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Portland, Oregon
Portland ( ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Oregon. Located in the Pacific Northwest at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers, it is the 28th-most populous city in the United States, sixth most populous on the West Coast, and third most populous in the Pacific Northwest (after Seattle and Vancouver) with a population of 652,503 at the 2020 census, while the Portland metropolitan area with over 2.54 million residents is the 26th-largest metropolitan area in the nation. Almost half of Oregon's population resides within the Portland metro area. It is the county seat of Multnomah County, Oregon's most populous county. Named after Portland, Maine, which is itself named after England's Isle of Portland, the Oregon settlement began to be populated near the end of the Oregon Trail in the 1840s. Its water access provided convenient transportation of goods, and the timber industry was a major force in the city's early economy. At the turn of the 20th ...
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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 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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Pacific Daylight Time
The Pacific Time Zone (PT) is a time zone encompassing parts of western Canada, the western United States, and western Mexico. Places in this zone observe standard time by subtracting eight hours from Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC−08:00). During daylight saving time, a time offset of UTC−07:00 is used. In the United States and Canada, this time zone is generically called the Pacific Time Zone. Specifically, time in this zone is referred to as Pacific Standard Time (PST) when standard time is being observed (early November to mid-March), and Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) when daylight saving time (mid-March to early November) is being observed. In Mexico, the corresponding time zone is known as the ''Zona Noroeste'' (Northwest Zone) and observes the same daylight saving schedule as the United States and Canada. The largest city in the Pacific Time Zone is Los Angeles, whose metropolitan area is also the largest in the time zone. The zone is two hours ahead of the Hawai ...
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23rd
23 (twenty-three) is the natural number following 22 and preceding 24. It is a prime number. In mathematics Twenty-three is the ninth prime number, the smallest odd prime that is not a twin prime. It is, however, a cousin prime with 19, and a sexy prime with 17 and 29; while also being the largest member of the first prime sextuplet ( 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23). Twenty-three is also the next to last member of the first Cunningham chain of the first kind ( 2, 5, 11, 23, 47), and the sum of the prime factors of the second set of consecutive discrete semiprimes, ( 21, 22). 23 is the smallest odd prime to be a highly cototient number, as the solution to x-\phi(x) for the integers 95, 119, 143, and 529. * 23 is the second Smarandache–Wellin prime in base ten, as it is the concatenation of the decimal representations of the first two primes (2 and 3) and is itself also prime, and a happy number. * The sum of the first nine primes up to 23 is a square: 2 + 3 + \dots + ...
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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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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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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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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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