Gresham, Oregon Gresham, Oregon Gresham Carnegie Library Gresham Carnegie Library Gresham Gresham / r m/ is a town/city located in Multnomah County, Oregon, United States, immediately east of Portland.
Although it began as a settlement in the mid-1800s, it was not officially incorporated as a town/city until 1905, by which it was titled after the American Civil War general, and Postmaster General, Walter Quinton Gresham.
The city's early economy was sustained largely by farming, and by the mid-20th century, the town/city experienced a populace boom, burgeoning from 4,000 inhabitants to over 10,000 between 1960 and 1970.
The populace was 105,594 at the 2010 census, making Gresham the fourth biggest city in Oregon.
Downtown Gresham in 1918 The region now known as Gresham was first settled in 1851 by the brothers Jackson and James Powell, who claimed territory under the Donation Land Claim Act of 1850.
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Gresham was incorporated in 1905, the year of the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition. Its populace at the time was 365. Lewis Shattuck, son of a pioneer family, was the first mayor. The town's economy was fueled largely by farming, including berries, grapes, and vegetables. At the time, trains ran between Gresham and Portland on an hourly basis. Gresham's early pioneer would go on to form the outlying communities of Boring, Sandy, Fairview, and Estacada. Gresham's town/city library, which began as a small book compilation in the town general store, was officially established as the Gresham Branch Public Library in 1913 with a grant from the Andrew Carnegie library fund. Gresham General Hospital opened in 1959 in downtown Gresham.
Johnson Creek in Gresham According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 23.43 square miles (60.68 km2), of which, 23.20 square miles (60.09 km2) is territory and 0.23 square miles (0.60 km2) is water. The total region includes parts of Fairview Creek and Johnson Creek.
Gresham is positioned twelve miles from downtown Portland; the dividing line between Portland and Gresham's town/city limits is at SE 162nd Street. As with Portland, Gresham's north and south borders are divided along Burnside Street, which becomes the Mount Hood Highway in east Gresham.
The town/city is positioned roughly seventy miles east of the Oregon Coast.
Although much of Gresham is mostly flat, Northeast Gresham is hilly, especially where the town/city meets Troutdale toward the Columbia River. Its altitude is 325 feet (91.7 meters). Johnson Creek, which begins at the foothills of the Cascade Mountains, runs westward through Gresham, with 23 percent of the creek's watershed running through the city.
Climate data for Gresham, OR Graph showing the city's populace trend As of 2000 the median income for a homehold in the town/city was $43,442, and the mean income for a family was $51,126.
As of the census of 2010, there were 105,594 citizens , 38,704 homeholds, and 25,835 families residing in the city.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 76.0% White, 3.5% African American, 1.3% Native American, 4.3% Asian, 0.7% Pacific Islander, 9.8% from other competitions, and 4.5% from two or more competitions.
The median age in the town/city was 33.6 years.
The City of Gresham operates under the council-manager form of government.
The mayor and town/city council are propel to be the legislative and policy-making body for the city.
The council appoints a town/city manager who is responsible for the daily operations of the city. The town/city manager of Gresham is Erik Kvarsten, who was appointed to the position on August 1, 2004.
Gresham is served by three school districts: Centennial, Gresham-Barlow, and Reynolds.
High schools include Gresham High School, Barlow High School, Centennial High School, and Reynolds High School.
Private schools include Portland Adventist Elementary School, Eastside Christian School, and Morningstar Montessori school.
Mount Hood Community College is also positioned in Gresham, and is the only college positioned in the town/city limits.
According to the US Census, 27.16% of the Gresham inhabitants had a Bachelor's degree, while 9.93% had earned a master's degree or above. Main City Park in Gresham There are various parks in Gresham: Main City Park, positioned near downtown Gresham.
Other parks include East Gresham Park, Red Sunset Park, and Clatsop Butte Park, an upland butte positioned south of Powell Butte, which runs between Portland and Gresham.
Other enhance points of interest are the Gresham Pioneer Cemetery, established in 1859, and the Plaza del Sol.
There are a several National Register of Historic Places sites positioned in Gresham.
The Louise Albertina Kerr Home, formerly a hospital and residence hall, is positioned in west Gresham, and serves as a civil services facility.
Other sites include: the Jacob Zimmerman House, a farmhouse assembled by German-American pioneer in 1874; the Hamlin Johnson House, a farmhouse assembled in 1888; the Emanuel and Christina Anderson House and William Gedamke House, both Victorian Queen Anne homes assembled about 1900; the Gresham Carnegie Library, assembled in 1913; the Dr.
Hughes House, assembled in 1922; the Charles and Fae Olson House, a modernist home assembled in 1946; and the David and Marianne Ott House, a ranch home assembled in 1952. Gresham is accessed from the west via Interstate 84 and U.S.
MAX Blue Line in Gresham Gresham City Hall Gresham Central TC Gresham is serviced by Tri - Met's bus fitness and the MAX Light Rail Blue Line, which includes the following MAX stations: Gresham City Hall Gresham Central Transit Center Gresham is also served by the fareless Sandy Area Metro shuttle bus to Sandy, Oregon.
Gresham Fairview Trail Gresham Butte Saddle Trail Gresham has sister metros/cities in other countries.
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Gresham.
Entry for Gresham in the Oregon Blue Book Municipalities and communities of Multnomah County, Oregon, United States
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