Portland, Indiana
City in Indiana, United States
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Portland is a city in and the county seat of Jay County, Indiana, United States.[6] The population was 6,320 at the 2020 census,
Portland, Indiana | |
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 Flag  Seal | |
 Location of Portland in Jay County, Indiana | |
| Coordinates: 40°26′08″N 85°00′07″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Jay |
| Township | Wayne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jeff Westlake (R)[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.88 sq mi (12.63 km2) |
| • Land | 4.87 sq mi (12.62 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0039 sq mi (0.01 km2) 0.24% |
| Elevation | 906 ft (276 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 6,320 |
• Estimate (2025) | 6,135[4]  |
| • Density | 1,297.0/sq mi (500.79/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 47371 |
| Area code | 260 |
| FIPS code | 18-61236[5] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2396259[3] |
| Website | www |
History
Portland was platted in 1837.[7] It was named after Portland, Maine.[8]
The Jay County Courthouse, Portland Commercial Historic District, and Jonas Votaw House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[9]
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Portland has a total area of 4.97 square miles (12.88 km2), of which 1.6 acres (6,524 m2), or 0.05%, are water.[10] The Salamonie River runs through the city just south of its center. The Salamonie is a west-flowing tributary of the Wabash River.
Climate
| Climate data for Portland, Indiana (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1964–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 65 (18) |
73 (23) |
85 (29) |
87 (31) |
92 (33) |
104 (40) |
102 (39) |
100 (38) |
96 (36) |
91 (33) |
79 (26) |
72 (22) |
104 (40) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 56.0 (13.3) |
59.7 (15.4) |
71.1 (21.7) |
80.3 (26.8) |
86.4 (30.2) |
91.6 (33.1) |
93.1 (33.9) |
90.6 (32.6) |
88.9 (31.6) |
82.1 (27.8) |
70.0 (21.1) |
59.0 (15.0) |
94.3 (34.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 33.8 (1.0) |
37.6 (3.1) |
48.2 (9.0) |
61.6 (16.4) |
71.7 (22.1) |
80.4 (26.9) |
83.7 (28.7) |
81.9 (27.7) |
76.5 (24.7) |
64.3 (17.9) |
50.5 (10.3) |
38.9 (3.8) |
60.8 (16.0) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 25.4 (−3.7) |
28.3 (−2.1) |
37.9 (3.3) |
49.7 (9.8) |
60.4 (15.8) |
69.6 (20.9) |
72.8 (22.7) |
70.8 (21.6) |
64.4 (18.0) |
52.7 (11.5) |
40.8 (4.9) |
30.9 (−0.6) |
50.3 (10.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 17.0 (−8.3) |
19.0 (−7.2) |
27.7 (−2.4) |
37.8 (3.2) |
49.2 (9.6) |
58.7 (14.8) |
61.9 (16.6) |
59.6 (15.3) |
52.3 (11.3) |
41.1 (5.1) |
31.1 (−0.5) |
22.9 (−5.1) |
39.9 (4.4) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −5.3 (−20.7) |
−0.1 (−17.8) |
9.1 (−12.7) |
23.2 (−4.9) |
34.9 (1.6) |
45.4 (7.4) |
51.5 (10.8) |
49.2 (9.6) |
37.8 (3.2) |
29.0 (−1.7) |
17.3 (−8.2) |
5.8 (−14.6) |
−8.0 (−22.2) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −29 (−34) |
−16 (−27) |
−13 (−25) |
10 (−12) |
27 (−3) |
38 (3) |
40 (4) |
38 (3) |
28 (−2) |
17 (−8) |
4 (−16) |
−21 (−29) |
−29 (−34) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 2.82 (72) |
2.71 (69) |
2.80 (71) |
3.62 (92) |
4.31 (109) |
4.55 (116) |
4.07 (103) |
3.83 (97) |
2.97 (75) |
2.85 (72) |
3.01 (76) |
2.39 (61) |
39.93 (1,014) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 6.4 (16) |
5.4 (14) |
3.1 (7.9) |
0.3 (0.76) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.1 (0.25) |
0.6 (1.5) |
3.5 (8.9) |
19.4 (49) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 9.8 | 8.4 | 9.3 | 11.1 | 11.5 | 10.2 | 8.3 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 9.4 | 109.1 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 3.8 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 11.1 |
| Source: NOAA[11][12] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 462 | — | |
| 1880 | 1,694 | 266.7% | |
| 1890 | 3,725 | 119.9% | |
| 1900 | 4,798 | 28.8% | |
| 1910 | 5,130 | 6.9% | |
| 1920 | 5,958 | 16.1% | |
| 1930 | 5,276 | −11.4% | |
| 1940 | 6,362 | 20.6% | |
| 1950 | 7,064 | 11.0% | |
| 1960 | 6,999 | −0.9% | |
| 1970 | 7,115 | 1.7% | |
| 1980 | 7,074 | −0.6% | |
| 1990 | 6,483 | −8.4% | |
| 2000 | 6,437 | −0.7% | |
| 2010 | 6,223 | −3.3% | |
| 2020 | 6,320 | 1.6% | |
| 2025 (est.) | 6,135 | [4] | −2.9% |
| U.S. Decennial Census[13] | |||
2010 census
At the 2010 census there were 6,223 people, 2,607 households, and 1,620 families living in the city. The population density was 1,338.3 inhabitants per square mile (516.7/km2). There were 3,005 housing units at an average density of 646.2 per square mile (249.5/km2). The racial makup of the city was 94.5% White, 0.4% African American, 0.5% Asian, 3.1% from other races, and 1.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.8%.[14]
Of the 2,607 households 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.7% were married couples living together, 14.0% single female householder, 5.4% single male householder, and 37.9% were non-families. 32.1% of households were one person and 14.2% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.89.
The median age was 39.4 years. 23.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.1% were from 25 to 44; 24.7% were from 45 to 64; and 17.9% were 65 or older. The gender makeup of the city was 46.8% male and 53.2% female.
Education
The town has a lending library, the Jay County Public Library.[15]
Notable people
- Leon Ames, actor, founder of Screen Actors Guild in 1933
- Stephanie Arnold, competed in women's archery in the 2004 Olympics
- Oscar Ray Bolin, serial killer
- Pete Brewster, professional football player
- Pete Daily, musician
- Kevin A. Ford, astronaut, piloted NASA space shuttle mission to International Space Station in 2009
- Elwood Haynes (born in Portland, 1857) invented the clutch-driven automobile in 1894
- Jack Imel, television producer, Lawrence Welk Show
- Richard T. James, Indiana lieutenant governor 1945–49
- Kenneth MacDonald, actor, born Kenneth Dollins; he worked for many years at Columbia Pictures in short features and in the Three Stooges movies
- Mary Meeker (born in Portland, 1960) investment banker, made Internet economically viable by promoting it to investors in the 1990s, (becoming known as the "Queen of the Internet")
- John P. C. Shanks, U.S. Representative from Indiana, Union Army major general
- Twyla Tharp, Emmy and Tony Award-winning choreographer
- Bill Wallace (born 1945), martial artist
- Greg Williams, WNBA coach, college basketball player at Rice University
