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Clackamas County
"A great place to live, work and play"
Area:
1,879 square miles
Population:
386,143
Highest point:
Mt. Hood, 11,235 feet
Housing units:
151,160
Median family income:
$74,700
Clackamas County is as diverse
as the state of Oregon as a whole.
There are more than 3,500 farms in
the county, over 60 of which are cer-
tified organic. Clackamas County
also has more nurseries and more
Christmas tree farms than any other
county in Oregon.
Clackamas County’s northern
edge borders Portland and features
urban amenities. In between is the
Highway 212 industrial district, the
growing communities along Highway
205, Clackamas Town Center and
Oregon’s original capital, Oregon
City.
Tourism opportunities abound,
with the rugged and beautiful Mt.
Hood National Forest and a number
of state and county parks offering
plentiful hiking, biking, skiing and
camping opportunities throughout
the area.
The county is also growing rapidly.
It added more than 100,000 resi-
dents over the past 20 years.
Clackamas County was one of
four original districts created by a
Provisional Legislature in 1843. At
that time it covered portions of four
present-day states and one
Canadian province. In 1844 the
Columbia River was made the north-
ern boundary of the county, and the
United States-Great Britain
Boundary Treaty of 1846 relocated
the northern border of both the
United States and Clackamas
County at latitude 49 degrees. In
1854, Clackamas County acquired
the boundaries it has today.
Long before the arrival of the set-
tlers, the land now known as
Clackamas County — named after
the Clackamas Indians — was an
important crossroads for Native
Americans. They came to hunt, fish
and gather at Oregon City’s
Willamette Falls.
*Information acquired from the
U.S. Census, Portland State
Population Research Center and the
Oregon State Archives.
County Contacts
Public Services Building
Includes the Board of County
Commissioners, property tax
appeals, Citizen Involvement
and other functions.
2051 Kaen Road,
Oregon City, 97045
County Administrator:
TBA
Call: 503-655-8581.
Board of County Commissioners:
John Ludlow (chairman), Jim
Bernard, Paul Savas, Martha
Schrader, Tootie Smith
Clerk:
Sherry Hall; Office, 1710 Red
Soils Court, Suite 100, Oregon City
97045
Call: 503-655-8510
Treasurer:
Shari Anderson, Office,
2051 Kaen Road, Oregon City 97045
Call: 503-742-5990.
Assessment and Taxation
150 Beavercreek Road
Oregon City, 97045
Call: 503-655-8671
Assessor: Bob Vroman
Citizen Involvement
2051 Kaen Road
Oregon City, 97045
Call: 503-655-8552
Community Corrections
1024 Main Street
Oregon City, 97045
Call: 503-655-8603
Community Health
2051 Kaen Road
Oregon City, 97045
Behavioral Health - 24-hour crisis
line
Call: 1-888-414-1553
Health Center
Call: 503-655-8471
Courts: Clackamas County Courthou
se
807 Main St.
Oregon City, 97045
Administration: 503-655-8670
Records: 503-655-8447
Traffic infractions: 503-655-8453
Circuit Judges
Robert D. Herndon, presiding judge;
Deanne L. Darling; Jeffrey S. Jones;
Steven L. Maurer (retired effective
Feb. 1); Eve L. Miller; Susie L. Norby;
Thomas J. Rastetter; Kathie F.
Steele; Michael E. Wetzel; Douglas V.
VanDyk; Katherine E. Weber
Hearings referee: Kenneth B. Stewart
District Attorney
John S. Foote
807 Main Street
Oregon City, 97045
Call: 503-655-8431
Dog Services
13141 SE Highway 212
Clackamas, 97015
Call: 503-655-8628
Fairgrounds
694 N.E. Fourth Ave.
Canby, 97013
Call: 503-266-1136
Family Court Services
2051 Kaen Road
Oregon City, 97045
Call: 503-655-8415
Juvenile Department
2121 Kaen Road
Oregon City, 97045
Call: 503-655-8342
Public Health Services
Call: 503-655-8479
Sheriff
Craig Roberts
2223 Kaen Road
Oregon City, 97045
Call: 503-655-8218
Volunteer Connection
2051 Kaen Road
Oregon City, 97045
Call: 503-655-8640