Troutdale, Oregon Troutdale, Oregon Troutdale is a town/city in Multnomah County, Oregon, U.S.A., north of Gresham and east of Wood Village.
As of the 2010 census, the town/city population was 15,962. The town/city serves as the gateway to the Historic Columbia River Highway, the Mount Hood Scenic Byway, and the Columbia River Gorge.
The improve was once known as Sandy, after the close-by Sandy River; Sandy postal service was established in 1854 and closed in 1868. In 1873, the current town/city of Sandy in Clackamas County, which was formerly titled "Revenue", established a different Sandy postal service that is still in operation. Troutdale was titled by pioneer John Harlow for the trout pond in a dale near his home. Troutdale postal service was established in 1880. In 1920, a business called the "Bissinger Company" or "Bissinger Wool Pullery" assembled a firm and a water fortress in the city, which are both standing and can both be seen today.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 6.02 square miles (15.59 km2), of which, 5.94 square miles (15.38 km2) is territory and 0.08 square miles (0.21 km2) is water. Troutdale is positioned at the confluence of the Sandy and Columbia rivers.
According to the Koppen Climate Classification system, Troutdale has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps. There were 5,907 housing units at an average density of 994.4 per square mile (383.9/km2).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 83.6% White, 2.1% African American, 1.0% Native American, 4.6% Asian, 0.4% Pacific Islander, 4.2% from other competitions, and 4.0% from two or more competitions.
There were 5,671 homeholds of which 40.3% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 55.7% were married couples living together, 12.9% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 5.6% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 25.8% were non-families.
18.8% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 5.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The median age in the town/city was 34 years.
27.5% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 9.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.9% were from 25 to 44; 27.1% were from 45 to 64; and 7.6% were 65 years of age or older.
There were 4,865 housing units at an average density of 975.0 per square mile (376.4/km2).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 87.54% White, 4.14% Asian, 1.90% African American, 0.92% Native American, 0.25% Pacific Islander, 1.71% from other competitions, and 3.53% from two or more competitions.
There were 4,671 homeholds out of which 44.3% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 64.6% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 21.0% were non-families.
13.9% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 1.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 30.1% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 35.4% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 4.4% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $56,593, and the median income for a family was $62,203.
About 3.3% of families and 4.8% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 4.2% of those under age 18 and 6.0% of those aged 65 or over.
Reynolds Aluminum was once the area's biggest employer. The Reynolds plant in Troutdale was established in 1941 to furnish aluminum for the war accomplishment. The plant closed in 2000. The close-by city of Wood Village was a business town established to home workers from the Reynolds plant. Other buildings on the NRHP in Troutdale include the Fred Harlow House, and the Troutdale Methodist Episcopal Church.
Reynolds High School, Walt Morey Middle School, and Sweetbriar and Troutdale elementary schools are positioned in the city.
Electric interurban service connecting Troutdale with Gresham began in 1907, directed by the Portland Railway, Light and Power Company and connecting in Gresham with interurban service through to Portland. The line was abandoned in 1927. From at least the 1940s through the 1960s, bus transit service connecting Troutdale with Gresham and Portland was provided by a private business titled Portland Stages, Inc. This service was taken over by Tri - Met, a then-new enhance agency, in 1970, and Tri - Met continues to furnish transit service in Troutdale today.
The Troutdale Airport serves as a base for scenic aerial tours of the Columbia River Gorge.
Sunrise Park is a municipal park in Troutdale that consists of a half-mile-long looping trail and rentable garden beds.
"Population Estimates".
"2010 Enumeration profiles: Oregon metros/cities alphabetically T-Y" (PDF).
Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press.
Climate Summary for Troutdale, Oregon "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
15th Enumeration of the United States.
"Number of Inhabitants: Oregon" (PDF).
18th Enumeration of the United States.
"Pennsylvania: Population and Housing Unit Counts" (PDF).
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