OREGON CITY FACTS

I have looked through this website and seen many good blog posts with facts on particular cities.  So, I decided that posting on Oregon City would be beneficial to some.  Most people can locate these things on the web themselves, but I am hoping to put together a comprehensive listing of relevant information.  If you feel as though something is missing, please do feel free to let me know, as I want for this to be of value!

Oregon City is known to be the "City of Firsts", as it was the first city established west of the Mississippi.  It was the first capital of Oregon, had the first Protestant church registered, the first trading post, and more.  It is the goal of most Oregon City enterprises to maintain that tradition in "pioneering" the future!  What a terrific sequeway into the Oregon City School District!  Above the door of most OC School District Buses, it reads "Pioneering the Future".  The Pioneers are the High Schools mascot.  Now, then would be a terrific time to relay the public school District information to you ~

OREGON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT -- www.orecity.k12.or.us/

10 Elementary Schools (Beavercreek, Candy Lane, Gaffney Lane, Holcomb, Jennings Lodge, John McLoughlin,     

                                  King, Mt. Pleasant, Park Place, and Redland),

2 Junior Highs (Gardiner and Ogden),

1 High School (Oregon City High School), and

2 Charter Schools (Springwater and Oregon City Service Learning Academy)

There are other private institutions as well -- North Clackamas Christian, Grandview Baptist, Trinity Lutheran, and more.

In addition to required learning, Oregon City is the home to Clackamas Community College.  For more information on CCC, please contact them via www.clackamas.cc.or.us.  The student population there is largely one of part time students, with the average student age being 32 years old.  The registration is about 25,000 students as of the 2005-2006 school year.

FAST FACTS --

According to the US Census Bureau, the 2003 estimates Oregon City population at 28,407 persons.

According to the US Census Bureau, in 1999 the median household income in 1999 was $45,531.00.

Oregon City was the first capital of Oregon

Oregon City is 13 miles from Portland, and about a 15-20 minute drive.

The elevation of Oregon City is approximately 170'.

Property crime levels are consistent with the entire state of Oregon, however, the violent crime rates are significantly lower than both statewide and nationwide values.