Editing Multnomah County, Oregon (section)

==Economy==
The principal industries of Multnomah County are [[manufacturing]], [[transportation]], [[wholesale]] and [[retail]] trade, and [[tourism]]. Since Oregon does not have a [[sales tax]], it attracts shoppers from southwest [[Washington (state)|Washington]].

The [[Port of Portland (Oregon)|Port of Portland]], established in 1891 and combined with the City of Portland's Commission of Public Docks in 1971, ranks third in total waterborne commerce on the West Coast, and 31st in the nation for total tonnage according to the 2009 [[American Association of Port Authorities]]' ''Port Industries Statistics''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Port Industry Statistics |url=http://www.aapa-ports.org/Industry/content.cfm?ItemNumber=900 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110504233752/http://www.aapa-ports.org/Industry/content.cfm?ItemNumber=900 |archive-date=May 4, 2011 |access-date=August 1, 2011 |website=American Association of Port Authorities}}</ref>  Portland is one of the five largest auto import ports in the nation and is the West Coast's leading exporter of grain and lumber.{{Citation needed|date=June 2007}} The Port of Portland is also responsible for [[Portland International Airport]] (PDX) in the northeast section of Portland, the [[Portland-Troutdale Airport|Troutdale Airport]] a few miles east of PDX in Multnomah County, the [[Hillsboro Airport]] to the west in Washington County, and [[Mulino State Airport]] to the south in Clackamas County.

Out of the 199 cities and counties located in the five [[West Coast of the United States|West Coast states]], Multnomah County ranked 198th in [[private sector]] job creation from 1997 to 2009.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 2, 2011 |title=Portland's Economic Recovery and the Role of Trade |url=http://www.pdxcityclub.org/content/trade-and-oregons-economy |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111130030929/http://www.pdxcityclub.org/content/trade-and-oregons-economy |archive-date=November 30, 2011 |access-date=December 10, 2011 |website=Friday Forums |publisher=[[City Club of Portland]]}}</ref>

===Tourism===
{{See also|National Register of Historic Places listings in Multnomah County, Oregon}}
The county is home to a number of Portland-area attractions and venues, including [[Oregon Museum of Science and Industry]], [[Portland Art Museum]], [[Memorial Coliseum (Portland)|Memorial Coliseum]], [[Oregon Convention Center]], [[Moda Center]], [[Providence Park]], [[Washington Park (Portland, Oregon)|Washington Park]], [[Oregon Zoo]], [[International Rose Test Garden]], [[Lan Su Chinese Garden]], [[Portland Japanese Garden]], [[Hoyt Arboretum]] and [[Pittock Mansion]].

It is also home to the [[Historic Columbia River Highway]], [[Multnomah Falls]], and [[Oxbow Regional Park]].