Portland

Portland is a city in Traill County, North Dakota, United States. The first settlement at Portland was made in 1871. Portland was laid out and platted in 1881 when the railroad was extended to that point. A post office has been in operation at Portland since 1882. Portland is located at 47°302N 97°2219W (47.500451, -97.371960).According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.86 square miles (2.23 km²), all land. The population was 578 at the 2020 census. The median income for a household in the city was $30,375, and the median income. for a family was $43.18750 for the city. About 4.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.0% of those under the age of 18 and 11.5% of people aged 65 or over. The city is the smaller neighbor of nearby Mayville.Portland's 125th anniversary was celebrated on July 1-2, 2013. The celebration was held at the Diamond jubilee, a celebration of Portland's history and culture. The event was attended by more than 2,000 people from all over the world, including the mayor of Portland and the governor of North Dakota. It was held in the town of Mayville, where it is located on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers campus. It is also the location of the Mayville High School, which was founded in 1872.

History

The first settlement at Portland was made in 1871. Portland was laid out and platted in 1881 when the railroad was extended to that point. A post office has been in operation at Portland since 1882. The town has a population of about 2,000 people. The city is located on the Oregon Coast, which was once part of the Oregon and New England coast. It is now part of Oregon County, Oregon, and is on the U.S. Eastern Seaboard, which once was part of New England and the Pacific Coast, and was once a part of West Virginia and the West Virginia coast. In 1882, Portland was the site of the first post office in the state, which has been there ever since. The post office was established in 1882 and is still in operation today, with a post office post office at the center of the town. It has been named after the town's first postmaster, William Portland, who was born in Portland in 1841. The current post office is called Portland Post Office and has been open for more than 100 years.

Geography

Portland is located at 47°302N 97°2219W (47.500451, -97.371960).According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.86 square miles (2.23 km²), all land. The city is located in the Cascade Range of the Rocky Mountains. It is located on the Oregon Coast, which is part of the Pacific Coast region of the United States. Portland has a population of 1,788. It has a latitude of 47° 302N 97 ° 22° 2219W and a longitude of 47°302W 97° 2220W. It was founded in 1881. The town was named after the town of Portland, Oregon, where it was founded by settlers in the late 19th century. It became a city in 1883, and was named for the town's first postmaster, William Portland, who was born in 1879. In 1894, the town was given its current name by the city's founders, who were originally from Portland, Washington, and moved to the area in the early 19th Century. The name Portland means "peaceful city" or "prayerful town" in English. It also means "prestigious city" in Spanish, which means "place of honor" and "principal place" in the Spanish language. The current mayor of the city is Robert L. "Bob" Lomax, a former mayor of Portland.

Demographics

As of the census of 2010, there were 606 people, 279 households, and 170 families residing in the city. There were 297 housing units at an average density of 345.3 per square mile (133.3/km²) The racial makeup of the city was 95.0% White, 0.7% African American, 1.5% Native American, 0,5% Asian, and 1.3% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.6% of the population. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was2.76. The median income for a household in theCity was $30,375, and the median income. for a family was $43,250. The per capita income was $15,149. About 5.1% of those under the age of 18 and 11.5 percent of those over 65 were living below the poverty line. The city is located on the U.S. Census Bureau's Mid-Mississippi River Delta Statistical Area, which includes parts of Mississippi, Missouri, and Arkansas. The U.N. World Population Census estimates the city's population at 604 in 2010. The population of the City was 604 at the time of the 2010 census. It is the only city in the state with a population of more than 6,000 people, and it has a population density of 704.7 per sq mile (272.1/km 2).

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Portland, Traill County, North Dakota = 97.1. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 47. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 100. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Portland = 2.9 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 1,213 individuals with a median age of 46.2 age the population dropped by -6.28% in Portland, Traill County, North Dakota population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 693.05 residents per square mile of area (267.62/km²). There are average 2.21 people per household in the 257 households with an average household income of $37,802 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 3.20% of the available work force and has dropped -7.34% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 22.12%. The number of physicians in Portland per 100,000 population = 96.2.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Portland = 19.5 inches and the annual snowfall = 30 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 82. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 198. 84 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and -4.3 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 52, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Portland, Traill County, North Dakota which are owned by the occupant = 65.60%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 47 years with median home cost = $80,880 and home appreciation of 1.46%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $14.83 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $4,517 per student. There are 12.5 students for each teacher in the school, 275 students for each Librarian and 442 students for each Counselor. 5.94% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 16.09% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 6.68% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).