Boise, Portland, Oregon

Boise
Neighborhood
Historic Mississippi business district street sign topper in the Boise Neighborhood
Location in Portland
Coordinates: 45°33′03″N 122°40′16″WPDF map
Country	United States
State	Oregon
City	Portland
Government
• Association	Boise Neighborhood Association
• Coalition	Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods
Area
• Total	0.43 sq mi (1.12 km^2)
Population  (2000)[1]
• Total	3,119
• Density	7,200/sq mi (2,800/km^2)
Housing [1]
• No. of households	1168
• Occupancy rate	90% occupied
• Owner-occupied	525 households (45%)
• Renting	643 households (55%)
• Avg. household size	2.67 persons

Boise (/bɔɪz/ BOYZ) is a neighborhood in the North and Northeast sections of Portland, Oregon. It is approximately bounded by Interstate 5 on the west, N Skidmore St. on the north, NE Rodney Ave. on the east, and N Kerby St. and NE Fremont St. on the south. The southern portion of N Mississippi Ave. forms the commercial core of the area. The neighborhood was named in honor of Reuben P. Boise, a Portland School Board member during the 1850s.[2]

In the mid-20th century, Boise residents included a high percentage of African Americans, relative to other Portland neighborhoods. This changed rapidly in the 2000s. The 2000 Census recorded 48% of the population identifying as Black or African American, either alone or mixed with another race. By the time of the 2010 Census, this number had fallen to 26.6%, largely supplanted by Whites.[3] This demographic change has accompanied rapid development and gentrification in the neighborhood.[4]

References

1. Demographics (2000)
2. [1] Boise-Eliot Community Garden, Portland Parks & Recreation
3. "2000 and 2010 Census Profile: Boise". 2010 Census Data for Portland Neighborhoods. City of Portland. p. 3. Retrieved 2016-02-16.
4. http://boisevoice.org/reference/articles/A2005_1.htm Boisevoice.org

External links

• Media related to Boise, Portland, Oregon at Wikimedia Commons
• Boise Neighborhood Association official site
• Boise Eliot Neighborhood Guide (PortlandNeighborhood.com)
• Boise Voices Oral History Project (Boise neighborhood oral history project, local youth interview elders from the community)
• Boise Street Tree Inventory Report