| Powellhurst-Gilbert | |
| Settlement Type: | Neighborhood |
| Map Alt: | Powellhurst-Gilbert neighborhood boundaries |
| Coordinates: | 45.4968°N -122.5454°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: | Powellhurst-Gilbert Neighborhood Association |
| Leader Title2: | Coalition |
| Unit Pref: | US |
| Area Total Km2: | 8.90 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 32,852 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Housing |
| Demographics1 Title1: | No. of households |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 10,137 |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Occupancy rate |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 93% occupied |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 3637 households (58%) |
| Demographics1 Title4: | Renting |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 2661 households (42%) |
| Demographics1 Title5: | Avg. household size |
| Demographics1 Info5: | 2.95 persons |
Powellhurst-Gilbert is a neighborhood in the Southeast section of Portland, Oregon. It borders the neighborhoods of Montavilla, Hazelwood, and Mill Park on the north, Centennial on the east, Pleasant Valley on the east and south, and Lents and South Tabor on the west.
According to the Neighborhood Plan,[2] the neighborhood is named after two of its schools: Powellhurst (named in the 1920s after 1850s settler Jackson Powell) and Gilbert (named after William M. Gilbert, an Indiana emigrant who settled in the area c. 1890).Settlement of the community by farmers via the Donation Land Claim Act began in the middle of the 19th century. Rail service to Portland began in 1892, spurring residential development. The resulting suburb was gradually annexed by Portland beginning in the 1960s and completing in 1994.
The neighborhood includes the Jade District commercial and cultural center.
Powellhurst-Gilbert contains Portland's largest Asian population, making up 17.89% of the city's population.[3]
With a population of 32,852, it is Portland's most populous neighborhood. [4]