Portland, Texas

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Portland, Texas
settlement_type = City
nickname = Gem City By the Gulf
motto =

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mapsize = 250px
map_caption = Location of Portland, Texas

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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Texas
subdivision_type2 = Counties
subdivision_name2 = San Patricio, Nueces

government_footnotes =
government_type =Council-Manager
leader_title =Mayor
leader_name =David Krebs
leader_title1 =City Manager
leader_name1 =Mike Tanner
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established_date =

unit_pref = Imperial
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area_magnitude =
area_total_km2 = 24.9
area_land_km2 = 18.1
area_water_km2 = 6.8
area_total_sq_mi = 9.6
area_land_sq_mi = 7.0
area_water_sq_mi = 2.6

population_as_of = 2000
population_footnotes =
population_total = 14827
population_density_km2 = 820.7
population_density_sq_mi = 2125.5

timezone = Central (CST)
utc_offset = -6
timezone_DST = CDT
utc_offset_DST = -5
elevation_footnotes =
elevation_m = 13
elevation_ft = 43
latd = 27 |latm = 52 |lats = 59 |latNS = N
longd = 97 |longm = 19 |longs = 14 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 78374
area_code = 361
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 48-58904GR|2
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = 1344378GR|3
website = www.portlandtx.com
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Portland is a city in San Patricio County in the U.S. state of Texas. A very small portion of the city extends into Nueces County. Portland is governed by a unicameral legislation body headed by the mayor and six council members. The terms of office are two years for both the mayor and council members. The current mayor is David Krebs. The city manager at this time is Mike Tanner. The population was 14,827 at the 2000 census. The Census Bureau's 2006 estimates place the population at 16,420. The current population estimate is 18,400. [cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFPopulation?_event=ChangeGeoContext&geo_id=16000US4858904&_geoContext=&_street=&_county=Portland%2C+TX&_cityTown=Portland%2C+TX&_state=&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=010&_submenuId=population_0&ds_name=null&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null%3Anull&_keyword=&_industry= |title=Population Finder |publisher = U.S. Census Bureau |accessdate=2008-03-30 |format= |work= American FactFinder ]

Geography

Portland is located at coor dms|27|52|59|N|97|19|14|W|city (27.883117, -97.320466)GR|1.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 14,827 people, 5,021 households, and 4,051 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,125.5 people per square mile (820.2/km²). There were 5,351 housing units at an average density of 767.1/sq mi (296.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 83.8% White, 4.1% African American, 1.1% Asian, 0.20% Pacific Islander, 7.4% from other races, and 2.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 26.10% of the population.

There were 5,021 households out of which 47.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.6% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.3% were non-families. 16.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.94 and the average family size was 3.30.

In the city the population was spread out with 32.6% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 31.2% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 7.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 98.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $48,574, and the median income for a family was $52,220. Males had a median income of $37,316 versus $25,722 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,871. About 5.8% of families and 7.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.3% of those under age 18 and 10.2% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Portland is served by the Gregory-Portland Independent School District made up of W.C. Andrews Elementary School (K-4), T.M. Clark Elementary School (K-4), Stephen F. Austin Elementary (K-4), and East Cliff Elementary School (K-4), Gregory-Portland Intermediate School (5-6), Gregory-Portland Junior High School (7-8), and Gregory-Portland High School (9-12).

Points of Interest

Portland maintains Sunset Lake, a nature park on the south end of the city. The park is a 2+ mile stretch of shore along Corpus Christi Bay. When tide is out, the bay side shore is an interesting place to beach comb. The area also is home to many reptiles and marine birds. [http://cbzoologicalsociety.8m.com/index_files/Page910.htm Coastal Bend Zoological Society] Retrieved on June 15, 2008

References

External links

* [http://www.portlandtx.com/ Portland official website]
* [http://www.portlandtx.org/ Portland Chamber of Commerce]