Seattle and Portland

Time spent
Seattle: Lived nearby 13 years, plus 5 summers. Lived in city for 2 months with cousin Sky and on a boat at the QCYC.
Portland: Lived in city 4.5 years. Lived on outskirts 4 years, lived in city 1/2 of a year.

Lived
Seattle: with mom/dad (except 2 mo. in city)
Portland: in dorms and houses with LC students

named
Seattle: after chief Seattle.
Portland: after city in Maine, after an island in England.

population
Seattle: 617,334 (23rd in USA), metro 3,407,848 (15th in USA )
Portland: 582,130 (30th in USA {94% of Seattle}), metro 2,217,325 (23rd in USA {65% or Seattle})

incorporated
Seattle: 1869
Portland: 1851

peak growth rates
Seattle: 1870's, 1880's, 1890's
Portland: 1860's, 1870's, 1890's
Portland was larger until around 1900

White, Black, Asian, Hispanic
Seattle: 68.4%, 8%, 13.2%, 6.3%
Portland: 74%, 6.3%, 6.5%, 8.8%
USA: 65%, 12.4%, 4.5%, 15.8%

Seaport cargo value
Seattle: $33.4 billion (Tacoma $25.2 billion {combined $58.6 billion})
Portland: $14 billion

City Budget 2010
Seattle: $3.9 billion
Portland: $3.4 billion

Buildings over 500ft:
Seattle: 11
Portland: 3

Fortune 500 companies
Seattle: 6 (+4 in metro area, and 5 if you count Boeing)
Portland: 2

University size
Seattle (UW): 42,000
Portland (PSU): 28,000

Population Density
Seattle: 7,361.0/sq mi
Portland: 4,288.38/sq mi

State Population
WA: 6,664,195
OR : 3,825,657

Median Age:
Seattle: 35
Portland: 35
USA: 36.8

Average Rainfall
Seattle: 37.1 inches
Portland: 37.5 inches

Average Cloudy Days per Year
Seattle: 222
Portland: 226

Hours of Daylight December 21
Seattle: 8h 25m 15s
Portland: 8h 42m 04s

Average Temperatures High/Low
Seattle: 59.8/44.8
Portland: 62.1/44.8

December average Low and August average High
Seattle: 35.9/75.6
Portland: 35.0/79.7