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Willamette

(Encyclopedia) WillametteWillamettewĭlămˈət [key], river, 294 mi (473 km) long, rising in several headstreams in the Cascade Range, W Oregon. It flows N past Eugene, Salem, and Portland to the…

Portland, OR Census Data

People QuickFactsPortlandOregonPopulation, 2003 estimate 538,5443,559,596Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 1.8%4.0%Population, 2000 529,1213,421,399Population, percent…

Portland, OR Economic Statistics

NumberPercentEMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over429,528100.0In labor force295,60168.8Civilian labor force295,42568.8Employed276,08164.3Unemployed19,3444.5Percent of civilian labor…

Portland, OR Social Statistics

NumberPercentSCHOOL ENROLLMENTPopulation 3 years and over enrolled in school128,867100.0Nursery school, preschool8,0156.2Kindergarten5,6384.4Elementary school (grades 1-8)49,34438.3High school…

Gresham

(Encyclopedia) Gresham Gresham grĕshˈəm [key], city (2020 pop. 114,247), Multnomah co., NW Oregon, mainly…

Portland, OR, Housing Statistics

NumberPercentTotal housing units237,269100.0UNITS IN STRUCTURE1-unit, detached143,17460.31-unit, attached6,3062.72 units10,1084.33 or 4 units12,0395.15 to 9 units11,7645.010 to 19 units13,9945.…

Duniway, Abigail Scott

(Encyclopedia) Duniway, Abigail ScottDuniway, Abigail Scottdŭnˈəwāˌ [key], 1834–1915, American editor and advocate of women's rights, b. near Groveland, Ill. She went to Oregon with her family in…

Portland, cities, United States

(Encyclopedia) Portland. 1 City (1990 pop. 64,358), seat of Cumberland co., SW Maine, situated on a small peninsula and adjacent land, with a large, deepwater harbor on Casco Bay; settled c.1632, set…

Oregon, state, United States

(Encyclopedia) CE5 OregonOregonŏrˈĭgən, –gŏn [key], state in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. It is bordered by Washington, largely across the Columbia River (N), Idaho, partially…