Richmond, Portland, Oregon Explained

Richmond
Settlement Type:Neighborhood
Map Alt:Richmond neighborhood boundaries
Coordinates:45.5048°N -122.6226°W
Coordinates Footnotes:PDF map
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Oregon
Subdivision Type2:City
Subdivision Name2:Portland
Named For:Richmond Kelly
Leader Title1:Association
Leader Title2:Coalition
Unit Pref:US
Area Total Sq Mi:1.27
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:11,320
Population As Of:2000
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Demographics Type1:Housing
Demographics1 Title1:No. of households
Demographics1 Info1:4,972
Demographics1 Title2:Occupancy rate
Demographics1 Info2:96% occupied
Demographics1 Info3:2,990 households (60%)
Demographics1 Title4:Renting
Demographics1 Info4:1,982 households (40%)
Demographics1 Title5:Avg. household size
Demographics1 Info5:2.28 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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Notes and References

  1. http://www.portlandmaps.com/detail.cfm?action=Census&x=7657959.743&y=677281.609 Demographics (2000)
  2. Web site: Archived copy . 2006-10-19 . 2007-09-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070929102924/http://www.portlandonline.com/shared/cfm/image.cfm?id=94112 . dead .