Portland

Portland is a city located in the U.S. state of Oregon, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States. Portland is Oregon's most populous city, and the third most populous city in the Pacific Northwest region, after Seattle, Washington and Vancouver, British Columbia. Approximately 2,260,000 people live in the Portland me... More

Date founded:

  • Feb 8, 1851

Time zone(s):

Area:

  • 376.58427 km² (145.4 mi² )

Population:

  • 372,676 (1960)

Also known as:

  • City of Roses,
  • PDX,
  • Stumptown,
  • Razorblade City,
  • Rip City,
  • Bridgetown,
  • Little Beirut,
  • P-Town,
  • Rose City

Location

Population

number date
  • 207,214
  • 1910
  • 258,288
  • 1920
  • 2,874
  • 1860
  • 90,426
  • 1900
  • 821
  • 1850
  • 373,628
  • 1950
  • 305,394
  • 1940
  • 301,815
  • 1930
  • 8,293
  • 1870
  • 372,676
  • 1960

Geolocation:

Latitude Longitude
  • 45.5236
  • -122.675

Adjoins:

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Household Count:

number date
  • 223,987
  • 2008

Estimated Number of Foreclosures:

number date
  • 2,777
  • 2008

Estimated Number of Mortgages:

number date
  • 144,902
  • 2008

90-Day Vacant Residential Addresses:

number date
  • 8,982
  • 2008

Total Residential Addresses:

number date
  • 257,904
  • 2008

BLS Unemployment Rate (%):

Number Date
  • 0.0519
  • 2008

OFHEO Price Change (%):

Number Date
  • -0.0018
  • 2008

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Climate:

Month Average max temp (C) Average min temp (C) Average rainfall (mm)
  • 27 °C (81 °F )
  • 14 °C (57 °F )
  • 25 mm (0.98 in )
  • 20 °C (68 °F )
  • 8 °C (46 °F )
  • 51 mm (2 in )
  • 16 °C (61 °F )
  • 5 °C (41 °F )
  • 64 mm (2.5 in )
  • 27 °C (81 °F )
  • 14 °C (57 °F )
  • 25 mm (0.98 in )
  • 24 °C (75 °F )
  • 11 °C (52 °F )
  • 51 mm (2 in )
  • 23 °C (73 °F )
  • 12 °C (54 °F )
  • 38 mm (1.5 in )
  • 8 °C (46 °F )
  • 1 °C (34 °F )
  • 127 mm (5 in )
  • 13 °C (55 °F )
  • 4 °C (39 °F )
  • 89 mm (3.5 in )
  • 8 °C (46 °F )
  • 2 °C (36 °F )
  • 152 mm (5.98 in )
  • 12 °C (54 °F )
  • 5 °C (41 °F )
  • 127 mm (5 in )
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