University Park
Neighborhood of Portland, Oregon, USA
University Park is a neighborhood in the north section of Portland, Oregon on the east shore of the Willamette River. University Park is bounded by North Lombard Street and the Portsmouth neighborhood to the north, North Chautauqua Boulevard and the Arbor Lodge neighborhood to the east, The Willamette River and Mock's Bottom industrial area to the south, and the North Portland railroad cut with Cathedral Park and St. Johns neighborhoods to the west.
University Park | |
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Neighborhood | |
Coordinates: 45°34′44″N 122°44′13″W / 45.579°N 122.737°W / 45.579; -122.737PDF map | |
Country | United States |
State | Oregon |
City | Portland |
Government | |
• Association | University Park Neighborhood Association |
• Coalition | North Portland Neighborhood Services |
Area | |
• Total | 1.20 sq mi (3.10 km2) |
Population (2000)[1] | |
• Total | 5,250 |
• Density | 4,400/sq mi (1,700/km2) |
Housing | |
• No. of households | 1692 |
• Occupancy rate | 95% occupied |
• Owner-occupied | 1238 households (73%) |
• Renting | 454 households (27%) |
• Avg. household size | 3.10 persons |
The neighborhood shares its name with a 11.26-acre (4.56 ha) North Portland park in the adjacent Portsmouth neighborhood, land for which was acquired in 1953.[2]
University Park is home to Portland's largest mixed-race population, making up 7.49% of its population. [3]
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