Southwest Hills, Portland, Oregon

Summary

Southwest Hills is a neighborhood in the West Hills (Tualatin Mountains) in the southwest section of Portland, Oregon, United States. The northeastern part of the neighborhood, above Goose Hollow and Downtown Portland, is known as Portland Heights. Much of the western portion of the neighborhood lies outside the Portland city limits, in unincorporated Multnomah County.

Southwest Hills
Neighborhood
Location in PortlandCoordinates: .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}45°30′20″N 122°42′11″W / 45.505674°N 122.703152°W / 45.505674; -122.703152PDF map
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CityPortland
Government
 • AssociationSouthwest Hills Residential League
 • CoalitionSouthwest Neighborhoods, Inc.
Area
 • Total2.05 sq mi (5.30 km2)
Population
 (2000)[1]
 • Total4,673
 • Density2,300/sq mi (880/km2)
Housing
 • No. of households1992
 • Occupancy rate94% occupied
 • Owner-occupied1683 households (84%)
 • Renting309 households (16%)
 • Avg. household size2.35 persons

Parks edit

  • Council Crest Park - SW Council Crest Dr.
  • Governors Park - SW 13th Ave & Davenport St.
  • Marquam Nature Park - SW Marquam St & Sam Jackson Park Rd.
  • Norris House & Property - 4455 SW Terwilliger Blvd.
  • Portland Heights Park - SW Patton Rd. & Old Orchard Rd.

Coordinates edit

  • Portland Heights is located at 45°30′20″N 122°42′11″W / 45.5056737°N 122.7031520°W / 45.5056737; -122.7031520 (Portland Heights)
  • Council Crest is located at 45°29′56″N 122°42′20″W / 45.499007°N 122.705652°W / 45.499007; -122.705652 (Council Crest)

References edit

  1. ^ a b Demographics (2000)