Editing Parkdale, Oregon

{{Short description| Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States}}
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|official_name            = Parkdale, Oregon
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Hood River County, Oregon|Hood River]]

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|population_total         = 299
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'''Parkdale''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Hood River County, Oregon|Hood River County]], [[Oregon]],  United States.<ref>The census definition of the area may not precisely correspond to local understanding of the area with the same name.</ref> As of the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]], the population was 311,<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4156500| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Parkdale CDP, Oregon| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| accessdate=January 17, 2018| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213103614/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4156500| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> up from 266 at the 2000 census.

==History==
Parkdale was founded by [[David Eccles (businessman)|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 {{convert|2|mi|0}} southwest of the neighboring community of [[Mount Hood, Oregon|Mount Hood]] and {{convert|16|mi}} south of [[Hood River, Oregon|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 {{convert|1.6|km2|order=flip}}, all of it land.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Climate==
This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6&nbsp;°F.  According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Parkdale has a [[Mediterranean climate#Warm-summer Mediterranean climate|warm-summer Mediterranean climate]], abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.<ref>[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]</ref>

{{Weather box
|location = Parkdale
|single line = Y
| 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 = 102
| 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 = 102
| Jan high F = 41.6
| Feb high F = 45.4
| Mar high F = 52.6
| Apr high F = 58.8
| May high F = 66.2
| Jun high F = 72.7
| Jul high F = 80.5
| Aug high F = 80.8
| Sep high F = 74.4
| Oct high F = 62
| Nov high F = 47.7
| Dec high F = 39
| year high F = 60.1
| Jan low F = 27.5
| Feb low F = 28.2
| Mar low F = 31.8
| Apr low F = 35.1
| May low F = 40.1
| Jun low F = 45
| Jul low F = 48.8
| Aug low F = 48.2
| Sep low F = 42.7
| Oct low F = 36.3
| Nov low F = 31.5
| Dec low F = 26.2
| year low F = 36.8
| 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
| Jan precipitation inch = 5.7
| Feb precipitation inch = 3.97
| Mar precipitation inch = 3.39
| Apr precipitation inch = 2.17
| May precipitation inch = 1.5
| Jun precipitation inch = 1.03
| Jul precipitation inch = 0.33
| Aug precipitation inch = 0.42
| Sep precipitation inch = 0.91
| Oct precipitation inch = 2.69
| Nov precipitation inch = 6.07
| Dec precipitation inch = 5.74
| year precipitation inch = 33.92
| Jan precipitation days = 16
| Feb precipitation days = 13
| Mar precipitation days = 15
| Apr precipitation days = 12
| May precipitation days = 10
| Jun precipitation days = 6
| Jul precipitation days = 2
| Aug precipitation days = 3
| Sep precipitation days = 5
| Oct precipitation days = 10
| Nov precipitation days = 18
| Dec precipitation days = 16
| Jan snow inch = 15.1
| Feb snow inch = 10.1
| Mar snow inch = 3.9
| Apr snow inch = 0.8
| May snow inch = 0
| Jun snow inch = 0
| Jul snow inch = 0
| Aug snow inch = 0
| Sep snow inch = 0
| Oct snow inch = 0.2
| Nov snow inch = 6.7
| Dec snow inch = 17.4
| year snow inch = 54.2

|source 1 = <ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?or6466 |title=PARKDALE 1 NNE, OR (356466) |accessdate=November 26, 2015 |publisher=Western Regional Climate Center }}</ref>
|date=November 2015
}}

==Geology==
The geology of Parkdale is dominated by the geology of [[Mount Hood]], a nearby [[stratovolcano]] about {{convert|10|mi|0}} to the south of the town. A 6,000-year-old lava flow is named after the town.{{Citation needed|date=January 2018}} It flowed north from the Upper Hood River Valley.

[[Image:parkdale-lava.jpg|thumb|center|1000px|{{center|Panoramic view of the northern terminus of the Parkdale Lava flow from Lavabed Road, facing west to southwest}}]]

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2020= 299
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:41&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=Oct 12, 2022}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 266 people, 88 households, and 68 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|419.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 92 housing units at an average density of {{convert|145.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP is 80.08% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 4.51% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.75% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 11.65% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.01% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|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 [[Marriage|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.

==See also==
*[[Mount Hood Parkdale, Oregon]]

==References==
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{{Hood River County, Oregon}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Oregon]]
[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Hood River County, Oregon]]
[[Category:1910 establishments in Oregon]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1910]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Hood River County, Oregon]]
[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Oregon]]