Richmond, Portland, Oregon

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Richmond, Portland, Oregon
Neighborhood representation
Association Richmond Neighborhood Association
Coalition Southeast Uplift Neighborhood Program
Neighborhood geography
Area 3.29 km² (PDF map)
Location Interactive map
Demographics (2000)
Population 11,320 (density 3,441/km²)
Households 4,972 (96% occupied)
Owned 2,990 (60%)
Rented 1,982 (40%)
Size 2.28 persons (average)

Richmond is a neighborhood in the Southeast section of Portland, Oregon. It borders Sunnyside on the north, Mt. Tabor and South Tabor on the east, Creston-Kenilworth on the south, and Hosford-Abernethy on the west.

The northern edge of the neighborhood is part of the Hawthorne District.

Neighborhood parks include Sewallcrest Park (1940) and Ivon Community Garden (1978).

Richmond is named after Dr. Richmond Kelly, son of an early immigrant from Kentucky who held one of the donation land claims in the area, Rev. Clinton Kelly.[1]

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Portland, Oregon neighborhoods

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Other areas: Alberta · Belmont · Burnside Triangle · Dignity Village · Hawthorne · Ladd's Addition · South Waterfront