Portland

The City of Roses

  • Motto: Beauty of the Rose (Pulchritudo Rosae)

  • Flora: Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii)

  • Fauna: Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)

  • Garden: Japanese Garden

⭐ Portland, PL

  • Population: 1,837,201

  • Founded: 1845

  • Former State: Oregon

  • Counties: Clackamas, Multnomah, Washington

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If Portland was admitted as a state today, it would be the 39th largest by population, between Idaho and West Virginia.