St. Johns
Neighborhood in Portland, Oregon, United States
St. Johns is a neighborhood of Portland, Oregon, United States, located in North Portland on the tip of the peninsula formed by the confluence of the Willamette River and the Columbia River. The iconic St. Johns Bridge crosses the Willamette from the south, leading into downtown St. Johns. It was a separate, incorporated city from 1902 until 1915, when citizens of both St. Johns and Portland voted to approve its annexation to Portland, which took effect on July 8, 1915.[2]
St. Johns | |
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Neighborhood | |
Coordinates: 45°36′45″N 122°45′46″W / 45.61259°N 122.76287°W / 45.61259; -122.76287PDF map | |
Country | United States |
State | Oregon |
City | Portland |
Government | |
• Association | St. Johns Neighborhood Association |
• Coalition | North Portland Neighborhood Services |
Area | |
• Total | 11.02 sq mi (28.55 km2) |
Population (2000)[1] | |
• Total | 11,346 |
• Density | 1,000/sq mi (400/km2) |
Housing | |
• No. of households | 4148 |
• Occupancy rate | 93% occupied |
• Owner-occupied | 2333 households (56%) |
• Renting | 1815 households (44%) |
• Avg. household size | 2.74 persons |
St. Johns is bordered by the Columbia River to the northeast, the Willamette River to the northwest, the North Portland railroad cut to the southeast, and a number of streets separating it from Cathedral Park to the southwest, primarily North Ivanhoe Street.
- ^ a b "PortlandMaps". www.portlandmaps.com.
- ^ "Suburbs Of City Are In Officially: Portland Authorities Take Over Administration of St. Johns and Linnton". The Oregonian. July 9, 1915. p. 7.
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