Portland is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maine. Its population was 68,408 at the 2020 census. The Greater Portland metropolitan area has a population of approximately 550,000 people, the most populous metropolitan area in Maine. It is the county seat of Cumberland County. Historically tied to commercial shipping, the marine economy, and light industry, Portland's economy in the 21st century relies mostly on the service sector. The Port of Portland is the second-largest tonnage seaport in the New England area as of 2019.
Northeast
Portland
Cumberland County, ME
Population
68,280
Walk Score
90 · Walker's Paradise
Median rent
$1,377
Median home value
$411,600
Settled
1632
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Back Cove · listed 1989
- Deering Oaks · listed 1989
- Deering Street Historic District · listed 1983
- Eastern Promenade · listed 1989
- Evergreen Cemetery · listed 1992
- Fort McKinley
- Fort McKinley Historic District · listed 1985
- Hamblen Development Historic District · listed 1992
- How Houses · listed 1980
- Lincoln Park · listed 1989
- Portland Waterfront · listed 1974
- Portland Waterfront (Boundary Increase) · listed 2012
- Portland Waterfront Historic District (Boundary Increase III) · listed 2020
- Portland Waterfront Historic District (Boundary Increase) · listed 1984
- Sagamore Village Historic District · listed 2020
- Spring Street Historic District (Additional Documentation) · listed 1970
- Stroudwater Historic District · listed 1973
- Western Promenade · listed 1989
- Western Promenade Historic District · listed 1984
Notable landmarks
- Abyssinian Meeting House · listed 2006
- BAGHEERA (schooner) · listed 2009
- Battery Steele · listed 2005
- Brown, Harrison B., House · listed 1980
- Brown, J. B., Memorial Block · listed 1978
- Butler, A. B., House · listed 1974
- Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception · listed 1985
- Chapman, Leonard Bond, House · listed 1980
- Chestnut Street Methodist Church · listed 1977
- Children's Hospital · listed 2012
- Clapp, Charles Q., Block · listed 1978
- Clapp, Charles Q., House · listed 1972
- Clifford, Nathan, School · listed 2013
- Deering Estate Barn · listed 1969
- Dow, Gen. Neal, House · listed 1973
- Dyer, Nathaniel, House · listed 1987
- Eastern Cemetery · listed 1973
- Engine Company Number Nine Firehouse · listed 2010
- Everett Chambers · listed 2006
- Fifth Maine Regiment Community Center · listed 1978
- First Parish Church · listed 1973
- Fort Gorges · listed 1973
- Fort McKinley Torpedo Storehouse · listed 2024
- Franklin Towers
- Franklin Towers · listed 2024
- …and 61 more
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