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Portland

Portland

About Portland

653,115 in city
2,241,841 in metro
347 km² (134 mi²)
10.6681297245 m
Portland is one of the most livable urban areas in the U.S. and its renowned beauty is a result of a unique natural setting, which offers views of the Cascades and Mt. Hood to the east, Mt. Adams to the northeast, and Mt. St. Helens and Mt. Rainier to the north. Eleven bridges span the Willamette River, which divides the city into east and west sections. Indian traders traveling between Oregon City and Fort Vancouver carved out an acre of land by the Willamette River 12 miles north of Oregon City, which became known as The Clearing. In 1843 William Overton claimed the 640 acres surrounding the area, which he then sold to Asa Lovejoy and Francis W. Pettygrove, who set out to build a city. Winning a coin toss (an 1835 copper penny), Pettygrove named the city-to-be after his hometown in Maine. Had the toss gone the other way today's Oregon metropolis would have been known as Boston! Portland maintains active sister city relationships with Sapporo, Japan, Bologna, Italy, Guadalajara, Mexico, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan, Khabarovsk, Russia, Ashkelon, Israel, Mutare, Zimbabwe, Suzhou, China, Ulsan, South Korea.

Boroughs

Central (19), Downtown (655), East (20), Lloyd (45), North (38), Northeast (27), Northwest (338), Oldtown/Chinatown (171), Portland International Airport (8), Southeast (119), Southwest (59), Southwest Hills (5)

Metro Cities

Amboy, Battle Ground, Beavercreek, Beaverton, Brightwood, Brush Prairie, Camas, Canby, Cherry Grove, Clackamas, Colton, Eagle Creek, Estacada, Forest Grove, Gladstone, Government Camp, Gresham, Hazel Dell, Heisson, Hillsboro, La Center, Lake Oswego, Lake Shore, Lewisville, Marylhurst, McMinnville, Milwaukie, Molalla, Mulino, Newberg, Orchards, Oregon City, Portland, Rainier, Rhododendron, Ridgefield, Saint Helens, Salmon Creek, Sandy, Tigard, Troutdale, Tualatin, Vancouver, Walnut Grove, Washougal, Welches, West Haven-Sylvan, West Linn, Wilsonville, Yacolt

No. of Buildings

No. Current status
1,527 All Buildings
1,337
existing
2
under construction
12
planned
43
unbuilt
133
demolished

Tallest Buildings

# Building Height Year
1 Wells Fargo Center 546 ft 1972
2 US Bancorp Tower 536 ft 1983
3 KOIN Center 509 ft 1984
4 Park Avenue West Tower 460 ft 2016
5 Pacwest Center 418 ft 1984

Building types

No. Type
1,156 low-rise building
182 high-rise building
36 mast (pole)
28 church
27 open-air structure
25 bridge
16 fountain
12 skyscraper
11 house
6 monument
6 mast (framework)
5 stadium
3 synagogue
2 building with towers
2 subterranean building
2 tunnel
1 mosque
1 hall
1 airport tower
1 water tower
1 silo
1 mast (wired)
1 chimney
1 sculpture

Other buildings

No. Type
33 Famous buildings
63 Buildings with construction images