Portland most commonly refers to: * Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States * Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeastern United States * Isle of Portland, England, a tied island in the English Channel Portland may also refer to:

Places and establishments

Australia

* Cape Portland, Tasmania, a cape on the north-eastern tip of Tasmania * Portland, New South Wales, a town with the first Australian cement works * Portland, Victoria, a regional city and port * City of Portland (Victoria), a former local government area (LGA)

Canada

* Port Lands, Toronto, Ontario (sometimes mistakenly spelled "Portlands"), the eastern part of the Toronto waterfront * Portland Island (British Columbia), a small island off the coast of Vancouver island * Portland Inlet, an inlet between southeastern Alaska and British Columbia ** Portland Canal, an arm of Portland Inlet * Portland Estates, Nova Scotia, an area of Halifax * Portland, Ontario, a town north of Kingston, Ontario *

Portland, Newfoundland and Labrador Portland is a settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador. Portland is located on Route 234, between Brooklyn and Jamestown, on the east side of Goose Bay, Bonavista Bay Bonavista Bay (BB) is a large bay located on the northeast coast of the isl ...

, a village on the east coast of Newfoundland

Hong Kong

* Portland Street, a popular business and shopping street in Hong Kong

Ireland

* Portland, County Tipperary, a townland in North Tipperary

Jamaica

* Portland Parish, on Jamaica's north-east coast *

Portland Point Portland Point is the southernmost point in Jamaica.UK Directorate of Overseas Surveys 1:50,000 map of Jamaica sheet H, 1973. It is halfway along the island's south coast at the end of a hilly peninsula in Clarendon. A large bay, Portland Bight ...

, Jamaica's southernmost point

New Zealand

Portland, New Zealand Portland is a locality on the western side of Whangarei Harbour in Northland, New Zealand. Whangarei is about 10 km to the north. Tikorangi is a hill to the west with a summit 161 m above sea level. The major industry is Portland Cemen ...

, a town south of Whangarei *

Portland Island (New Zealand) Portland Island, also called Waikawa, is a small island off the southern tip of the Māhia Peninsula on the North Island of New Zealand. It is used for sheep farming. The area of the island fluctuates rapidly between high and low tides due to ...

, an island off the Mahia Peninsula

South Africa

Portland, Mitchells Plain Portland is a neighborhood located within the Mitchells Plain urban area of the City of Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is located within the central area of Mitchells Plain with Mitchells Plain Town Centre located to it ...

, a neighborhood of Cape Town.

United Kingdom

*Portland, Somerset, a location * Isle of Portland, a peninsula on the coast of Dorset, the origin of the name **

Portland Bill Portland Bill is a narrow promontory (or bill) at the southern end of the Isle of Portland, and the southernmost point of Dorset, England. One of Portland's most popular destinations is Portland Bill Lighthouse. Portland's coast has been notorio ...

, the headland at the tip of the Isle of Portland **

Portland Harbour Portland Harbour is located beside the Isle of Portland, Dorset, on the south coast of England. Construction of the harbour began in 1849; when completed in 1872, its surface area made it the largest man-made harbour in the world, and rema ...

, a large man-made harbour between the Isle of Portland and the mainland ** Weymouth and Portland, a local government district of Dorset, including the Isle of Portland **

HM Prison Portland HM Prison Portland is a male Adult/Young Offenders Institution in the village of The Grove on the Isle of Portland, in Dorset, England. It is operated by His Majesty's Prison Service. The prison was originally opened in 1848 as an adult convic ...

, a prison for male young offenders on the Isle of Portland *

Portland College Portland College is an education establishment near Ravenshead, Nottinghamshire. It is situated in of Sherwood Forest approximately south of the town of Mansfield. Portland College has around 270 students aged between 16 and 60. It was es ...

, an education establishment in the county of Nottinghamshire *

Portland Gallery Portland Gallery is an art gallery in central London, England. Founded in 1984 by Tom Hewlett, the gallery displays modern British and Contemporary paintings. A particular specialization is the work of Scottish colourists Samuel Peploe, Fra ...

, an art gallery in Westminster, London *

Portland House Portland House is a skyscraper in Westminster, London. It is tall with 29 floors. The building was the central feature of the redevelopment of the six acres old Watney's Brewery site. The architects were Howard, Fairbairn & Partners, and the dev ...

, a building in Westminster, London *

Portland Place Portland Place is a street in the Marylebone district of central London. Named after the Third Duke of Portland, the unusually wide street is home to BBC Broadcasting House, the Chinese and Polish embassies, the Royal Institute of British A ...

, a street in the Marylebone district of central London *

Portland Square, Bristol Portland Square () is a Grade I listed square in the St Paul's area of Bristol. It was laid out in the early 18th century as one of Bristol's first suburbs. Built upon a flat area of ground its central focus of St. Paul's Church. Shortly aft ...

, a Georgian square in the city of Bristol *

Manchester One Manchester One, formerly known as Portland Tower and previously St. Andrew's House, is a high-rise building in Manchester, England, owned by Bruntwood and let out as office space. The tower is located at 53 Portland Street from which it was named. ...

, formerly known as Portland Tower, a tower block in Manchester * Portland Walk Shopping Centre, a shopping centre in Barrow-in-Furness * Great Portland Street, a street in the West End of London

United States

*Portland City, Alaska was founded in 1907 but renamed in 1915 to Hyder, Alaska * Portland, Arkansas *

Portland, Fremont County, Colorado Portland is an unincorporated community in Fremont County, Colorado, United States. Description The town is located along State Highway 120 in Fremont County, Colorado and is east of Florence. History The community was one of three factory ...

Portland, Colorado Portland is a Census-designated place, census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Ouray County, Colorado, Ouray County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Montrose, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population o ...

in Ouray County * Portland, Connecticut, a New England town **

Portland (CDP), Connecticut Portland is a census-designated place (CDP) comprising the primary village and adjacent residential land in the town of Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. It is in the southwest part of the town, bordered to the west and sout ...

, the urban portion of the town * Portland, Georgia * Portland, Illinois (disambiguation), a former name of two places * Portland, Indiana, a city in Jay County near the eastern border of the state *Portland, a former name for

Fountain, Indiana Fountain (originally named Portland) is an unincorporated community in Shawnee Township, Fountain County, Indiana, United States. The Wabash and Erie Canal formerly passed through the community. History Portland was laid out in April 1828 by s ...

, in Fountain County near the western border of the state * Portland Township, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa **

Portland, Iowa Portland is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Portland Township, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 35. History Portland's population in 1925 was 17. Geography Po ...

, census-designated place in Portland Township *

Portland, Kansas Portland is an unincorporated community in Sumner County, Kansas, United States. It is located about 5 miles northeast of South Haven at 1.5 miles north of the intersection of S Hydraulic Rd and U.S. Route 166, next to an abandoned railroad. ...

Portland, Kentucky Portland is an unincorporated community in Adair County, Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders ...

, a community in Adair County *

Portland, Louisville Portland is a neighborhood and former independent town northwest of downtown Louisville, Kentucky. It is situated along a bend of the Ohio River just below the Falls of the Ohio, where the river curves to the north and then to the south, thus pla ...

, Kentucky, a former town and now a neighborhood in Louisville, Kentucky * Portland, Maine, the largest city in Maine * South Portland, Maine, adjoining Portland, Maine *

New Portland, Maine New Portland is a town in Somerset County, Maine. It is perhaps best known for its Wire Bridge, a cable suspension bridge completed in 1866 that is the last remaining bridge of its type in Maine, and possibly the U.S. Much of North New Portland' ...

(not near Portland, Maine) * Portland, Michigan *

Portland, Missouri Portland is an unincorporated community in southeastern Callaway County, Missouri, United States. It is part of the Jefferson City, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area. Portland is located just north of the Missouri River on Route 94, approxim ...

Portland, New York Portland is a town in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. The population was 4,366 according to the 2020 census. The town is on the shore of Lake Erie southwest of Dunkirk. History The area was first settled in 1804. The town of Portl ...

* Portland, North Dakota *

Portland, Ohio Portland is an unincorporated community in eastern Lebanon Township, Meigs County, Ohio, United States. It has a post office with the ZIP code 45770. It lies on the Ohio River, located below Long Bottom and above Racine. Education Public e ...

* Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the world named Portland * Portland, Pennsylvania * Portland, Tennessee * Portland, Texas *

Portland, Dodge County, Wisconsin Portland is a town in Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,106 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Portland is located partially in the town. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town ...

, a town ** Portland (community), Dodge County, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community *

Portland, Monroe County, Wisconsin Portland is a town in Monroe County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 686 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Portland is located in the town. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total ...

, a town **

Portland (community), Monroe County, Wisconsin Portland is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community located in the town of Portland, Monroe County, Wisconsin, Portland, Monroe County, Wisconsin, Monroe County, Wisconsin, United States. Notes

Unincorporated communities in Mon ...

, an unincorporated community

Transport

* ''City of Portland'' (train), a passenger train running between Chicago, Illinois, and Portland, Oregon * ''Duke of Portland'' (whaler), an American whaling ship *, any of eight ships of the British Navy * ''Portland'' (shipwreck), a ship sunk in the Portland Gale off New England in 1898 * ''Portland'' (sidewheeler 1853) * ''Portland'' (1875 tugboat) * ''Portland'' (1947 tugboat), a preserved sternwheel tugboat based in Portland, Oregon *, any of three United States Navy ships

Sports teams

Based in Portland, Oregon

* Portland Beavers, a former PCL minor league baseball team *

Portland Mavericks The Portland Mavericks are a baseball team located in Keizer, Oregon, who are charter members of the Mavericks Independent Baseball League, a four-team league created in 2021. The entire league, including the Mavericks, will play their games at Vol ...

, a former NWL minor league baseball team and current independent team based in Keizer, Oregon *

Portland Pickles The Portland Pickles are a collegiate woodbat baseball team based in Portland, Oregon. They play in the South Division of the West Coast League, a premier collegiate summer baseball league based in the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia. The ...

, a collegiate baseball team * Portland Pilots, the intercollegiate athletic program of the University of Portland * Portland State Vikings, the intercollegiate athletic program of Portland State University * Portland Thorns FC, an American professional women's soccer club since 2013; operated by the current Portland Timbers (below) *

Portland Timbers (disambiguation) Portland Timbers may refer to any of four distinct professional soccer teams: * Portland Timbers, a Major League Soccer (MLS) expansion team that began playing in 2011. **Portland Timbers 2, the MLS team's top reserve side that plays in USL Pro. **P ...

, several different soccer teams, including these: **

Portland Timbers The Portland Timbers are an American professional men's soccer club based in Portland, Oregon. The Timbers compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member club of the league's Western Conference. The Timbers have played their home games at P ...

, an American professional soccer club since 2011 ** Portland Timbers 2, reserve side for the current Portland Timbers since 2015 * Portland Trail Blazers, an NBA basketball team * Portland Winterhawks, a WHL hockey team

Based in Portland, Maine

Portland Pirates The Portland Pirates were a minor league professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL). Their home arena was the Cross Insurance Arena in downtown Portland, Maine. The franchise was previously known as the Baltimore Skipjacks fr ...

, a former AHL minor league hockey team * Portland Sea Dogs, an EL minor league baseball team

Based elsewhere

SDC San Antonio Sociedad Deportiva Cultural San Antonio was a Spanish handball team based in Pamplona, Navarra. The team was based in Spain. In July 2012, the team resigned from the Liga ASOBAL for the 2012–13 season due to the failure to find a new sponsor, ...

, formerly known as Portland San Antonio, a Spanish ASOBAL handball team based in Pamplona, Spain

Other uses

* "Portland" (song), a 2017 single from Canadian rapper Drake's album ''More Life'' * "Portland Oregon" (song), a 2004 single by Loretta Lynn and Jack White *

Battle of Portland The naval Battle of Portland, or Three Days' Battle took place during 18–20 February 1653 (28 February – 2 March 1653 (Gregorian calendar)), during the First Anglo-Dutch War, when the fleet of the Commonwealth of England under General at ...

, a sea battle off the Isle of Portland in 1653 during the First Anglo-Dutch War *

Battle of Portland Harbor The Battle of Portland Harbor was an incident during the American Civil War, in June 1863, in the waters off Portland, Maine. Two civilian ships engaged two vessels under Confederate States Navy employment. Background Around June 24, a Confed ...

, a naval battle near Portland, Maine in 1863 during the American Civil War * ''Portland'' (film), a 1996 Danish film *Portland, a fictional area, based on Brooklyn, Queens, and Long Island, in the 2001 video game ''

Grand Theft Auto III ''Grand Theft Auto III'' is a 2001 action-adventure game developed by DMA Design and published by Rockstar Games. It is the third main entry in the ''Grand Theft Auto'' series, following 1999's ''Grand Theft Auto 2'', and the fifth instalment o ...

'' * Portland cement, the type of cement used for most mortar and concrete *

Portland Club (London) The Portland Club is a London card-playing game club and the recognised early authority on the games of whist and bridge. It is reputedly the oldest card club in the world. Founded in October 1814 as the Stratford Club, 1, Stratford Place. Foll ...

, a club in London, the recognized authority on the games of whist and bridge *

Portland Club (Portland, Maine) The Portland Club is a social club at 156 State Street in Portland, Maine. Services and facilities The Portland Club is located in the Hunnewell-Shepley Mansion, on the south side of State Street, between Pine and Spring Streets, on the east ...

, a club in Portland, Maine *

Portland Communications Portland Communications is a political consultancy and public relations agency set up in 2001 by Tim Allan, a former adviser to Tony Blair and Director of Communications at BSkyB. In 2012 a majority stake in Portland was purchased by Omnicom. ...

, a British political consultancy and public relations agency *

Portland Flats The Portland Flats (later known as the Portland Hotel) was the first luxury apartment building constructed in Washington, D.C. Construction of the elaborate building, designed by architect Adolf Cluss, was completed in 1881. It was built on the ...

, an apartment building in Washington, D.C. *

Portland Formation The Portland Formation is a geological formation in Connecticut and Massachusetts in the northeastern United States.Portland Gale, a storm off New England in 1898 * Portland Hoffa, an American comedian *

Portland Orange Portland Orange is the color of light emitted by the phase of pedestrian crossing signals in the United States and Canada. The color was chosen to avoid confusion with regular traffic lights in conditions of poor visibility. Its chromaticity is ...

, a color of light emitted by the ''don't walk'' phase of pedestrian crossing signals in North America * Portland Project, an initiative to encourage the use of Linux on desktop computers *

Portland sheep The Portland is a sheep breed that takes its name from the Isle of Portland in Dorset, England. This breed is raised primarily for meat. History Once common all over Dorset, the breed was once one of the rarest in Britain and is still at ris ...

, an ancient breed of sheep from the Isle of Portland *Portland Spurge (''Euphorbia portlandica''), a plant belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae *

Portland stone Portland stone is a limestone from the Tithonian stage of the Jurassic period quarried on the Isle of Portland, Dorset. The quarries are cut in beds of white-grey limestone separated by chert beds. It has been used extensively as a building sto ...

, limestone from the Isle of Portland * Portland Vase, a Roman antique exhibited at the British Galleries