By Wikipedia Sandy is a city located in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States, and named after the nearby Sandy River. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 5,386, however Portland State University estimates that the city has 7,070 people as of July 2006. The city serves as the western gateway to the Mount Hood Corridor.
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there are 5385 people in the city, organized into 1956 households and 1431 families. The population density is 790.6/km² (2,044.9/mi²). There are 2,080 housing units at an average density of 305.4/km² (789.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 93.91% White, 1.15% African American, 0.74% Native American, 0.26% Asian, 0.15% Pacific Islander, 1.65% from other races, and 2.14% from two or more races. 4.09% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 1,956 households out of which 42.9% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.0% are married couples living together, 12.1% have a female householder with no husband present, and 26.8% are non-families. 21.4% of all households are made up of individuals and 8.1% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.74 and the average family size is 3.18. In the city the population is spread out with 30.9% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 8.7% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 32 years. For every 100 females there are 96.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 93.5 males.
By Wikipedia Boring is an unincorporated community located in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States. It is located along Oregon Highway 212, approximately eight miles south of Gresham and about the same distance from Clackamas, both suburbs of Portland. The town comprises two intersections with traffic signals, an elementary school and a middle school, a branch of the Clackamas County Bank, a U.S. Post Office, a fire station (which is the headquarters of the Boring Rural Fire District), as well as other businesses. According to Oregon Geographic Names, the community was named for W.H. Boring, an early resident of the area. Boring was platted in 1903 as "Boring Junction". The post office was established and named "Boring" the same year. Boring was a timber industry town throughout much of the 20th century. The Portland Traction Company, a now-defunct railroad, operated a rail line from Portland (near the current location of OMSI on the Willamette River) to Boring via Gresham. In the 1950s, the Southern Pacific and Union Pacific railroads jointly took over operation of the remaining portion of the line for freight operations. Much of the line has since been purchased by local governments with the intention of creating a long-distance bike path. In 2005, citizens of Boring applied to become one of the first legally recognized villages in Oregon. [1] After many months of polarizing debate on the village issue, residents narrowly defeated the village designation in a town hall referendum, with 293 votes in favor and 298 against
By Wikipedia Damascus (IPA: d? ?męs k?s) is a city located in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States. According to the county [1], the city had a population in 2000 of 12,851. The city is located east of Happy Valley and Interstate 205 and west of Boring; its northern boundary is the Multnomah County line. According to Oregon Geographic Names, Damascus can date its existence as a community back to 1867, when a post office by that name was established. That post office was closed in 1904. The original heart of the community is along Oregon Highway 212, which as of 2004 serves as part of the city's southern boundary.