Portland, Oregon

Portland (/ˈpɔːrtlənd/ PORT-lənd) is a port city in the Pacific Northwest and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Oregon. Situated in the northwestern area of the state at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers, Portland is the county seat of Multnomah County, the most populous county in Oregon. As of 2020,^[update] Portland had a population of 652,503,[10] making it the 26th-most populated city in the United States, the sixth-most populous on the West Coast, and the second-most populous in the Pacific Northwest, after Seattle.[11] Approximately 2.5 million people live in the Portland–Vancouver–Hillsboro, OR–WA metropolitan statistical area, making it the 25th most populous in the United States. About half of Oregon's population resides within the Portland metropolitan area.[lower-alpha 1]

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Portland
City
Downtown Portland and Mount Hood from Pittock Mansion St. Johns Bridge Oregon Convention Center Union Station and U.S. Bancorp Tower Pioneer Courthouse Square Tilikum Crossing
Flag Seal
Nickname(s):  "Rose City"; "Stumptown"; "PDX"; see Nicknames of Portland, Oregon for a complete list.
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Coordinates: 45°31′12″N 122°40′55″W
Country	United States
State	Oregon
Counties	Multnomah Washington Clackamas
Founded	1845; 178 years ago (1845)
Incorporated	February 8, 1851; 172 years ago (1851-02-08)
Named for	Portland, Maine[1]
Government
• Type	Commission
• Mayor	Ted Wheeler[2] (D)
• Commissioners	Mingus Mapps Carmen Rubio Dan Ryan Rene Gonzalez
• Auditor	Simone Rede[3]
Area [4]
• City	145.00 sq mi (375.55 km2)
• Land	133.49 sq mi (345.73 km2)
• Water	11.51 sq mi (29.82 km2)
• Urban	519.30 sq mi (1,345.0 km2)
Elevation [5]	161 ft (49 m)
Highest elevation [6]	1,188 ft (362 m)
Lowest elevation [7] (Columbia River)	0.62 ft (0.19 m)
Population  (2020)[8]
• City	652,503
• Rank	72nd in North America 26th in the United States 1st in Oregon
• Density	4,888.10/sq mi (1,887.30/km2)
• Urban	2,104,238 (US: 23rd)
• Urban density	4,052.1/sq mi (1,564.5/km2)
• Metro [9]	2,511,612 (US: 25th)
Demonym	Portlander
Time zone	UTC−08:00 (PST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−07:00 (PDT)
ZIP Codes	97086, 97201-97225, 97227-97233, 97236, 97238-97240, 97242, 97250-97254, 97256, 97266-97269, 97280-97283, 97286, 97290-97294, 97296, 97298
Area codes	503 and 971
FIPS code	41-59000
GNIS feature ID	2411471[5]
Website	www.portlandoregon.gov

Named after Portland, Maine,[12] which is itself named after the English Isle of Portland, the Oregon settlement began to be populated in the 1840s, near the end of the Oregon Trail. Its water access provided convenient transportation of goods, and the timber industry was a major force in the city's early economy. At the turn of the 20th century, the city had a reputation as one of the most dangerous port cities in the world, a hub for organized crime and racketeering.^{[citation needed]} After the city's economy experienced an industrial boom during World War II, its hard-edged reputation began to dissipate. Beginning in the 1960s,[13] Portland became noted for its growing liberal and progressive political values, earning it a reputation as a bastion of counterculture.[14]

The city operates with a commission-based government, guided by a mayor and four commissioners, as well as Metro, the only directly elected metropolitan planning organization in the United States.[15][16] Its climate is marked by warm, dry summers and cool, rainy winters. This climate is ideal for growing roses, and Portland has been called the "City of Roses" for over a century.[17]