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Portland's name was famously decided by a coin toss - Francis Pettygrove, from Portland, Maine, won two of three flips against Asa Lovejoy, who wanted to name the new town after his hometown of Boston; the 'Portland Penny' is now displayed at the Oregon Historical Society.

Portland grew from a riverside settlement known as 'The Clearing' and 'Stumptown' in the 1840s and was incorporated on February 8, 1851, with a population of roughly 800.

Portland is the seat of Multnomah County and the largest city in Oregon, located near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers.

Portland had a population of 652,503 in the 2020 Census, with an estimated population of 635,109 in 2025, according to the US Census Bureau.

Portland has about 289,705 households with an average of 2.15 persons per household, and about 52.0% of its housing units are owner-occupied, according to the US Census Bureau.

The median value of owner-occupied housing in Portland is $581,500, among the highest of any major city on the West Coast outside California, according to Census Bureau figures.

Portland is nicknamed the 'City of Roses' and hosts the Portland Rose Festival, while its climate of warm, dry summers and damp, cool winters is ideal for growing roses and lush greenery.

Forest Park in Portland covers roughly 5,000 acres and is one of the largest urban forests in the United States, with more than 80 miles of trails within the city limits.

Mill Ends Park in Portland is recognized as the world's smallest park, occupying a tiny circle just two feet across in a downtown median.

Washington Park in Portland is home to the Oregon Zoo, the Portland Japanese Garden, and the International Rose Test Garden, one of the oldest official rose test gardens in America.