Parkrose, Portland, Oregon

Parkrose
Neighborhood
Parkrose
Coordinates: 45°33′26″N 122°32′51″W / 45.55719°N 122.54745°W / 45.55719; -122.54745Coordinates: 45°33′26″N 122°32′51″W / 45.55719°N 122.54745°W / 45.55719; -122.54745
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Country United States
State Oregon
City Portland
Government
  Association Parkrose Neighborhood Association
  Coalition East Portland Neighborhood Office
Area
  Total 1.85 sq mi (4.80 km2)
Population (2000)[1]
  Total 6,049
  Density 3,300/sq mi (1,260/km2)
Housing[1]
  No. of households 2095
  Occupancy rate 93% occupied
  % households renting 51% renting
  Avg. household size 2.89 persons

Parkrose is a neighborhood in the Northeast section of Portland, Oregon.

The Parkrose plat was filed October 5, 1911. A branch post office of Portland was established there in 1921.

Parkrose had been a small farming and residential suburb of Portland until the 1920s. The Oregon Journal noted on May 23, 1925, "Parkrose is a primary commuting center. . . . It is one of the most progressive and promising commuting districts on the eastern border of the city."

Parkrose was annexed by Portland, and the community was enumerated as a "Census-designated place" in 1980, when the community recorded a population of 21,108.[2] There is a Parkrose / Sumner Transit Center, which is served by the Red Line of TriMet's MAX Light Rail. A bridge at the transit center spans Interstate 205. C-Tran serves the transit center and travels into Washington. There is also a Parkrose School District.

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