Facts
The population of Portland is approximately 1,700,000. The approximate
number of families is 198,368. The distance from Portland to Washington
DC is 2455 statute miles.
The
distance to the Oregon state capital is 46 statute miles. (Statute
miles are "as the crow flies")
Portland is positioned 45.53 degrees north of the equator and 122.65
degrees west of the prime meridian.
Portland elevation is from sea level to 11,235 feet above sea level.
Location
North West Oregon where the Columbia and Willamette rivers meet
Climate
& Weather
The climate for Portland is mild, with high temperatures in the summer
rarely over 80 and winter temperatures rarely below 40.
Portland average annual rainfall is 37 inches per year
Portland average temperature is 66 (summer) and 38 (winter) degrees
F.
History
Portland and Oregon's history begins with images of covered wagons,
pioneers and fur trappers against a backdrop of rugged mountains,
beautifully green forest, the roaring of wild rivers and the hardship
of the Oregon Trail. Men of the Lewis and Clark expedition entered
this wild country in 1806. Portland was founded in 1851
COMMERCE
AND ECONOMY
Twenty years later, the Columbia River had become almost exclusively
the shipping lane of the Hudson's Bay Company with the British bringing
in shiploads of much needed supplies and leaving laden with lush furs.
The Portland area leads the country in light-rail development that
boasted the best transit system in the country. Many volunteer groups
work to keep our highways and beaches clean because "recycling is
a way of life." "
