The history of the city of Portland, Oregon, began in 1843 when business partners William Overton and Asa Lovejoy filed to claim land on the west bank of the Willamette River in Oregon Country. In 1845 the name of Portland was chosen for this community by coin toss. February 8, 1851, the city was incorporated.[1] Portland has continued to grow in size and population, with the 2010 Census showing 583,776 residents in the city.[2]
- ^ "timeline of Portland". office of the city auditor, Portland.gov.
- ^ "2010 Census profiles: Oregon cities alphabetically M-P" (PDF). Portland State University Population Research Center. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 22, 2012. Retrieved October 2, 2011.