Richmond, Portland, Oregon

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Richmond
Neighborhood
Richmond, Portland, Oregon
Location in Portland
Coordinates: 45°30′17″N122°37′22″W / 45.50479°N 122.62264°W / 45.50479; -122.62264 PDF map
Country United States
State Oregon
City Portland
Named for Richmond Kelly
Government
  Association Richmond Neighborhood Association
  Coalition Southeast Uplift Neighborhood Program
Area
  Total1.27 sq mi (3.3 km2)
Population
 (2000) [1]
  Total11,320
  Density8,900/sq mi (3,400/km2)
Housing
[1]
  No. of households4,972
  Occupancy rate96% occupied
  Owner-occupied2,990 households (60%)
  Renting1,982 households (40%)
  Avg. household size2.28 persons

Richmond is a neighborhood in the Southeast section of Portland, Oregon. It borders Sunnyside on the north, Mt. Tabor and South Tabor on the east, Creston-Kenilworth on the south, and Hosford-Abernethy on the west.

The northern edge of the neighborhood is part of the Hawthorne District.

Neighborhood parks include Sewallcrest Park (1940) and Ivon Community Garden (1978).

Richmond is named after Richmond Kelly, son of an early immigrant from Kentucky who held one of the donation land claims in the area, Rev. Clinton Kelly. [2]

The Richmond neighborhood is home to Richmond Elementary School, the first of three which comprise the Japanese Magnet Program of Portland Public Schools. JMP students continue on to Mt. Tabor Middle School and then to Grant High School in the Grant Park neighborhood.

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References

  1. 1 2 Demographics (2000)
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2006-10-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)