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Population (year 2000): 8,458. Estimated
population in July 2005: 10,342 (+22.3% change)
Males: 4,084 (48.3%), Females: 4,374 (51.7%)
Sumner County
Zip code:
37148
Median resident age: 31.4 years
Median household income: $35,644 (year 2000)
Median house value: $85,000 (year 2000)
Races in Portland:
- White Non-Hispanic (93.7%)
- Black (2.7%)
- Hispanic (2.3%)
- Other race (1.4%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
Ancestries: United States (28.6%), Irish
(10.5%), English (9.7%), German (6.0%), Scotch-Irish (2.7%),
Dutch (1.7%).
Elevation: 805 feet
Land area: 11.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Portland
- High school or higher: 68.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.1%
- Unemployed: 2.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Portland city
- Never married: 18.6%
- Now married: 61.1%
- Separated: 2.2%
- Widowed: 5.6%
- Divorced: 12.4%
2.5% Foreign born (2.2% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +2,703 (+47.0%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Portland:
- MEDICAL CENTER AT FRANKLIN,THE (about 13 miles;
FRANKLIN, KY)
- SUMNER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles;
GALLATIN, TN)
- HENDERSONVILLE MEDICAL CENTER (about 20 miles;
HENDERSONVILLE, TN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Portland:
- BOWLING GREEN-WARREN COUNTY RGNL (about 27 miles;
BOWLING GREEN, KY; ID: BWG)
- NASHVILLE INTL (about 34 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; ID:
BNA)
- SMYRNA (about 41 miles; SMYRNA, TN; ID: MQY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Portland:
- PORTLAND MUNI (about 4 miles; PORTLAND, TN; ID: 1M5)
- SUMNER COUNTY REGIONAL (about 17 miles; GALLATIN,
TN; ID: M33)
- RUSSELLVILLE-LOGAN COUNTY (about 25 miles;
RUSSELLVILLE, KY; ID: 4M7)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Portland:
- VOLUNTEER STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 14 miles;
GALLATIN, TN; Full-time enrollment: 4,215)
- WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 30 miles; BOWLING
GREEN, KY; FT enrollment: 12,806)
- VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; NASHVILLE,
TN; FT enrollment: 9,823)
- BELMONT UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; NASHVILLE, TN;
FT enrollment: 2,654)
- DAVID LIPSCOMB UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles;
NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 2,260)
- TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles;
NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 7,346)
- NASHVILLE STATE TECHNICAL INSTITUTE (about 38 miles;
NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 3,642)
Public high school in Portland:
- PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 995;
Location: 600 COLLEGE ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Portland:
- HIGHLAND ACADEMY (Students: 98; Location: 211
HIGHLAND CIRCLE DRIVE; Grades: 9 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Portland:
- PORTLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 866;
Location: 604 S BROADWAY; Grades: 06 - 08)
- WATT HARDISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
586; Location: 300 GIBSON ST; Grades: KG - 05)
- J W WISEMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 497;
Location: 922 SOUTH BROADWAY; Grades: KG - 05)
- CLYDE RIGGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 470;
Location: 211 FOUNTAIN HEAD RD; Grades: KG - 05)
Private primary/middle school in Portland:
- HIGHLAND ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 85; Location:
234 HIGHLAND CIRCLE DR.; Grades: KG - 8)
Library in Portland:
- ELMER HINTON MEMORIAL PUBLIC LIBRARY
(Operating income: $126,940; Location: 301 PORTLAND
BOULEVARD; 30,420 books; 707 audio materials; 1,344
video materials; 88 serial subscriptions)
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