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.
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.