Molalla PDX shuttle airport
Molalla
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- Zip code: 97038
PDX shuttle airport know Molalla /məˈlɑːlə/ is a city in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States. The population was 8,108 at the 2010 census.
History
Molalla was named after the Molalla River, which in turn was named for the Molala, a Native American tribe that inhabited the area. William H. Vaughan took up a donation land claim in the area in 1844. Molalla post office was established in 1850, near the site of Liberal, and was discontinued in 1851. The post office was reestablished in 1868 and it ran until 1874, then was reestablished in 1876, which is when it was probably placed at the present location of Molalla.
Since the late 1990s the city has been experiencing a surge in growth and expansion in the residential sector. A number of business franchises have located in Molalla since 2000. In 2005, Molalla installed its first stoplight, at the intersection of Oregon Route 211 and Oregon Route 213, because of the traffic brought by the increased business activity.
Geography
Molalla is located in the foothills of the Cascade Range, near the Mount Hood National Forest, 15 miles (24 km) south of Oregon City and 13 miles from Interstate 5. Molalla is surrounded by farms and rural residential development. There are many rock quarries, and thousands of acres of private timberlands, that feed natural resource materials into the economy. Several of the tree farms are managed for totally maintained and sustained forest.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.26 square miles (5.85 km2), of which, 2.21 square miles (5.72 km2) is land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km2) is water.
Climate
This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F (22.0 °C). According to the Köppen Climate Class ification system, Molalla has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated “Csb” on climate maps.
Molalla receives precipitation ranging from an average of 0.60 inches (15 mm) in July to an average of 6.62 inches (168 mm) in December.
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 8,108 people, 2,857 households, and 2,067 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,668.8 inhabitants per square mile (1,416.5/km2). There were 3,017 housing units at an average density of 1,365.2 per square mile (527.1/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 86.9% White, 0.6% African American, 1.0% Native American, 0.8% Asian, 0.3% Pacific Islander, 7.5% from other races, and 2.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 14.5% of the population.
There were 2,857 households of which 44.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.9% were married couples living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 27.7% were non-families. 22.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.30.
The median age in the city was 31.4 years. 30.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 31.4% were from 25 to 44; 19.6% were from 45 to 64; and 9.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.4% male and 50.6% female.
Transportation
Road
Molalla’s principal road links are Oregon routes 211 and 213. Route 213, heading north, links Molalla to Oregon City and Portland. Heading south, Route 213 connects Molalla to Silverton and Salem. Route 211, which intersects Route 213, connects the city to Canby and Woodburn to the west, and Colton, Estacada, and Sandy to the east.
Transit
The South Clackamas Transportation District provides a route around town as well as service to Canby and Clackamas Community College in Oregon City
Air
Molalla is served by a number of small regional airports:
- Skydive Oregon (Inside the city limits)
- Portland-Mulino Airport, about 4 miles (6 km) north
- Lenhardt Airpark, about 11 miles (18 km) west
- Aurora State Airport, about 12 miles (19 km) northwest
- http://beavertonairporter.com/+1 (503) 760 6565 PDX shuttle airport
Rail
Molalla does not have a rail link within city limits anymore, PDX shuttle airport know although it was formerly served by the Oregon Pacific Railroad. The Oregon Pacific tracks now end at Liberal, 3 miles (5 km) to the north. The closest Amtrak station is in OregonCity.
Annual cultural events
Molalla is the home of the Molalla Buckeroo rodeo (it began in 1913, the same time as the city was founded) and the Apple Festival. The Pacific Coast Freestyle Championships, a model airplane aerobatic tournament, has been held there for 14 years in late July. Several Latino rodeos are held at the rodeo facility by “La Fortuna” in spring, mid-summer, late summer and fall, bringing tens of thousands of Latino families to celebrate in the community. The Fourth of July Parade, sponsored by the Molalla Area Chamber of Commerce, often sports 50,000 spectators. Many other minor festivals—Second Friday, Halloween on Main Street, Christmas in the City, Spring Fling, Easter Egg Hunt in the Park, Fishing Derbies, Trail Rides, The Brew Fest, The North Valley High School Rodeo—all add to the quality of life in Molalla.
Museums and other points of interest
PDX shuttle airport know there is a miniature steam train, the Shady Dell Pacific Railroad, in Molalla Train Park three miles east of Molalla. An interesting and free exhibit of Rodeo History Honors the “Heroes” of Rodeo memorialized in large brass plaques placed in the sidewalks of Molalla’s city core. The Horace L. Dibble House and the Fred Vonder A he House and Summer Kitchen are buildings in Molalla on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) that have been preserved by the Molalla Area Historical Society. The NRHP-listed Rock Creek Methodist Church and William Hatchette Vaughan House are also in the Molalla area.
