West Portland Park, Portland, Oregon

West Portland Park
West Portland Park
	Neighborhood
	West Portland Park
	Coordinates: 45°26′N122°43′W / 45.44°N 122.72°W Coordinates: 45°26′N122°43′W / 45.44°N 122.72°W PDF map
Country	United States
State	Oregon
City	Portland
Government
• Association	West Portland Park Neighborhood Association
• Coalition	Southwest Neighborhoods, Inc.
Area
• Total	0.73 sq mi (1.88 km2)
Population (2000) [1]
• Total	3,775
• Density	5,200/sq mi (2,000/km2)
Housing [1]
• No. of households	1570
• Occupancy rate	93% occupied
• Owner-occupied	813 households (52%)
• Renting	757 households (48%)
• Avg. household size	2.40 persons

Last updated April 29, 2019

West Portland Park is a neighborhood in the Southwest section of Portland, Oregon. It lies between SW 53rd Ave. in the west and SW 35th Ave. in the east, and I-5 in the north and SW Stephenson St. (Portland city limits) in the south. (Two small sections extend further south, a parcel at the end of SW 47th Ave. and the "Kerr Site" between SW 39th Ave. and SW 37th Ave., following irregularities in Portland's southern border.) South of SW Pomona St., the western border is SW 49th Ave. The neighborhood borders Crestwood and Far Southwest to the west, Multnomah to the north, Markham and Arnold Creek to the east, and the city of Lake Oswego to the south.

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Public open space in the neighborhood includes the Kerr Site, which was purchased jointly by the City of Portland and City of Lake Oswego with the intent of eventually installing walking trails; Loll Wildwood, the Metro greenspace at the headwaters of Arnold Creek, formerly known as the West Portland Park Natural Area (purchased in 1995 for protection of wildlife habitat and water quality); and the Holly Farm Park, completed in 2007 after a partnership between the Parks Foundation, Portland Parks & Recreation, and the West Portland Park Neighborhood Association.

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References

1 2 Demographics (2000)

External links

Guide to West Portland Park Neighborhood (PortlandNeighborhood.com)
West Portland Park Street Tree Inventory Report

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[pmaps-1] 1 2 Demographics (2000)