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The Portland–Vancouver–Hillsboro Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), the 23rd largest in the United States, has a population of 2,226,009 (2010 Census). Of them, 1,789,580 live in Oregon (46.7% of the state's population) while the remaining 436,429 live in Washington (6.7% of state's population).
The history of the city of Portland, Oregon, began in 1843 when business partners William Overton and Asa Lovejoy filed to claim land on the west bank of the Willamette River in Oregon Country. In 1845 the name of Portland was chosen for this community by coin toss.
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Portland is the largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is the county seat of Multnomah County. As of 2020, about 652,503 people live in the city of Portland, and about 2.5 million people live in the city's metropolitan area. It is in the northern Oregon, where the Willamette River meets the Columbia River.
May 23, 2013 · The Portland metropolitan area, also known as Greater Portland, the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro Metropolitan Statistical Area, and the OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area, is defined by the US Census Bureau as Clackamas County, Columbia County, Multnomah County, Washington County, and Yamhill County in Oregon, and Clark County and Skamania Coun...
Greater Portland. Dialect. Pacific Northwest English. The Pacific Northwest from outer space. The Pacific Northwest ( PNW ), sometimes referred to as Cascadia, is a geographic region in western North America bounded by its coastal waters of the Pacific Ocean to the west and, loosely, by the Rocky Mountains to the east.
Portland (/ ˈ p ɔːr t l ə n d / PORT-lənd) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maine and the seat of Cumberland County. Portland's population was 68,408 in April 2020. The Greater Portland metropolitan area has a population of approximately 550,000 people. Historically tied to commercial shipping, the marine economy, and light ...
A PERFECT BLEND OF PRESENT WITH A VERY SPECIAL PAST. Back coves and portholes. Ferries and festivals. Mansions and microbrews. Lobsters and Lighthouses. It seems impossible that a single seaside region jutting into Casco Bay could offer so much. A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING.
