Wilkes, Portland, Oregon facts for kids
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Wilkes
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Neighborhood
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Country | United States |
State | Oregon |
City | Portland |
Area | |
• Total | 2.81 sq mi (7.28 km2) |
Population
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• Total | 7,732 |
• Density | 2,750.8/sq mi (1,062.1/km2) |
Housing | |
• No. of households | 3317 |
• Occupancy rate | 94% occupied |
• Owner-occupied | 2539 households (77%) |
• Renting | 778 households (23%) |
• Avg. household size | 2.33 persons |
Wilkes is the northeasternmost neighborhood in Portland, Oregon, bordered on the north by the Columbia River and on the east by the city of Gresham. It adjoins the neighborhoods of Argay, Russell, and Hazelwood on the west, and Glenfair on the south. Interstate 84 runs through the middle of the neighborhood.
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