Portland, city, seat (1760) of Cumberland county, southwestern Maine, U.S. The state’s largest city, it is the hub of a metropolitan statistical area that includes the cities of South Portland and Westbrook and the towns of Falmouth, Cape Elizabeth, Cum
TheLewis and Clark Expeditionpassed near the site on the Columbia River in 1805–06. The city was laid out in 1845 and, after two of its early citizens flipped a penny, was named forPortland, Maine, rather thanBoston,Massachusetts. Early growth was stimulated by a number of gold rushes an...
Maine lags ; The metro areas of Portland, Bangor and Lewiston-Auburn performed well below national averages, a new report shows.EDWARD D MURPHY Staff Writer
26 in the Portland Metro area, from west to east, are with Oregon 6 (just west of exit 55), Oregon 217 (exit 69 A), Interstates 405 and 5 near downtown, Oregon 213 (intersection of Powell Blvd. and 82nd Avenue), Interstate 205, and Oregon 212 in Boring. Eastbound U.S. 26 (Su...
Although Maine's population and workforce are rapidly aging, Portland has experienced notable population growth over the past several years. The median age of Portland residents is just under 37. College students are visible in the region and have helped develop Portland's reputation for liberal pol...