Clackamas County
The bridge over the Willamette River into downtown Oregon City. (Oregon State Archives Photo No. claD0037)
Contact
County Seat: Board of Commissioners’ Office, 2051 Kaen Rd., Oregon City 97045
Phone: 503-650-5686 (General); 503-655-8670 (Court Administrator)
Fax: 503-650-5687 (Records)
E-mail: sherryhal@co.clackamas.or.us
Web: www.clackamas.us
About
Population: 372,270
Established: July 5, 1843
Elev. at Oregon City: 55'
Area: 1,879 sq. mi.
Average Temp.: January 40.2° July 68.4°
Assessed Value: $32,655,970,680
Real Market Value: $57,192,695,090
Annual Precipitation: 48.40"
Economy: Agriculture, metals manufacturing, trucking and warehousing, nursery stock, retail services, wholesale trade and construction
Related resources
History
Historical
Records Inventory
Scenic
Image
Economic
Information (from OECDD)
"County
Quick Facts" (from U.S.
Census Bureau)
County
Seat Map (from Yahoo!
Maps)
County
Map (from ODOT)
Incorporated cities
Barlow | Canby | Damascus | Estacada | Gladstone | Happy Valley | Johnson City | Lake Oswego | Milwaukie | Molalla | Oregon
City | Portland | Rivergrove | Sandy | Tualatin | West Linn | Wilsonville
Points of interest
Mt. Hood and Timberline Lodge, End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center, Willamette Falls and locks, McLoughlin House, Canby Ferry, Molalla Buckaroo, driving tour of Old Barlow Road, Clackamas Town Center, Museum of the Oregon Territory, North Clackamas Aquatic Park.
History and general information
Clackamas County was named for the resident Clackamas Indians and was one of the four original Oregon counties created in 1843. Oregon City, the county seat, was the first incorporated city west of the Rocky Mountains, the first capital of Oregon Territory, and the site of the first legislative session.
In 1849, when the city of San Francisco was platted, Oregon City was the site of the only federal court west of the Rockies. The plat was filed in 1850 in the first plat book of the first office of records on the West Coast and is still in Oregon City. The area’s early
history is featured at the End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center, a living history museum on an 8.5 acre site with three 50-foot high covered wagon-shaped buildings, an outdoor amphitheater and heritage garden.
From its 55-foot elevation at Oregon City, the county rises to 11,235 feet at the peak of Mt. Hood, the only year-round ski resort in the United States, and the site of Timberline Lodge National Historical Landmark. The mountains, rivers and forests offer excellent outdoor recreation activities, from skiing and rafting to fishing and camping.
County officials
Commissioners—Bob Austin (NP) 2011, Jim Bernard (NP) 2011, Charlotte Lehan (NP) 2013, Ann Lininger (NP) 2013, Lynn Peterson (NP) 2013; Dist. Atty. John Foote (NP) 2013; Assess. Bob Vorman (NP) 2013; Clerk Sherry Hall (NP) 2011; Sheriff Craig Roberts (NP) 2013; Surv. R. Charles Pearson; Treas. Shari Anderson (NP) 2011; Co. Admin. Jonathan Mantay.