Powellhurst-Gilbert, Portland, Oregon
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| Neighborhood representation | |
| Association | Powellhurst-Gilbert Neighborhood Association |
| Coalition | East Portland Neighborhood Office |
| Neighborhood geography | |
| Area | 8.90 km² (PDF map) |
| Location | Interactive map |
| Demographics (2000) | |
| Population | 17,988 (density 2,021/km²) |
| Households | 6298 (93% occupied) |
| Owned | 3637 (58%) |
| Rented | 2661 (42%) |
| Size | 2.86 persons (average) |
Powellhurst-Gilbert is a neighborhood in the Southeast section of Portland, Oregon. It borders the neighborhoods of Montavilla, Hazelwood, and Mill Park on the north, Centennial on the east, Pleasant Valley on the east and south, and Lents and South Tabor on the west.
According to the Neighborhood Plan,[1] the neighborhood is named after two of its schools: Powellhurst (named in the 1920s after 1850s settler Jackson Powell) and Gilbert (named after William M. Gilbert, an Indiana emmigrant who settled in the area c. 1890). Settlement of the community by farmers via the Donation Land Claim Act began in the middle of the 19th century. Rail service to Portland began in 1892, spurring residential development. The resulting suburb was gradually annexed by Portland beginning in the 1960s and completing in 1994.
[edit] External links
- Outer Southeast Community Plan: Adopted Powellhurst-Gilbert Neighborhood Plan (Portland Bureau of Planning, March, 1996)
- Guide to Powellhurst Gilbert Neighborhood (PortlandNeighborhood.com)
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