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]
Orient, Oregon | |
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 The country store in Orient, Oregon | |
  Orient, Oregon | |
| Coordinates: 45°28′02″N 122°21′09″W / 45.46722°N 122.35250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Multnomah |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.95 sq mi (2.45 km2) |
| • Land | 0.95 sq mi (2.45 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 558 ft (170 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 462 |
| • Density | 487.86/sq mi (188.37/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 97080 |
| Area code | 503 |
| FIPS code | 41-55500 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1136602 |
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
edit| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 462 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[6][2] | |||
References
edit- ^ "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.
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