Wilkes | |
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Neighborhood | |
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 Location in Portland | |
| Coordinates: 45°32′N 122°30′W / 45.54°N 122.50°WPDF map | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| City | Portland |
| Government | |
| • Association | Wilkes Community Group |
| • Coalition | East Portland Neighborhood Office |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.08 sq mi (8.0 km2) |
| Population (2020)[1] | |
| • Total | 9,297 |
| • Density | 3,019/sq mi (1,166/km2) |
| Housing | |
| • No. of households | 3724 |
| • Occupancy rate | 95.4% occupied |
| • Homeownership rate | 29% |
| • Avg. household size | 2.4 persons |
Wilkes is the northeasternmost neighborhood in Portland, Oregon, bordered on the north by the Columbia River and on the east by the city of Gresham, where it expands into the city as the neighborhood of Wilkes East. It adjoins the neighborhoods of Argay, Russell, and Hazelwood on the west, and Glenfair on the south. Interstate 84 runs through the middle of the neighborhood.
Wilkes is a mostly suburban and residential neighborhood in the south, but has many business parks and industrial space north of Sandy Boulevard.[2]
- ^ a b "Wilkes Neighborhood Profile 2023 | Portland.gov". www.portland.gov. December 11, 2023.
- ^ "Guide to Wilkes Neighborhood in Portland Oregon". Portland Neighborhood Guide. Retrieved 2024-01-27.