Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Its National Register listings include Dean House and Pugh House. Portland has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Portland beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 19 in 1880, a peak of 823 in 1910, 325 in 2020. The archive holds 8 old photos and papers going back to 2005 and 3 maps from 1935 on.
5 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Portland, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Portland.
For Portland, the typical July afternoon high is 92°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Its one school is below. Portland’s only public school teaches 136 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 136 | C |
NCES · EDFacts
Portland’s average commute stands at 22 minutes, against 21 minutes in Arkansas’ towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. For most workers, Portland is a place to come home to: only 8% work in town. The income of the median household for Portland comes to $46,000. Half the trips to work are shorter than 28 miles.
| Portland | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $46,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 8.2% | 22% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 18% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 21 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
43% of adults in Portland get no exercise outside work; 55% have high blood pressure. Only 4 of the 124 Arkansas towns we compare have a lower share of adults who binge drink than Portland. In Portland, just over one in ten adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance. CDC measures, 32 in all: Portland beats Arkansas on 4 and trails on 17.
| Portland | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 13% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 34% | 25% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 55% | 41% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 15% | 16% |
| What stands out | Portland | AR |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 10.9% | 14.6% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 83.9% | 76.9% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 6.5% | 4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Households here have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2009. For Portland, the FEMA risk score is 57 of 100. Expected losses in Portland break down as 43% from inland flooding and 20% from drought. 6 flood insurance claims have been paid here since 1982.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
None within 15 miles of Portland; the nearest are
About 7 of every 100 Portland residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Arkansas.
5 places in Portland on the National Register of Historic Places.
3 notable people were born in Portland.
City in Arkansas, United States
Portland is a city in Ashley County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Portland had a population of 325. Portland was first settled in the 1830s, and named for its early status as a steamboat port. It was incorporated in 1893.
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Portland has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
3 notable people were born here, including Lloyd Moseby and Fred Haas.
