Parkdale, Oregon

History

Parkdale was founded by David Eccles and R. J. McIsaac in 1910 to serve as a terminus for the Mount Hood Railroad.

Geography

Parkdale is located in central Hood River County in the Upper Hood River Valley. It is 2 mi southwest of the neighboring community of Mount Hood and 16 mi south of Hood River, the county seat. Oregon Route 281 is the main road through the community.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Parkdale CDP has a total area of 1.6 km2, all of it land.

Climate

This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Parkdale has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.

| Jan record high F = 65 | Feb record high F = 66 | Mar record high F = 77 | Apr record high F = 83 | May record high F = 97 | Jun record high F = 99 | Jul record high F = 110 | Aug record high F = 101 | Sep record high F = 96 | Oct record high F = 87 | Nov record high F = 69 | Dec record high F = 62 | year record high F =

|Jan avg record high F = 56 |Feb avg record high F = 58 |Mar avg record high F = 67 |Apr avg record high F = 75 |May avg record high F = 84 |Jun avg record high F = 89 |Jul avg record high F = 95 |Aug avg record high F = 94 |Sep avg record high F = 89 |Oct avg record high F = 77 |Nov avg record high F = 62 |Dec avg record high F = 54 |year avg record high F = 97

|Jan avg record low F = 13 |Feb avg record low F = 14 |Mar avg record low F = 21 |Apr avg record low F = 25 |May avg record low F = 29 |Jun avg record low F = 34 |Jul avg record low F = 39 |Aug avg record low F = 38 |Sep avg record low F = 31 |Oct avg record low F = 23 |Nov avg record low F = 19 |Dec avg record low F = 12 |year avg record low F = 5

| Jan record low F = -10 | Feb record low F = -13 | Mar record low F = 10 | Apr record low F = 21 | May record low F = 24 | Jun record low F = 28 | Jul record low F = 34 | Aug record low F = 34 | Sep record low F = 15 | Oct record low F = 10 | Nov record low F = -10 | Dec record low F = -13 | year record low F = -13 | precipitation colour = green

Geology

The geology of Parkdale is dominated by the geology of Mount Hood, a nearby stratovolcano about 10 mi to the south of the town. A 6,000-year-old lava flow is named after the town. It flowed north from the Upper Hood River Valley.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 266 people, 88 households, and 68 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 419.1 PD/sqmi. There were 92 housing units at an average density of 145.0 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the CDP is 80.08% White, 4.51% Native American, 0.75% Asian, 11.65% from other races, and 3.01% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 23.31% of the population.

There were 88 households, out of which 43.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.0% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.7% were non-families. 15.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.95 and the average family size was 3.21.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 30.5% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 133.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 122.9 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $31,786, and the median income for a family was $34,375. Males had a median income of $52,679 versus $30,313 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $18,091. About 8.0% of families and 19.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 33.3% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those 65 or over.

References

References

1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau.
2. "U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].
3. {{GNIS. 2409028
4. The census definition of the area may not precisely correspond to local understanding of the area with the same name.
5. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Parkdale CDP, Oregon". U.S. Census Bureau.
6. [http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=464653&cityname=Parkdale%2C+Oregon%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Parkdale, Oregon]
7. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov.
8. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau.