Mount Hood, Oregon

Mount Hood is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Hood River County, Oregon, United States, about 3 miles (5 km) northeast of Parkdale on Oregon Route 35. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 286.[1] Mount Hood is the terminus of Oregon Route 281, the Hood River Highway.

This article is about the community in Hood River County, Oregon. For the tallest mountain in Oregon, see Mount Hood. For the CDP in Clackamas County, Oregon, see Mount Hood Village, Oregon.
Mount Hood, Oregon
Census-designated place
Mount Hood School House
Mount Hood
Mount Hood
Coordinates: 45°32′14″N 121°34′12″W
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyHood River
Area
 • Total1.9 sq mi (5.0 km2)
 • Land1.9 sq mi (5.0 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
1,523 ft (464 m)
Population
 • Total286
 • Density149/sq mi (57.5/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
97041 (Mount Hood Parkdale)
Area code(s)541
FIPS code41-50200[1]
GNIS feature ID2611768[2]

The community was developed on land owned by a settler named Tieman, and the post office was named for Mount Hood, the most notable object in the landscape.[3]

In 1976, the United States Postal Service consolidated the post office with that of Parkdale, which was the larger community. Local residents preferred the name "Mount Hood", however, so the post office was named Mount Hood Parkdale.[3]

There were two other localities with post offices named Mount Hood in Oregon, one in Wasco County and one in Yamhill County.[3] The Wasco County post office ran from 1872–1878 and the Yamhill County post office ran from 1854–1862. Both places were probably named for their views of Mount Hood.[3]

Mt. Hood Town Hall

This historic building is the cultural gravitational center of the Mount Hood community, and features art shows, cooking and sewing classes, basketball and tennis contests, exercise classes, weddings, and community meetings.[4]

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, Mount Hood has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.[5]

Climate data for parkdale 1 nne, Longitude: -121.589, Latitude: 45.535 Average weather Mount Hood Parkdale, OR - 97041 - 1981-2010 normals

References
  1. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Mount Hood CDP, Oregon". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Hood Census Designated Place
  3. McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (Seventh ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
  4. https://mthoodtownhall.org/about/
  5. Climate Summary for Mount Hood, Oregon


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