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P
roud of our heritage – looking
forward to our future. Clacka-
mas County in north central
Oregon is one of the counties that
make up the
Portland, Oregon, met-
ropolitan area,
is bounded by
Mult-
nomah County
to the north,
Wasco
County
to the east,
Marion County
to
the south, and
Yamhill
and
Washing-
ton Counties
to the west. The coun-
ty encompasses 1,879 square miles
(4,866.6 square kilometers).
The county’s heavily timbered geo-
graphical features include the 11,235-
foot Mt. Hood, the
Mt. Hood National
Forest,
the
Bull Run Watershed
and
numerous rivers – including the
Wil-
lamette, Clackamas, Sandy, Pudding,
Molalla and Salmon.
The population
of Clackamas County has steadily
increased from 1850. The 2000 pop-
ulation of 338,391 was a 21.35% in-
crease over 1990. The population of
the county in 2006 was estimated at
367,040.
A five member elected commission
is the governing body of the county,
and they appoint a county adminis-
trator to run the day-to-day func-
tions. The county encompasses all or
part of 15 cities and several county
urban renewal districts.
Rural and urban mix
The county’s heavily timbered geographical features include the 11,235-foot Mt. Hood,
the Mt. Hood National Forest, the Bull Run Watershed and numerous rivers.
Peggy Stein grew
up in Clackamas
County and thinks
of downtown Mil-
waukie as home.
She recalls being
happy growing up
in an independent community.
Today an antique shop fronts an
old-fashioned ice cream shop in
the back. Peggy misses the origi-
nal storefronts, yet is quick to add,
“The ice cream shop represents
the flavor of what Milwaukie was,
and will be again… a stand-alone
community. It deserves to be a
destination.” She remains optimis-
tic realizing much of downtown
Oregon City and Gresham suc-
cessfully recreated historic retail
areas.
Peggy knows Clackamas County
is a geographic gem! “We moved
out of state for a few years,” Peggy
admits, “but I’m grateful we came
home to Clackamas County. I can
see Mt. Hood from my window; the
Willamette & Clackamas Rivers are
within easy reach; and I can go to
the ‘big city’ for additional cultural
events anytime I want… without
the downside. What’s not to love?”
Fresh Mt. Hood strawberries from a local farm
in Boring, live music entertaining the crowd
at local celebrations, and the North Clacka-
mas landscape intermingled with forests...
rural and urban living are blended together in
North Clackamas.
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Jim Clark | Pamplin Media Group
Pamplin Media Grou
North Clackamas
County chamber