Editing Portland, Tennessee

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name            = Portland, Tennessee
| settlement_type          = [[City]]
| nickname                 = 
| motto                    = <!-- Images -->
| image_skyline            = Fred J White Municipal Building Portland Tennessee 2012.jpg
| imagesize                = 
| image_caption            = Portland City Hall
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| map_caption              = Location of Portland in Sumner County, Tennessee.
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| subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name         = United States
| subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1        = [[Tennessee]]
| subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Tennessee|Counties]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Sumner County, Tennessee|Sumner]], [[Robertson County, Tennessee|Robertson]]
<!-- Government -->
| government_footnotes     = 
| government_type          = 
| leader_title             = Mayor
| leader_name              = Mike Callis<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cityofportlandtn.gov/departments/mayors-office/|title=Mayor's Office|website=The City of Portland, TN|date=March 21, 2018|access-date=May 18, 2021}}</ref>
| leader_title1            = 
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| established_title        = Established
| established_date         = 1859<ref name=cityhistory>{{cite web |url = https://www.cityofportlandtn.gov/289/Portland-History |title = Portland History |access-date = 2024-07-08}}</ref>
| established_title2       = Incorporated
| established_date2        = 1905<ref name=cityhistory />

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| unit_pref                = Imperial
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| area_magnitude           = 
| area_total_km2           = 38.39
| area_land_km2            = 38.34
| area_water_km2           = 0.05
| area_total_sq_mi         = 14.82
| area_land_sq_mi          = 14.80
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.02

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| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_footnotes     = <ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly"/>
| population_total         = 13156
| population_density_km2   = 343.14
| population_density_sq_mi = 888.74

<!-- General information -->
| timezone                 = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
| utc_offset               = -6
| timezone_DST             = CDT
| utc_offset_DST           = -5
| elevation_footnotes      = <ref name="GR3"/>
| elevation_m              = 244
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| coordinates              = {{coord|36.5817089|-86.5163833|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code              = 37148
| area_code                = [[Area codes 615 and 629|615/629]]
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 47-60280<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
| blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info              = 1298281<ref name="GR3">{{GNIS|1298281}}</ref>
| website                  = [http://www.cityofportlandtn.gov/ www.cityofportlandtn.gov]
| footnotes                = <ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>
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}}

'''Portland''' is a city in [[Sumner County, Tennessee|Sumner]] and [[Robertson County, Tennessee|Robertson]] counties in [[Tennessee]]. The population was 11,486 in [[2010 United States census|2010]] according to estimates by the U.S. census bureau and in [[2020 United States census|2020]] the population was 13,156.<ref name="USCensusEst2019">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2019.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|access-date=May 21, 2020}}</ref> Portland is a part of the [[Nashville Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History==
Portland is located on the [[Highland Rim]] in extreme northern [[Middle Tennessee]]. This region has always been known for excellent agricultural soils, a spectacular wildlife environment and an enjoyable climate.

People were originally attracted from the tobacco belt in Virginia and the Carolinas to the Highland Rim for land speculation and production of dark tobacco. The Highland Rim offered ideal climate and soil conditions for growing dark tobacco. This lucrative crop increased the value of the land, which benefited land speculators in the area. Eventually these speculators moved on to attempt profits elsewhere. The farmers, however, remained.

The oldest local settlement in Portland is Fountain Head, which is located a couple of miles south of Portland. This settlement was founded in 1792 by the James Gwin family. Within a century, it grew to include a mill, tobacco factory, post office, a [[Louisville and Nashville Railroad]] depot, and a number of local retail stores.

William Nolan built a school near Shun Pike in what is now Portland. This stimulated community growth. Portland was originally called Richland. In 1859, the L&N Railroad opened the Nashville-Bowling Green route through Portland. In the same year, a train depot was built in Richland along the railroad on property owned by Thomas Buntin. Buntin was appointed as the depot's first agent and later became Richland's first postmaster. The depot stimulated development in the village. Even today, the railroad runs directly through the center of town.

The first public high school in Sumner County was originally started as a seminary in 1874. It was later named Sumner County High School and opened in 1915.

In 1887, there were two towns in Tennessee named Richland. Officials of the L&N railroad were worried that a telegraph mix-up might result in a train wreck. Postal customers complained of inconvenience as mail was frequently misdirected between the two Richlands. The Railroad administrators and postal authorities decided that Richland in Sumner County would be renamed as Portland to avoid this confusion. The new name was effective on April 10, 1888. Portland was incorporated in April 1904 by legislation passed by the Tennessee Assembly.

In the second decade of the 21st century, Portland is growing at a fast pace buoyed by the growth of the Nashville Metropolitan Area. Daido America operates its US headquarters in Portland. Companies such as Kyowa America and Unipres have manufacturing plants in the city as well.<ref>[http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/2-24-2015/unipres-expansion-portland-tennessee566343.shtml "Unipres expansion in Portland"], 24 February 2015Area Development</ref>

==Geography==
[[File:Portland, Tennessee Business District 9-28-2013.JPG|thumb|Portland, Tennessee Business District]]
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|11.4|sqmi|km2}}, of which, {{convert|11.4|sqmi|km2}} is land and 0.09% is water.

Portland is the northern terminus of [[U.S. Bicycle Route 23]]. Portland is considered the strawberry capital of Tennessee.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cityofportlandtn.gov/|title=City of Portland, Tennessee|website=cityofportlandtn.gov}}</ref>
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===Climate===
{{Weather box
|location = Portland Sewage Plant, Tennessee (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1955–present)
|single line = Y
|Jan record high F = 72
|Feb record high F = 81
|Mar record high F = 85
|Apr record high F = 89
|May record high F = 94
|Jun record high F = 106
|Jul record high F = 105
|Aug record high F = 105
|Sep record high F = 100
|Oct record high F = 95
|Nov record high F = 86
|Dec record high F = 76
|year record high F = 106
|Jan high F = 45.3
|Feb high F = 50.3
|Mar high F = 59.1
|Apr high F = 69.8
|May high F = 77.7
|Jun high F = 85.3
|Jul high F = 88.8
|Aug high F = 88.1
|Sep high F = 82.2
|Oct high F = 71.4
|Nov high F = 58.9
|Dec high F = 48.9
|year high F = 68.8
|Jan mean F = 36.0
|Feb mean F = 39.9
|Mar mean F = 48.1
|Apr mean F = 58.2
|May mean F = 67.2
|Jun mean F = 75.1
|Jul mean F = 78.6
|Aug mean F = 77.5
|Sep mean F = 70.9
|Oct mean F = 59.7
|Nov mean F = 48.2
|Dec mean F = 39.6
|year mean F = 58.3
|Jan low F = 26.6
|Feb low F = 29.5
|Mar low F = 37.0
|Apr low F = 46.5
|May low F = 56.6
|Jun low F = 64.8
|Jul low F = 68.5
|Aug low F = 66.9
|Sep low F = 59.6
|Oct low F = 47.9
|Nov low F = 37.4
|Dec low F = 30.2
|year low F = 47.6
|Jan record low F = -19
|Feb record low F = −9
|Mar record low F = -1
|Apr record low F = 21
|May record low F = 29
|Jun record low F = 36
|Jul record low F = 48
|Aug record low F = 44
|Sep record low F = 32
|Oct record low F = 22
|Nov record low F = 9
|Dec record low F = −14
|year record low F = -19
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 4.20
|Feb precipitation inch = 4.69
|Mar precipitation inch = 5.08
|Apr precipitation inch = 5.24
|May precipitation inch = 5.80
|Jun precipitation inch = 4.36
|Jul precipitation inch = 4.57
|Aug precipitation inch = 4.15
|Sep precipitation inch = 3.64
|Oct precipitation inch = 3.69
|Nov precipitation inch = 3.78
|Dec precipitation inch = 5.11
|year precipitation inch = 54.31
|Jan snow inch = 0.2
|Feb snow inch = 1.5
|Mar snow inch = 0.3
|Apr snow inch = 0.0
|May snow inch = 0.0
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 0.0
|Nov snow inch = 0.0
|Dec snow inch = 0.0
|year snow inch = 2.0
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 10.9
|Feb precipitation days = 9.9
|Mar precipitation days = 12.4
|Apr precipitation days = 10.9
|May precipitation days = 11.0
|Jun precipitation days = 10.3
|Jul precipitation days = 9.7
|Aug precipitation days = 7.9
|Sep precipitation days = 7.8
|Oct precipitation days = 8.0
|Nov precipitation days = 8.8
|Dec precipitation days = 11.3
|year precipitation days = 118.9
|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 0.5
|Feb snow days = 0.9
|Mar snow days = 0.2
|Apr snow days = 0.0
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.0
|Nov snow days = 0.1
|Dec snow days = 0.2
|year snow days = 1.9
|source 1 = [[NOAA]]<ref name= NOAA>
{{cite web
| url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=ohx
| title = NowData - NOAA Online Weather Data
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = September 25, 2021}}</ref><ref name=NCEI>
{{cite web
| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00407359&format=pdf
| title = Station: Portland Sewage Plt, TN
| work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991–2020)
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = September 25, 2021}}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1910= 579
|1920= 869
|1930= 1030
|1940= 1212
|1950= 1660
|1960= 2424
|1970= 2872
|1980= 4030
|1990= 5165
|2000= 8458
|2010= 11480
|2020= 13156
|footnote=Sources:<ref name="GR9">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=March 4, 2012|title=Census of Population and Housing: Decennial Censuses}}</ref><ref name=CensusPopEst>{{cite web|title=Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|work=Population Estimates|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=December 11, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611010502/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|archive-date=June 11, 2013}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:47&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 15, 2022}}</ref>
}}

===2020 Census data===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Portland racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4760280&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 26, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 10,827
| 82.3%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 603
| 4.58%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 35
| 0.27%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 70
| 0.53%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
| 2
| 0.02%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 664
| 5.05%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 955
| 7.26%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 13,156 people, 4,469 households, and 3,247 families residing in the city.

===2010 Census data===
As of the 2010 Census Portland had a population of 11,480. It had a racial and ethnic composition of 90.5% non-Hispanic white, 3.5% black or African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.1% non-Hispanic from some other race, 1.7% two or more races, and 3.9% Hispanic or Latino.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.today/20190521214830/https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_DP_DPDP1&prodType=table|title=2010 general profile of population and housing characteristics for Portland from the US Census}}</ref>

===2000 Census data===
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 8,458 people in 3,226 households, including 2,377 families, in the city. The population density was {{convert|739.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 3,502 housing units at an average density of {{convert|306.3|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the city was 94.53% White, 2.70% African American, 0.33% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 1.40% from other races, and 0.86% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.29%.<ref name="GR2" />

Of the 3,226 households 38.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.1% were married couples living together, 12.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.3% were non-families. 21.8% of households were one person and 9.9% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the city, the population was 28.1% under the age of 18, 10.6% from 18 to 24, 31.6% from 25 to 44, 18.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% 65 or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.1 males. The median household income was $35,644 and the median family income was $40,786. Males had a median income of $30,550 versus $21,875 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,559. About 6.7% of families and 10.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 13.7% of those under age 18 and 14.1% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable people==
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*[[Corey Brewer]], born and raised in Portland; former NBA basketball player 
*[[Ronnie McDowell]], born and raised in Portland, country music star
*[[Steve-O]], ''Jackass'' stunt performer<ref>{{cite web |url = https://bintano.com/former-jackass-star-steve-o-moves-to-a-2-million-tennessee-ranch-with-animal-sanctuary-leaving-hollywood-for-a-quieter-life-and-tax-benefits/ |title = Former Jackass star Steve-O moves to a $2 million Tennessee ranch with animal sanctuary, leaving Hollywood for a quieter life (and tax benefits!) |access-date = 2024-07-08 |date = 2024-05-09 |website = Bintano}}</ref>

==Nearby communities==
*[[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]]
*[[Hendersonville, Tennessee|Hendersonville]]
*[[Gallatin, Tennessee|Gallatin]]
*[[White House, Tennessee|White House]] 
*[[Mt. Juliet, Tennessee|Mt. Juliet]]
*[[Clarksville, Tennessee|Clarksville]]
*[[Westmoreland, Tennessee|Westmoreland]]
*[[Orlinda, Tennessee|Orlinda]]
*[[Mitchellville, Tennessee|mitchellville]]
*[[Franklin, Kentucky|Franklin]]
*Fairfield
*Oak Grove
*[[Bethpage, Tennessee|Bethpage]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.cityofportlandtn.gov Official website of the City of Portland]

{{Sumner County, Tennessee}}
{{Robertson County, Tennessee}}

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[[Category:Cities in Sumner County, Tennessee]]
[[Category:Cities in Robertson County, Tennessee]]
[[Category:Cities in Tennessee]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1859]]
[[Category:1859 establishments in Tennessee]]
[[Category:Cities in Nashville metropolitan area]]