THE PORTLAND LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Southern Subhumid Gulf Coastal Prairies setting.
Portland city has 12.2 square miles of land in Nueces County, San Patricio County. Its Census reference point is in Southern Subhumid Gulf Coastal Prairies, within Western Gulf Coastal Plain.
Low coastal plains extend along the western Gulf, contrasting with more irregular inland country. Grassland was the principal natural cover, with river corridors and coastal features adding local variation.
Regional context: Western Gulf Coastal Plain ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
One place name. 2 county geographies.
Portland intersects 2 county geographies: Nueces County, San Patricio County. A Portland mailing address alone cannot choose the right record office; use the county and parcel identifier on the tax bill or deed.
Portland by land and water
The Census records 2.95 square miles of water within Portland, or 19.4% of its total area. It is 16.7 percentage points higher than the 2.7% recorded for Texas. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Portland city has 8 times the land area of nearby Gregory city (1.53 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.