Lents, Portland, Oregon
Lents | |
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Neighborhood | |
Lents Town Center at night, April 2021 | |
Location in Portland | |
| Coordinates: 45°28′31″N 122°33′43″W / 45.47540°N 122.56207°WPDF map | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| City | Portland |
| Government | |
| • Association | Lents Neighborhood Association |
| • Coalition | East Portland Neighborhood Office |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.03 sq mi (7.86 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 20,156 |
| • Density | 6,600/sq mi (2,600/km2) |
| Housing | |
| • No. of households | 7169 |
| • Occupancy rate | 93% occupied |
| • Owner-occupied | 3192 households (55%) |
| • Renting | 2564 households (45%) |
| • Avg. household size | 2.81 persons |
The Lents neighborhood in the Southeast section of Portland, Oregon is bordered by SE Powell Blvd. on the north, the Clackamas County line or City of Portland line on the south (whichever is farther south), SE 82nd Ave. to the west, and roughly SE 112th on the east. The NE corner overlaps with the Powellhurst-Gilbert neighborhood. In addition to Powellhurst-Gilbert on the north and east, Lents also borders Foster-Powell, Mt. Scott-Arleta, and Brentwood-Darlington on the west and Pleasant Valley on the east.
The neighborhood is one of the larger in the city at 3.75 square miles (9.7 km2) and one of its oldest. Since the late 20th century, it has become more diverse, the home of many Asian, Russian/Eastern European, and Latino immigrants.
Lents is six miles (10 km) southeast of downtown Portland and lies within the 97266 ZIP code.