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Website. www .multco .us. Multnomah County / mʌltˈnoʊmə / is one of the 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2020 census, the county's population was 815,428. [ 1] Multnomah County is part of the Portland – Vancouver – Hillsboro, OR–WA metropolitan statistical area. The state's smallest and most populous county, [ 2] its ...
45°37′57″N 121°57′39″W. / 45.63250°N 121.96083°W / 45.63250; -121.96083. [ 1] • elevation. 20 feet (6.1 m) Basin features. Progression. Tanner Creek → Columbia River → Pacific Ocean. Tanner Creek is a creek located in the Columbia River Gorge in Multnomah County, Oregon, United States, that is a tributary of the ...
Lake Oswego ( / ɒsˈwiːɡoʊ / oss-WEE-goh) is a city in the U.S. state of Oregon, primarily in Clackamas County, with small portions extending into neighboring Multnomah and Washington counties. [ 4] Population in 2020 was 40,731, an 11.2% increase since 2010, making it the 11th most populous city in Oregon.
Monument Road. The US purchased 12,580 square feet of land on the south side of Monument Road on May 25, 1932, and spent $5,625 to erect a red brick border station, which saw little traffic. This crossing was about 2000 feet north of Monument #1, which marks the beginning of the land border between the US and Canada.
The Multnomah people are a band of the Chinookan peoples who originally resided on and near Sauvie Island in Oregon. [2] The Multnomah and the related Clackamas tribes lived in a series of villages along the river near the mouth of the Willamette River on the Columbia River (the Willamette was also called the "Multnomah" in the early 19th century).
Fir Creek is a tributary, about 5 miles (8 km) long, of the Bull Run River in the U.S. state of Oregon. Part of the system that provides drinking water to the city of Portland, it flows generally northwest through a protected part of the Mount Hood National Forest in Clackamas and Multnomah counties. It joins the Bull Run River at the upper end ...
Powell Butte is located in Multnomah County in the U.S. state of Oregon. [2] According to the U.S. National Geodetic Survey, the butte reaches an elevation of 614 feet (187 m), [1] while the Geographic Names Information System lists the mountain's elevation at 627 feet (191 m). [2]
Ainsworth State Park is a state park in eastern Multnomah County, Oregon, near Cascade Locks. It is located in the Columbia River Gorge, adjacent to the Historic Columbia River Highway. The park, administered by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, offers a seasonal, full-service campground, access to Gorge hiking trails beyond park ...