Kenton, Portland, Oregon
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| Coordinates: 45°35′24″N 122°41′42″W / 45.59006°N 122.69508°WCoordinates: 45°35′24″N 122°41′42″W / 45.59006°N 122.69508°W PDF map |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| City | Portland |
| Government | |
| • Association | Kenton Neighborhood Association |
| • Coalition | North Portland Neighborhood Services |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.42 sq mi (8.87 km2) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 6,934 |
| • Density | 2,000/sq mi (780/km2) |
| Housing | |
| • No. of households | 2,707 |
| • Occupancy rate | 94% occupied |
| • Owner-occupied | 1,792 households (66%) |
| • Renting | 915 households (34%) |
| • Avg. household size | 2.56 persons |
Kenton is a neighborhood in the north section of Portland, Oregon, United States. The neighborhood was originally a company town founded in 1911 for the Swift Meat Packing Company.
Kenton's northern border is formed by North Portland Harbor, the channel of the Columbia River that separates the area from Hayden Island. Kenton's eastern boundary is Interstate 5 and the neighborhood's southern edge is defined by North Lombard Street. The western border (traveling from north to south, respectively) follows North Portland Road, North Columbia Boulevard, and North Chautauqua Boulevard. The Columbia Slough passes through Kenton.
Neighborhoods bordering Kenton are: Hayden Island to the north; Bridgeton, Sunderland, and Piedmont to the east; Arbor Lodge to the south; University Park to the southwest; and Portsmouth and St. Johns to the west.
Kenton is home to the Portland International Raceway and the Portland Metropolitan Expo Center. The historic site of Vanport, a public housing project built to provide homes for World War II shipbuilders, later destroyed by a 1948 flood, is also located within the current boundaries of the Kenton neighborhood.
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