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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, 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, Jamaica's southernmost point


New Zealand

*Portland, New Zealand, a town south of Whangarei *Portland Island (New Zealand), an island off the Mahia Peninsula


South Africa

* Portland, Mitchells Plain, a neighborhood of Cape Town.


United Kingdom

*Portland, Somerset, a List of United Kingdom locations: Po-Poz#Por-Poy, location *Isle of Portland, a peninsula on the coast of Dorset, the origin of the name **Portland Bill, the headland at the tip of the Isle of Portland **Portland Harbour, 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, a prison for male young offenders on the Isle of Portland *Portland College, an education establishment in the county of Nottinghamshire *Portland Gallery, an art gallery in Westminster, London *Portland House, a building in Westminster, London *Portland Place, a street in the Marylebone district of central London *Portland Square, Bristol, a Georgian square in the city of Bristol *Manchester One, 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, Colorado in Ouray County *Portland, Connecticut, a New England town **Portland (CDP), Connecticut, 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, in Fountain County near the western border of the state *Portland Township, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa **Portland, Iowa, census-designated place in Portland Township *Portland, Kansas *Portland, Kentucky, a community in Adair County *Portland, Louisville, 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 (not near Portland, Maine) *Portland, Michigan *Portland, Missouri *Portland, New York *Portland, North Dakota *Portland, Ohio * Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the world named Portland *Portland, Pennsylvania *Portland, Tennessee *Portland, Texas *Portland, Dodge County, Wisconsin, a town **Portland (community), Dodge County, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community *Portland, Monroe County, Wisconsin, a town **Portland (community), Monroe County, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community


Transport

*City of Portland (train), ''City of Portland'' (train), a passenger train running between Chicago, Illinois, and Portland, Oregon *Duke of Portland (whaler), ''Duke of Portland'' (whaler), an American whaling ship *, any of eight ships of the British Navy *Portland (shipwreck), ''Portland'' (shipwreck), a ship sunk in the Portland Gale off New England in 1898 *Portland (sidewheeler 1853), ''Portland'' (sidewheeler 1853) *Portland (1875 tugboat), ''Portland'' (1875 tugboat) *Portland (1947 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, a former NWL minor league baseball team and current independent team based in Keizer, Oregon *Portland Pickles, 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), several different soccer teams, including these: **Portland Timbers, 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, a former AHL minor league hockey team *Portland Sea Dogs, an EL minor league baseball team


Based elsewhere

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


Other uses

*Portland (song), "Portland" (song), a 2017 single from Canadian rapper Drake's album ''More Life'' *Portland Oregon (song), "Portland Oregon" (song), a 2004 single by Loretta Lynn and Jack White *Battle of Portland, a sea battle off the Isle of Portland in 1653 during the First Anglo-Dutch War *Battle of Portland Harbor, a naval battle near Portland, Maine in 1863 during the American Civil War *Portland (film), ''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'' *Portland cement, the type of cement used for most mortar and concrete *Portland Club (London), a club in London, the recognized authority on the games of whist and bridge *Portland Club (Portland, Maine), a club in Portland, Maine *Portland Communications, a British political consultancy and public relations agency *Portland Flats, an apartment building in Washington, D.C. *Portland Formation, a geological formation in the northeastern United States *Portland Gale, a storm off New England in 1898 *Portland Hoffa, an American comedian *Portland Orange, 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, an ancient breed of sheep from the Isle of Portland *Portland Spurge (''Euphorbia portlandica''), a plant belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae *Portland stone, limestone from the Isle of Portland *Portland Vase, a Roman antique exhibited at the British Galleries


See also

*''The Adventures of Portland Bill'' *Earl of Portland (also Duke of Portland), an English title *Portlandia (disambiguation) *Portland Museum (disambiguation) *Portland Township (disambiguation) {{Disambiguation, geo