Portland - Definition and Overview

Portland is the name of numerous cities in the English-speaking world, the largest of which are Portland, Oregon and Portland, Maine in the United States.

It is also the name of the following towns and other settlements scattered around the world:

• Australia
  • Portland, Victoria, population of less than 10,000 people
  • Portland, New South Wales, a small town with a cement works
• Canada
  • Portland, Ontario, a small town north of Kingston
• United Kingdom
  • Isle of Portland, an island in the English Channel off the coast of Dorset and a harbour of that name between the island and the mainland; the origin of Portland cement
  • Portland, Somerset, a small village

Other Portlands in the United States:

• Portland, Arkansas
• Portland, Connecticut
• Portland, Indiana
• Portland, Maine
• Portland, Michigan
• Portland, New York
• Portland, North Dakota
• Portland, Pennsylvania
• Portland, Tennessee
• Portland, Texas, a town of about 15,000
• Portland, Dodge County, Wisconsin
• Portland, Monroe County, Wisconsin