Portland most commonly refers to: *

Portland, Oregon Portland (, ) is a port city in the Pacific Northwest and the largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon. Situated at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers, Portland is the county seat of Multnomah County, the most populou ...

, the largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States *

Portland, Maine Portland is the largest city in the U.S. state of Maine and the seat of Cumberland County. Portland's population was 68,408 in April 2020. The Greater Portland metropolitan area is home to over half a million people, the 104th-largest metro ...

, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeastern United States *

Isle of Portland An isle is an island, land surrounded by water. The term is very common in British English. However, there is no clear agreement on what makes an island an isle or its difference, so they are considered synonyms. Isle may refer to: Geography * ...

, 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 **

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, 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 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), an island off the Mahia Peninsula

South Africa

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

United Kingdom

*Portland, Somerset, a

location In geography, location or place are used to denote a region (point, line, or area) on Earth's surface or elsewhere. The term ''location'' generally implies a higher degree of certainty than ''place'', the latter often indicating an entity with an ...

, 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 remai ...

, a large man-made harbour between the Isle of Portland and the mainland **

Weymouth and Portland Weymouth and Portland was a local government district and borough in Dorset, England. It consisted of the resort of Weymouth and the Isle of Portland, and includes the areas of Wyke Regis, Preston, Melcombe Regis, Upwey, Broadwey, Southi ...

, 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 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, F ...

, 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 Britis ...

, 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 afte ...

, 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 Hyder is a census-designated place in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, United States. The population was 87 at the 2010 census, down from 97 in 2000. Hyder is accessible by road only from Stewart, British Columbia, is popular with mot ...

* 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 in Ouray County *

Portland, Connecticut Portland is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 9,384 at the 2020 census. The town center is listed as a census-designated place (CDP). It is situated across the Connecticut River from Middletown. Brownsto ...

, 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 *

, the largest city in Maine *

South Portland, Maine South Portland is a city in Cumberland County, Maine, United States, and is the fourth-largest city in the state, incorporated in 1898. At the 2020 census, the city population was 26,498. Known for its working waterfront, South Portland is si ...

, 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 Jefferson City, informally Jeff City, is the capital of Missouri, United States. It had a populati ...

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 Publ ...

, 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), 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 The Portland Beavers was the name of separate minor league baseball teams, which represented Portland, Oregon, in the Pacific Coast League (PCL). The team was established in 1903, the first year of the PCL. Franchise history Many baseball teams ...

, 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) Portland Timbers may refer to any of four distinct professional soccer teams: *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 ...

, 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 ...

, 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, 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 instalme ...

'' *

Portland cement Portland cement is the most common type of cement in general use around the world as a basic ingredient of concrete, mortar, stucco, and non-specialty grout. It was developed from other types of hydraulic lime in England in the early 19th cen ...

, 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) 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, a British political consultancy and public relations agency * Portland Flats, 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, 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 Euphorbiaceae, the spurge family, is a large family of flowering plants. In English, they are also commonly called euphorbias, which is also the name of a genus in the family. Most spurges, such as '' Euphorbia paralias'', are herbs, but some, ...

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 buildi ...

, limestone from the Isle of Portland *

Portland Vase The Portland Vase is a Roman cameo glass vase, which is dated to between AD 1 and AD 25, though low BC dates have some scholarly support. It is the best known piece of Roman cameo glass and has served as an inspiration to many glass and porcela ...

, a Roman antique exhibited at the British Galleries