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Clackamas County, OregonClackamas County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
Etymology - Origin of County NameNamed after the Clackamas Indians, was one of the four original districts created by the Provisional Legislature on July 5, 1843. Demographics:County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts County HistoryClackamas County, named after the Clackamas Indians, was one of the
four original districts created by the Provisional Legislature on July
5, 1843. In 1843 Clackamas County covered portions of four present-day
states and one Canadian province. The Columbia River was made the northern
boundary of the county in 1844. The United States-Great Britain Boundary
Treaty of 1846 relocated the northern border of both the United States
and Clackamas County at latitude 49deg. The Act of Congress that created
Washington Territory in 1853 enclosed Clackamas County within the present-day
boundaries of Oregon. Clackamas County acquired its current boundaries
in 1854. The county is bounded by Multnomah County to the north, Wasco
County to the east, Marion County to the south, and Yamhill and Washington
Counties to the west. The county encompasses 1,879 square miles. Neighboring Counties:
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the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local.
And the names given the counties, our most locally based jurisdictions,
reflects the "characteristic features of this country!"
But age, size and colorful names of our counties isn't the only reason to explore counties' role in American history, or the history of county government itself. In fact, the story of county government reflects the larger meanings of American history. Today's counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990's political slogan "Think globally, act locally." |