Neighborhood name |
Sextant |
Coalition |
Namesake |
Image |
Notes |
Alameda |
Northeast |
Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods |
Alameda Land Company who laid out the first subdivision in the area |
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Arbor Lodge |
North |
North Portland Neighborhood Services |
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Ardenwald-Johnson Creek |
Southeast |
Southeast Uplift Neighborhood Coalition |
Arden M. Rockwood, son of the man who first platted the area |
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Partially in Portland and Milwaukie. Neighborhood recognized by both cities. |
Argay |
Northeast |
East Portland Community Office |
Portmanteau of Art Simonson and Gerhardt "Gay" Stavney, planners of neighborhood. |
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Arlington Heights |
Northwest |
Neighbors West-Northwest |
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Arnold Creek |
Southwest |
Southwest Neighborhoods |
Arnold Creek |
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Ashcreek |
Southwest |
Southwest Neighborhoods |
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Beaumont-Wilshire |
Northeast |
Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods |
Beaumont: beautiful mountain in French.
Wilshire: Etymology unknown |
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Boise |
North, Northeast |
Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods |
Reuben P. Boise, Oregon Supreme Court Justice |
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Includes Mississippi District. |
Brentwood-Darlington |
Southeast |
Southeast Uplift Neighborhood Coalition |
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Bridgeton |
North, Northeast |
North Portland Neighborhood Services |
Bridgeton Slough, in turn named for the Interstate Bridge |
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Bridlemile |
Southwest |
Southwest Neighborhoods |
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Brooklyn |
Southeast |
Southeast Uplift Neighborhood Coalition |
Large number of rivers, creeks, and lakes that historically occupied the neighborhood. |
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Buckman |
Southeast |
Southeast Uplift Neighborhood Coalition |
City Councilor Cyrus Buckman |
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Cathedral Park |
North |
North Portland Neighborhood Services |
Cathedral Park |
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Centennial |
Southeast |
East Portland Community Office |
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Collins View |
Southwest |
Southwest Neighborhoods |
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Concordia |
Northeast |
Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods |
Concordia University (now University of Oregon Portland) |
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Creston-Kenilworth |
Southeast |
Southeast Uplift Neighborhood Coalition |
Creston: Etymology unknown
Kenilworth: Sir Walter Scott's Kenilworth. A Romance. |
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Crestwood |
Southwest |
Southwest Neighborhoods |
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Cully |
Northeast |
Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods |
Settler Thomas Cully. |
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Chinatown |
Northwest |
Neighbors West-Northwest |
Historically large number of Chinese businesses and residences |
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Northwest part of Old Town Chinatown, the Southwest part being Old Town. |
Downtown |
Southwest |
Neighbors West-Northwest |
Portland's Downtown |
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East Columbia |
North, Northeast |
North Portland Neighborhood Services |
Columbia River |
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Eastmoreland |
Southeast |
Southeast Uplift Neighborhood Coalition |
Pioneer Julius C. Moreland |
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Eliot |
North, Northeast |
Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods |
Rev. Thomas Lamb Eliot |
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Former center of Albina, Oregon before annexation with Portland. |
Far Southwest |
Southwest |
Southwest Neighborhoods |
Farthest southwest neighborhood of Portland |
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Forest Park |
Northwest |
Neighbors West-Northwest |
Forest Park |
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Foster-Powell |
Southeast |
Southeast Uplift Neighborhood Coalition |
Foster Road and Powell Boulevard, in turn named for Estacada farmer Philip Foster and settler Jackson Powell |
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Glenfair |
Northeast, Southeast |
East Portland Community Office |
Glenfair Park |
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Goose Hollow |
Southwest |
Neighbors West-Northwest |
Large amount of wild Geese who historically inhabited the area |
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Grant Park |
Northeast |
Central Northeast Neighbors |
Grant Park, in turn named for President Ulysses S. Grant |
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Hayden Island |
North |
North Portland Neighborhood Services |
Hayden Island, in turn named for settler Gay Hayden |
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Hayhurst |
Southwest |
Southwest Neighborhoods |
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Hazelwood |
Northeast, Southeast |
East Portland Community Office |
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Healy Heights |
Southwest |
Unaffiliated |
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Hillsdale |
Southwest |
Southwest Neighborhoods |
Tualatin Mountains (West Hills) |
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Hillside |
Northwest |
Neighbors West-Northwest |
Tualatin Mountains (West Hills) |
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Hollywood |
Northeast |
Central Northeast Neighbors |
Hollywood Theatre |
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Homestead |
Southwest |
Southwest Neighborhoods |
Location of the homestead of State Representative Philip Augustus Marquam |
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Hosford-Abernethy |
Southeast |
Southeast Uplift Neighborhood Coalition |
Hosford: Methodist Missionary Chauncey Hosford.
Abernethy: Provisional Governor of Oregon George Abernethy. |
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Humboldt |
North, Northeast |
Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods |
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Irvington |
Northeast |
Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods |
Irvington Investment Company, development company that helped create the neighborhood. |
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Kenton |
North |
North Portland Neighborhood Services |
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Kerns |
Northeast, Southeast |
Southeast Uplift Neighborhood Coalition |
Settler William Kerns |
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King |
Northeast |
Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods |
Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. |
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Laurelhurst |
Northeast, Southeast |
Southeast Uplift Neighborhood Coalition |
Laurelhurst Company, development company that helped create the neighborhood. |
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Lents |
Southeast |
East Portland Community Office |
Settler Oliver P. Lent |
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Linnton |
Northwest |
Neighbors West-Northwest |
US Senator Lewis F. Linn (D-MO) |
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Lloyd District |
North, Northeast |
Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods |
Developer Ralph Lloyd, founder of Lloyd Center, once America's largest shopping mall |
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Madison South |
Northeast |
Central Northeast Neighbors |
James Madison High School (now Leodis V. McDaniel High School) |
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Maplewood |
Southwest |
Southwest Neighborhoods |
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Markham |
Southwest |
Southwest Neighborhoods |
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Marshall Park |
Southwest |
Southwest Neighborhoods |
Marshall Park, in turn named for Frederick C. and Addie Mae Marshall who donated the park to the city |
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Mill Park |
Southeast |
East Portland Community Office |
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Montavilla |
Northeast, Southeast |
Southeast Uplift Neighborhood Coalition |
Portmanteau of Mount Tabor Village |
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Mt. Scott-Arleta |
Southeast |
Southeast Uplift Neighborhood Coalition |
Mt. Scott: Harvey W. Scott, editor of The Oregonian.
Arleta: the daughter of one of the neighborhood's early developers. |
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Mount Tabor |
Southeast |
Southeast Uplift Neighborhood Coalition |
Mount Tabor, in turn named for the biblical Mount Tabor |
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Multnomah/Multnomah Village |
Southwest |
Southwest Neighborhoods |
Multnomah Tribe/Chief Multnomah |
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North Tabor |
Southeast |
Southeast Uplift Neighborhood Coalition |
Mount Tabor, in turn named for the biblical Mount Tabor |
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Northwest District |
Northwest |
Neighbors West-Northwest |
Northwest Portland |
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Includes Uptown, Nob Hill, Alphabet District, and Slabtown. |
Northwest Heights |
Northwest |
Neighbors West-Northwest |
Northwest Portland |
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Northwest Industrial |
Northwest |
Neighbors West-Northwest |
Large number of Industrial parks in the area |
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Old Town |
Southwest |
Neighbors West-Northwest |
Original urban core of Portland. "Oldest part of town". |
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Southwest part of Old Town Chinatown, the Northwest part being Chinatown. |
Overlook |
North |
North Portland Neighborhood Services |
The neighborhood is located on a bluff that overlooks the city. |
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Includes Swan Island. |
Parkrose |
Northeast |
East Portland Community Office |
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Parkrose Heights |
Northeast |
East Portland Community Office |
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Pearl District |
Northwest |
Neighbors West-Northwest |
Coined by local journalist Terry Hammond for unknown reasons |
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Piedmont |
North, Northeast |
North Portland Neighborhood Services |
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Pleasant Valley |
Southeast |
East Portland Community Office |
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Portsmouth |
North |
North Portland Neighborhood Services |
Port of Portland |
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Powellhurst-Gilbert |
Southeast |
East Portland Community Office |
Named for two schools in the area, Powellhurst (in turn named for settler Jackson Powell) and Gilbert Heights (in turn named for settler William M. Gilbert). |
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Includes the recently formed Jade District. |
Reed |
Southeast |
Southeast Uplift Neighborhood Coalition |
Reed College, in turn named for pioneers Simeon Gannett & Amanda Reed. |
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Richmond |
Southeast |
Southeast Uplift Neighborhood Coalition |
Settler Richmond Kelly, son of Rev. Clinton Kelly. |
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Rose City Park |
Northeast |
Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods |
Refers to Portland's nickname of the City of Roses. |
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Roseway |
Northeast |
Central Northeast Neighbors |
Refers to Portland's nickname of the City of Roses. |
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Russell |
Northeast |
East Portland Community Office |
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Sabin |
Northeast |
Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods |
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St. Johns |
North |
North Portland Neighborhood Services |
Settler James John |
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Sellwood-Moreland (Westmoreland) |
Southeast |
Southeast Uplift Neighborhood Coalition |
Sellwood: Rev. John Sellwood
Moreland: Pioneer Julius C. Moreland |
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South Burlingame |
Southwest |
Southwest Neighborhoods |
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South Portland |
South |
Southwest Neighborhoods |
South of Downtown |
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Includes South Waterfront, Lair Hill, and Corbett |
South Tabor |
Southeast |
Southeast Uplift Neighborhood Coalition |
Mount Tabor, in turn named for the biblical Mount Tabor |
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Southwest Hills |
Southwest |
Southwest Neighborhoods |
Tualatin Mountains (West Hills) |
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Partially in Portland and unincorporated Multnomah County. |
Sullivan's Gulch |
Northeast |
Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods |
Settler Timothy Sullivan |
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Sumner |
Northeast |
Central Northeast Neighbors |
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Sunderland |
Northeast |
Central Northeast Neighbors |
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Includes Dignity Village. |
Sunnyside |
Southeast |
Southeast Uplift Neighborhood Coalition |
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Sylvan-Highlands |
Southwest |
Neighbors West-Northwest |
Roman God of the Woods, Silvanus |
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University Park |
North |
North Portland Neighborhood Services |
Portland Methodist Episcopal University (now University of Portland) |
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Vernon |
Northeast |
Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods |
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West Portland Park |
Southwest |
Southwest Neighborhoods |
West part of Portland |
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Wilkes |
Northeast |
East Portland Community Office |
The Wilkes Family of settlers |
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Woodland Park |
Northeast |
East Portland Community Office |
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Portland's smallest neighborhood. |
Woodlawn |
Northeast |
Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods |
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Woodstock |
Southeast |
Southeast Uplift Neighborhood Coalition |
Sir Walter Scott's Woodstock |
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