Portland Metro and Oregon Research: Home

Support for research about local issues, places, laws, people, history, and more.

In this Guide

This guide is designed to help students doing local research projects about local issues by providing resources related to metro Portland and Oregon.

Use the tabs above to navigate through the other pages of the guide:

  • Data & Census - Find statistical data and census (population demographics) information.
  • Government - Links to city, Metro, county, and state government data and information.
  • News - Find information on local issues from news media sources.
  • Maps & Neighborhoods - Local and state map sources and individual Portland neighborhood data.
  • History - Find sources related to Portland and Oregon history. 
  • Get Help - Get help from a librarian 24x7, get support from a tutor, or find a handout or tutorial to help you with your research.
 

Portland, OR and Mount Hood from Pittock Mansion
Portland, OR and Mount Hood from Pittock Mansion from the Wikimedia Commons.

 

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Related Guides

The following guides contain local resources specific to research in that subject area:

Credit

This research guide was adapted from Portland State University's Portland & Oregon Research Guide originally created by Meredith Farkas (who is now at PCC) and currently maintained by Kimberly Pendell. 

Any suggestions for improvement to this guide can be sent to Meredith Farkas.