Southwest Hills, Portland, Oregon
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This article is about the Portland neighborhood. For the hills themselves, see Tualatin Mountains.
| Neighborhood representation | |
| Association | Southwest Hills Residential League |
| Coalition | Southwest Neighborhoods, Inc. |
| Neighborhood geography | |
| Area | 5.30 km² (PDF map) |
| Location | Interactive map |
| Demographics (2000) | |
| Population | 4673 (density 882/km²) |
| Households | 1992 (94% occupied) |
| Owned | 1683 (84%) |
| Rented | 309 (16%) |
| Size | 2.35 persons (average) |
Southwest Hills is a neighborhood in the West Hills (Tualatin Mountains) in the southwest section of Portland, Oregon, United States. The northeastern part of the neighborhood, above Goose Hollow and Downtown Portland, is known as Portland Heights. Much of the western portion of the neighborhood lies outside of Portland city limits, in unincorporated Multnomah County.
Neighborhood landmarks include Council Crest Park[1] and Ainsworth Elementary School.
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[edit] Gallery
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Ainsworth Elementary School
[edit] Parks
- Council Crest Park - SW Council Crest Dr.
- Governors Park - SW 13th Ave & Davenport St.
- Marquam Nature Park - SW Marquam St & Sam Jackson Park Rd.
- Norris House & Property - 4455 SW Terwilliger Blvd.
- Portland Heights Park - SW Patton Rd. & Old Orchard Rd.
[edit] Coordinates
- Portland Heights is located at 45°30′20″N 122°42′11″W / 45.5056737°N 122.7031520°W
- Council Crest is located at 45°29′56″N 122°42′20″W / 45.4990071°N 122.7056520°W
[edit] History
- Council Crest: Dreamland of the Northwest — History of Council Crest amusement park from pdxhistory.com
