Overlook, Portland, Oregon
Overlook | |
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Neighborhood | |
Coordinates: 45°33′22″N 122°41′34″W / 45.55600°N 122.69277°WPDF map | |
Country | United States |
State | Oregon |
City | Portland |
Government | |
• Association | Overlook Neighborhood Association |
• Coalition | North Portland Neighborhood Services |
Area | |
• Total | 3.31 sq mi (8.58 km2) |
Population (2000)[1] | |
• Total | 6,093 |
• Density | 1,800/sq mi (710/km2) |
Housing | |
• No. of households | 2462 |
• Occupancy rate | 95% occupied |
• Owner-occupied | 1646 households (67%) |
• Renting | 816 households (33%) |
• Avg. household size | 2.47 persons |
Overlook is a neighborhood in the North section of Portland, Oregon on the east shore of the Willamette River. It borders University Park and Arbor Lodge on the north, Humboldt and Boise on the east, Eliot on the southeast, and Northwest Industrial and the Northwest District across the Willamette on the west.
Features
The Overlook Park station, the North Prescott Street station, and the North Killingsworth Street station on the MAX Yellow Line provide light rail service to the neighborhood.
Overlook House (1928) serves as a community center.[2] The Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center, next to Patton Park, features arts education, exhibits and theater.
The neighborhood includes
The Overlook Neighborhood Association is the official neighborhood association recognized by the city.[6]
See also
- E. Henry Wemme, a Portland businessman credited with contributing to the development of the neighborhood
References
- ^ a b Demographics (2000)
- ^ "Overlook House – Portland's Unique Wedding & Rental Venue". Friends of the Overlook House. Retrieved 2019-05-09.
- OCLC 881824352.
- ^ Bui, Hien; Kain, Michelle. "Little Swan Island Unable to Meet Big Changes". Center for Columbia River History. Archived from the original on 2007-05-07. Retrieved 2007-01-12.
- ^ Freeman, Paul. "(Original) Portland Municipal Airport / Swan Island Airport, Portland, OR". Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
- ^ "About OKNA – Overlook Neighborhood Association". Retrieved 2019-12-07.