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Brewer's: Portland Vase

A cinerary urn of transparent dark-blue glass, long in possession of the Barberini family. In 1770 it was purchased by Sir William Hamilton, for 1,000 guineas, and cams afterwards into 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…

Bentinck, William

(Encyclopedia) Bentinck, William: see Portland, William Bentinck, 1st earl of.

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…

Reed College

(Encyclopedia) Reed College, at Portland, Oreg.; coeducational; inc. 1908, opened 1911 through a bequest from Mr. and Mrs. Simeon G. Reed. Reed is noted for its program of natural sciences and for…