Bridgeton, Portland, Oregon

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Bridgeton
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Bridgeton, Portland, Oregon
Location in Portland
Coordinates: 45°36′06″N122°40′09″W / 45.6017840°N 122.6692636°W / 45.6017840; -122.6692636
CountryUnited States
State Oregon
City Portland
Government
  Association Bridgeton Neighborhood Association
  Coalition North Portland Neighborhood Services
Area
[1]
  Total0.28 sq mi (0.72 km2)
Population
 (2010) [2]
  Total725
  Density2,600/sq mi (1,000/km2)
Housing
[2]
  No. of households467
  Occupancy rate90% occupied
  Owner-occupied273 households (58%)
  Renting149 households (32%)
  Avg. household size1.55 persons

Bridgeton is a compact neighborhood of detached houses, rowhouses, apartment and condominium complexes, and houseboats in the north and northeast sections of Portland, Oregon. It occupies a narrow strip of land around a levee between the Columbia River (North Portland Harbor) and Bridgeton Slough.[ citation needed ]

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In 1907, a one-room schoolhouse, the Columbia School, was constructed in the area. Between 1915 and 1930, housing was developed in the area, which was the terminus of the Vancouver Interurban streetcar line.[ citation needed ] The Faloma post office served the area from August 13, 1921, to June 15, 1935; the USGS still uses this name for the place. Local citizens chose this from the initials of three local landowners (Force, Love and Moore) after the United States Postal Service rejected Bridgeton as too common. [3]

The Bridgeton Neighborhood Association was formed in March 1992 to deal with crime and traffic issues, and shortly thereafter was instrumental in defeating a rezoning request for a superstore to be constructed nearby.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. "ONA-Neighborhood Demographics--Bridgeton".
  2. 1 2 "Bridgeton". PortlandMaps. City of Portland. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
  3. McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 345. ISBN   978-0875952772.
  4. Binheim, Max; Elvin, Charles A. (1928). Women of the West: A Series of Biographical Sketches of Living Eminent Women in the Eleven Western States of the United States of America. Publishers Press. p. 159. Retrieved 27 August 2024 via Wikisource.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .