Portland, Oregon

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The 2000 Census showed that Portland had a population of 529,121 people^<1>. This represents 15.42% of the total population of Oregon, making it the state's most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
-1-	Portland			557,706	5.4% increase
2	Eugene	S	104 mi [167.4 km]	150,104	8.86% increase
3	Salem	SW	46 mi [74 km]	153,435	12.06% increase
4	Gresham	E	10 mi [16.09 km]	101,221	12.21% increase
5	Beaverton	SW	8 mi [12.87 km]	91,757	20.53% increase
6	Hillsboro	W	13 mi [20.92 km]	93,638	33.41% increase
7	Medford	S	221 mi [355.7 km]	73,212	15.93% increase

Portland had 237,307 Housing Units^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Portland has a total area of 145.4 square miles [376.5 km²]^<4>. Of this total, 134.3 square miles [347.9 km²]11.05 square miles [28.62 km²]).

Using the above population and land area values, Portland had a 2000 population density of 3,939 people per square mile [1,520 people/km²], making it the state's 15th most densely populated area.

Clackamas County

The city of Portland is primarily located in Clackamas County and is the county seat. A portion of Portland extends into Multnomah County and Washington County.

The county had a population of 339,512 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 529,121 people, Portland contained 155.8% of the Clackamas County total.

In addition, where the community of Portland has a population density of 3,939 people per square mile [1,520 people/km²], Clackamas County averages 181.7 people per square mile [70.2 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Clackamas County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Portland and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Portland. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Although they don't create QuickFacts for all communities, they do have one for Portland. Not only does the QuickFact have details about Portland, it also contains a comparison between Portland and the state of Oregon.

Click here for the Portland QuickFact (QF-4159000).

The following communities are nearby Portland and also have Census QuickFacts:

	Community	Census QuickFact	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Vancouver (WA)	QF-5374060	N	7 mi [11.27 km]	163,186	13.67% increase
	Beaverton	QF-4105350	SW	8 mi [12.87 km]	91,757	20.53% increase
	Lake Oswego	QF-4140550	S	8 mi [12.87 km]	36,926	4.67% increase
	Gresham	QF-4131250	E	10 mi [16.09 km]	101,221	12.21% increase
	Tigard	QF-4173650	SW	10 mi [16.09 km]	48,713	18.17% increase
	Hillsboro	QF-4134100	W	13 mi [20.92 km]	93,638	33.41% increase

For more about neighboring communities, please visit our Neighborhood Page for Portland.

A Census Quickfact is available for Clackamas County (QF-41005).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Clackamas County.

	County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Hood River	QF-41027	NE	21,536	5.22% increase
	Marion	QF-41047	SW	314,606	10.17% increase
	Multnomah	QF-41051	NW	714,567	7.98% increase
	Washington	QF-41067	NW	529,216	17.99% increase
	Wasco	QF-41065	E	23,775	0.19% decrease
	Yamhill	QF-41071	W	98,168	15.16% increase

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Portland:

Portland is located in Census Region #4 (the West Region) and in Division #9 (the Pacific Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Portland.

The Commemorative Quarter for Oregon<6>

Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' has proven to be a useful tool by people who planned visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Portland. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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