Clackamas, Oregon

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Clackamas is a census-designated place (CDP) in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States. The population was 5,177 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Community
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Clackamas is located at 45°24′36″N, 122°33′37″W (45.409942, -122.560180)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 5.5 km² (2.1 mi²), all land.

Some major roads that go through Clackamas include Oregon Highway 212 and Interstate 205.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 5,177 people, 2,000 households, and 1,336 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 938.4/km² (2,425.3/mi²). There were 2,133 housing units at an average density of 386.6/km² (999.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 85.28% White, 1.08% African American, 0.66% Native American, 6.32% Asian, 0.33% Pacific Islander, 2.70% from other races, and 3.63% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.95% of the population.

There were 2,000 households out of which 36.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.9% were married couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.2% were non-families. 25.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 27.0% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 34.1% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 6.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 96.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.3 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $44,478, and the median income for a family was $50,607. Males had a median income of $40,614 versus $26,863 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $21,672. About 8.2% of families and 9.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.1% of those under age 18 and 8.6% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Community

Most children in Clackamas attend one of 6 elementary schools, Sunrise Middle School, and Clackamas High School. Clackamas belongs to the North Clackamas School District.

The Clackamas Town Center, a large shopping mall, plays a major role in the community. It is currently under construction to make way for a 20-screen movie theater, and 40 new stores and restaurants.

Before the interstate highway (I-205)came through the area in the 1960s, Clackamas, although never incorporated as a city, had a distinct geography and identity. "Downtown" Clackamas, such as it was, centered on Clackamas Grade School, built in the 1930s and still functioning as of 2006 as Clackamas Elementary School. Across the street from the school were the Clackamas Congregational Church and the Odd Fellows Lodge, both important centers of community life. Clackamas Cemetery, a mile north of the school, became the resting place of many of the community's citizens, and on Memorial Day in the 1930s, the young students from Clackamas Grade School would march up 82nd Avenue to the cemetery to lay flowers on the graves and to hear inspirational speeches^{[citation needed]}.