Oak Grove, Oregon | |
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Census-designated place (CDP) | |
 View from main street (Oak Grove Boulevard) in Oak Grove | |
 Location of Oak Grove, Oregon | |
| Coordinates:45°24′56″N122°38′05″W / 45.41556°N 122.63472°W /45.41556; -122.63472 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Clackamas |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.17 sq mi (10.80 km2) |
| • Land | 3.90 sq mi (10.11 km2) |
| • Water | 0.27 sq mi (0.69 km2) |
| Elevation | 200 ft (61 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 17,290 |
| • Density | 4,430/sq mi (1,710.3/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP codes | 97222, 97267, 97268 |
| Area codes | 503,971 |
| FIPS code | 41-53900[4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2408962[2] |
Oak Grove is anunincorporated community andcensus-designated place (CDP) inClackamas County,Oregon, United States. The population was 17,290 as of the2020 census.[5]
Oak Grove was named at the suggestion of Edward W. Cornell, a member of the surveying party thatplatted the townsite in the 1890s.[6] The company that was developing the property had not been able to come up with a good name for the place, and Cornell suggested "Oak Grove" after a crew ate lunch in a stand ofoak trees in the northwestern part of the tract.[6]
The area was served first from theMilwaukie post office.[6] In 1904,Creighton post office was established, named for Susan Creighton, on whosedonation land claim the office stood.[6] Postal authorities did not name the office "Oak Grove" in order to avoid duplication.[6] There had once been an Oak Grove post office inJosephine County.[7] The first postmaster was noted Oregon botanistThomas J. Howell.[6]
Oak Grove railroad station was originally named "Center", and another station, St. Theresa, was originally named "Oak Grove".[6] In order to prevent confusion, in 1907 thePost Office Department changed the name of the post office to "Oak Grove", and the Center railroad station was renamed to match.[6] The railroad no longer passes through the community.[6]
Concord School is a historic building and former school (Concord Elementary School) in Oak Grove.
Oak Grove is home to aLINCC library operated by Clackamas County.[8]
Oak Grove is located in northwestern Clackamas County, bordered to the north by the city ofMilwaukie, to the east by unincorporatedOatfield, to the south by unincorporatedJennings Lodge, and to the west by theWillamette River, whose opposite shore hosts the cities ofWest Linn andLake Oswego.Oregon Route 99E runs through Oak Grove as McLoughlin Boulevard; it leads north 8 miles (13 km) to downtownPortland and south 4 miles (6 km) toOregon City.
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the Oak Grove CDP has a total area of 4.1 square miles (10.7 km2), of which 3.9 square miles (10.1 km2) is land and 0.27 square miles (0.7 km2), or 6.35%, is water.[9]
Hog Island, an island in the Willamette River, is located within the boundaries of Oak Grove.
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 2020 | 17,290 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[10][3] | |||
As of thecensus[4] of 2000, there were 12,808 people, 5,641 households, and 3,249 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 4,379.6 inhabitants per square mile (1,691.0/km2). There were 6,015 housing units at an average density of 2,056.8 per square mile (794.1/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 91.47%White, 0.56%African American, 0.78%Native American, 1.79%Asian, 0.10%Pacific Islander, 2.55% fromother races, and 2.75% from two or more races.Hispanic orLatino of any race were 5.89% of the population.
There were 5,641 households, out of which 24.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.9% weremarried couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.4% were non-families. 35.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.89.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 21.5% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 20.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.8 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $40,530, and the median income for a family was $49,141. Males had a median income of $36,867 versus $29,877 for females. Theper capita income for the CDP was $22,643. About 6.6% of families and 8.8% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 14.1% of those under age 18 and 7.0% of those age 65 or over.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |