Stafford, Oregon
Stafford, Oregon | |
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 Baptist church in Stafford | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Clackamas |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.1 sq mi (15.7 km2) |
| • Land | 6.0 sq mi (15.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,577 |
| • Density | 262/sq mi (101.1/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 97062 |
| Area code(s) | 503 and 971 |
| FIPS code | 41-69800 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1127510 |
Stafford is an unincorporated community, classified as a hamlet, in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States. It is a census-designated place (CDP), with a population of 1,577 as of the 2010 census.[1] The community covers approximately 15.7 km2 (3,900 acres)[1] located in a rough triangle south of Lake Oswego, east of Tualatin, and west of West Linn. Students in the area attend the schools of the West Linn-Wilsonville School District.
History
Stafford was named by George A. Steel, a prominent Portland pioneer, after his hometown of Stafford, Ohio, in the 1860s.[2] The Stafford School opened in the community in 1892, and the following year the Eastside Electric Railway owned by Steel reached the area.[2] In 1895, the Wanker family moves to the area and buys land where they build a store and tavern, an area later to become Wankers Corner.[2]
Parts of the area were proposed to be added to the Portland area's urban growth boundary in 1995.[2] Eventually 830 acres (3.4 km2) were added, but later removed after a court fight that ended in 2001 at the Oregon Court of Appeals.[2] In November 2006, the residents of Stafford voted 344-30 to form a hamlet, the second Oregon community to do so (after Beavercreek).[3]
References
- ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Stafford CDP, Oregon". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e Tims, Dana (August 24, 2006). "Graphics: Stafford timeline". The Oregonian. p. 13.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ Tims, Dana (2006-11-22). "Once divided, Stafford unites as a hamlet". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2006-12-11.
External links
Media related to Stafford, Oregon at Wikimedia Commons- Stafford official page at Clackamas County website
- Stafford community website
Municipalities and communities of Clackamas County, Oregon, United States | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |