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Portland, Oregon
Portland ( ) is the List of cities in Oregon, most populous city in the U.S. state of Oregon, located in the Pacific Northwest region. Situated close to northwest Oregon at the confluence of the Willamette River, Willamette and Columbia River, Columbia rivers, it is the county seat of Multnomah County, Oregon, Multnomah County, Oregon's most populous county. Portland's population was 652,503, making it the List of United States cities by population, 28th most populous city in the United States, the sixth most populous on the West Coast of the United States, West Coast, and the third most populous in the Pacific Northwest after Seattle and Vancouver. Approximately 2.5 million people live in the Portland metropolitan area, Oregon, Portland metropolitan area, making it the List of metropolitan statistical areas, 26th most populous in the United States. Almost half of Oregon's population resides within the Portland metro area. Named after Portland, Maine, which is itself named aft ...
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Mayor Of Portland, Oregon
The mayor of Portland, Oregon is the official head of the city of Portland, Oregon, United States. The officeholder is elected for a four-year term and has no term limits. By law, all elections in Portland are nonpartisan. The current mayor is Keith Wilson (businessman), Keith Wilson, who has served since January 1, 2025, and was first elected in the 2024 Portland, Oregon mayoral election, 2024 election. The current term for mayor of Portland is four years, having been increased from two years in 1913. Mayoral elections were previously held in May of US presidential election years (years divisible by four), during the Oregon Partisan primary, primary election, with a runoff between the top two vote-getters held in November of the same year should no candidate garner a majority vote in the May election, however a new system taking effect in 2024 holds a single general election in November of Presidential election years using the Instant-runoff voting, Instant Runoff ranked choice ...
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Portland City Auditor
The Portland city auditor is one of the fourteen citywide elected positions in Portland, Oregon Portland ( ) is the List of cities in Oregon, most populous city in the U.S. state of Oregon, located in the Pacific Northwest region. Situated close to northwest Oregon at the confluence of the Willamette River, Willamette and Columbia River, ... (the others being the Mayor of Portland, Oregon, mayor and twelve Portland City Council (Oregon), city councilors). The auditor is functionally independent of City Council and accountable only to the public. The auditor exists "to promote open and accountable government by providing independent and impartial reviews, access to public information, and services for City government and the public." The current auditor, since January 2023, is Simone Rede. Duties Portland has had a city auditor since 1868, and the position has been elected by voters since 1891. History From 2015 until leaving office in 2022, Auditor Hull Caballero and t ...
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Portland City Council (Oregon)
The Portland City Council (formerly the Portland City Commission) is the legislative body of the Portland, Oregon, City of Portland in Oregon and forms part of the Government of Portland, Oregon, government of the city. In January 2025, the city of Portland switched to a Mayor–council government, mayor–council form of government from a City commission government, commission form of government, with elections held the 2024 Portland, Oregon City Council election, prior November. The half of the city council began full four-year terms, while the other half of the city council started initial two-year terms to establish a staggered election cycle. There are no term-limits for city councilors and they are all officially Nonpartisanism, nonpartisan. Members Districts Since 2024 Portland, Oregon City Council election, 2024, the council districts are as follows: History The Portland Charter was the subject of much debate circa 1911–1912. Rival charters were drafted by ...
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Multnomah County, Oregon
Multnomah County is one of the Oregon counties, 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the county's population was 815,428. Multnomah County is part of the Portland metropolitan area. The state's smallest and most populous county, its county seat, Portland, is the state's List of cities in Oregon, most populous city. History The area of the lower Willamette River has been inhabited for thousands of years, including by the Multnomah people, Multnomah band of Chinookan peoples long before European contact, as evidenced by the nearby Cathlapotle village, just downstream. Multnomah County (the 13th in Oregon Territory) was created on December 22, 1854, formed out of two other Oregon counties – the eastern part of Washington County, Oregon, Washington County and the northern part of Clackamas County, Oregon, Clackamas County. Its creation was a result of a petition earlier that year by businessmen in Portland complaining of ...
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List Of Municipalities In Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. As of the 2020 U.S. census, it is the 27th-most populous state, with inhabitants, and ranked 10th by land area, spanning of land. Oregon is divided into 36 counties and contains 241 incorporated cities. Approximately 71percent of the state's population lives in cities, which also generate 83percent of economic activity and have 82percent of Oregon's jobs. The most populous municipality in Oregon is Portland with 652,503 residents, and the least populous municipality is Greenhorn with three residents. In 2020, the state had five cities—all in the Willamette Valley—with populations greater than 100,000 residents. Portland is also the largest city by land area, at , while Barlow is the smallest at . The oldest city in Oregon is Oregon City, which was incorporated in 1844 by the Provisional Legislature and was the first recognized city west of the Rocky Mountains. The most recent city to incorporat ...
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Portland, Maine
Portland is the List of municipalities in Maine, most populous city in the U.S. state of Maine and the county seat, seat of Cumberland County, Maine, Cumberland County. Portland's population was 68,408 at the 2020 census. The Portland metropolitan area, Maine, Greater Portland metropolitan area has a population of approximately 550,000 people. Historically tied to commercial shipping, the marine economy, and light industry, Portland's economy in the 21st century relies mostly on the service sector. The Port of Portland (Maine), Port of Portland is the second-largest tonnage seaport in the New England area as of 2019. The city seal depicts a Phoenix (mythology), phoenix rising from ashes, a reference to Portland's recovery from four devastating fires. Portland was named after the English Isle of Portland. In turn, the city of Portland, Oregon, was named after Portland, Maine. The word ''Portland'' is derived from the Old English word ''Portlanda'', which means "land surrounding a ...
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Columbia River
The Columbia River (Upper Chinook language, Upper Chinook: ' or '; Sahaptin language, Sahaptin: ''Nch’i-Wàna'' or ''Nchi wana''; Sinixt dialect'' '') is the largest river in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. The river headwater, forms in the Rocky Mountains of British Columbia, Canada. It flows northwest and then south into the U.S. state of Washington, then turns west to form most of the border between Washington and the state of Oregon before emptying into the Pacific Ocean. The river is long, and its largest tributary is the Snake River. Columbia River drainage basin, Its drainage basin is roughly the size of France and extends into seven states of the United States and one Canadian province. The fourth-largest river in the United States by River flow, flow, the Columbia has the greatest flow of any river into the eastern Pacific. The Columbia and its tributaries have been central to the region's culture and economy for thousands of years. They have been use ...
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List Of United States Cities By Population
This is a list of the most populous municipal corporations of the United States The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 .... As defined by the United States Census Bureau, an Place (United States Census Bureau)#Incorporated place, incorporated place includes city, cities, towns, village (United States), villages, borough (United States), boroughs, and municipality, municipalities. A few exceptional census-designated places (CDPs) are also included in the Census Bureau's listing of incorporated places. Consolidated city-county, Consolidated city-counties represent a distinct type of government that includes the entire population of a county, or county equivalent. Some consolidated city-counties, however, include multiple incorporated places. This list presents only the por ...
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List Of North American Cities By Population
For the majority of cities in North America (including the Caribbean), the most recent official population census results, estimates or short-term projections date to 2020, with some dating 2022 at the latest. This list compiles figures for all North American cities with a population city proper, within city limits exceeding 500,000 that year. These figures do not reflect the population of the urban area, urban agglomeration or metropolitan area, which typically does not coincide with the administrative boundaries of the city. They refer to mid-2020 populations with the following exceptions: # Mexican cities, whose figures derive from the 2015 Intercensal Survey conducted by National Institute of Statistics and Geography, INEGI with a reference date of March 15, 2020; # Edmonton, which conducted municipal censuses in April 2014 and April 2021 but has not reported an intercensal estimate of its 2020 population. The April 2021 census result is given instead. List Bold represents la ...
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List Of Cities In Oregon
Oregon is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 U.S. census, it is the List of states and territories of the United States by population, 27th-most populous state, with inhabitants, and ranked List of U.S. states and territories by area, 10th by land area, spanning of land. Oregon is divided into 36 County (United States), counties and contains 241 Municipal corporation, incorporated cities. Approximately 71percent of the state's population lives in cities, which also generate 83percent of economic activity and have 82percent of Oregon's jobs. The most populous municipality in Oregon is Portland, Oregon, Portland with 652,503 residents, and the least populous municipality is Greenhorn, Oregon, Greenhorn with three residents. In 2020, the state had five cities—all in the Willamette Valley—with populations greater than 100,000 residents. Portland is also the largest city by land area, at , while Ba ...
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25th
25 (twenty-five) is the natural number following 24 and preceding 26. In mathematics It is a square number, being 52 = 5 × 5, and hence the third non-unitary square prime of the form ''p''2. It is one of two two-digit numbers whose square and higher powers of the number also ends in the same last two digits, e.g., 252 = 625; the other is 76. 25 has an even aliquot sum of 6, which is itself the first even and perfect number root of an aliquot sequence; not ending in ( 1 and 0). It is the smallest square that is also a sum of two (non-zero) squares: 25 = 32 + 42. Hence, it often appears in illustrations of the Pythagorean theorem. 25 is the sum of the five consecutive single-digit odd natural numbers 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9. 25 is a centered octagonal number, a centered square number, a centered octahedral number, and an automorphic number. 25 percent (%) is equal to . It is the smallest decimal Friedman number as it can be expressed by its own digits: 52. It is also a C ...
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