Editing Scappoose, Oregon

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name            = Scappoose, Oregon
| settlement_type          = [[City]]
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| image_caption            = <small>The skyline of Scappoose circa 1929</small>
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| motto                    = <small>Proactive, Efficient, and Friendly Service</small>
| image_map                = Columbia_County_Oregon_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Scappoose_Highlighted.svg
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| map_caption              = Location in [[Oregon]]
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| subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Oregon|County]]
| subdivision_name1        = [[Oregon]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Columbia County, Oregon|Columbia]]
| established_title        = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
| established_date         = 1921
| government_type          = [[Council-Manager]]
| governing_body           = Scappoose City Council
| leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name              = Joe Backus{{citation needed|date=November 2023}}
| leader_title1            = [[City Manager]]
| leader_name1             = Alexandra Rains{{citation needed|date=November 2023}}
| leader_title2            = [[Municipal Clerk|City Reporter]]
| leader_name2             = Susan Reeves{{citation needed|date=November 2023}}
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| area_total_km2           = 8.90
| area_total_sq_mi         = 3.44
| area_land_km2            = 8.90
| area_land_sq_mi          = 3.44
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| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.00
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| elevation_ft             = 59
| population_total         = 8010
| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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| population_density_km2   = 899.97
| population_density_sq_mi = 2331.20
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| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code              = 97056
| area_code                = [[Area code 503|503]]
| website                  = [http://www.ci.scappoose.or.us www.ci.scappose.or.us]
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| timezone                 = [[Pacific Standard Time Zone|Pacific]]
| utc_offset               = -8
| timezone_DST             = Pacific
| utc_offset_DST           = -7
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| unit_pref                = Imperial
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'''Scappoose''' {{IPAc-en|s|k|æ|ˈ|p|uː|s}} is a city in [[Columbia County, Oregon|Columbia County]], [[Oregon]],  United States. It was named for a nearby stream, which drains the southern part of the county. The name "Scappoose" is of [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] origin, and is said to mean "gravelly plain."<ref name=test>[https://sos.oregon.gov/archives/exhibits/oregon-journey/Pages/portland-rainier.aspx A 1940 Journey Across Oregon: Portland to Rainier], Archivist of the State of Oregon. Retrieved on 2008-05-29.</ref>  The population was 6,592 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].

== Government ==

The Mayor is elected for a two-year term and is chair of the City Council.

The City Manager supervisions and general management of all City operations and ensures that Council policy is carried out and that laws and municipal code are in compliance.

The City Council consists of a mayor and six councilors elected from the City at large who are residents of the City. Three Councilors each are elected for four year terms every two years. The Council sets policy and retains legislative authority. Meetings are usually held on the first and third Monday of every month.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|2.75|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all of it land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-12-21|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archive-date=2012-01-25}}</ref>

===Climate===
This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above {{convert|71.6|F|C}}.  According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Scappoose has a [[Mediterranean climate#Warm-summer Mediterranean climate|warm-summer Mediterranean climate]], abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=593912&cityname=Scappoose%2C+Oregon%2C+United+States+of+America&units=|title=Scappoose, Oregon|publisher=CantyMedia|year=2015|work=Weatherbase|access-date=2015-10-02}}</ref>

{{Weather box
| single line = Y
| location    = [[Scappoose Industrial Airpark]], Oregon
| Jan record high F  = 64
| Feb record high F  = 67
| Mar record high F  = 77
| Apr record high F  = 89
| May record high F  = 96
| Jun record high F  = 116
| Jul record high F  = 107
| Aug record high F  = 108
| Sep record high F  = 99
| Oct record high F  = 87
| Nov record high F  = 73
| Dec record high F  = 64
| year record high F = 116
| Jan high F  = 46.8
| Feb high F  = 51.2
| Mar high F  = 56.3
| Apr high F  = 61.0
| May high F  = 68.2
| Jun high F  = 73.1
| Jul high F  = 81.0
| Aug high F  = 82.0
| Sep high F  = 76.3
| Oct high F  = 63.6
| Nov high F  = 52.6
| Dec high F  = 46.1
| year high F = 63.2
| Jan mean F  = 40.3
| Feb mean F  = 42.7
| Mar mean F  = 46.6
| Apr mean F  = 50.5
| May mean F  = 57.2
| Jun mean F  = 61.9
| Jul mean F  = 67.8
| Aug mean F  = 68.2
| Sep mean F  = 63.1
| Oct mean F  = 53.2
| Nov mean F  = 44.8
| Dec mean F  = 39.9
| year mean F = 53.0
| Jan low F  = 33.8
| Feb low F  = 34.2
| Mar low F  = 36.9
| Apr low F  = 39.9
| May low F  = 46.2
| Jun low F  = 50.6
| Jul low F  = 54.5
| Aug low F  = 54.4
| Sep low F  = 49.8
| Oct low F  = 42.8
| Nov low F  = 37.0
| Dec low F  = 33.7
| year low F = 42.8
<!-- Record low temperatures -->
| Jan record low F  = 9
| Feb record low F  = 16
| Mar record low F  = 22
| Apr record low F  = 27
| May record low F  = 31
| Jun record low F  = 37
| Jul record low F  = 43
| Aug record low F  = 42
| Sep record low F  = 33
| Oct record low F  = 19
| Nov record low F  = 14
| Dec record low F  = 5
| year record low F = 5
| precipitation colour    =  green
| Jan precipitation inch  = 6.54
| Feb precipitation inch  = 4.62
| Mar precipitation inch  = 4.54
| Apr precipitation inch  = 3.08
| May precipitation inch  = 2.49
| Jun precipitation inch  = 1.37
| Jul precipitation inch  = 0.48
| Aug precipitation inch  = 0.52
| Sep precipitation inch  = 1.56
| Oct precipitation inch  = 3.60
| Nov precipitation inch  = 6.26
| Dec precipitation inch  = 7.25
| year precipitation inch = 42.31
| Jan snow inch  = 2.7
| Feb snow inch  = 1.1
| Mar snow inch  = 0.1
| Apr snow inch  = 0
| May snow inch  = 0
| Jun snow inch  = 0
| Jul snow inch  = 0
| Aug snow inch  = 0
| Sep snow inch  = 0
| Oct snow inch  = 0
| Nov snow inch  = 0.5
| Dec snow inch  = 2.3
| year snow inch = 6.7
<!-- Average number of precipitation days -->
| unit precipitation days =  0.01 in
| precip days colour      =  green
| Jan precipitation days  = 20.5
| Feb precipitation days  = 17.0
| Mar precipitation days  = 18.7
| Apr precipitation days  = 16.5
| May precipitation days  = 12.7
| Jun precipitation days  = 9.7
| Jul precipitation days  = 3.5
| Aug precipitation days  = 3.7
| Sep precipitation days  = 8.7
| Oct precipitation days  = 15.9
| Nov precipitation days  = 19.1
| Dec precipitation days  = 20.2
| year precipitation days = 166.2
| unit snow days =  0.1 in
| Jan snow days  = 1.0
| Feb snow days  = 0.5
| Mar snow days  = 0.1
| Apr snow days  = 0
| May snow days  = 0
| Jun snow days  = 0
| Jul snow days  = 0
| Aug snow days  = 0
| Sep snow days  = 0
| Oct snow days  = 0
| Nov snow days  = 0.3
| Dec snow days  = 1.0
| year snow days = 2.9
<!-- Average daylight hours, including cloudy hours. -->
| Jan light = 9.2
| Feb light = 10.4
| Mar light = 12.0
| Apr light = 13.6
| May light = 15.0
| Jun light = 15.6
| Jul light = 15.2
| Aug light = 14.0
| Sep light = 12.5
| Oct light = 10.9
| Nov light = 9.5
| Dec light = 8.8
| year light= 12.2
| Jan percentsun  = 23
| Feb percentsun  = 26
| Mar percentsun  = 27
| Apr percentsun  = 32
| May percentsun  = 42
| Jun percentsun  = 55
| Jul percentsun  = 75
| Aug percentsun  = 75
| Sep percentsun  = 65
| Oct percentsun  = 42
| Nov percentsun  = 26
| Dec percentsun  = 23
| year percentsun = 43
| source = <ref name="NCEI">{{cite web |url=https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/us-climate-normals/#dataset=normals-monthly&timeframe=30&station=USW00004201 |title=NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access |publisher=[[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] |access-date=January 12, 2022}}</ref>
| source 2 = Records and precip days,<ref name="Utah Climate Center">{{cite web |url=https://climate.usu.edu/mapServer/reports/monthly_data_summary.php?stn=USW00004201&unit=EN&network=direct:ghcn&sidebar=0 |title=Monthly Climate Report - Utah Climate Center |publisher=[[Utah State University]] |access-date=January 12, 2022}}</ref> Sunshine <ref>{{cite web| url=https://weatherspark.com/y/145226/Average-Weather-at-Scappoose-Industrial-Airpark-Oregon-United-States-Year-Round |title=Scappoose Industrial Airpark Climate, Weather By Month, Average Temperature (Oregon, United States) |publisher=WeatherSpark |accessdate=January 12, 2022}}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1930= 248
|1940= 336
|1950= 659
|1960= 923
|1970= 1859
|1980= 3213
|1990= 3529
|2000= 4976
|2010= 6592
|2020= 8010
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</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>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2010, there were 6,592 people, 2,536 households, and 1,791 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|2397.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 2,698 housing units at an average density of {{convert|981.1|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 91.2% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.4% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.3% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.2% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 2.2% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 3.5% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 5.1% of the population.<ref name="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-12-21}}</ref>

There were 2,536 households, of which 37.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 29.4% were non-families. 23.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.01.<ref name="wwwcensusgov"/>

The median age in the city was 37.8 years. 26% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.7% were from 25 to 44; 26.2% were from 45 to 64; and 13.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.1% male and 51.9% female. The median income for a household in the city was $47,796, and the median income for a family was $55,616. Males had a median income of $43,625 versus $27,346 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $20,837. About 4.5% of families and 6.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 7.7% of those under age 18 and 7.2% of those age 65 or over.<ref name="wwwcensusgov"/>

==Economy==
In recent years, Scappoose has increasingly become a [[Commuter town|"bedroom" community]] of [[Portland, Oregon]], with many commuting to jobs in the city.  Dairies, farming, and logging played an important role in the early years of Scappoose's history. In the more recent past, several factories existed in the community and provided jobs.  The town was home to a shoe factory, two candle factories, and a Steinfeld's Sauerkraut factory.  The area still has gravel mines and the West Coast Shoe factory.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.westcoastshoe.com|title=Wesco Boots}}</ref>  Scappoose is also the home of Oregon Aero, Inc., a supplier of aeronautic seats and helmets.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oregonaero.com|title=Oregon Aero - Home}}</ref>

On April 6, 2009, the Scappoose City Council voted to significantly reduce development fees in an effort in encourage new industrial and commercial development. Also, the council waived business license fees for Scappoose-based businesses in 2010.

<gallery mode="packed">
File:PeaceCandleScapoose.jpg|The [[Peace Candle of the World]], toward the south end of Scappoose.
File:NEXRAD KRTX near Scappoose, OR.jpg|[[NEXRAD]] weather radar of the [[National Weather Service]] on Dixie Mountain Road.
File:Scappoose Marina 03.jpg|Scappoose Marina.
</gallery>

==Education==
Grant Watts Elementary, Petersen Elementary, Scappoose Middle School and [[Scappoose High School]] are part of the [[Scappoose School District]], which also has one school in [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]] on Sauvie Island, and two schools in [[Warren, Oregon|Warren]], including Warren Elementary and the South Columbia Family School.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scappoosek12.org/domain/14|title = Schools / Homepage}}</ref>

==Transportation==

===Airports===
* [[Scappoose Industrial Airpark]], a public-use airport {{convert|1|mi|km|1}} northeast of the city.
* [[Chinook Ultralight Airpark]], a private-use airport {{convert|3|mi|km|0}} east of the city.
* [[Grabhorn's Airport]], a private-use airport {{convert|3|mi|km|0}} north of the city.

===Rail lines===
* [[Northern Pacific Railway]]

===Highways===
* [[U.S. Route 30 in Oregon]]

===Public transit===
* The county-operated [[Columbia County Rider]] bus service connects Scappoose with [[downtown Portland|downtown]] [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]].

==Notable people==
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* [[Derek Anderson (American football)|Derek Anderson]] – former [[NFL]] [[quarterback]] and [[Pro Bowl]] selection in 2007, former [[Oregon State University]] quarterback
* [[CC Barber]] – [[Miss Oregon]] beauty pageant titleholder
* [[Roy Hennessey]] – nurseryman
* [[Bruce Hugo]] – politician
* [[Betsy Johnson (politician)|Betsy Johnson]] – politician
* [[David Mayo]] – [[NFL]] linebacker for the [[Washington Commanders]], former [[Texas State University]] linebacker
* [[Judith Pella]] – writer
* [[Greg Strobel]] – former [[Collegiate wrestling|college wrestling]] head coach at Lehigh, two-time NCAA champion for [[Oregon State Beavers wrestling|Oregon State]]<ref>[http://www.orangemedianetwork.com/daily_barometer/former-osu-wrestler-works-six-olympic-games/article_c7ea240e-14fe-11e8-9f73-cf5d5a55a318.html Former OSU wrestler works six Olympic games | The Daily Barometer] Retrieved 2018-11-24.</ref>
* [[Sara Jean Underwood]] – Playboy Playmate, July 2006; 2007 Playmate of the Year
* [[Willy Vlautin]] – author, singer, songwriter

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* {{official website}}
* [https://sos.oregon.gov/blue-book/Pages/local/cities/s-y/scappoose.aspx Entry for Scappoose] in the ''[[Oregon Blue Book]]''
*[https://www.ci.scappoose.or.us/sites/default/files/fileattachments/city_hall/page/2091/charter_updated_nov_2011.pdf City charter]

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