Mount Hood, Oregon
Mount Hood, Oregon | ||
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FIPS code 41-50200[4] | | |
| GNIS feature ID | 2611768[2] | |
Mount Hood is an
The community was developed on land owned by a settler named Tieman, and the post office was named for Mount Hood, the most notable object in the landscape.[5]
In 1976, the United States Postal Service consolidated the post office with that of Parkdale, which was the larger community. Local residents preferred the name "Mount Hood", however, so the post office was named Mount Hood Parkdale.[5]
There were two other localities with post offices named Mount Hood in Oregon, one in Wasco County and one in Yamhill County.[5] The Wasco County post office ran from 1872–1878 and the Yamhill County post office ran from 1854–1862. Both places were probably named for their views of Mount Hood.[5]
Mt. Hood Town Hall
This historic building is the cultural gravitational center of the Mount Hood community, and features art shows, cooking and sewing classes, basketball and tennis contests, exercise classes, weddings, and community meetings.[6]
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 2020 | 310 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[7][3] | |||
Climate
This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F. According to the
Climate data for parkdale 1 nne, Longitude: -121.589, Latitude: 45.535 Average weather Mount Hood Parkdale, OR - 97041 - 1981-2010 normals
References
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Hood, Oregon
- ^ a b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Mount Hood CDP, Oregon". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
- ^ ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
- ^ "A Non-Profit Community Organization".
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ Climate Summary for Mount Hood, Oregon
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