Portland, North Dakota

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Portland is a city in Traill County, North Dakota in the United States. The population was 604 at the 2000 census. Portland was founded in 1881.

Portland is the smaller neighbor of nearby Mayville, North Dakota.

[edit] Geography

Location of Portland, North Dakota

Portland is located at 47°30′2″N, 97°22′19″W (47.500451, -97.371960)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.2 km² (0.9 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 604 people, 269 households, and 161 families residing in the city. The population density was 271.2/km² (702.0/mi²). There were 286 housing units at an average density of 128.4/km² (332.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 99.50% White, 0.17% Asian, and 0.33% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.50% of the population.

There were 269 households out of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.5% were married couples living together, 3.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.1% were non-families. 36.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 24.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the city the population was spread out with 23.7% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 24.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 102.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $30,375, and the median income for a family was $43,250. Males had a median income of $30,089 versus $18,750 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,149. About 4.3% of families and 6.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.1% of those under age 18 and 11.5% of those age 65 or over.

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