Woodlawn, Portland, Oregon
Woodlawn is a neighborhood in the Northeast section of Portland, Oregon. It borders Sunderland on the north, Concordia on the east, King and Vernon on the south, and Piedmont on the west.
Woodlawn | |
|---|---|
Neighborhood | |
 Woodlawn Methodist Church | |
  Woodlawn | |
| Coordinates: 45°34′18″N 122°39′06″WPDF map | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| City | Portland |
| Government | |
| • Association | Woodlawn Neighborhood Association |
| • Coalition | Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.73 sq mi (1.90 km2) |
| Population (2000)[1] | |
| • Total | 4,889 |
| • Density | 6,700/sq mi (2,600/km2) |
| Housing | |
| • No. of households | 1854 |
| • Occupancy rate | 93% occupied |
| • Owner-occupied | 1231 households (66%) |
| • Renting | 623 households (34%) |
| • Avg. household size | 2.64 persons |
Most residents of Woodlawn are members of minority groups; in the 2000 census, 43.0% of residents identified themselves as African-American, 35.0% as white, 8.5% as Hispanic, and 10.1% other categories.
Like other neighborhoods in the NE quadrant of Portland, Woodlawn is undergoing a period of gentrification. For example, on the 12th avenue block between Ainsworth and Holman streets, 15 houses are owner-occupied while 5 are tenant-occupied.
Most homes in Woodlawn are working-class style, small bungalows, unlike the neighboring King and Piedmont neighborhoods.
References
External links
- GoWoodlawn! Woodlawn Neighborhood Blog
- Guide to Woodlawn Neighborhood (PortlandNeighborhood.com)
- Remembering Woodlawn - Book Review at Portland Tribune
- Woodlawn Street Tree Inventory Report