Portland
Wikimedia disambiguation page
Portland most commonly refers to:
Portland, Oregon, the most populous city in the U.S. state of Oregon
Portland, Maine, the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maine
Isle of Portland, a tied island in the English Channel
Portland may also refer to:
Places
Australia
Cape Portland, Tasmania
Portland, New South Wales, named after the first Australian cement works
Portland, Victoria, a city
City of Portland (Victoria), a former local government area (LGA)
Canada
Portland, Ontario, a police village
Portland, Newfoundland and Labrador, a settlement
Port Lands or Portlands, a neighborhood of Toronto, Ontario
Portland Estates, Nova Scotia, a neighborhood of Woodlawn, Nova Scotia
Portland Inlet, an inlet between southeastern Alaska and British Columbia
Portland Canal, an arm of Portland Inlet
Portland Island (British Columbia)
United Kingdom
Isle of Portland, a tied island of Dorset, the origin of many uses of the name
Portland (ward), an electoral district
Portland Harbour
HM Prison Portland
Portland, Somerset, a location
United States
Portland City, Alaska, now Hyder, Alaska
Portland, Arkansas, a city
Portland, Fremont County, Colorado, an unincorporated community
Portland, Ouray County, Colorado, a census-designated place
Portland, Connecticut, a town
Portland (CDP), Connecticut, a CDP within the town
Portland, Georgia, an unincorporated community
Portland, Illinois (disambiguation), several places
Portland, Indiana, a city
Portland, former name for Fountain, Indiana, an unincorporated community
Portland Township, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, a township
Portland, Iowa, a census-designated place within the township
Portland Township, Kossuth County, Iowa
Portland Township, Plymouth County, Iowa
Portland, Kansas, an unincorporated community
Portland, Kentucky.
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