Multnomah, Portland, Oregon
Multnomah is a neighborhood in the southwest section of Portland, Oregon, centered on the Multnomah Village business district. The community developed in the 1910s around a depot of the Oregon Electric Railway of the same name. It was annexed by the city of Portland on November 7, 1950.
Multnomah | |
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Neighborhood | |
Location in Portland | |
| Coordinates: 45°28′02″N 122°42′46″WPDF map | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| City | Portland |
| Government | |
| • Association | Multnomah Neighborhood Association |
| • Coalition | Southwest Neighborhoods, Inc. |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.44 sq mi (3.74 km2) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 6,625 |
| • Density | 4,600/sq mi (1,800/km2) |
| Housing | |
| • No. of households | 3196 |
| • Occupancy rate | 95% occupied |
| • Owner-occupied | 1582 households (49%) |
| • Renting | 1614 households (51%) |
| • Avg. household size | 2.07 persons |
Multnomah is bordered by SW 45th Ave. on the west, SW Capitol Hill Road on the east, SW Vermont St. on the north, and I-5 in the south. Exceptions are the area north of SW Nevada Ct. and east of SW 26th Ave. (part of Hillsdale), an area south of SW Multnomah Blvd. and north of SW Dolph St. where SW 48th Ave. is the western border, and an area south of SW Marigold St. where SW Capitol Highway is the western border. The neighborhood is bordered by Maplewood, Ashcreek, and Crestwood on the west, Hayhurst and Hillsdale to the north, and South Burlingame, Markham, and West Portland Park to the south and east.
A bit of Portland history played out in the Village on April 7, 1987, when Mayor Bud Clark fired Police Chief Jim Davis while the two were having a breakfast meeting at the Fat City Cafe.
The neighborhood celebrates "Multnomah Days" with a parade and street festival on the third Saturday of August.