Boise is a neighborhood in the North and Northeast sections of

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. It is approximately bounded by

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on the west, N Skidmore St. on the north, NE Rodney Ave. on the east, and N Kerby St. and NE Fremont St. on the south. The southern portion of N Mississippi Ave. forms the commercial core of the area. The neighborhood was named in honor of

Reuben P. Boise Reuben Patrick Boise (June 9, 1819 – April 10, 1907) was an American attorney, judge and politician in the Oregon Territory and the early years of the state of Oregon. A native of Massachusetts, he immigrated to Oregon in 1850, where he woul ...

, a Portland School Board member during the 1850s. In the mid-20th century, Boise residents included a high percentage of African Americans, relative to other Portland neighborhoods. This changed rapidly in the 2000s. The 2000 Census recorded 48% of the population identifying as Black or African American, either alone or mixed with another race. By the time of the 2010 Census, this number had fallen to 26.6%, largely supplanted by Whites. This demographic change has accompanied rapid development and

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in the neighborhood.http://boisevoice.org/reference/articles/A2005_1.htm
''Boisevoice.org''

References

External links

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Boise Neighborhood Association
official site

(PortlandNeighborhood.com)
Boise Voices Oral History Project
(Boise neighborhood oral history project, local youth interview elders from the community)
Boise Street Tree Inventory Report
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