Stafford, Oregon
| Stafford | |
|---|---|
| Hamlet | |
  Stafford | |
| Coordinates: 45°21′27″N 122°43′17″W / 45.35750°N 122.72139°WCoordinates: 45°21′27″N 122°43′17″W / 45.35750°N 122.72139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Clackamas |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,577 |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 97062 |
| Area code(s) | 503 and 971 |
Stafford is an unincorporated community, classified as a hamlet, of approximately 2,200 residents in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States. The community consists of approximately 3,900 acres (16 km2), 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.[1] The Stafford School opened in the community in 1892, and the following year the Eastside Electric Railway owned by Steel reached the area.[1] In 1895, the Wanker family moves to the area and buys land where they build a store and tavern, an area later to become Wankers Corner.[1]
Parts of the area were proposed to be added to the Portland area's urban growth boundary in 1995.[1] 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.[1] In November, 2006, the residents of Stafford voted 344-30 to form a hamlet, the second Oregon community to do so (after Beavercreek).[2]
References
External links
Media related to Stafford, Oregon at Wikimedia Commons- Stafford Hamlet (official website)
- Stafford official page at Clackamas County website
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