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Wilkes
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Wilkes is located in Portland, Oregon
Wilkes
Wilkes
Location in Portland, Oregon
Country United States
State Oregon
City Portland
Area
 • Total 2.81 sq mi (7.28 km2)
Population
 (2000)
 • 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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