Sellwood-Moreland | |
Settlement Type: | Neighborhood |
Map Alt: | Sellwood-Moreland neighborhood boundaries |
Coordinates: | 45.465°N -122.65°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Oregon |
Subdivision Type2: | City |
Subdivision Name2: | Portland |
Leader Title1: | Association |
Leader Title2: | Coalition |
Unit Pref: | US |
Area Total Km2: | 4.68 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 10475 |
Population As Of: | 2000 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Housing |
Demographics1 Title1: | No. of households |
Demographics1 Info1: | 5159 |
Demographics1 Title2: | Occupancy rate |
Demographics1 Info2: | 96% occupied |
Demographics1 Info3: | 2682 households (52%) |
Demographics1 Title4: | Renting |
Demographics1 Info4: | 2477 households (48%) |
Demographics1 Title5: | Avg. household size |
Demographics1 Info5: | 2.03 persons |
Sellwood-Moreland is a neighborhood on a bluff overlooking the Willamette River in Southeast Portland, Oregon, bordering Brooklyn to the north, Eastmoreland to the east, and the city of Milwaukie to the south. The neighborhood is linked to Southwest Portland across the Willamette River by the Sellwood Bridge, the southernmost of Portland's bridges.
Sellwood originated as an independent city and as a rival of nearby early Portland on the 1320acres Donation Land Claim of Reverend John Sellwood, who sold the claim in 1882 to the Sellwood Real Estate Company.[2] The town of Sellwood was incorporated by the Oregon Legislative Assembly on February 25, 1889.[3] It was annexed by Portland in 1893.[4]
Sellwood has an amusement park named Oaks Park along the river. A bike trail next to railroad tracks above the river is accessible from Sellwood, and links Milwaukie and downtown Portland. The Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge was established in 1988 and has allowed the preservation and protection of numerous species. Walking trails go through the park, traversing woods, meadow and marshland.
Milwaukie Avenue and SE 13th Avenue are the locations of many restaurants, Moreland Theater, specialty retail and neighborhood stores, upscale antique shops, a middle school, and other stores.
Education is provided by the Portland Public School District. Its zoned schools are either Llewelyn or Duniway Elementary, Sellwood Middle School, and Cleveland High School.[5]