Oak Grove, Oregon

Oak Grove, Oregon
FIPS code		41-53900[4]
GNIS feature ID	2408962[2]

Oak Grove is an

History

Oak Grove was named at the suggestion of Edward W. Cornell, a member of the surveying party that platted the townsite in the 1890s.^[6] The company that was developing the property had not been able to come up with a good name for the place, and Cornell suggested "Oak Grove" after a crew ate lunch in a stand of oak trees in the northwestern part of the tract.^[6]

The area was served first from the Milwaukie post office.^[6] In 1904, Creighton post office was established, named for Susan Creighton, on whose donation land claim the office stood.^[6] Postal authorities did not name the office "Oak Grove" in order to avoid duplication.^[6] There had once been an Oak Grove post office in Josephine County.^[7] The first postmaster was noted Oregon botanist Thomas J. Howell.^[6]

Oak Grove railroad station was originally named "Center", and another station, St. Theresa, was originally named "Oak Grove".^[6] In order to prevent confusion, in 1907 the Post Office Department changed the name of the post office to "Oak Grove", and the Center railroad station was renamed to match.^[6] The railroad no longer passes through the community.^[6]

Concord School is a historic building and former school (Concord Elementary School) in Oak Grove.

Oak Grove is home to a LINCC library operated by Clackamas County.^[8]

Geography

Oak Grove is located in northwestern Clackamas County, bordered to the north by the city of

.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Oak Grove CDP has a total area of 4.1 square miles (10.7 km²), of which 3.9 square miles (10.1 km²) is land and 0.27 square miles (0.7 km²), or 6.35%, is water.^[5]

Hog Island, an island in the Willamette River, is located within the boundaries of Oak Grove.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	17,290		—
U.S. Decennial Census[9][3]

As of the

of any race were 5.89% of the population.

There were 5,641 households, out of which 24.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.9% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.4% were non-families. 35.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 21.5% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 20.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.8 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $40,530, and the median income for a family was $49,141. Males had a median income of $36,867 versus $29,877 for females. The

, including 14.1% of those under age 18 and 7.0% of those age 65 or over.

See also

• Southeast Park Avenue station

References

External links

• "Early days and ways in and around Milwaukie", 1939 interview of Harvey Starkweather
• Oak Grove Community Council