Portland, Indiana
City in Indiana, United States
40°26′08″N 85°00′07″W / 40.43556°N 85.00194°W / 40.43556; -85.00194 (2020)
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Portland is a city in and the county seat of Jay County, Indiana, United States.[4] The population was 6,223 at the 2010 census,[5] and in 2018 the estimated population was 6,085.[6]
History
Portland was platted in 1837.[7] It was named after Portland, Maine.[8]
The Jay County Courthouse, Portland Commercial Historic District, and Jonas Votaw House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[9]
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Portland has a total area of 4.97 square miles (12.88 km2), of which 1.6 acres (6,524 m2), or 0.05%, are water.[10] The Salamonie River runs through the city just south of its center. The Salamonie is a west-flowing tributary of the Wabash River.
Climate
| Climate data for Portland, Indiana (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1964–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 65 (18) | 73 (23) | 85 (29) | 87 (31) | 92 (33) | 104 (40) | 102 (39) | 100 (38) | 96 (36) | 91 (33) | 79 (26) | 72 (22) | 104 (40) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 56.0 (13.3) | 59.7 (15.4) | 71.1 (21.7) | 80.3 (26.8) | 86.4 (30.2) | 91.6 (33.1) | 93.1 (33.9) | 90.6 (32.6) | 88.9 (31.6) | 82.1 (27.8) | 70.0 (21.1) | 59.0 (15.0) | 94.3 (34.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 33.8 (1.0) | 37.6 (3.1) | 48.2 (9.0) | 61.6 (16.4) | 71.7 (22.1) | 80.4 (26.9) | 83.7 (28.7) | 81.9 (27.7) | 76.5 (24.7) | 64.3 (17.9) | 50.5 (10.3) | 38.9 (3.8) | 60.8 (16.0) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 25.4 (−3.7) | 28.3 (−2.1) | 37.9 (3.3) | 49.7 (9.8) | 60.4 (15.8) | 69.6 (20.9) | 72.8 (22.7) | 70.8 (21.6) | 64.4 (18.0) | 52.7 (11.5) | 40.8 (4.9) | 30.9 (−0.6) | 50.3 (10.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 17.0 (−8.3) | 19.0 (−7.2) | 27.7 (−2.4) | 37.8 (3.2) | 49.2 (9.6) | 58.7 (14.8) | 61.9 (16.6) | 59.6 (15.3) | 52.3 (11.3) | 41.1 (5.1) | 31.1 (−0.5) | 22.9 (−5.1) | 39.9 (4.4) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −5.3 (−20.7) | −0.1 (−17.8) | 9.1 (−12.7) | 23.2 (−4.9) | 34.9 (1.6) | 45.4 (7.4) | 51.5 (10.8) | 49.2 (9.6) | 37.8 (3.2) | 29.0 (−1.7) | 17.3 (−8.2) | 5.8 (−14.6) | −8.0 (−22.2) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −29 (−34) | −16 (−27) | −13 (−25) | 10 (−12) | 27 (−3) | 38 (3) | 40 (4) | 38 (3) | 28 (−2) | 17 (−8) | 4 (−16) | −21 (−29) | −29 (−34) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 2.82 (72) | 2.71 (69) | 2.80 (71) | 3.62 (92) | 4.31 (109) | 4.55 (116) | 4.07 (103) | 3.83 (97) | 2.97 (75) | 2.85 (72) | 3.01 (76) | 2.39 (61) | 39.93 (1,014) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 6.4 (16) | 5.4 (14) | 3.1 (7.9) | 0.3 (0.76) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.1 (0.25) | 0.6 (1.5) | 3.5 (8.9) | 19.4 (49) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 9.8 | 8.4 | 9.3 | 11.1 | 11.5 | 10.2 | 8.3 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 9.4 | 109.1 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 3.8 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 11.1 |
| Source: NOAA[11][12] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 462 | — | |
| 1880 | 1,694 | 266.7% | |
| 1890 | 3,725 | 119.9% | |
| 1900 | 4,798 | 28.8% | |
| 1910 | 5,130 | 6.9% | |
| 1920 | 5,958 | 16.1% | |
| 1930 | 5,276 | −11.4% | |
| 1940 | 6,362 | 20.6% | |
| 1950 | 7,064 | 11.0% | |
| 1960 | 6,999 | −0.9% | |
| 1970 | 7,115 | 1.7% | |
| 1980 | 7,074 | −0.6% | |
| 1990 | 6,483 | −8.4% | |
| 2000 | 6,437 | −0.7% | |
| 2010 | 6,223 | −3.3% | |
| 2020 | 6,320 | 1.6% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[13] | |||
2010 census
At the 2010 census there were 6,223 people, 2,607 households, and 1,620 families living in the city. The population density was 1,338.3 inhabitants per square mile (516.7/km2). There were 3,005 housing units at an average density of 646.2 per square mile (249.5/km2). The racial makup of the city was 94.5% White, 0.4% African American, 0.5% Asian, 3.1% from other races, and 1.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.8%.[14]
Of the 2,607 households 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.7% were married couples living together, 14.0% single female householder, 5.4% single male householder, and 37.9% were non-families. 32.1% of households were one person and 14.2% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.89.
The median age was 39.4 years. 23.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.1% were from 25 to 44; 24.7% were from 45 to 64; and 17.9% were 65 or older. The gender makeup of the city was 46.8% male and 53.2% female.
Education
The town has a lending library, the Jay County Public Library.[15]
Notable people
- Leon Ames, actor, founder of Screen Actors Guild in 1933
- Stephanie Arnold, competed in women's archery in the 2004 Olympics
- Oscar Ray Bolin, serial killer
- Pete Brewster, professional football player
- Pete Daily, musician
- Kevin A. Ford, astronaut, piloted NASA space shuttle mission to International Space Station in 2009
- Elwood Haynes (born in Portland, 1857) invented the clutch-driven automobile in 1894
- Jack Imel, television producer, Lawrence Welk Show
- Richard T. James, Indiana lieutenant governor 1945-49
- Kenneth MacDonald, actor, born Kenneth Dollins; he worked for many years at Columbia Pictures in short features and in the Three Stooges movies
- Mary Meeker (born in Portland, 1960) investment banker, made Internet economically viable by promoting it to investors in the 1990s, (becoming known as the "Queen of the Internet")
- John P. C. Shanks, U.S. Representative from Indiana, Union Army major general
- Twyla Tharp, Emmy and Tony Award-winning choreographer
- Bill Wallace (born 1945), martial artist
- Greg Williams, WNBA coach, college basketball player at Rice University
References
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Portland, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Portland city, Indiana". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
- ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved September 7, 2019.
- ^ "Incorporated Cities and Towns". Jay County Historical Society. Archived from the original on May 29, 2014. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
- ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 269. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
...named for his hometown, Portland, Maine.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
- ^ "NOWData – NOAA Online Weather Data". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
- ^ "Summary of Monthly Normals 1991–2020". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
- ^ "Indiana public library directory" (PDF). Indiana State Library. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Portland, Indiana.
- City of Portland official website
- The Commercial Review
- "Portland. A city and the county seat of Jay County, Ind." . New International Encyclopedia. 1905.
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