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Multnomah
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Multnomah is located in Portland, Oregon
Multnomah
Multnomah
Location in Portland, Oregon
Country United States
State Oregon
City Portland
Area
 • Total 1.44 sq mi (3.74 km2)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total 6,625
 • Density 4,588/sq mi (1,771.4/km2)
Housing
 • No. of households 3196
 • Occupancy rate 95% occupied
 • Owner-occupied 1582 households (49%)
 • Renting 1614 households (51%)
 • Avg. household size 2.07 persons

Multnomah is a neighborhood in the southwest section of Portland, Oregon, centered on the Multnomah Village business district. The community developed in the 1910s around a depot of the Oregon Electric Railway of the same name. It was annexed by the city of Portland on November 7, 1950.

Multnomah is bordered by SW 45th Ave. on the west, SW Capitol Hill Road on the east, SW Vermont St. on the north, and I-5 in the south. Exceptions are the area north of SW Nevada Ct. and east of SW 26th Ave. (part of Hillsdale), an area south of SW Multnomah Blvd. and north of SW Dolph St. where SW 48th Ave. is the western border, and an area south of SW Marigold St. where SW Capitol Highway is the western border. The neighborhood is bordered by Maplewood, Ashcreek, and Crestwood on the west, Hayhurst and Hillsdale to the north, and South Burlingame, Markham, and West Portland Park to the south and east.

Multnomah-Days-2009
The street fair in Multnomah Village during Multnomah Days 2009. Looking northeast down SW Capitol Highway from its bridge over SW Multnomah Blvd.

A bit of Portland history played out in the Village on April 7, 1987, when Mayor Bud Clark fired Police Chief Jim Davis while the two were having a breakfast meeting at the Fat City Cafe.

The neighborhood celebrates "Multnomah Days" with a parade and street festival on the third Saturday of August.

Historic buildings

  • The Multnomah School (1913) has since 1979 served as the Multnomah Art Center.
  • The Nelson Thomas building (1913) now houses Marco's Cafe.
  • The 1925 Masonic Lodge (Orenomah Chapter No. 141) is now the Lucky Labrador Public House.

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