Parkrose is a neighborhood in the Northeast section of Portland, Oregon

Portland, Oregon

Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...

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The Parkrose plat was filed October 5, 1911. A branch post office of Portland was established there in 1921.

Parkrose had been a small farming and residential suburb of Portland until the 1920s. The Oregon Journal noted on May 23, 1925, "Parkrose is a primary commuting center. . . . It is one of the most progressive and promising commuting districts on the eastern border of the city."

Parkrose was annexed by Portland, and the community was enumerated as a "Census-designated place

Census-designated place

A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...

" in 1980, when the community recorded a population of 21,108.

There is also a Parkrose School District

Parkrose School District

The Parkrose School District is in Portland, Oregon. The district contains four elementary schools, a middle school, and a high school. It is a K-12 district with an enrollment of approximately 3,700 .-History:...

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External links

• Guide to Parkrose Neighborhood (PortlandNeighborhood.com)