Orient, Oregon

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Orient, Oregon
Census-designated place
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The country store in Orient
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Orient
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Orient
Coordinates: 45°28′02″N122°21′09″W / 45.46722°N 122.35250°W / 45.46722; -122.35250
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Oregon.svg Oregon
County Multnomah
Area
[1]
 • Total
0.95 sq mi (2.45 km2)
 • Land0.95 sq mi (2.45 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
558 ft (170 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total
462
 • Density487.86/sq mi (188.37/km2)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP Code
97080 (Gresham)
Area code 503
FIPS code 41-55500
GNIS feature ID1136602
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West Orient Middle School

Orient is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Multnomah County, Oregon, United States. [3] As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 462. [2] The community is at the junction of SE Orient Drive and 302nd Avenue, near Gresham, at the rough location of the former Orient Post Office. [4]

Contents

The area was home to the Orient Mill, a steam-driven sawmill founded by Andrew MacKinnon, an 1880 Scottish immigrant. MacKinnon's wife, Miyo Iwakoshi, was the first Japanese citizen to settle in Oregon. [5]

Geography

Orient is in southern Multnomah County, adjacent to the southeast corner of the city of Gresham. The Clackamas County line forms the southern border of the community. Downtown Portland is 17 miles (27 km) to the west-northwest.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Orient CDP has an area of 0.95 square miles (2.46 km2), all land. [1] Johnson Creek passes through the southern part of the community, flowing west to join the Willamette River at Milwaukie. Kelly Creek forms the northern border of the community and flows northwest to Beaver Creek, a tributary of the Sandy River, which joins the Columbia River north of Troutdale.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 462—
U.S. Decennial Census [6] [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "2024 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Oregon". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 25, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 "P1. Race – Orient CDP, Oregon: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 25, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Orient". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. November 28, 1980. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Map of Orient Post Office (historical) in Multnomah, Oregon". Geodata.us. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
  5. ↑ Katagiri, George. "Japanese Americans in Oregon". Oregon Encyclopedia. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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