Kerns, Portland, Oregon

Infobox Neighborhood Portland OR
neighborhood_name = Kerns
association_name = Kerns Neighborhood Association
association_website = http://www.southeastuplift.org/kernsassoc.htm
coalition_name = Southeast Uplift Neighborhood Program
coalition_website = http://www.southeastuplift.org
area = 2.14
map_url = http://www.portlandonline.com/shared/cfm/image.cfm?id=58585
portlandmaps_x = 7652713.845
portlandmaps_y = 685337.386
censusyear = 2000
pop_total = 5095
pop_density = 2381
households_total = 2915
occupancy = 94
households_owned = 557
households_owned_pct = 19
households_rented = 2358
households_rented_pct = 81
household_size = 1.75
footnotes =

Kerns is a neighborhood in the inner Northeast and Southeast sections of Portland, Oregon. It borders the Lloyd District and Sullivan's Gulch on the north, Laurelhurst on the east, Buckman and Sunnyside on the south, and (across the Willamette River) Old Town Chinatown on the west.

Parks in Kerns include [http://www.portlandonline.com/parks/finder/index.cfm?action=ViewPark&PropertyID=117 Everett Community Garden] (1988), [http://www.portlandonline.com/parks/finder/index.cfm?action=ViewPark&PropertyID=90 Buckman Field] (1920), [http://www.portlandonline.com/parks/finder/index.cfm?action=ViewPark&PropertyID=495 Oregon Park] (1940). 28th Avenue's popular restaurant scene brings a great deal of business into the neighborhood. Schools include [http://www.bensonhs.pps.k12.or.us/ Benson Polytechnic High School] and [http://www.davinci.pps.k12.or.us/ da Vinci Arts Middle School] .

External links

* [http://www.portlandneighborhood.com/kerns.html Guide to Kerns Neighborhood] (PortlandNeighborhood.com)
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