Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The population in the area of Oregon City declined due to the California Gold Rush. The population of nearby Portland grew, and the headquarters of the archdiocese was moved there in 1926. In 1928 the name Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon replaced the former name. No longer a residential bishopric, Oregon City is now a titular see. [9] [10]
Boring is an unincorporated community in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States.It is located along Oregon Route 212 in the foothills of the Cascade mountain range, approximately twelve miles (19 km) southeast of downtown Portland, [2] and fourteen miles (23 km) northeast of Oregon City.
The OMB defines the area as comprising Clackamas, Columbia, Multnomah, Washington, and Yamhill Counties in Oregon, and Clark and Skamania Counties in Washington. [5] The area had a population of 2,512,859 at the 2020 census, an increase of over 12% since 2010. [6]
A Canada post delivery truck parked near a Canada Post mailbox. In October 2018, CUPW launched rotating strikes across Canada to negotiate a new agreement with Canada Post. [ 38 ] [ 39 ] The strikes lasted until late November, when postal workers were ordered back to work by the Trudeau government. [ 40 ]
Cannon Beach is a city in Clatsop County, Oregon, United States. Its population was 1,690 at the 2010 census. It is a popular coastal Oregon tourist destination, famous for Haystack Rock, a 235 ft (72 m) sea stack that juts out along the coast. [6] In 2013, National Geographic listed it as "one of the world's 100 most beautiful places." [6]
Forest Grove is located on the western edge of the Portland metropolitan area and the Willamette Valley. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.88 square miles (15.23 km 2), of which 5.74 square miles (14.87 km 2) is land and 0.14 square miles (0.36 km 2) is water. [15]
Oregon Route 99E, a north–south highway, runs generally east–west within the city, paralleling the Union Pacific mainline. The Union Pacific mainline and Ivy St. form a cross that divides the city into four quadrants: NW, NE, SE and SW. The east–west streets are generally numbered avenues, with Oregon Route 99E being SE and SW 1st Avenue.
Sandy is a city located in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States, settled c. 1853 and named after the nearby Sandy River. [5] Located in the foothills of the Cascade Mountain Range, the city serves as the western gateway to the Mount Hood Corridor, and is located approximately 27 miles (43 km) east of Portland. [6]