Location

The Port of Ridgefield district is located approximately 10 miles north of Vancouver Washington, 20 miles north of Portland, Oregon and 2.5 hours south of Seattle, Washington. The Port district is bisected by the fast-growing Interstate-5 corridor and contains four undeveloped I-5 freeway interchanges within the greater Portland/Vancouver metropolitan area. It is a short 25-minute trip to Portland International Airport and within 30 minutes of 4 international deep-water shipping ports.

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Quick Facts

• Port of Ridgefield was formed in 1940 by a vote of the people
• Port District population of approximately 12,000 people, 4500+ households
• Port District covers approximately 57 square miles or 36,480 acres
• District assessed property value of approximately $800 million
• 2008 Port property tax levy, $.16 per $1,000 of assessed property value ($32 on property assessed at $200,000)
• 3 lease tenants at Port's Lake River Industrial Park; 30+ jobs onsite
• 11 businesses and nearly 800 jobs located at I-5 industrial park originally developed by the Port in the 1990s.
• Governed by 3 publicly elected Port Commissioners who are elected to 6-year terms: Joe Melroy, Roy Randel, and Bruce Wiseman.

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