=2002|access-date=September 1, 2010|archive-date=March 7, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307171009/http://www.pps.k12.or.us/depts/mis/enroll/current/EnrollxSchl95-03.pdf|url-status=dead}}

Portland residents identifying solely as Asian Americans account for 7.1% of the population; an additional 1.8% is partially of Asian heritage. Vietnamese Americans make up 2.2% of Portland's population, and make up the largest Asian ethnic group in the city, followed by Chinese (1.7%), Filipinos (0.6%), Japanese (0.5%), Koreans (0.4%), Laotians (0.4%), Hmong (0.2%), and Cambodians (0.1%).{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|title=Community Facts: Portland, Oregon|access-date=November 10, 2015}} A small population of Iu Mien live in Portland. Portland has two Chinatowns, with New Chinatown in the 'Jade District' along SE 82nd Avenue with Chinese supermarkets, Hong Kong style noodle houses, dim sum, and Vietnamese phở restaurants.{{cite web|last=Swart|first=Cornelius|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2012/01/the_asian_american_community_i.html|title=Asian American community in east Portland's New Chinatown ponders the future|date=January 20, 2012|newspaper=The Oregonian|access-date=July 8, 2013}}

With about 12,000 Vietnamese residing in the city proper, Portland has one of the largest Vietnamese populations in America per capita.[http://www.vatv.org/VAP.html "Vietnamese population by region: top metropolitan areas"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070818064844/http://www.vatv.org/VAP.html |date=August 18, 2007 }}. Vietnamese American Population. Retrieved January 7, 2011. According to statistics, there are over 4,500 Pacific Islanders in Portland, making up 0.7% of the city's population.{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/portlandcityoregon|title=QuickFacts|publisher=U.S. census}} There is a Tongan community in Portland, who arrived in the area in the 1970s, and Tongans and Pacific Islanders as a whole are one of the fastest-growing ethnic groups in the Portland area.{{cite web|url=https://www.opb.org/news/article/portland-oregon-census-tongan-population/%3foutputType=amp|title=Portland's Fastest Ethnic Group Struggles to Be Counted|publisher=Oregon Public Broadcasting}}

Portland's population has been and remains predominantly White. In 1940, Whites were over 98% of the city's population.{{cite web|title=Oregon – Race and Hispanic Origin for Selected Cities and Other Places: Earliest Census to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0076/twps0076.html|access-date=April 20, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120812191959/http://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0076/twps0076.html|archive-date=August 12, 2012}} In 2009, Portland had the fifth-highest percentage of White residents among the 40 largest U.S. metropolitan areas. A 2007 survey of the 40 largest cities in the U.S. concluded Portland's urban core has the highest percentage of White residents. Some scholars have noted the Pacific Northwest as a whole is "one of the last Caucasian bastions of the United States". While Portland's diversity was historically comparable to metro Seattle and Salt Lake City, those areas grew more diverse in the late 1990s and 2000s. Portland not only remains White, but migration to Portland is disproportionately White.{{cite news|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/01/in_a_changing_world_portland_r.html|title=In a changing world, Portland remains overwhelmingly White|last=Hammond|first=Betsy|date=September 30, 2009|work=The Oregonian|access-date=March 11, 2011}}{{cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/2011/02/16/133748144/history-hinders-diversification-of-portland-ore|title=History Hinders Diversification of Portland, Oregon : NPR|last=Templeton|first=Amelia|publisher=NPR|access-date=March 11, 2011}}

The Oregon Territory banned African American settlement in 1849. In the 19th century, certain laws allowed the immigration of Chinese laborers but prohibited them from owning property or bringing their families. The early 1920s saw the rapid growth of the Ku Klux Klan, which became very influential in Oregon politics, culminating in the election of Walter M. Pierce as governor.{{cite book|last=Dresbeck|first=Rachel|title=Insiders' Guide to Portland, Oregon|date=March 2011|edition=7th|isbn=978-0-7627-6475-4|page=[https://archive.org/details/insidersguidetop07eddres/page/36 36]|publisher=Globe Pequot Press|url=https://archive.org/details/insidersguidetop07eddres/page/36}}{{cite book|last1=Frazier|first1=John W.|last2=Tettey-Fio|first2=Eugene L.|title=Race, Ethnicity, and Place in a Changing America|publisher=Global Academic Publishing|isbn=978-1-58684-264-2|year=2006}}{{cite book|last=Levitas|first=Daniel|title=The Terrorist Next Door: The Militia Movement and the Radical Right|year=2002|publisher=Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press|location=New York|isbn=978-0-312-29105-1|url=https://archive.org/details/terroristnextdoo00levi}}

The largest influxes of minority populations occurred during World War II, as the African American population grew by a factor of 10 for wartime work. After World War II, the Vanport flood in 1948 displaced many African Americans. As they resettled, redlining directed the displaced workers from the wartime settlement to neighboring Albina.{{Cite book|title=Diversity and U.S. Foreign Policy: A Reader|last=Wilson|first=Ernest J|publisher=Routledge|year=2004|isbn=978-1135956998|page=55|chapter=page 55|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nOGSAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA55}}{{cite book|last=Foster|first=Laura O.|title=Portland Hill Walks: Twenty Explorations in Parks and Neighborhoods|publisher=Timber Press, Incorporated|isbn=978-0-88192-692-7|page=[https://archive.org/details/portlandhillwalk0000fost/page/239 239]|date=March 22, 2005|url=https://archive.org/details/portlandhillwalk0000fost/page/239}} There and elsewhere in Portland, they experienced police hostility, lack of employment, and mortgage discrimination, leading to half the black population leaving after the war.

In the 1980s and 1990s, radical skinhead groups flourished in Portland. In 1988, Mulugeta Seraw, an Ethiopian immigrant, was killed by three skinheads. The response to his murder involved a community-driven series of rallies, campaigns, nonprofits and events designed to address Portland's racial history, leading to a city considered significantly more tolerant than in 1988 at Seraw's death.{{cite news|title=Our Homegrown Hitlers|last=Baker|first=Jeff|date=August 31, 2003|work=The Oregonian}}

Portland has a substantial Roma population.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ijpr.org/show/as-it-was/2019-02-18/as-it-was-roma-also-known-as-gypsies-reach-oregon-in-1890s|title=As It Was: Roma, Also Known as Gypsies, Reach Oregon in 1890s|website=Jefferson Public Radio}}

76% of Latinos in Portland are of Mexican heritage.{{Cite web|title=Latinos in Portland|url=https://www.portlandonline.com/portlandplan/index.cfm?a=297947&c=52639|website=The Portland Plan}}

Italians and Russian Jews had a very visible presence in Portland.{{cite web|url=https://www.oregonhistoryproject.org/narratives/commerce-climate-and-community-a-history-of-portland-and-its-people/the-mature-distribution-center/ethnic-diversity-in-the-city/|title=Commerce, Climate, and Community: A History of Portland and its People}}

As of the 2010 census, there were 583,776 people living in the city, organized into 235,508 households. The population density was 4,375.2 people per square mile. There were 265,439 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1989.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. Population growth in Portland increased 10.3% between 2000 and 2010.{{cite web|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/41/4159000.html|title=US Census Bureau State & County|publisher=Quickfacts.census.gov|access-date=September 15, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120805115133/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/41/4159000.html|archive-date=August 5, 2012|url-status=dead}} Population growth in the Portland metropolitan area has outpaced the national average during the last decade, and this is expected to continue over the next 50 years.{{cite news|title=Metro takes long view of growth|url=http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=121200846357363500|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081206074247/http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=121200846357363500|archive-date=December 6, 2008|last=Law|first=Steve|newspaper=Portland Tribune|date=May 29, 2008|access-date=April 17, 2016}}

Out of 223,737 households, 24.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.1% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 47.1% were non-families. 34.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.3 and the average family size was 3. The age distribution was 21.1% under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 34.7% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $40,146, and the median income for a family was $50,271. Males had a reported median income of $35,279 versus $29,344 reported for females. The per capita income for the city was $22,643. 13.1% of the population and 8.5% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 15.7% of those under the age of 18 and 10.4% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. Figures delineating the income levels based on race are not available at this time. According to the Modern Language Association, in 2010 80.9% (539,885) percent of Multnomah County residents ages 5 and over spoke English as their primary language at home.{{Cite news|publisher=Modern Language Association|title=Data Center Results: Multnomah County, Oregon|year=2010}} 8.1% of the population spoke Spanish (54,036), with Vietnamese speakers making up 1.9%, and Russian 1.5%.

The Portland metropolitan area has historically had a significant LGBT population throughout the late 20th and early 21st century.{{cite web|url=https://www.travelportland.com/article/lgbt-history-in-portland/|work=Travel Portland|title=LGBT history in Portland|access-date=September 25, 2015|date=August 20, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926091323/https://www.travelportland.com/article/lgbt-history-in-portland/|archive-date=September 26, 2015|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.glapn.org/6020timeline.html|work=GLAPN|title=Oregon Gay History Timeline|access-date=September 25, 2015}} In 2015, the city metro had the second highest percentage of LGBT residents in the United States with 5.4% of residents identifying as gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender, second only to San Francisco.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/21/upshot/the-metro-areas-with-the-largest-and-smallest-gay-population.html|work=The New York Times|title=The Metro Areas With the Largest, and Smallest, Gay Populations|date=March 20, 2015|access-date=September 25, 2015|author1=Leonhardt, David|author2=Cain Miller, Claire}} In 2006, it was reported to have the seventh highest LGBT population in the country, with 8.8% of residents identifying as gay, lesbian, or bisexual, and the metro ranking fourth in the nation at 6.1%.Gary J. Gates {{cite web|url=http://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/Gates-Same-Sex-Couples-GLB-Pop-ACS-Oct-2006.pdf|title=Same-sex Couples and the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Population: New Estimates from the American Community Survey|access-date=June 28, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130609015224/http://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/Gates-Same-Sex-Couples-GLB-Pop-ACS-Oct-2006.pdf|archive-date=June 9, 2013|url-status=dead}} {{small|(2.07 MB)}}. The Williams Institute on Sexual Orientation Law and Public Policy, UCLA School of Law, October 2006. Retrieved April 20, 2007. The city held its first pride festival in 1975 on the Portland State University campus.{{cite web|url=http://www.pdxmonthly.com/articles/2015/5/26/40-years-of-portland-pride-june-2015|work=PDX Monthly|title=Looking Back on 40 Years of Portland Pride|date=May 26, 2015|author=Ritchie, Rachel|access-date=September 29, 2015}}

{{Main|Religion in Portland, Oregon}}

File:First Presbyterian Church - Portland Oregon.jpg in downtown]]

Portland has been cited as the least religious city in the United States with over 42% of residents identifying as religiously "unaffiliated",{{cite web|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/faith/2015/03/portland_unaffiliated.html|work=Oregon Live|title=Yes, Portland is America's most religiously unaffiliated metro. But who exactly are the 'nones'?|author=Binder, Melissa|date=March 18, 2015|access-date=October 30, 2015}} according to the nonpartisan and nonprofit Public Religion Research Institute's American Values Atlas.{{cite web|url=http://www.marketwatch.com/story/this-is-the-most-godless-city-in-america-2015-03-24|work=Market Watch|title=This is the most godless city in America|author=Fottrell, Quentin|date=March 28, 2015|access-date=October 30, 2015}}

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A 2019 survey by the city's budget office showed that homelessness is perceived as the top challenge facing Portland, and was cited as a reason people move and do not participate in park programs.{{cite web|title=2019 Portland Insights Survey|publisher=City of Portland, Oregon|year=2019|url=https://www.portlandoregon.gov/cbo/article/740406}} Calls to 911 concerning "unwanted persons" have significantly increased between 2013 and 2018, and the police are increasingly dealing with homeless and mentally ill.{{cite web|last=Shepard|first=Katie|title=Portlanders Call 911 to Report "Unwanted" People More Than Any Other Reason. We Listened In.|url=https://www.wweek.com/news/2019/02/06/portlanders-call-911-to-report-unwanted-people-more-than-any-other-reason-we-listened-in/|access-date=October 5, 2020|website=Willamette Week|date=February 6, 2019}} Homelessness has taken a toll on the sense of safety among visitors, and residents and business owners are adversely impacted.{{cite web|last=Chakraborty|first=Barnini|date=August 12, 2019|title=Portland residents, business owners want city officials to 'fix' homeless problem|url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/portland-residents-tell-elected-officials-to-stop-talking-and-fix-homelessness-crisis|access-date=October 4, 2020|publisher=Fox News}} Even though homeless services and shelter beds have increased, as of 2020 homelessness is considered an intractable problem in Portland.{{cite web|title=A community activist challenges Portland's incumbent mayor amid protests, COVID-19 and a racial reckoning|url=https://www.opb.org/article/2020/10/17/a-community-activist-challenges-portlands-incumbent-mayor-amid-protests-covid-19-and-a-racial-reckoning/|access-date=October 18, 2020|website=opb}}

The proposed budget for 2022–23 includes $5.8MM to buy land for affordable housing, and $36MM to equip and operate "safe rest villages".{{cite web|last=Hammond|first=Betsy|date=May 4, 2022|title=Portland's next budget, flush with federal cash and business taxes, would expand and add programs, cut almost nothing|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2022/05/portlands-next-budget-flush-with-federal-cash-and-business-taxes-will-expand-and-add-programs-cut-almost-nothing.html|url-access=subscription|access-date=May 6, 2022|website=The Oregonian}} A 2022 initiative approved by the Portland city council makes homeless camping illegal, eventually requiring homeless individuals to move into mass shelters.{{Cite web|title=Portland leaders approve plan to ban homeless camping, create large government-sponsored shelters|url=https://www.opb.org/article/2022/11/03/portland-leaders-approve-plan-to-ban-homeless-camping-set-up-large-sites/|access-date=December 9, 2022|website=opb.org|date=November 3, 2022}}

According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Uniform Crime Report in 2009, Portland ranked 53rd in violent crime out of the top 75 U.S. cities with a population greater than 250,000.{{cite web|url=https://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2009|publisher=FBI|title=Crime in the United States by Metropolitan Statistical Area, 2009 (Table 6)|access-date=October 12, 2010}} The murder rate in Portland in 2013 averaged 2.3 murders per 100,000 people per year, which was lower than the national average. In 2011, 72% of arrested male subjects tested positive for illegal drugs and the city was dubbed the "deadliest drug market in the Pacific Northwest" due to drug related deaths.{{cite episode|series=Drugs, Inc.|title=Dope-landia|network=National Geographic|date=July 23, 2014|season=5|number=4|minutes=44}} In 2010, ABC's Nightline reported that Portland is one of the largest hubs for child sex trafficking.{{cite news|author=KATU News|date=September 23, 2010|title=Is Portland 'Pornland?' Nightline highlights city sex trade|publisher=KATU|url=http://www.katu.com/news/103648264.html|url-status=dead|access-date=March 29, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110501115630/http://www.katu.com/news/103648264.html|archive-date=May 1, 2011}} Car theft rates in Portland are the fifth highest of any US metropolitan area as of 2023.{{Cite news|date=March 2, 2023|title=Portland is 5th in the US for car thefts|publisher=KPTV|url=https://www.kptv.com/2023/03/02/portland-is-5th-us-car-thefts/|access-date=July 17, 2023}}{{Cite news|date=April 12, 2023|title=An average of 30 cars are stolen every day in Portland|url=https://www.koin.com/news/oregon/an-average-of-30-cars-are-stolen-every-day-in-portland/|publisher=KOIN|access-date=July 17, 2023}} According to the Los Angeles Times in 2023: "Shootings in the city have tripled" and "Lower-level crimes have spiked too: More than 11,000 vehicles were stolen in 2022, up from 6,500 in 2019."{{Cite web|last=Jarvie|first=Jenny|date=February 10, 2023|title=What's the matter with Portland? Shootings, theft and other crime test city's progressive strain|url=https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2023-02-10/whats-the-matter-with-portland-urban-ills-tests-citys-progressive-strain|access-date=August 4, 2023|website=Los Angeles Times}}

In the Portland Metropolitan statistical area which includes Clackamas, Columbia, Multnomah, Washington, and Yamhill Counties, OR and Clark and Skamania Counties, WA for 2017, the murder rate was 2.6, violent crime was 283.2 per 100,000 people per year. In 2017, the population within the city of Portland was 649,408 and there were 24 murders and 3,349 violent crimes.{{Cite web|url=https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2017/crime-in-the-u.s.-2017/tables/table-6/table-6|title=Table 6|website=FBI}}

Portland's 101 homicides in 2022 set a new record.{{Cite web|date=February 23, 2022|title=Portland's 101 homicides in 2022 set new record: 'At some point, we have to be tired of burying our children'|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2023/01/portlands-101-homicides-in-2022-set-new-record-at-some-point-we-have-to-be-tired-of-burying-our-children.html/|access-date=April 20, 2023|website=The Oregonian|archive-date=April 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230414063636/https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2023/01/portlands-101-homicides-in-2022-set-new-record-at-some-point-we-have-to-be-tired-of-burying-our-children.html|url-status=dead}} For 2021 year, Portland recorded 90 homicides, compared with 20 in 2016, and 27 in 2017.{{Cite web|date=January 1, 2018|title=2017 in review: Homicides in Portland|url=https://www.koin.com/news/2017-in-review-homicides-in-portland/|access-date=March 9, 2023|website=KOIN.com}}

{{See also|Category:Companies based in Portland, Oregon|l1=Companies based in Portland, Oregon}}File:Adidas Village Giant Shoes.jpg has its North American headquarters in the Overlook neighborhood]]Portland's location is beneficial for several industries. Relatively low energy cost, accessible resources, north–south and east–west Interstates, international air terminals, large marine shipping facilities, and both west coast intercontinental railroads are all economic advantages.

The city's marine terminals alone handle over 13 million tons of cargo per year, and the port is home to one of the largest commercial dry docks in the country.{{cite web|title=Cascade General, Inc|website=Answers.com|url=http://www.answers.com/topic/cascade-general-inc?cat=biz-fin|access-date=June 4, 2008}}{{cite web|title=Portfolio|url=http://www.portofportland.com/PDFPOP/Portfolio_06_07.pdf|access-date=June 4, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130115174439/http://www.portofportland.com/PDFPOP/Portfolio_06_07.pdf|archive-date=January 15, 2013|url-status=dead}} The Port of Portland is the third-largest export tonnage port on the west coast of the U.S., and being about {{convert|80|mi|km}} upriver, it is the largest fresh-water port.

The scrap steel industry's history in Portland predates World War II. Radius Recycling (formerly Schnitzer Steel), a major scrap recycler is headquartered in the KOIN Tower in Portland.{{Cite news | url=https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2023/07/schnitzer-steel-rebrands-as-radius-recycling.html | title=Schnitzer Steel scraps name, rebrands as Radius Recycling | work=The Oregonian | date=July 29, 2023}} Other heavy industry companies in Portland include ESCO Group,{{Cite news | url=https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2023/09/esco-not-bailing-on-portland-has-leased-new-space-in-northwest-portland.html | title=ESCO not bailing on Portland, has leased new space in Northwest Portland | work=The Oregonian | date=September 24, 2023}} and Evraz Oregon Steel Mills.{{Cite news | url=https://www.aist.org/evraz-to-acquire-oregon-steel-mills-for-us$2-3-billion | title=Evraz to Acquire Oregon Steel Mills for US$2.3 Billion | work=Association for Iron and Steel Technology | date=November 21, 2006}}

Technology is a major component of the city's economy, with more than 1,200 technology companies existing within the metro. This high density of technology companies has led to the nickname Silicon Forest being used to describe the Portland area, a reference to the abundance of trees in the region and to the Silicon Valley region in Northern California.Rogoway, Mike (April 9, 2006). Bizz blog: Silicon Forest. The Oregonian. The area also hosts facilities for software companies and online startup companies, some supported by local seed funding organizations and business incubators.{{cite news|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/venturecapital/2012/01/23/portland-makes-bid-to-become-budding-techlandia/|title=Portland Makes Bid To Become Budding Techlandia|work=Venture Capital Dispatch|date=January 23, 2012|first=Deborah|last=Gage}} Computer components manufacturer Intel is the Portland area's largest employer, providing jobs for more than 15,000 people, with several campuses to the west of central Portland in the city of Hillsboro.{{cite web|title=Portland: Economy – Major Industries and Commercial Activity|url=http://www.city-data.com/us-cities/The-West/Portland-Economy.html|access-date=June 4, 2008}}

The Portland metro area has become a business cluster for athletic/outdoor gear and footwear manufacturer's headquarters. The area is home to the global, North American or U.S. headquarters of Nike (the only Fortune 500 company headquartered in Oregon), Adidas, Columbia Sportswear, LaCrosse Footwear, Dr. Martens, Li-Ning,{{cite web|last=Gregory|first=Roger|title=Top Chinese shoemaker opens U.S. headquarters in Portland|url=http://blog.oregonlive.com/washingtoncounty/2008/01/top_chinese_shoemaker_opens_us.html|work=The Oregonian|date=January 21, 2008|access-date=September 14, 2013|format=January 21, 2008}} Keen,{{cite web|last=Duxbury|first=Sarah|title=Footwear firm gives Bay Area the boot|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/2005/11/14/story4.html|work=San Francisco Business Times|access-date=September 14, 2013|date=November 13, 2005}} Hi-Tec Sports,{{cite web|last=Brettman|first=Allan|title=Hi-Tec moving U.S. headquarters to Portland|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2010/10/hi-tec_moving_us_headquarters.html|work=October 10, 2010|access-date=September 14, 2013|date=October 10, 2010}} and Snow Peak.{{cite web|last=Frimoth|first=Savanna|title=USA Flagship and Headquarters|url=https://www.snowpeak.com/blogs/explore/usa-flagship-and-headquarters?srsltid=AfmBOopbdQ-vJ_R79NkmA4Mcq5Ic-GADDrjiWHe2vYFOLqXVOC3UF0z2|work=Snow Peak|access-date=March 8, 2025|date=November 1, 2019}} While headquartered elsewhere, Merrell, Amer Sports and Under Armour have design studios and local offices in the Portland area.

Other notable Portland-based companies include industrial goods and metal fabrication company Precision Castparts, film animation studio Laika; commercial vehicle manufacturer Daimler Trucks North America; advertising firm Wieden+Kennedy; bankers Umpqua Holdings; child care and early childhood education provider KinderCare Learning Centers; and retailers Fred Meyer, New Seasons Market, Storables, and Powell's Books.

Breweries are another major industry in Portland, which is home to 139 breweries/microbreweries, the 7th most in the nation, as of December 2018.{{cite web|url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/chicago-beer-most-breweries-us-cities-brewers-association/|title=Chicago is home to more breweries than any other US city|website=Chicago Sun-Times|date=December 13, 2018|access-date=March 3, 2019}} Additionally, the city boasts a robust coffee culture that now rivals Seattle and hosts over 20 coffee roasters.{{cite web|url=http://madeinportland.org/coffee|title=Coffee made in Portland, Oregon|publisher=MadeInPortland.org|access-date=September 10, 2017}}

As of the city's 2023 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report,{{cite web|url=https://www.portland.gov/accounting/documents/2023-annual-comprehensive-financial-report/download|title=2023 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report|publisher=City of Portland, Oregon}} Portland's top employers are:

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! # !! Employer !! Number of employees

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| 1 || Providence Health & Services || 23,100

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| 2 || Intel Corporation || 22,328

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| 3 || Oregon Health & Science University || 19,603

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| 4 || Nike, Inc. || 15,522

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| 5 || Legacy Health || 13,087

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| 6 || Kaiser Foundation Health Plan || 12,514

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| 7 || Fred Meyer || 9,000

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| 8 || Portland Public Schools || 7,111

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| 9 || City of Portland || 6,753

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| 10 || Multnomah County || 6,317

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In 2016, home prices in Portland grew faster than in any other city in the United States.{{Cite news|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/front-porch/index.ssf/2017/01/zillow_portland_area_leads_nat.html|title=Zillow: Portland area leads nation in home-price increases, second in rent hikes|newspaper=The Oregonian|access-date=February 14, 2017}} Apartment rental costs in Portland reported in November 2019 was $1,337 for two bedroom and $1,133 for one bedroom.{{cite web|last=Eastman|first=Janet|date=November 17, 2019|title=Portland rents are holding steady with two-bedroom units at $1,337 a month|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2019/11/portland-rents-are-holding-steady-with-two-bedroom-units-at-1337-a-month.html|access-date=October 23, 2020|website=The Oregonian}}

In 2017, developers projected an additional 6,500 apartments to be built in the Portland Metro Area over the next year.{{cite web|url=https://www.wweek.com/news/city/2017/08/02/sick-of-portland-changing-too-bad-here-are-7-places-where-this-city-could-soon-go-big/|title=Sick of Portland Changing? Too Bad. Here Are 7 Places Where This City Could Soon Go Big|date=August 2, 2017}} However, as of December 2019, the number of homes available for rent or purchase in Portland continues to shrink. Over the past year, housing prices in Portland have risen 2.5%. Housing prices in Portland continue to rise, the median price rising from $391,400 in November 2018 to $415,000 in November 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/realestate/2019/12/portland-area-homebuyers-face-even-fewer-choices-as-prices-rise-25-over-last-year.html|title=Portland-area homebuyers face even fewer choices as prices rise 2.5% over last year|date=December 23, 2019}} There has been a rise of people from out of state moving to Portland, which impacts housing availability. Because of the demand for affordable housing and influx of new residents, more Portlanders in their 20s and 30s are still living in their parents' homes.{{cite web|url=https://www.wweek.com/news/2019/10/10/portlands-housing-crisis-would-be-a-lot-worse-if-so-many-20-and-30-somethings-werent-living-with-their-parents/|title=Portland's Housing Crisis Would be a Lot Worse if So Many 20- and 30- Somethings Weren't Living with Their Parents|date=October 11, 2019}} There is a considerable amount of "Airbnb type" rentals in the city. An audit in 2018 located around 4,600 listings, of which 80% were illegally operated.{{Cite web|agency=Associated Press|date=August 8, 2018|title=Audit: 80 percent of Portland's Airbnb-style rentals are illegal|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/report-80-percent-of-portland-short-term-rentals-not-legal/|access-date=September 8, 2023|website=The Seattle Times}}{{Cite web|last=Friendman|first=Gordon|date=August 8, 2018|title=80 percent of Portland Airbnb-style rentals operate illegally, audit finds|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2018/08/80_percent_of_portland_airbnb-.html|access-date=September 8, 2023|website=The Oregonian}}

{{See also|Music of Oregon#Portland{{!}}Music of Oregon|Cinemas in Portland, Oregon|List of films shot in Oregon#Northwest{{!}}List of films shot in Northwestern Oregon}}

File:Sagebrush Symphony, Burns, Oregon.jpg, performing in Burns {{circa}} 1916]]

Portland is home to a range of classical performing arts institutions including the Portland Opera, Portland Baroque Orchestra, Oregon Symphony and Portland Youth Philharmonic; the last of these, established in 1924, was the first youth orchestra established in the United States.{{cite web|work=The Oregonian|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/movies/2009/11/latest_oregon_experience_chron.html|title=Latest 'Oregon Experience' chronicles a violin teacher's legacy|date=November 6, 2009|access-date=March 31, 2018}} The city is also home to several theaters and performing arts institutions including the Oregon Ballet Theatre, Northwest Children's Theatre, Portland Center Stage, Artists Repertory Theatre, Curious Comedy Theatre and Miracle Theatre.

In 2013, The Guardian named the city's music scene as one of the "most vibrant" in the United States.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2013/may/25/top-10-live-music-venues-portland-oregon|work=The Guardian|date=May 24, 2013|access-date=November 11, 2015|author1=Rayburn, Aaron|author2=Vickery, Ben|title=Top 10 live music venues in Portland, Oregon}} Portland is home to famous bands such as the Kingsmen and Paul Revere & the Raiders, both famous for their association with the song "Louie Louie" (1963).{{cite web|last=Ely|first=Jack|title=The Kingsmen Homepage|url=http://www.louielouie.org/|publisher=The Kingsmen Online|access-date=December 6, 2012}} Other widely known musical groups include the Dandy Warhols, Quarterflash, Everclear, Pink Martini, Sleater-Kinney, Blitzen Trapper, the Decemberists, and Elliott Smith. More recently, Portugal. The Man, Modest Mouse, and the Shins have made their home in Portland. In the 1980s, the city was home to a burgeoning punk scene, which included bands such as the Wipers and Dead Moon.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2015/jan/22/cult-heroes-wipers-greg-sage-punk-portland|work=The Guardian|title=Cult heroes: Wipers – the sound of emptiness and dread|author=Hann, Michael|date=January 20, 2015|access-date=September 12, 2015}} The city's now-demolished Satyricon nightclub was a punk venue where Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain first encountered his future wife and Hole frontwoman Courtney Love in 1990.{{cite web|url=http://www.biography.com/print/profile/kurt-cobain-9542179|work=Biography.com|title=Kurt Cobain|access-date=May 17, 2010|archive-date=January 14, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120114011736/http://www.biography.com/print/profile/kurt-cobain-9542179|url-status=dead}} Love was then a resident of Portland and started several bands there with Kat Bjelland, later of Babes in Toyland.{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/1994/08/12/courtney-love-comes-out-hiding/|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|title=The Power of Love|first=Dana|last=Kennedy|date=August 12, 1994|access-date=October 20, 2010|archive-date=July 9, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160709093133/http://www.ew.com/article/1994/08/12/courtney-love-comes-out-hiding|url-status=live}}"Courtney Love". The E! True Hollywood Story. October 5, 2003. E!. Multi-Grammy award-winning jazz artist Esperanza Spalding is from Portland and performed with the Chamber Music Society of Oregon at a young age.{{cite web|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/music/index.ssf/2011/02/esperanza_spalding_didnt_come_out_of_the_blue.html|work=Oregon Live|title=Esperanza Spalding didn't come out of the blue to beat Justin Bieber at the Grammys – she came from Portland's jazz community|date=February 11, 2011|access-date=November 3, 2015|author=Hughley, Marty}}

A wide range of films have been shot in Portland, from various independent features to major big-budget productions. Director Gus Van Sant has notably set and shot many of his films in the city.{{sfn|Falsetto|2015|pages=1–29}} The city has also been featured in various television programs, notably the IFC sketch comedy series Portlandia. The series, which ran for eight seasons from 2011 to 2018,{{cite web|publisher=NPR|url=https://www.npr.org/2018/01/18/578887753/portlandia-is-ending-and-portlanders-are-ok-with-that|title='Portlandia' Is Ending, And Portlanders Are OK With That|author=Scott, Aaron|date=January 18, 2018|access-date=March 30, 2018}} was shot on location in Portland, and satirized the city as a hub of liberal politics, organic food, alternative lifestyles, and anti-establishment attitudes.{{cite web|url=http://www.waaf.com/Talking-Portlandia-With-Fred-Armisen/11304434?pid=268536|title=Talking Portlandia With Fred Armisen|author=Mike Hsu|date=September 28, 2012|publisher=WAAF Radio|access-date=March 6, 2013|archive-date=September 21, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921124433/http://www.waaf.com/Talking-Portlandia-With-Fred-Armisen/11304434?pid=268536}} MTV's long-time running reality show The Real World was also shot in Portland for the show's 29th season: The Real World: Portland premiered on MTV in 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/movies/2013/03/mtv_goes_real_world_retro_in_r.html|work=The Oregonian|title=MTV goes 'Real World' retro in run-up to 'The Real World: Portland'|date=March 21, 2013|access-date=March 31, 2018|author=Turnquist, Kristi}} Other television series shot in the city include Leverage, The Librarians,{{cite web|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/tv/2018/03/tnt_cancels_portland-filmed_se.html|work=The Oregonian|date=March 8, 2018|title=TNT cancels Portland-filmed series, 'The Librarians'|access-date=March 31, 2018}} Under Suspicion, Grimm, and Nowhere Man.{{cite web|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/tv/2017/11/22_tv_series_set_in_oregon_ran.html|work=The Oregonian|date=November 22, 2017|title=23 TV series set in Oregon, ranked: Most memorable to totally forgettable|author=Turnquist, Kristi}}

An unusual feature of Portland entertainment is the large number of movie theaters serving beer, often with second-run or revival films.{{cite web|url=http://www.travelportland.com/article/portland-brew-n-view-theaters/|work=Travel Portland|title=Portland brew 'n' view theaters|date=July 26, 2013|access-date=September 29, 2015}} Notable examples of these "brew and view" theaters include the Bagdad Theater and Pub, a former vaudeville theater built in 1927 by Universal Studios;{{sfn|Palahniuk|2003|pages=63–64}} Cinema 21; and the Laurelhurst Theater, in operation since 1923. Portland hosts the world's longest-running H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival{{cite book|title=Haunted Hotels: Eerie Inns, Ghoulish Guests, and Creepy Caretakers|page=10|author=Ogden, Tom|isbn=978-0762756599|date=2010|publisher=Globe Pequot Press}} at the Hollywood Theatre.{{cite web|url=http://www.hplfilmfestival.com/|title=Lovecraft Film Festival Official site|access-date=November 25, 2007}}

{{See also|List of museums in Portland, Oregon|Tourism in Portland, Oregon|List of artists and art institutions in Portland, Oregon}}

File:OMSI entrance outside - Portland, Oregon.JPG (OMSI)]]

Portland is home to numerous museums and educational institutions, ranging from art museums to institutions devoted to science and wildlife. Among the science-oriented institutions are the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI), which consists of five main halls and other ticketed attractions, such as the {{USS|Blueback|SS-581|6}} submarine,{{cite web|work=KGW|url=http://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/fond-memories-aboard-uss-blueback-submarine-featured-at-omsi/500853963|title=Fond memories aboard USS Blueback submarine featured at OMSI|archive-date=April 2, 2018|archive-url=https://archive.today/20180402004854/http://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/fond-memories-aboard-uss-blueback-submarine-featured-at-omsi/500853963|author=Pitawanich, Christine|date=December 19, 2017|access-date=April 2, 2018|url-status=live}} the ultra-large-screen Empirical Theater (which replaced an OMNIMAX theater in 2013),{{cite web|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/movies/2013/09/change_projected_at_three_port.html|work=The Oregonian|title=Omnimax says goodbye; Bagdad goes first-run: Indie theater news|date=September 5, 2013|author=Mohan, Marc|access-date=April 1, 2018}} and the Kendall Planetarium.{{cite web|work=The Bulletin|location=Bend, Oregon|title=Observatories and planetariums within a day's drive of Bend|author=Anderson, John Gottberg|date=August 20, 2017|url=http://www.bendbulletin.com/lifestyle/5520489-151/observatories-and-planetariums-within-a-days-drive-of|access-date=April 1, 2018|archive-date=April 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180402163207/http://www.bendbulletin.com/lifestyle/5520489-151/observatories-and-planetariums-within-a-days-drive-of|url-status=dead}} The World Forestry Center Discovery Museum, located in the city's Washington Park area, offers educational exhibits on forests and forest-related subjects. Also located in Washington Park are the Hoyt Arboretum, the International Rose Test Garden, the Japanese Garden, and the Oregon Zoo.{{cite web|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/travel/index.ssf/2016/05/portland_hiking_guide.html|work=The Oregonian|title=Portland hiking guide: The 20 best places to hike in the city|date=May 11, 2016|access-date=March 30, 2018|author=Hale, Jamie}}

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The Portland Art Museum owns the city's largest art collection and presents a variety of touring exhibitions each year and, with the recent addition of the Modern and Contemporary Art wing, it became one of the United States' 25 largest museums. The Oregon Historical Society Museum, founded in 1898, which has a variety of books, film, pictures, artifacts, and maps dating back throughout Oregon's history. It houses permanent and temporary exhibits about Oregon history, and hosts traveling exhibits about the history of the United States.{{cite web|url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/museumday/venues/museum/oregon-history-museum/|work=Smithsonian|title=Oregon Historical Society Museum|access-date=March 31, 2018|archive-date=April 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180402101845/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/museumday/venues/museum/oregon-history-museum/|url-status=dead}}

Oaks Amusement Park, in the Sellwood district of Southeast Portland, is the city's only amusement park and is also one of the country's longest-running amusement parks. It has operated since 1905 and was known as the "Coney Island of the Northwest" upon its opening.{{cite web|url=http://portlandtribune.com/sb/75-features/125058-oaks-amusement-park-and-its-beginnings-|work=The Bee|publisher=Pamplin Media Group|title=Oaks Amusement Park, and its beginnings|date=December 20, 2012|access-date=July 3, 2017|author=Beck, Dana}}

File:Widmer Brewing Company headquarters - Portland, Oregon.JPG

Food carts are extremely popular within the city, with over 600 licensed carts.{{cite news|url=http://www.denverpost.com/travel/ci_15975669|title=A Few Favorite Portland Food Carts|work=The Denver Post|access-date=September 14, 2010}}{{cite web|title=Food carts for dessert|url=http://www.portlandpulp.com/food-wine/126032579.html|author=Brett Burmeister|publisher=PortlandPulp|date=August 25, 2011|access-date=March 6, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150911000422/http://www.portlandpulp.com/food-wine/126032579.html|archive-date=September 11, 2015}} The city is home to Stumptown Coffee Roasters as well as dozens of other micro-roasteries and cafes.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/16/dining/reviews/16brief-001.html|title=A Seductive Cup|work=The New York Times|date=September 16, 2009|access-date=October 15, 2009|first=Oliver|last=Strand}}

Portland has 58 active breweries within city limits,{{cite web|url=http://oregoncraftbeer.org/facts/|title=Facts – Oregon Craft Beer|publisher=OregonCraftBeer.org|access-date=February 26, 2015|archive-date=February 27, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150227110857/http://oregoncraftbeer.org/facts/|url-status=dead}} and 70+ within the surrounding metro area. and data compiled by the Brewers Association ranks Portland seventh in the United States as of 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.brewersassociation.org/insights/brewery-growth-both-urban-and-rural/|title=Brewery Growth is Both Urban and Rural|date=December 10, 2018|publisher=Brewers Association|access-date=July 25, 2019}}

Portland hosts a number of festivals throughout the year that celebrate beer and brewing, including the Oregon Brewers Festival, held in Tom McCall Waterfront Park. Held each summer during the last full weekend of July, it is the largest outdoor craft beer festival in North America, with over 70,000 attendees in 2008.{{cite news|url=http://blog.oregonlive.com/thebeerhere/2008/07/2008_obf_biggest_ever_say_orga.html|title=2008 OBF biggest ever|last=Foyston|first=John|work=The Oregonian|date=July 29, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130922011706/http://blog.oregonlive.com/thebeerhere/2008/07/2008_obf_biggest_ever_say_orga.html|archive-date=September 22, 2013}} Other major beer festivals throughout the calendar year include the Spring Beer and Wine Festival in April, the North American Organic Brewers Festival in June, the Portland International Beerfest in July,{{Cite news|title=Brewers, beer lovers get many reasons to raise a glass|first=Anne Marie|last=Distefano|newspaper=Portland Tribune|date=July 8, 2005|url=http://www.portlandtribune.com/features/story.php?story_id=30717|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081206074237/http://www.portlandtribune.com/features/story.php?story_id=30717|archive-date=December 6, 2008|access-date=April 17, 2016}} and the Holiday Ale Festival in December.

The city became a pioneer of state-directed metropolitan planning, a program which was instituted statewide in 1969 to compact the urban growth boundaries of the city.{{sfn|Freilich|Sitkowski|Mennilo|2010|p=134}} Portland was the first city to enact a comprehensive plan to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.{{cite web|author=Kate Sheppard|date=July 19, 2007|title=15 Green Cities|url=http://www.grist.org/article/cities3|access-date=June 23, 2010|publisher=Environmental News and Commentary}}

File:no war pdx.jpg on March 19, 2006]]

Strong free speech protections of the Oregon Constitution upheld by the Oregon Supreme Court in State v. Henry,{{cite court|litigants=State v. Henry|vol=732|reporter=P.2d|opinion=9|court=Or.|year=1987|url=https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1154439/state-v-henry/|access-date=January 2, 2017}} specifically found that full nudity and lap dances in strip clubs are protected speech.{{cite web|last=Busse|first=Phil|work=The Portland Mercury|title=Cover Yourself!|date=November 7, 2002|url=http://www.portlandmercury.com/portland/Content?oid=27886&category=22101|access-date=February 1, 2007}} Portland has the highest number of strip clubs per-capita in a city in the United States, and Oregon ranks as the highest state for per-capita strip clubs.{{cite web|url=http://priceonomics.com/why-does-portland-have-so-many-strip-clubs/|title=Why Does Portland Have so Many Strip Clubs?|work=Priceonomics|access-date=April 1, 2018|author=Crockett, Zachary|date=June 17, 2015}}

In November 2008, a Multnomah County judge dismissed charges against a nude bicyclist arrested on June 26, 2008. The judge stated that the city's annual World Naked Bike Ride{{snd}}held each year in June since 2004{{snd}}has created a "well-established tradition" in Portland where cyclists may ride naked as a form of protest against cars and fossil fuel dependence.{{cite news|url=http://www.katu.com/news/local/34445764.html|title=Judge: riding in the buff is 'tradition,' man cleared|agency=Associated Press|publisher=KATU|date=November 21, 2008|access-date=December 8, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090122082145/http://www.katu.com/news/local/34445764.html|archive-date=January 22, 2009}} The defendant was not riding in the official World Naked Bike Ride at the time of his arrest as it had occurred 12 days earlier that year, on June 14.{{cite web|url=http://shift2bikes.org/cal/viewpp2008.php|title=Pedalpalooza|year=2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160507093646/http://www.shift2bikes.org/cal/viewpp2008.php|archive-date=May 7, 2016|url-status=dead|access-date=May 7, 2016}}

{{Main|Protests in Portland, Oregon}}

From November 10 to 12, 2016, protests in Portland turned into a riot, when a group broke off from a larger group of peaceful protesters who were opposed to the election of Donald Trump as president of the United States.{{cite news|author1=Camila Domonoske|date=November 11, 2016|title=Anti-Trump Protest in Portland, Ore., Turns Destructive, Declared a Riot|publisher=NPR|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/11/11/501685976/anti-trump-protest-in-portland-ore-turns-destructive-declared-a-riot|access-date=November 12, 2016|quote=Later in the evening, what appeared to be a small subgroup of self-described anarchists began to damage cars at a Toyota dealership and ignite fireworks, before moving through the Pearl District and damaging several businesses.}}{{Cite web|last=Pattiz|first=Will|date=October 5, 2022|title=Portland Protests Photos: What's Really Going on from a Local Portlander|url=https://embracesomeplace.com/portland-protests-through-photos/|access-date=October 26, 2022|website=EMBRACE SOMEPLACE}}

{{main|List of public art in Portland, Oregon}}

The city of Portland has over 400 pieces of permanently sited public art.{{cite news|last=Rogoway|first=Mike|date=March 2, 2011|title=New, free iPhone app maps public art around Portland|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/siliconforest/2011/03/art_app.html|work=The Oregonian|access-date=November 3, 2024}}{{cite web|title=Regional Arts & Culture Council – Permanently Sited|url=https://www.publicartarchive.org/collections/Regional-Arts---Culture-Council-Permanently-Sited|publisher=Public Art Archive|access-date=November 3, 2024}} One of the oldest pieces of public art in the city is Skidmore Fountain, which was completed in 1888.{{cite news|last=Perry|first=Douglas|date=February 24, 2017|title=A disappearing president, the real face of 'Portlandia': The fascinating history of 25 Portland public-art gems|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/trending/2017/02/a_disappearing_president_the_r.html|work=The Oregonian|access-date=November 3, 2024}} Most pieces are maintained by the Regional Arts & Culture Council, an organization that is partially funded by the city government. Several outdoor statues, sculptures, and monuments were removed or vandalized following the 2020 George Floyd protests.{{cite news|last=Foden-Vencil|first=Kristian|date=December 28, 2020|title=Some of Portland's most prominent public art tumbled this year. Which ones should come back?|url=https://www.opb.org/article/2020/12/28/portland-oregon-statues-protest-black-lives-matter-elk/|publisher=Oregon Public Broadcasting|access-date=November 3, 2024}} A percent for art ordinance was passed by Portland's city council in 1980 to allocate funding for public artwork in the capital budgets of major city projects.

{{Main|Sports in Portland, Oregon}}

Portland is home to three major league sports franchises: the Portland Trail Blazers of the NBA, the Portland Timbers of Major League Soccer (MLS), and the Portland Thorns FC of the National Women's Soccer League. In 2015, the Timbers won the MLS Cup, which was the first male professional sports championship for a team from Portland since the Trail Blazers won the NBA championship in 1977.{{cite web|url=http://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2015-12-06-columbus-crew-sc-vs-portland-timbers/recap/|title=Columbus Crew SC 1, Portland Timbers 2 MLS Cup Match Recap|publisher=mlssoccer.com|access-date=December 12, 2015|date=December 6, 2015|archive-date=December 11, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151211055535/http://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2015-12-06-columbus-crew-sc-vs-portland-timbers/recap|url-status=dead}} Despite being the 19th most populated metro area in the United States, Portland contains only one franchise from the four major sports leagues (NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB), making it the United States' second most populated metro area with that distinction, behind San Antonio, which also has only one NBA team (the Spurs). The city has been often rumored to receive an additional franchise, although efforts to acquire a team have failed due to stadium funding issues.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/columns/story?columnist=neyer_rob&id=1600284|title=Though not perfect, Portland is a viable city for baseball|last=Neyer|first=Rob|date=August 21, 2003|publisher=ESPN|quote=Portland is the largest metropolitan area with just one major professional sports team (the Trail Blazers).|access-date=January 6, 2009}} An organization known as the Portland Diamond Project (PDP){{cite web|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/expo/news/erry-2018/12/722c420c1e1332/portland-diamond-project-looki.html|title=Portland Diamond Project, looking to build baseball stadium buzz, opens pop-up store|date=December 7, 2018}} has worked with MLB and local government, and there are plans to have an MLB stadium constructed at Zidell Yards in the South Waterfront neighborhood.{{Cite web|last=Oregonian/OregonLive|first=Shane Dixon Kavanaugh {{!}} The|last2=Oregonian/OregonLive|first2=Jonathan Bach {{!}} The|date=2024-09-24|title=Portland Diamond Project says it has agreement for baseball stadium at South Waterfront site|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2024/09/portland-diamond-project-says-it-has-agreement-for-baseball-stadium-at-south-waterfront-site.html|access-date=2024-09-25|website=The Oregonian|language=en}} The PDP has not yet received the funding for this project. On September 18, 2024, it was announced that the city would receive a WNBA franchise, slated to start in 2026.{{Cite web|title=Portland|url=https://www.wnba.com/portland|access-date=2024-09-19|website=wnba.com}}

File:Jeld-Wen Field 2013.jpg, home of the Portland Timbers and the Portland Thorns]]

Portland sports fans are characterized by their passionate support. The Trail Blazers sold out every home game between 1977 and 1995, a span of 814 consecutive games, the second-longest streak in American sports history.{{cite web|url=http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/portland-trail-blazers-history/|title=History of Portland Trail Blazers|publisher=fundinguniverse.com|access-date=March 6, 2015}} The Timbers joined MLS in 2011 and have sold out every home match since joining the league, a streak that has now reached 70+ matches.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.si.com/soccer/planet-futbol/2014/03/14/2014-mls-ambition-rankings-toronto-fc-leiweke-bradley-defoe-dempsey|title=2014 MLS Ambition Rankings|date=March 14, 2014|magazine=Sports Illustrated|access-date=March 11, 2015}} The Timbers season ticket waiting list has reached over 10,000, the longest waiting list in MLS.{{cite web|title=For the Portland Timbers, home field is a real advantage|date=November 5, 2013|access-date=November 10, 2015|work=The Oregonion|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/timbers/index.ssf/2013/11/the_home_field_is_a_real_advan.html}} In 2015, they became the first team in the Northwest to win the MLS Cup. Player Diego Valeri marked a new record for fastest goal in MLS Cup history at 27 seconds into the game.{{cite news|last=Merz|first=Craig|url=http://koin.com/2015/12/06/portland-timbers-columbus-crew-mls-title-game-12062015/|title=Champs! Timbers beat Columbus, win first-ever MLS Cup|date=December 6, 2015|publisher=KOIN|agency=Associated Press|access-date=February 12, 2016|archive-date=February 8, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160208213148/http://koin.com/2015/12/06/portland-timbers-columbus-crew-mls-title-game-12062015/|url-status=dead}}

File:Portland Trail Blazers, Dec. 26, 2013.jpg, home of the Portland Trail Blazers and Portland WNBA team]]

The annual Cambia Portland Classic women's golf tournament in September, now in its 50th year, is the longest-running non-major tournament on the LPGA Tour, plays in the southern suburb of West Linn.{{cite web|url=https://www.portlandclassic.com|title=Cambia Portland Classic|publisher=portlandclassic.com|access-date=September 19, 2021}}

Two rival universities exist within Portland city limits: the University of Portland Pilots and the Portland State University Vikings, both of whom field teams in popular spectator sports including soccer, baseball, and basketball. Portland State also has a football team. Additionally, the University of Oregon Ducks (in Eugene) and the Oregon State University Beavers (in Corvallis) both receive substantial attention and support from many Portland residents, despite their campuses being 110 and 84 miles from the city, respectively.{{cite news|title=Dome backers saddened but note idea gaining|newspaper=The Oregonian|date=November 5, 1964|page=1}}

File:2015 Shamrock Run.jpg]]

Running is a popular activity in Portland, and every year the city hosts the Portland Marathon as well as parts of the Hood to Coast Relay, the world's largest long-distance relay race (by number of participants). Portland served as the center to an elite running group, the Nike Oregon Project until its 2019 disbandment following coach Alberto Salazar's ban due to doping violations.{{cite web|last1=Sgobba|first1=C|title=After Salazar Ban, Nike Shuts Down Oregon Project|url=https://www.runnersworld.com/news/a29432537/nike-shuts-down-oregon-project/|website=Runner's World|year=2019}}

Historic Erv Lind Stadium is located in Normandale Park.{{cite web|url=https://www.portlandoregon.gov/parks/finder/index.cfm?action=ViewPark&PropertyID=1110|title=Normandale Park – Erv Lind Stadium|publisher=portlandoregon.gov|access-date=September 3, 2018}} It has been home to professional and college softball.

Portland also hosts numerous cycling events and has become an elite bicycle racing destination.{{Cite web|date=May 4, 2023|title=Past Events: Biking in Portland|url=https://www.portland.gov/transportation/walking-biking-transit-safety/biking-portland/events/past|access-date=May 24, 2023|website=portland.gov}}{{Cite web|title=Biking Events|url=https://www.travelportland.com/events/biking-events/|access-date=May 24, 2023|website=Travel Portland}}{{Cite web|last=Maus|first=Jonathan|date=August 3, 2022|title=Bike racing will return to downtown Portland, thanks to Mayor Wheeler|url=https://bikeportland.org/2022/08/03/bike-racing-will-return-to-downtown-portland-thanks-to-mayor-wheeler-360829|access-date=November 8, 2022|website=Bike Portland}} The Oregon Bicycle Racing Association supports hundreds of official bicycling events every year. Weekly events at Alpenrose Velodrome and Portland International Raceway allow for racing nearly every night of the week from March through September. Cyclocross races, such as the Cross Crusade, can attract over 1,000 riders and spectators.{{Cite news|last=Morical|first=Mark|date=October 29, 2019|title=Cyclocross draws a crowd|work=The Bulletin (Bend)|url=https://www.bendbulletin.com/sports/cyclocross-draws-a-crowd/article_63acf4a9-d603-5d08-a765-ee0a7dca1e29.html|access-date=January 15, 2021}}

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| 2013

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| PDX FC

| Soccer

| USL 2

| 0

| La Salle Catholic High School Stadium

| 2017

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| Portland Bangers FC

| Soccer

| USL 2

| 0

| TBA

| 2025{{cite news |last=Streeter |first=Isaac |date=February 5, 2025 |title='A new way of doing things:' Introducing the Bangers, Portland's newest soccer team |url=https://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/a-new-way-of-doing-things-introducing-the-bangers-portlands-newest-soccer-team/article_970977a2-e3f7-11ef-9c84-1b2d6f945408.html |work=Portland Tribune |accessdate=February 7, 2025}}

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| Portland Pickles

| Baseball

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| 2018

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| Portland Thorns FC

| Soccer

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| 4 (2013, 2017, 2021 NWSL Challenge Cup, 2022)

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| 2012

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| Portland Timbers

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| 1 (2015)

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| 2009

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| Portland Timbers 2

| Soccer

| MLS Next Pro

| 0

| Providence Park

| 2014

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| Portland Trail Blazers

| Basketball

| NBA

| 1 (1977)

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| 1970

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| Portland Winterhawks

| Hockey

| WHL

| 5 (1981–82, 1983 Memorial Cup, 1997–98, 1998 Memorial Cup, 2012–13)

| Veterans Memorial Coliseum

| 1976

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| Rip City Remix

| Basketball

| NBA G League

| 0

| Chiles Center

| 2023

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| Portland WNBA team

| Basketball

| WNBA

| 0

| Moda Center

| 2024

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| Oregon Soar

| Ultimate (sport)

| WUL

| 0

| TBA

| 2024

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| Oregon Steel

| Ultimate (sport)

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| 0

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| 2022

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| Rose City Rollers

| Roller derby

| WFTDA

| 3 (2015, 2016, 2018)

| The Hangar at Oaks Amusement Park

| 2004

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{{Main|List of parks in Portland, Oregon}}

File:Forest park wildwood trail in early summer P2860.jpeg is the largest wilderness park in the United States that is within city limits]]

Parks and greenspace planning date back to John Charles Olmsted's 1903 Report to the Portland Park Board. In 1995, voters in the Portland metropolitan region passed a regional bond measure to acquire valuable natural areas for fish, wildlife, and people.{{cite web|url=http://www.oregonmetro.gov/public-projects/parks-and-nature-investments/bond-measures|work=OregonMetro.Gov|title=Parks and nature investments|access-date=October 31, 2015}} Ten years later, more than {{convert|8100|acre|km2|0}} of ecologically valuable natural areas had been purchased and permanently protected from development.{{cite web|last=Houck|first=Mike|title=Metropolitan Greenspaces: A Grassroots Perspective|publisher=Audubon Society of Portland|url=http://www.audubonportland.org/conservation_advocacy/urbanconservation/metro_greenspaces|access-date=November 7, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928071519/http://www.audubonportland.org/conservation_advocacy/urbanconservation/metro_greenspaces|archive-date=September 28, 2007}}

Portland is one of only four cities in the U.S. with extinct volcanoes within its boundaries (along with Pilot Butte in Bend, Oregon, Jackson Volcano in Jackson, Mississippi, and Diamond Head in Honolulu, Hawaii). Mount Tabor Park is known for its scenic views and historic reservoirs.{{cite web|title=Mount Tabor Park|publisher=Portland Parks & Recreation|url=http://www.portlandonline.com/parks/finder/index.cfm?action=ViewPark&PropertyID=275|access-date=November 7, 2006}}

Forest Park is the largest wilderness park within city limits in the United States, covering more than {{convert|5000|acres|0|abbr=on}}.{{cite news|author=Korn, Peter|title=Forest Park Fallacy: Boosters' Claim of 'Largest Forested City Park' Is Long Outdated|work=Portland Tribune|publisher=Pamplin Media Group|date=July 18, 2006}} Portland is also home to Mill Ends Park, the world's smallest park (a two-foot-diameter circle, the park's area is only about 0.3 m²). Washington Park is just west of downtown and is home to the Oregon Zoo, Hoyt Arboretum, the Portland Japanese Garden, and the International Rose Test Garden. Portland is also home to Lan Su Chinese Garden (formerly the Portland Classical Chinese Garden), an authentic representation of a Suzhou-style walled garden. Portland's east side has several formal public gardens: the historic Peninsula Park Rose Garden, the rose gardens of Ladd's Addition, the Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden, the Leach Botanical Garden, and The Grotto.

Portland's downtown features two groups of contiguous city blocks dedicated for park space: the North and South Park Blocks.{{cite web|url=https://www.portlandoregon.gov/parks/finder/index.cfm?action=ViewPark&PropertyID=447&searchtext=park%20blocks|title=North Park Blocks|website=The City of Portland, Oregon|access-date=May 11, 2016}}{{cite web|url=https://www.portlandoregon.gov/parks/finder/index.cfm?action=ViewPark&PropertyID=674&searchtext=park%20blocks|title=South Park Blocks|website=The City of Portland, Oregon|access-date=May 11, 2016}} The {{convert|37|acre|0|adj=on}} Tom McCall Waterfront Park was built in 1974 along the length of the downtown waterfront after Harbor Drive was removed; it now hosts large events throughout the year.{{cite web|url=https://www.portlandoregon.gov/parks/finder/index.cfm?action=ViewFile&PolPdfsID=328&/Waterfront%20Park%20Master%20Plan.pdf|title=Waterfront Park Master Plan|website=Portland, Oregon|page=54|access-date=May 11, 2016}} The nearby historically significant Burnside Skatepark and five indoor skateparks give Portland a reputation as possibly "the most skateboard-friendly town in America."{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052970204119704574238073660408040|title=Skateboarding Capital of the World|last=Dougherty|first=Conor|date=July 30, 2009|newspaper=The Wall Street Journal|access-date=July 31, 2009}}

Tryon Creek State Natural Area is one of three Oregon State Parks in Portland and the most popular; its creek has a run of steelhead. The other two State Parks are Willamette Stone State Heritage Site, in the West Hills, and the Government Island State Recreation Area in the Columbia River near Portland International Airport.

In February 2015, the City Council approved a total ban on smoking in all city parks and natural areas effective July 1, 2015. The ban includes cigarettes, vaping, as well as marijuana.{{cite web|last=Andrew Theen {{!}} The Oregonian/OregonLive|date=February 19, 2015|title=No smoking allowed: Portland City Council approves smoking ban for city parks, nature areas|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2015/02/no_smoking_allowed_portland_ci.html|access-date=August 15, 2020|website=The Oregonian}}

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{{See also|Government of Portland, Oregon|Mayor of Portland, Oregon|Portland City Council (Oregon)}}

Since January 1, 2025, the city of Portland is governed by a mayor–council government system. Elected officials include the mayor, a 12-member city council, and a city auditor. The city council is responsible for legislative policy, while the mayor appoints a professional city manager who oversees the various bureaus and day-to-day operations of the city. The mayor is elected at-large, while the council is elected in four geographic districts using single transferable vote, with 3 winning candidates per district. Portland's current form of government was approved by voters in a 2022 ballot measure, with the first elections under the new system held in 2024.{{Cite web |date=2022-11-09 |title=Portland voters approve charter reform, city launches transition {{!}} Portland.gov |url=https://www.portland.gov/transition/news/2022/11/9/portland-voters-approve-charter-reform-city-launches-transition |access-date=2022-11-10 |website=www.portland.gov |language=en |archive-date=2022-11-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221109171124/https://www.portland.gov/transition/news/2022/11/9/portland-voters-approve-charter-reform-city-launches-transition |url-status=live }}

The Portland Office of Community and Civic Life (formerly Office of Neighborhood Involvement){{cite web|url=https://www.portlandoregon.gov/civic/28363|title=Inside Civic Life {{!}} The City of Portland, Oregon|website=portlandoregon.gov|access-date=March 3, 2019}} serves as a conduit between city government and Portland's 95 officially recognized neighborhoods. Each neighborhood is represented by a volunteer-based neighborhood association which serves as a liaison between residents of the neighborhood and the city government. The city provides funding to neighborhood associations through seven district coalitions, each of which is a geographical grouping of several neighborhood associations. Most (but not all) neighborhood associations belong to one of these district coalitions.

Portland and its surrounding metropolitan area are served by Metro, the United States' only directly elected metropolitan planning organization. Metro's charter gives it responsibility for land use and transportation planning, solid waste management, and map development.

The Multnomah County government provides many services to the Portland area, as do Washington and Clackamas counties to the west and south.

Fire and emergency services are provided by Portland Fire & Rescue.

{{see also|Multnomah County Circuit Court|Portland Police Bureau}}

Law enforcement is primarily provided by the Portland Police Bureau (PPB). The Multnomah County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) provides law enforcement on the city's transit system through their Transit Police division which is supplemented from officers from all local law enforcement agencies that fall within the transit authority's boundaries.{{Cite web |title=Security on TriMet |url=https://trimet.org/about/security.htm |access-date=2025-01-24 |website=trimet.org |language=en-US}}

File:Pioneer Courthouse Portland.JPG is the oldest federal building in the Pacific Northwest.{{cite news|title=Pioneer courthouse's bare earth will soon sprout native plants|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/portland_news/1160432721261470.xml&coll=7|work=The Oregonian|date=October 12, 2006|access-date=January 21, 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061110032321/http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/oregonian/index.ssf?%2Fbase%2Fportland_news%2F1160432721261470.xml&coll=7|archive-date=November 10, 2006}}]]

Portland strongly favors the Democratic Party; registered Democrats (51.2%) outnumber Republicans (10.5%) nearly 5 to 1. All city offices are non-partisan.{{cite web|url=http://www.portlandonline.com/Auditor/Index.cfm?a=9178&c=27481|work=Portland Online|title=City Government Structure|author=Caballero, Mary Hull|access-date=October 30, 2015}} However, almost all of the city's elected officials are known to be Democrats. Fred L. Peterson in 1952 is the city's last elected Republican mayor, and no Republican has served as mayor even on an interim basis since Connie McCready held the post from 1979 to 1980.

Portland is split among three of Oregon's U.S. congressional districts. Most of the city is in the 3rd District, represented by Maxine Dexter (D-Portland). Most of the city west of the Willamette River is part of the 1st District, represented by Suzanne Bonamici (D-Beaverton). A small portion of southeastern Portland is in the 5th District, currently represented by Democrat Janelle Bynum. Lori Chavez-DeRemer was the first Republican to represent a significant portion of the city in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1975, from 2023 to 2025. Both of Oregon's senators, Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, are progressive Democrats from Portland.

In the 2008 presidential election, Democratic candidate Barack Obama easily carried Portland, winning 245,464 votes from city residents to 50,614 for his Republican rival, John McCain. In the 2012 presidential election, Democratic candidate Barack Obama again easily carried Portland, winning 256,925 votes from Multnomah county residents to 70,958 for his Republican rival, Mitt Romney.{{cite web|work=The Oregonian|title=Oregon 2012 Election Results for Multnomah County|access-date=April 1, 2018|url=http://gov.oregonlive.com/election/2012/Multnomah/|archive-date=December 29, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131229022748/https://gov.oregonlive.com/election/2012/Multnomah/}}

Sam Adams, the former mayor of Portland, became the city's first openly gay mayor in 2009.Mary Judetz, "[http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2008581877_portlandmayor02m.html Portland: Largest U.S. city with openly gay mayor] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130117051513/http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2008581877_portlandmayor02m.html |date=January 17, 2013 }}" (January 2, 2009). Associated Press. The Seattle Times. Retrieved January 11, 2013. In 2004, 59.7 percent of Multnomah County voters cast ballots against Oregon Ballot Measure 36, which amended the Oregon Constitution to prohibit recognition of same-sex marriages. The measure passed with 56.6% of the statewide vote. Multnomah County is one of two counties where a majority voted against the initiative; the other is Benton County, which includes Corvallis, home of Oregon State University.{{cite web|url=http://www.uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=2004&off=60&elect=0&fips=41&f=0|title=Oregon Measure 36 Results by County|publisher=Uselectionatlas.org|access-date=October 16, 2010}} On April 28, 2005, Portland became the only city in the nation to withdraw from a Joint Terrorism Task Force.{{cite web|url=http://www.aclu-or.org/content/fbis-joint-terrorism-task-force|title=FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force|publisher=ACLU Oregon|date=April 28, 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101025081430/http://aclu-or.org/content/fbis-joint-terrorism-task-force|archive-date=October 25, 2010|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|url=http://www.sfexaminer.com/blogs/beltway-confidential/2010/11/politically-correct-portland-rejected-feds-who-saved-city-terrori|title=Politically correct Portland rejected feds who saved city from terrorist attack|work=San Francisco Examiner|date=November 28, 2010|archive-date=May 22, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130522114907/http://www.sfexaminer.com/blogs/beltway-confidential/2010/11/politically-correct-portland-rejected-feds-who-saved-city-terrori}} As of February 19, 2015, the Portland city council approved permanently staffing the JTTF with two of its city's police officers.{{cite web|title=After 10-year hiatus, Portland OKs cops for FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2015/02/after_10-year_hiatus_portland.html|work=The Oregonian|author=Schmidt, Brad|date=February 19, 2015|access-date=September 7, 2015}}

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! colspan = 6 | Voter registration and party enrollment {{as of|2022|January|lc=y}}{{cite web|url=https://multco.us/file/35875/download|title=District Voter Counts|work=Multnomah County|date=January 6, 2022|access-date=November 22, 2022}}

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| Democratic

| style="text-align:center;"| 253,789

| style="text-align:center;"| 55.55%

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| {{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}

| Republican

| style="text-align:center;"| 36,763

| style="text-align:center;"| 8.05%

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| {{party color cell|Independent Party (United States)}}

| Unaffiliated

| style="text-align:center;"| 138,751

| style="text-align:center;"| 30.37%

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| {{party color cell|Libertarian Party (United States)}}

| Libertarian

| style="text-align:center;"| 2,752

| style="text-align:center;"| 0.60%

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| {{party color cell|Green Party (United States)}}

| Pacific Green

| style="text-align:center;"| 2,298

| style="text-align:center;"| 0.50%

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| {{party color cell|Constitution Party (United States)}}

| Constitution

| style="text-align:center;"| 298

| style="text-align:center;"| 0.07%

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| Other

| style="text-align:center;"| 22,245

| style="text-align:center;"| 4.87%

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! style="text-align:center;"| 456,896

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The city consulted with urban planners as far back as 1904, resulting in the development of Washington Park and the 40-Mile Loop greenway, which connects many of the city's parks.{{cite web|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/outdoors/index.ssf/2009/09/the_40-mile_loop_more_than_a_b_1.html|work=The Oregonian|title=The 40-Mile Loop: More than a bike trail, and more than 40 miles|access-date=April 1, 2018|date=September 30, 2009}} Portland is often cited as an example of a city with strong land use planning controls.{{cite web|date=May–June 2003|title=The 'Smart Growth' Debate Continues|url=http://www.innobriefs.com/editor/20030423smartgrowth.html|access-date=November 7, 2006|publisher=Urban Mobility Corporation|archive-date=March 6, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306011023/http://www.innobriefs.com/editor/20030423smartgrowth.html|url-status=dead}} This is largely the result of statewide land conservation policies adopted in 1973 under Governor Tom McCall, in particular the requirement for an urban growth boundary (UGB) for every city and metropolitan area. The opposite extreme, a city with few or no controls, is typically illustrated by Houston.{{cite web|url=http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/hotproperty/archives/2007/10/how_houston_get.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080306050645/http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/hotproperty/archives/2007/10/how_houston_get.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 6, 2008|title=How Houston gets along without zoning – BusinessWeek|work=Bloomberg Businessweek|access-date=October 20, 2008}}{{Cite news|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/cityguides/houston/2003-10-07-spotlight-zoning_x.htm|title=Houston: A city without zoning|work=USA Today|first=Sherry|last=Thomas|date=October 30, 2003|access-date=January 11, 2013|archive-date=January 16, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116141557/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/cityguides/houston/2003-10-07-spotlight-zoning_x.htm|url-status=dead}}{{Cite news|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A0DEFDB103FF934A2575BC0A960948260|title=Focus Houston; A Fresh Approach To Zoning|work=The New York Times|author=Reinhold, Robert|date=August 17, 1986|access-date=October 20, 2008}}{{cite news|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2006/04/10/editorial1.html|title=The only major U.S. city without zoning|work=Houston Business Journal|date=April 9, 2006|access-date=October 20, 2008|first=Bill|last=Schadewald}}

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Oregon's 1973 "urban growth boundary" law limits the boundaries for large-scale development in each metropolitan area in Oregon.{{cite web|title=Urban growth boundary|url=http://www.oregonmetro.gov/index.cfm/go/by.web/id/277|publisher=Metro|access-date=February 26, 2013}} This limits access to utilities such as sewage, water and telecommunications, as well as coverage by fire, police and schools. Portland's urban growth boundary, adopted in 1979, separates urban areas (where high-density development is encouraged and focused) from traditional farm land (where restrictions on non-agricultural development are very strict).{{cite web|url=http://www.oregon.gov/LCD/Pages/goals.aspx|title=Statewide Planning Goals|work=Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development|access-date=April 1, 2018}} This was atypical in an era when automobile use led many areas to neglect their core cities in favor of development along interstate highways, in suburbs, and satellite cities.

The original state rules included a provision for expanding urban growth boundaries, but critics felt this was not being accomplished. In 1995, the State passed a law requiring cities to expand UGBs to provide enough undeveloped land for a 20-year supply of future housing at projected growth levels.{{cite web|title=Comprehensive Land Use Planning Coordination|work=Legislative Counsel Committee of the Oregon Legislative Assembly|url=https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors197.html|access-date=January 28, 2019}} In 2007, the legislature changed the law to require the maintenance of an estimated 50 years of growth within the boundary, as well as the protection of accompanying farm and rural lands. The growth boundary, along with efforts of the Portland Development Commission to create economic development zones, has led to the development of a large portion of downtown, a large number of mid- and high-rise developments, and an overall increase in housing and business density.{{cite web|title=Portland – SkyscraperPage|url=http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?cityID=29|access-date=June 4, 2008}}

Prosper Portland (formerly the Portland Development Commission) is a semi-public agency that plays a major role in downtown development; city voters created it in 1958 to serve as the city's urban renewal agency. It provides housing and economic development programs within the city and works behind the scenes with major local developers to create large projects. In the early 1960s, the Portland Development Commission led the razing of a large Italian-Jewish neighborhood downtown, bounded roughly by I-405, the Willamette River, 4th Avenue and Market street.{{cite web|work=Willamette Week|url=http://www.wweek.com/restaurants/2017/08/22/portland-once-had-a-thriving-little-italy-what-the-hell-happened/|title=Portland Once Had a Thriving Little Italy – What the Hell Happened?|access-date=April 1, 2018|author=Korfhage, Matthew|date=August 22, 2017}} Mayor Neil Goldschmidt took office in 1972 as a proponent of bringing housing and the associated vitality back to the downtown area, which was seen as emptying out after 5 pm. The effort has had dramatic effects in the 30 years since, with many thousands of new housing units clustered in three areas: north of Portland State University (between I-405, SW Broadway, and SW Taylor St.); the RiverPlace development along the waterfront under the Marquam (I-5) bridge; and most notably in the Pearl District (between I-405, Burnside St., NW Northrup St., and NW 9th Ave.).

Historically, environmental consciousness has weighed significantly in the city's planning and development efforts.{{cite web|agency=Reuters|title=Top 5 greenest cities in the world|date=March 1, 2010|via=GlobalPost|url=http://blogs.reuters.com/environment/2010/03/01/top-5-greenest-cities-in-the-world/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100304030648/http://blogs.reuters.com/environment/2010/03/01/top-5-greenest-cities-in-the-world/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 4, 2010|access-date=March 31, 2018|author=Hogdson, Beth}} Portland was one of the first cities in the United States to promote and integrate alternative forms of transportation, such as the MAX Light Rail and extensive bike paths. The Urban Greenspaces Institute, housed in Portland State University Geography Department's Center for Mapping Research, promotes better integration of the built and natural environments. The institute works on urban park, trail, and natural areas planning issues, both at the local and regional levels.{{sfn|Platt|2006|p=43}} In October 2009, the Portland City Council unanimously adopted a climate action plan that will cut the city's greenhouse gas emissions to 80% below 1990 levels by 2050.{{cite news|url=http://portlandtribune.com/component/content/article?id=57411|title=Council adopts aggressive Climate Action Plan|author=Law, Steve|newspaper=Portland Tribune|date=October 27, 2009|access-date=July 6, 2013}}

As of 2012, Portland was the largest city in the United States that did not add fluoride to its public water supply,{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/news/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-portland-fluoridation-protests-20120912,0,619554.story|title=Portland joins fluoride bandwagon, will add it to water supply|work=Los Angeles Times|author=Muskal, Michael|date=September 12, 2012|access-date=April 1, 2018}} and fluoridation has historically been a subject of controversy in the city.{{cite web|author=Williams, Heidi|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2012/09/portlands_fluoride_debate_hist.html|title=Portland's fluoride debate: History, timeline and official positions|date=September 12, 2012|work=The Oregonian|access-date=April 1, 2018}} Portland voters have four times voted against fluoridation, in 1956, 1962, 1980 (repealing a 1978 vote in favor), and 2013.{{cite web|author=Blumgart, Jake|url=http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/medical_examiner/2013/05/portland_fluoride_vote_will_medical_science_trump_fear_and_doubt.html|title=What's the Matter With Portland? The city has been fighting fluoridation for 50 years. Will facts trump fear this month?|work=Slate|date=May 17, 2013|access-date=April 1, 2018}} In 2012 the city council, responding to advocacy from public health organizations and others, voted unanimously to begin fluoridation by 2014. Fluoridation opponents forced a public vote on the issue,{{cite web|author=Slovic, Beth|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2012/09/portland_votes_to_add_fluoride.html|title=Portland votes to add fluoride to its drinking water as opponents vow to stop the effort|work=The Oregonian|access-date=April 1, 2018|date=September 12, 2012}} and on May 21, 2013, city voters again rejected fluoridation.{{cite web|author=Kost, Ryan|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2013/05/portland_fluoride_for_the_four.html|title=Portland fluoride: For the fourth time since 1956, Portland voters reject fluoridation|work=The Oregonian|date=May 21, 2013|access-date=April 1, 2018}}

{{Main|Education in Portland, Oregon}}

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Nine public school districts and many private schools include sections of Portland. Portland Public Schools is the largest school district, operating 86 public schools.{{Cite news|year=2019|title=Portland Public Schools|work=U.S. News & World Report|url=https://www.usnews.com/education/k12/oregon/districts/portland-sd-1j-106322|access-date=May 23, 2023}} In addition to PPS, other school districts in Multnomah County that serve parts of the city include the Beaverton School District, Centennial School District, David Douglas School District, Parkrose School District, Reynolds School District, Riverdale School District, and Scappoose School District.{{cite map|author=U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division|date=December 18, 2020|title=2020 Census – School District Reference Map: Multnomah County, OR|scale=1:184,230|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st41_or/schooldistrict_maps/c41051_multnomah/DC20SD_C41051.pdf|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 19, 2023}} Portions in Clackamas County are in the North Clackamas School District and Centennial School District.{{cite map|author=U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division|date=December 18, 2020|title=2020 Census – School District Reference Map: Clackamas County, OR|scale=1:204,700|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st41_or/schooldistrict_maps/c41005_clackamas/DC20SD_C41005.pdf|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 19, 2023}} Portions in Washington County are in Portland Public Schools.{{cite map|author=U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st41_or/schooldistrict_maps/c41067_washington/DC20SD_C41067.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS – SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Washington County, OR|scale=1:84,230|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=May 19, 2023}}

David Douglas High School, in the Powellhurst neighborhood, has the largest enrollment of any public high school in the city.{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&InstName=david+douglas&SchoolType=1&SchoolType=2&SchoolType=3&SchoolType=4&SpecificSchlTypes=all&IncGrade=-1&LoGrade=-1&HiGrade=-1&ID=410394001037|title=Search for Public Schools – School Detail for David Douglas High School|website=nces.ed.gov}} Other high schools include Benson, Cleveland, Franklin, Grant, Jefferson, Madison, Parkrose, Roosevelt, and Ida B Wells-Barnett (formerly Woodrow Wilson), and several suburban high schools which serve the city's outer areas. Established in 1869, Lincoln High School (formerly Portland High School) is the city's oldest public education institution, and is one of two of the oldest high schools west of the Mississippi River (after San Francisco's Lowell High School).{{cite news|last=Geddes|first=Ryan|title=Public school notebook: The Count|work=The Oregonian|pages=A7|location=Portland, Oregon|date=September 22, 2005}}

Former public schools in the city included Washington High School, which operated from 1906 until 1981, as well as Adams and Jackson, which also closed the same year.

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Portland State University has the second-largest enrollment rate of any university in the state (after Oregon State University), with a student body of nearly 30,000.{{cite web|url=http://www.pdx.edu/profile/snapshot-portland-state|publisher=Portland State University|title=Profile|access-date=December 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150112033212/http://www.pdx.edu/profile/snapshot-portland-state|archive-date=January 12, 2015|url-status=dead}} It has been named among the top fifteen percentile of American regional universities by The Princeton Review for undergraduate education,{{cite web|url=http://www.princetonreview.com/schoollist.aspx?id=763|title=The Princeton Review Best Regional Colleges|access-date=November 3, 2011}} and has been internationally recognized for its degrees in Master of Business Administration and urban planning.{{cite web|url=http://ir.princetonreview.com/releasedetail.cfm?releaseid=168268|title=Princeton Review Top 100 MBA Rankings|access-date=November 3, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425120048/http://ir.princetonreview.com/releasedetail.cfm?releaseid=168268|archive-date=April 25, 2012}} The city is also home to the Oregon Health & Science University, as well as Portland Community College.

Notable private universities include the University of Portland, a Roman Catholic university affiliated with the Congregation of Holy Cross; Reed College, a liberal arts college, and Lewis & Clark College.

{{Main|Media in Portland, Oregon}}{{see also|List of radio stations in Oregon|List of television stations in Oregon}}

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The Oregonian is the only daily general-interest newspaper serving Portland. It also circulates throughout the state and in Clark County, Washington.

Smaller local newspapers, distributed free of charge in newspaper boxes and at venues around the city, include the Portland Tribune (general-interest paper published on Wednesdays), Willamette Week (general-interest alternative weekly published on Wednesdays), and The Portland Mercury (another alt-weekly, targeted at younger urban readers and published every other Thursday). The Portland area also has newspapers that are published for specific communities, including The Asian Reporter (a weekly covering Asian news, both international and local) and The Skanner (a weekly African-American newspaper covering both local and national news). The Portland Business Journal covers business-related news on a weekly basis, as does The Daily Journal of Commerce, its main competitor. Portland Monthly is a monthly news and culture magazine. The Bee, over 110 years old, is another neighborhood newspaper serving the inner southeast neighborhoods.{{Cite web|title=Portland Bee|url=https://www.mondotimes.com/1/world/us/37/2067/23985|access-date=May 24, 2023|website=Mondo Times}}

{{Main|List of hospitals in Portland, Oregon}}

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Legacy Health, a non-profit healthcare system in Portland, operates multiple facilities in the city and surrounding suburbs.{{sfn|Human Rights Campaign|2013|p=82}} These include Legacy Emanuel, founded in 1912, in Northeast Portland; and Legacy Good Samaritan, founded in 1875, and in Northwest Portland.{{sfn|Human Rights Campaign|2013|p=82}} Randall's Children's Hospital operates at the Legacy Emanuel Campus. Good Samaritan has centers for breast health, cancer, and stroke, and is home to the Legacy Devers Eye Institute, the Legacy Obesity and Diabetes Institute, the Legacy Diabetes and Endocrinology Center, the Legacy Rehabilitation Clinic of Oregon, and the Linfield-Good Samaritan School of Nursing.{{cite web|url=http://www.legacyhealth.org/body.cfm?id=21|title=Our Hospitals|access-date=August 26, 2008|publisher=Legacy Health System|date=August 15, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080505215603/http://www.legacyhealth.org/body.cfm?id=21 |archive-date=May 5, 2008}}

The Catholic-affiliated Providence Health & Services operates Providence Portland Medical Center in the North Tabor neighborhood of the city. Oregon Health & Science University is a university hospital formed in 1974. The Veterans Affairs Medical Center operates next to the Oregon Health & Science University main campus. Adventist Medical Center also serves the city. Shriners Hospital for Children is a small children's hospital established in 1923.

{{Main|Transportation in Portland, Oregon}}

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The Portland metropolitan area has transportation services common to major U.S. cities, though Oregon's emphasis on proactive land-use planning and transit-oriented development within the urban growth boundary means commuters have multiple well-developed options.

In 2008, 12.6% of all commutes in Portland were on public transit.{{cite web|title=Means of Transportation to Work by Selected Characteristics: 2006 American Community Survey|publisher=United States Census Bureau|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_06_EST_S0802&prodType=table|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212214522/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_06_EST_S0802&prodType=table|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 12, 2020|access-date=January 11, 2013}} TriMet operates most of the region's buses and the MAX (short for Metropolitan Area Express) light rail system, which connects the city and suburbs. Opened in 1986, the MAX system has expanded to five lines, with the latest being the Orange Line to Milwaukie, which began operating in September 2015.{{cite web|url=http://trimet.org/alerts/service-change/2015fall/index.htm|title=Fall 2015 Service Improvements|access-date=September 26, 2015|website=TriMet|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150927203752/http://trimet.org/alerts/service-change/2015fall/index.htm|archive-date=September 27, 2015}} WES Commuter Rail opened in February 2009 in Portland's western suburbs, linking Beaverton and Wilsonville.

The city-owned Portland Streetcar serves two routes in the Central City – downtown and adjacent districts. The first line, which opened in 2001 and was extended in 2005–07, operates from the South Waterfront District through Portland State University and north through the West End of downtown, to shopping areas and dense residential districts north and northwest of downtown. The second line that opened in 2012 added {{convert|3.3|mi|km|adj=off}} of tracks on the east side of the Willamette River and across the Broadway Bridge to a connection with the original line.{{cite news|title=Portland Streetcar's eastside loop gets off to hobbled start Saturday|last=Rose|first=Joseph|author-link=Joseph Rose (journalist)|newspaper=The Oregonian|page=1|date=September 22, 2012|url=http://blog.oregonlive.com/commuting/2012/09/portland_streetcars_eastside_l.html|access-date=November 6, 2012}} The east-side line completed a loop to the tracks on the west side of the river upon completion of the new Tilikum Crossing in 2015,{{cite web|url=http://www.trimet.org/pdfs/pm/Fact-sheets-timelines/PMLR-Bridge-Fact-Sheet-August2011.pdf|title=Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Bridge to bring new options for transit, cyclists and pedestrians|publisher=Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Transit Project|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120617125637/http://trimet.org/pdfs/pm/Fact-sheets-timelines/PMLR-Bridge-Fact-Sheet-August2011.pdf|archive-date=June 17, 2012}} and, in anticipation of that, had been named the Central Loop line in 2012. However, it was renamed the Loop Service, with an A Loop (clockwise) and B Loop (counterclockwise), when it became a complete loop with the opening of the Tilikum Crossing bridge.

Fifth and Sixth avenues within downtown comprise the Portland Transit Mall, two streets devoted primarily to bus and light rail traffic with limited automobile access. Opened in 1977 for buses, the transit mall was renovated and rebuilt in 2007–09, with light rail added. Starting in 1975 and lasting nearly four decades, all transit service within downtown Portland was free, the area being known by TriMet as Fareless Square, but a need for minor budget cuts and funding needed for expansion prompted the agency to limit free rides to rail service only in 2010,{{cite news|last=Rivera|first=Dylan|title=The days of a free bus ride are over|newspaper=The Oregonian|date=August 12, 2009|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/08/no_more_free_bus_rides_in_port.html|access-date=September 2, 2012}} and subsequently to discontinue the fare-free zone entirely in 2012.{{cite news|last=Bailey|first=Everton Jr.|title=TriMet boosts most fares starting Saturday; some routes changing|newspaper=The Oregonian|date=August 31, 2012|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/roadreport/index.ssf/2012/08/trimet_boosts_most_fares_start.html|access-date=September 1, 2012}}

TriMet provides real-time tracking of buses and trains with its TransitTracker, and makes the data available to software developers so they can create customized tools of their own.{{cite news|last=Rose|first=Joseph|title=TriMet's open source heaven: The 5 best transit-rider apps|date=July 16, 2009|newspaper=The Oregonian|url=http://blog.oregonlive.com/commuting/2009/07/open_source_heaven_the_5_best.html|access-date=September 2, 2012}}{{cite news|last=Rogoway|first=Mike|title=Google Maps adds live TriMet arrival and departure times|date=June 8, 2011|newspaper=The Oregonian|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2011/06/google_maps_adds_lives_trimet.html|access-date=September 2, 2012}}

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I-5 connects Portland with the Willamette Valley, Southern Oregon, and California to the south and with Washington to the north. I-405 forms a loop with I-5 around the central downtown area of the city and I-205 is a loop freeway route on the east side which connects to the Portland International Airport. U.S. 26 supports commuting within the metro area and continues to the Pacific Ocean westward and Mount Hood and Central Oregon eastward. U.S. 30 has a main, bypass, and business route through the city extending to Astoria to the west; through Gresham, Oregon, and the eastern exurbs, and connects to I-84, traveling towards Boise, Idaho.

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Portland's main airport is Portland International Airport (PDX), about 20 minutes by car (40 minutes by MAX) northeast of downtown. Portland is also home to Oregon's only public use heliport, the Portland Downtown Heliport.

Amtrak, the national passenger rail system, provides service to Portland at Union Station on three routes. Long-haul train routes include the Coast Starlight (with service from Los Angeles to Seattle) and the Empire Builder (with service to Chicago). The Amtrak Cascades state-supported trains operate between Vancouver, B.C., and Eugene, Oregon, and serve Portland several times daily. The city is also served by Greyhound Lines intercity bus service, which also operates BoltBus, an express bus service. The city's first airport was the Swan Island Municipal Airport, which was closed in the 1940s.

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Portland is the only city in the United States that owns operating mainline steam locomotives, donated to the city in 1958 by the railroads that ran them.{{cite web|url=http://www.orhf.org/capital-campaign/|title=Capital Campaign|publisher=Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation|access-date=December 31, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111230073054/http://www.orhf.org/capital-campaign/|archive-date=December 30, 2011}} Spokane, Portland & Seattle 700 and the world-famous Southern Pacific 4449 can be seen several times a year pulling a special excursion train, either locally or on an extended trip. The "Holiday Express", pulled over the tracks of the Oregon Pacific Railroad on weekends in December, has become a Portland tradition over its several years running.{{cite news|url=http://www.thebeenews.com/news/story.php?story_id=132423175015250800|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426082537/http://www.thebeenews.com/news/story.php?story_id=132423175015250800|archive-date=April 26, 2012|title="Holiday Express" delights families, benefits new S.E. museum|author=Ashton, David F.|newspaper=The Sellwood Bee|date=December 20, 2011|access-date=April 17, 2016}} These trains and others are operated by volunteers of the Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation, an amalgamation of rail preservation groups which collaborated on the finance and construction of the Oregon Rail Heritage Center, a permanent and publicly accessible home for the locomotives, which opened in 2012 adjacent to OMSI.{{cite news|last=Tims|first=Dana|title=Oregon Rail Heritage Center ready for grand opening Saturday, Sunday|newspaper=The Oregonian|date=September 20, 2012|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2012/09/oregon_rail_center_is_now_arri.html|access-date=September 28, 2012|page=B1}}

In Portland, cycling is a significant mode of transportation. As the city has been particularly supportive of urban bicycling it now ranks highly among the most bicycle-friendly cities in the world.{{cite web|url=http://www.virgin-vacations.com/11-most-bike-friendly-cities.aspx|title=11 Most Bike Friendly Cities in the World – Bicycle friendly cities|work=Virgin Vacations|publisher=Virgin Airlines|access-date=June 18, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120729015011/http://www.virgin-vacations.com/11-most-bike-friendly-cities.aspx|archive-date=July 29, 2012|url-status=dead}}

Bicycles accounted for 2.8% of commuting in 2021. Bicycle commuting declined by 46% between 2016 and 2022 according to Portland Bureau of Transportation report.{{Cite web|last=Watson|first=Evan|date=March 17, 2023|title=Bicycle ridership in Portland has dropped off significantly over the past 6 years, PBOT says|url=https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/bicycle-ridership-portland-dropped-significantly/283-f49b9a66-2494-4c99-afcb-b1bc0e746db6|access-date=December 2, 2023|website=kgw.com}} For its achievements in promoting cycling as an everyday means of transportation, Portland has been recognized by the League of American Bicyclists and other cycling organizations for its network of on-street bicycling facilities and other bicycle-friendly services, being one of only three U.S. cities to have earned a Platinum-level rating.{{cite web|url=http://www.bikeleague.org/media/press/|title=League of American Bicyclists * Press Releases|publisher=Bikeleague.org|access-date=October 6, 2008|archive-date=May 30, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130530133918/http://www.bikeleague.org/media/press/}} A new bicycle-sharing system, Biketown, launched on July 19, 2016,{{cite news|last=Njus|first=Elliot|title=Biketown bike-share program launches with inaugural Tilikum Crossing ride|newspaper=The Oregonian|date=July 19, 2016|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/commuting/index.ssf/2016/07/biketown_bike-share_program_la.html|access-date=July 20, 2016}} with 100 stations in the city's central and eastside neighborhoods.{{cite news|last=Njus|first=Elliot|date=June 13, 2016|title=Biketown bike-share launch date, pricing, station locations announced|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/commuting/index.ssf/2016/06/biketown_bike-share_launch_dat.html|work=The Oregonian|access-date=July 8, 2016}}

Portland abolished the requirement for parking minimum as well as Minneapolis and Austin.{{cite news|last1=FECHTER|first1=JOSHUA|title=To fight climate change and housing shortage, Austin becomes largest U.S. city to drop parking-spot requirements|url=https://www.texastribune.org/2023/11/02/austin-minimum-parking-requirements-housing-shortage/|access-date=November 7, 2023|agency=Texas tribune|date=November 2, 2023}}

As of 2015, Portland is owed $32.4 million in unpaid parking citations due to the city government's refusal to collect more aggressively.{{Cite web|last=Oregonian/OregonLive|first=Joseph Rose {{!}} The|date=2015-06-19|title=Portland parking tickets: City's worst scofflaws owe $32.4 million – with no easy way to collect|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/commuting/2015/06/portland_parking_scofflaws_owe.html|access-date=2024-05-25|website=The Oregonian}}

The cities main source of drinking water is several reservoirs in the Bull Run Watershed, which consists of roughly {{convert|102|sqmi}} of forested land just west of Mount Hood. The city also operates 25 groundwater wells near the Columbia River in Northeast Portland, which supplements the cities water supply during the summer.{{Cite news|last=Williams|first=Kale|date=October 18, 2023|title=Portland's secondary source of drinking water: 25 groundwater wells spread out from the airport to Blue Lake Park|url=https://www.kgw.com/article/tech/science/environment/portland-groundwater-well-field-drinking-water/283-9cadce40-1351-4ecb-a600-9f0d903ad154|access-date=October 20, 2023|work=KGW8}}

{{Main|List of people from Portland, Oregon}}

Portland's sister cities are:{{cite web|title=About Sister Cities|url=https://www.portlandoregon.gov/ogr/65021|website=portlandoregon.gov|publisher=City of Portland|access-date=May 6, 2021}}

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• {{flagicon|JPN}} Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan (1959)
• {{flagicon|MEX}} Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico (1983)
• {{flagicon|ISR}} Ashkelon, Southern District, Israel (1987)
• {{flagicon|KOR}} Ulsan, South Korea (1987)
• {{flagicon|CHN}} Suzhou, Jiangsu, China (1988)
• {{flagicon|RUS}} Khabarovsk, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia (1988)
• {{flagicon|TWN}} Kaohsiung, Taiwan (1988)
• {{flagicon|ZWE}} Mutare, Manicaland, Zimbabwe (1991)
• {{flagicon|ITA}} Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy (2003)

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Portland also has a friendship city agreement with:

• {{flagicon|NED}} Utrecht, province of Utrecht, Netherlands (2012)

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• 1972 Portland–Vancouver tornado
• Keep Portland Weird
• List of hospitals in Portland, Oregon
• List of sports venues in Portland, Oregon
• Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon
• Roses in Portland, Oregon
• USS Portland, 2 of 3 ships
• Washington Center

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{{Sister project links|Portland, Oregon|voy=Portland (Oregon)}}

• {{Official website|http://www.portland.gov/}}
• [http://www.portlandmaps.com/ Portland Maps] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100722074758/http://www.portlandmaps.com/ |date=July 22, 2010 }} (lot-level GIS)
• [http://www.portlandalliance.com/ Portland Business Alliance – Portland Chamber of Commerce]
• [http://www.travelportland.com/ Portland's Visitor Association] – official visitors' bureau website

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