Centennial is a neighborhood on the eastern edge of the Southeast section of Portland, Oregon, on the border with Gresham. The neighborhood includes Lynchwood Park (1993) and Parklane Park (1993).

Centennial
Neighborhood
Centennial
Coordinates: 45°30′16″N 122°29′48″WPDF map
Country	United States
State	Oregon
City	Portland
Government
• Association	Centennial Community Association
• Coalition	East Portland Neighborhood Office
Area
• Total	2.68 sq mi (6.95 km2)
Population  (2000)[1]
• Total	20,587
• Density	7,700/sq mi (3,000/km2)
Housing [1]
• No. of households	7373
• Occupancy rate	95% occupied
• Owner-occupied	4995 households (68%)
• Renting	2378 households (32%)
• Avg. household size	2.79 persons

The unrelated Centennial, Oregon post office near Delta Park in North Portland to served the Oregon statehood Centennial Exposition from June to September 1959.[2]

Prior being annexed by Portland, the community was enumerated as a "Census-designated place" in 1980, when the community recorded a population of 22,118.[3] The community was also part of the CDP of Powellhurst-Centennial in 1990, which the census area recorded a population of 28,756.[4]

References

External links

• Guide to Centennial Neighborhood (PortlandNeighborhood.com)
• Centennial Street Tree Inventory Report

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