Stafford, Oregon
Stafford, Oregon | |
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Baptist church in Stafford | |
Stafford Location within the state of Oregon Stafford Stafford (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 45°22′40″N 122°40′55″W / 45.37778°N 122.68194°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Clackamas |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.33 sq mi (16.39 km2) |
| • Land | 6.27 sq mi (16.24 km2) |
| • Water | 0.06 sq mi (0.15 km2) |
| Elevation | 194 ft (59 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,895 |
| • Density | 302.1/sq mi (116.66/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 97062, 97068 |
| Area code(s) | 503 and 971 |
| FIPS code | 41-69800 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2584424[2] |
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.[4] The community covers approximately 15.7 km2 (3,900 acres)[4] 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.[5] The Stafford School opened in the community in 1892, and the following year the Eastside Electric Railway owned by Steel reached the area.[5] Stafford post office operated from 1878 to 1905.
Parts of the Stafford area were proposed to be added to the Portland area's urban growth boundary in 1995.[5] 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.[5] In November 2006, the residents of Stafford voted 344–30 to form a hamlet, the second Oregon community to do so (after Beavercreek).[6]
Wankers Corner
In 1895, the Wanker family moved to the area, bought land, and built a store and tavern at the intersection of Stafford and Borland roads.[5] The intersection came to be known as Wankers Corner. Wanker is a German surname (pronounced Wonker), but because the word "wanker" is also a slang term for "masturbator" in British English, Wankers Corner has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names.[7]
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1,895 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[8][3] | |||
References
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stafford, Oregon
- ^ a b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Stafford CDP, Oregon". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on March 10, 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e Tims, Dana (August 24, 2006). "Graphics: Stafford timeline". The Oregonian. p. 13.
- ^ Tims, Dana (November 22, 2006). "Once divided, Stafford unites as a hamlet". The Oregonian. Retrieved December 11, 2006.
- ^ Parker, Quentin (2010). Welcome to Horneytown, North Carolina, Population: 15: An insider's guide to 201 of the world's weirdest and wildest places. Adams Media. pp. xii.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
External links
- Media related to Stafford, Oregon at Wikimedia Commons
- Stafford official page at Clackamas County website
- Stafford community website