Orient, Oregon
Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States
Unincorporated community in Oregon, United States
45°28′02″N 122°21′09″W / 45.46722°N 122.35250°W / 45.46722; -122.35250 (2020)[2]
97080
Orient, Oregon, is an unincorporated community in Multnomah County, Oregon, United States.[3] The community is centered at SE Orient Drive at 302nd Avenue, near Gresham, which is the rough location of the former Orient Post Office.[4]
The area was home to the Orient Mill, a steam-driven sawmill founded by Andrew MacKinnon, an 1880 Scottish immigrant. MacKinnon's wife, Miyo Iwakoshi, was the first Japanese citizen to settle in Oregon.[5]
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2020 | 462 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census[6][2] |
References
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ a b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ "Orient". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. November 28, 1980. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
- ^ "Map of Orient Post Office (historical) in Multnomah, Oregon". Geodata.us. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
- ^ Katagiri, George. "Japanese Americans in Oregon". Oregon Encyclopedia. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
External links
- Information on Orient, Oregon from RoadsideThoughts
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Municipalities and communities of Multnomah County, Oregon, United States
County seat: Portland
- Cedar Mill‡
- Dunthorpe
- Orient
- West Haven-Sylvan‡
communities
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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