Portland, Texas Portland, Texas Location of Portland, Texas Location of Portland, Texas State Texas Counties San Patricio, Nueces Portland is a town/city in Nueces and San Patricio counties in the U.S.
State of Texas.
Portland is positioned at 27 52 59 N 97 19 14 W (27.883117, -97.320466). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 9.6 square miles (24.9 km ), of which 7.0 square miles (18.1 km ) is territory and 2.6 square miles (6.8 km ) (27.44%) is water.
The town/city is roughly equidistant from Portland, Maine and Portland, Oregon. Portland Sports Complex.
As of the census of 2000, there were 14,827 citizens , 5,021 homeholds, and 4,051 families residing in the town/city .
There were 5,351 housing units at an average density of 767.1 per square mile (296.0/km ).
There were 5,021 homeholds out of which 47.5% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 68.6% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 19.3% were non-families.
In the city, the populace was 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 income for a homehold in the town/city was $48,574, and the median income for a family was $52,220.
About 5.8% of families and 7.4% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 9.3% of those under age 18 and 10.2% of those age 65 or over.
The original, 640-acre townsite of Portland was purchased by John G.
In 1891, Willacy sold the territory to the Portland (Maine) Harbor & Improvement Co.
A map was filed at the County Courthouse and Portland was official as the "Gem City of the Gulf." Portland is situated on the second highest bluff on the Gulf Coast and overlooks both Nueces and Corpus Christi bays.
Portland's compulsory education is a result of the existence of Gregory-Portland Independent School District made up of W.
Clark Elementary School (K-5), East Cliff Elementary School (K-5), Stephen F.
Austin Elementary School (in Gregory) (K-5), Gregory-Portland Intermediate School (6), Gregory-Portland Jr.
High School (7-8), and Gregory-Portland High School(9-12).
In 2010, Portland had a crime index lower than the U.S.
Williams moved as a child from the Texas Panhandle town of Floydada and is a 1958 graduate of Gregory-Portland High School.
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"Portland, TX Crime and Crime Rate".
Portland, Tx.
Pictorial history of Portland, Texas.
Texas State Historical Association.
Municipalities and communities of Nueces County, Texas, United States Municipalities and communities of San Patricio County, Texas, United States
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Cities in Nueces County, Texas - Cities in San Patricio County, Texas - Cities in Texas - Cities in the Corpus Christi urbane region - Populated coastal places in Texas
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