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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, ...
, the most populous city in the U.S. state of Oregon *
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 metropolit ...
, the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maine *
Isle of Portland The Isle of Portland is a tied island, long by wide, in the English Channel. The southern tip, Portland Bill, lies south of the resort of Weymouth, Dorset, Weymouth, forming the southernmost point of the county of Dorset, England. A barrier ...
, a tied island in the English Channel Portland may also refer to:


Places


Australia

* Cape Portland, Tasmania *
Portland, New South Wales Portland is a town in the Central Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia. At the , Portland had a population of 2,424 people. The town was named after Australia's first cement works. Location Portland is part of the gateway to the Central Wes ...
, named after the first Australian cement works *
Portland, Victoria Portland ( ) is a city in Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, and is the oldest European settlement in the state. It is also the main urban centre in the Shire of Glenelg and is located on Portland Bay. As of the 2021 Australian census, 20 ...
** City of Portland (Victoria), a former local government area (LGA)


Canada

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Portland, Ontario Portland is a police village and unincorporated place located in the municipal township of Rideau Lakes, United Counties of Leeds and Grenville in eastern Ontario, Canada. The community is on Ontario Highway 15 about northeast of Ontario Hig ...
* Portland, Newfoundland and Labrador *
Port Lands The Port Lands (also known as Portlands) of Toronto, Ontario, Canada are an industrial and recreational neighbourhood located about 5 kilometres south-east of downtown, located on the former Don River delta and most of Ashbridge's Bay. Appro ...
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Portland Estates, Nova Scotia Portland Estates is a suburban neighbourhood in Woodlawn, an area of eastern Dartmouth in the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia. It reaches from Eisener Blvd. in the west, all the way to Portland Hills in the east, and is located to th ...
* Portland Inlet, between southeastern Alaska and British Columbia **
Portland Canal Portland Canal is an arm of Portland Inlet, one of the principal inlets of the British Columbia Coast. It is approximately long. The Portland Canal forms part of the border between southeastern Alaska and British Columbia. The name of the enti ...
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Portland Island (British Columbia) Portland Island is an island of the Southern Gulf Islands of the South Coast of British Columbia, Canada. It is located in the Salish Sea west of Moresby Island and off the south tip of Saltspring Island, adjacent to the main BC Ferries rout ...


United Kingdom

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Isle of Portland The Isle of Portland is a tied island, long by wide, in the English Channel. The southern tip, Portland Bill, lies south of the resort of Weymouth, Dorset, Weymouth, forming the southernmost point of the county of Dorset, England. A barrier ...
, a tied island of Dorset, the origin of many uses of the name ** Portland (ward), an electoral district **
Portland Harbour Portland Harbour is beside the Isle of Portland, Dorset, on the south coast of England. Construction of the harbour began in 1849; when completed in 1872, its surface area made it the largest human-made harbour in the world, and it remains ...
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HM Prison Portland HM Prison Portland is a male Adult/Young Offenders Institution in the village of The Grove on the Isle of Portland, in Dorset, England. It is operated by His Majesty's Prison Service. The prison was originally opened in 1848 as an adult convic ...
*Portland, Somerset, a location


United States

*Portland City, Alaska, now
Hyder, Alaska Hyder is a census-designated place in Prince of Wales–Hyder Census Area, Alaska, United States. The population was 48 at the 2020 census, down from 87 in 2010. Hyder is accessible by road only from Stewart, British Columbia. It is popular wit ...
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Portland, Arkansas Portland is a city in Ashley County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 430 at the 2010 census. Portland was first settled in the 1830s, and named for its early status as a steamboat port. It was incorporated in 1893. History Geogra ...
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Portland, Fremont County, Colorado Portland is an unincorporated community in Fremont County, Colorado, United States. Description The town is located along State Highway 120 in Fremont County, Colorado and is east of Florence. History The community was one of three facto ...
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Portland, Ouray County, Colorado Portland is a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Ouray County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Montrose, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the Portland CDP was 136 at the United States ...
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Portland, Connecticut Portland ( ) is a New England town, town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region. The population was 9,38 ...
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Portland (CDP), Connecticut Portland is a census-designated place (CDP) comprising the primary village and adjacent residential land in the town of Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut Connecticut ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Nort ...
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Portland, Georgia Portland is an unincorporated community in Polk County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. History A post office called Portland was established in 1911, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1929. The community was named after the ...
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Portland, Illinois (disambiguation) Portland, Illinois may refer to: * Blue Island, Illinois in Cook County * Oglesby, Illinois in LaSalle County * Portland Township, Whiteside County, Illinois {{geodis ...
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Portland, Indiana Portland is a city in and the county seat of Jay County, Indiana, United States. The population was 6,320 at the 2020 census, History Portland was platted in 1837. It was named after Portland, Maine. The Jay County Courthouse, Portland Com ...
, in Jay County *Portland, former name for
Fountain, Indiana Fountain (originally named Portland) is an unincorporated community in Shawnee Township, Fountain County, Indiana, United States. The Wabash and Erie Canal formerly passed through the community. History Portland was laid out in April 1828 by ...
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Portland Township, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa Portland Township is one of sixteen townships in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 331. Geography Portland Township covers an area of and contains a very small part of the city of Nora Sprin ...
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Portland, Iowa Portland is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Portland Township, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 28. History Portland's population in 1925 was 17. The populat ...
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Portland Township, Kossuth County, Iowa Portland Township is a township in Kossuth County, Iowa, 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 ...
* Portland Township, Plymouth County, Iowa * Portland, Kansas * Portland, Kentucky *
Portland, Louisville Portland is a Historic districts in the United States, historic district, neighborhood and former independent town northwest of downtown Louisville, Kentucky. It is situated along a bend of the Ohio River just below the Falls of the Ohio Nation ...
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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 metropolit ...
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Portland, Michigan Portland is a city in Ionia County of the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,796 at the 2020 Census. The city is situated in the south central portion of Portland Township and is known as the "City of Two Rivers" since it is the confl ...
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Portland Township, Michigan Portland Township is a civil township of Ionia County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,881 at the 2020 census. The City of Portland is situated in the south central portion of the township, but is administratively autonomous. ...
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Portland, Missouri Portland is an unincorporated community in southeastern Callaway County, Missouri, United States. It is part of the Jefferson City, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area. Portland is located just north of the Missouri River on Route 94, appro ...
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Portland, New York Portland is a town in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. The population was 4,366 according to the 2020 census. The town is on the shore of Lake Erie southwest of Dunkirk. History The area was first settled in 1804. The town of Portla ...
* Portland, North Dakota *
Portland, Ohio Portland is an unincorporated community in eastern Lebanon Township, Meigs County, Ohio, United States. It has a post office with the ZIP code 45770. It lies on the Ohio River, located between Long Bottom and Racine. Education Public educ ...
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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, ...
, the most populous city in the world named Portland * Portland, Pennsylvania *
Portland, Tennessee Portland is a city in Sumner and Robertson counties in Tennessee. The population was 11,486 in 2010 according to estimates by the U.S. census bureau and in 2020 the population was 13,156. Portland is a part of the Nashville Metropolitan Statist ...
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Portland, Texas Portland is a city primarily located in San Patricio County with some water bodies extending into Nueces County in the U.S. state of Texas. Its population was 20,383 as of the 2020 United States census. Current population calculated by the Ci ...
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Portland, Dodge County, Wisconsin Portland is a town in Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,106 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Portland is located partially in the town. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the to ...
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Portland (community), Dodge County, Wisconsin Portland is an unincorporated community located partially in the town of Portland in Dodge County, Wisconsin and partially in the town of Waterloo in Jefferson County, Wisconsin Jefferson County is a county (United States), county in the U ...
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Portland, Monroe County, Wisconsin The Town of Portland is located in Monroe County, Wisconsin, Monroe County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 686 at the 2000 census. According to a census taken in 2021,the population was 202, 35.8 square mile with about 26.6 people pe ...
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Other countries

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Portland Street Portland Street () is a popular street in Kowloon, Hong Kong. The street is the location of the business and retailing skyscraper complex, Langham Place, numerous restaurants and its red-light district. Geography Running north–south and par ...
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Portland, County Tipperary Portland () is a townland in the barony of Ormond Lower, County Tipperary in Ireland. It is located north-east of the Portumna bridge, in the civil parish of Lorrha. Buildings of note Portland House is a ruined six bay, two storey over-basemen ...
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Portland Parish Portland (), with its capital city, capital town Port Antonio, is a Parishes of Jamaica, parish located on Jamaica's northeast coast. It is situated to the north of Saint Thomas Parish, Jamaica, St Thomas and to the east of Saint Mary Parish, ...
, Jamaica * Portland Point, Jamaica * Portland, New Zealand *
Portland Island (New Zealand) Portland Island, also called Waikawa, is a small island off the southern tip of the Māhia Peninsula on the North Island of New Zealand. It is used for sheep farming. The area of the island fluctuates rapidly between high and low tides due to a ...
* Portland, Mitchells Plain, a neighborhood of Cape Town, South Africa


Arts and entertainment

* ''Portland'' (film), a 1996 Danish film * "Portland" (song), by Drake, 2017 *Portland, a fictional area in 2001 video game ''
Grand Theft Auto III ''Grand Theft Auto III'' is a 2001 action-adventure game developed by DMA Design and published by Rockstar Games. It was the first 3D game in the ''Grand Theft Auto'' series. Set in Liberty City, loosely based on New York City, the story follo ...
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Businesses and organisations

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Portland (restaurant) Portland is a Michelin-starred restaurant in London, United Kingdom. See also * List of Michelin-starred restaurants in Greater London As of the 2025 guide, there are 85 restaurants in Greater London with a Michelin-star rating, a rating syst ...
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Portland Club (London) The Portland Club is a London card-playing game club and the recognised early authority on the games of whist and bridge. It is reputedly the oldest card club in the world. It was founded in October 1814 as the Stratford Club, 1, Stratford Place. ...
, England, recognized authority on the games of whist and bridge * Portland Club (Portland, Maine), U.S. * Portland College, in Nottinghamshire, England *
Portland Communications Portland Communications is a political consultancy and public relations agency set up in 2001 by Tim Allan, a former adviser to Tony Blair and director of communications at BSkyB. Portland provides communications and public affairs advice to ...
, a British political consultancy and public relations agency *
Portland Gallery Portland Gallery is an art gallery in central London, England. Founded in 1984 by Tom Hewlett, Portland Gallery is one of London's commercial art galleries dealing in modern British and contemporary paintings. Following Hewlett's retirement in ...
, in London, England


People

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Portland Hoffa Portland Hoffa (January 25, 1905 – December 26, 1990) was an American comedian, radio host, actress, and dancer. The daughter of an itinerant optometrist, she was named after Portland, Oregon, the city in which she was born. She began her ca ...
(1905–1990), an American comedian *
Earl of Portland Earl of Portland is a title that has been created twice in the Peerage of England, firstly in 1633 and secondly in 1689. What proved to be a long co-held title, Duke of Portland, was created in 1716 and became extinct in 1990 upon the death of t ...
, and Duke of Portland, a title in the Peerage of England


Transportation

* ''City of Portland'' (train), between Chicago, Illinois, and Portland, Oregon * ''Portland'' (shipwreck), sunk in the Portland Gale off New England in 1898 * ''Portland'' (sidewheeler 1853) * ''Portland'' (1875 tugboat) * ''Portland'' (1947 tugboat), a preserved sternwheel tugboat based in Portland, Oregon *, the name of several ships of the Royal Navy *, the name of several United States Navy ships


Other uses

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Portland cement Portland cement is the most common type of cement in general use around the world as a basic ingredient of concrete, mortar (masonry), mortar, stucco, and non-specialty grout. It was developed from other types of hydraulic lime in England in th ...
, a building product * Portland sheep, a breed of sheep *
Portland stone Portland stone is a limestone geological formation (formally named the Portland Stone Formation) dating to the Tithonian age of the Late Jurassic that is quarried on the Isle of Portland in Dorset, England. The quarries are cut in beds of whi ...
, a limestone geological formation in England * Portland Formation, a geological formation in the United States


See also

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Portlandia (disambiguation) '' Portlandia'' is an American sketch comedy TV series. Portlandia may also refer to: * ''Portlandia'' (statue), by Raymond Kaskey * 757 Portlandia, an asteroid * ''Portlandia'' (bivalve), marine bivalve molluscs * ''Portlandia'' (plant), flow ...
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Portland Museum (disambiguation) Portland Museum may refer to: * Portland Museum (Louisville), Louisville, Kentucky, USA * Portland Museum, Dorset, England (on the Isle of Portland) * Portland Museum of Art, Maine, USA * Portland Art Museum The Portland Art Museum (PAM) is an ...
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Battle of Portland The naval Battle of Portland, or Three Days' Battle, took place during 18–20 February 1653 (28 February – 2 March 1653 (Gregorian calendar)), during the First Anglo-Dutch War, when the fleet of the Commonwealth of England under General at ...
, off the Isle of Portland in 1653 *
Battle of Portland Harbor The Battle of Portland Harbor was an incident during the American Civil War, in June 1863, in the waters off Portland, Maine. Two civilian ships engaged two vessels under Confederate States Navy employment. Background Around June 24, a Confed ...
, near Portland, Maine in 1863 * Portland Gale, a storm off New England in 1898 {{Disambiguation, geo