Stafford, Oregon
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Stafford is an unincorporated community, classified as a hamlet, in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States. It is a census-designated place (CDP), with a population of 1,577 as of the 2010 census.[1] The community covers approximately Script error: No such module "convert".Template:R located in a rough triangle south of Lake Oswego, east of Tualatin, and west of West Linn. Students in the area attend the schools of the West Linn-Wilsonville School District.
History
Stafford was named by George A. Steel, a prominent Portland pioneer, after his hometown of Stafford, Ohio, in the 1860s.[2] The Stafford School opened in the community in 1892, and the following year the Eastside Electric Railway owned by Steel reached the area.Template:R Stafford post office operated from 1878 to 1905.
Parts of the Stafford area were proposed to be added to the Portland area's urban growth boundary in 1995.Template:R Eventually Script error: No such module "convert". were added, but later removed after a court fight that ended in 2001 at the Oregon Court of Appeals.Template:R In November 2006, the residents of Stafford voted 344–30 to form a hamlet, the second Oregon community to do so (after Beavercreek).[3]
Wankers Corner
In 1895, the Wanker family moved to the area, bought land, and built a store and tavern at the intersection of Stafford and Borland roads.Template:R The intersection came to be known as Wankers Corner. Wanker is a German surname (pronounced Wonker), but because the word "wanker" is also a slang term for "masturbator" in British English, Wankers Corner has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names.[4]
Demographics
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| Census | Pop. | Template:Sronly | %± |
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| 2020 | 1,895 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[5][6] | |||
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References
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External links
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- Stafford official page at Clackamas County website
- Stafford community website
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