Portland, Maine, United States

E1859

city county seat

Portland, Maine, United States is a historic coastal city in northern New England known for its working waterfront, vibrant arts and culinary scenes, and well-preserved 19th-century architecture.

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Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city → county seat →
climate	humid continental climate →
coordinateLatitude	43.6591° N →
coordinateLongitude	70.2568° W →
country	United States →
countySeatOf	Cumberland County, Maine →
demLocationType	urban coastal city →
formerName	Falmouth Neck →
founded	1786 →
governingBody	Portland City Council →
hasAirport	Portland International Jetport →
hasInstitution	Maine College of Art & Design → Portland Museum of Art → University of Southern Maine (Portland campus) →
hasLandmark	Eastern Promenade → Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum → Old Port → Portland Head Light → Portland Observatory → Victoria Mansion → Wadsworth-Longfellow House →
hasMajorIndustry	finance → fishing → healthcare → shipping → tourism →
hasPort	Port of Portland, Maine →
incorporatedAsCity	1832 →
incorporatedAsTown	1786 →
isLargestCityOf	Maine →
isPortCity	true →
knownFor	19th-century brick architecture → craft breweries → culinary and restaurant scene → historic Old Port district → lighthouses → tourism → vibrant arts scene → working waterfront →
locatedIn	Cumberland County, Maine →
locatedInRegion	New England → Northern New England →
locatedOn	Atlantic Ocean → Casco Bay → Gulf of Maine →
metroPopulation	over 500,000 (Portland–South Portland metropolitan area, early 2020s) →
namedAfter	Portland, Dorset, England →
population	approximately 68,000 (city proper, early 2020s) →
state	Maine →
timeZone	Eastern Time Zone →

Referenced by (12)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Captain Lemuel Moody ("Munjoy Hill, Portland, Maine") → Maine Celtics ("Portland, Maine") →	basedIn
Portland Expo Building ("City of Portland, Maine") → Portland International Jetport ("City of Portland, Maine") →	operator
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ("Portland, Maine") →	birthPlace
Portland City Council ("City of Portland, Maine") →	governs
Portland, Maine ("Port of Portland, Maine") →	hasPort
Portland Observatory ("downtown Portland, Maine") →	hasViewOf
Maine Celtics ("Portland, Maine") →	location
Portland, Oregon, United States →	namedAfter
Stephen King →	placeOfBirth
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ("Portland, Maine") →	residence