Cathedral Park, Portland, Oregon Explained

Cathedral Park
Settlement Type:Neighborhood
Map Alt:Cathedral Park neighborhood boundaries
Coordinates:45.5883°N -122.758°W
Coordinates Footnotes:PDF map
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Oregon
Subdivision Type2:City
Subdivision Name2:Portland
Leader Title1:Association
Leader Name1:Cathedral Park Neighborhood Association
Leader Title2:Coalition
Unit Pref:US
Area Total Km2:2.65
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:3033
Population As Of:2000
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Demographics Type1:Housing
Demographics1 Title1:No. of households
Demographics1 Info1:1361
Demographics1 Title2:Occupancy rate
Demographics1 Info2:94% occupied
Demographics1 Info3:701 households (52%)
Demographics1 Title4:Renting
Demographics1 Info4:660 households (48%)
Demographics1 Title5:Avg. household size
Demographics1 Info5:2.23 persons

Cathedral Park is a neighborhood in Portland, Oregon. It is situated on the North Portland peninsula and lies on the east shore of the Willamette River. The neighborhood is named after Cathedral Park, which is located under the St. Johns Bridge, and was given its name due to the Gothic arches that support the bridge, which resemble a cathedral arch.

History

The St. Johns Bridge connects the neighborhood to the Linnton and Northwest Industrial neighborhoods in Northwest Portland across the Willamette River. In addition to these neighborhoods, Cathedral Park is bordered by St. Johns to the northeast and University Park to the southeast.

The 1911 Sanborn Map Index for the City of St. Johns, Oregon, shows that the Cathedral Park neighborhood was part of the original City of St. Johns prior to annexation by Portland in 1915.[2]

The neighborhood is named after its most prominent landmark, the city park also called Cathedral Park,[3] which in turn is named after the cathedral-like columns of the St. Johns Bridge it surrounds.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.portlandmaps.com/detail.cfm?action=Census&x=7624121.947&y=708659.945 Demographics (2000)
  2. http://www.pdxhistory.com/html/portland_communities.html Portland Communities
  3. Web site: Find a Park: Cathedral Park. The City of Portland, Oregon. 14 February 2017.