Parkdale, Oregon
| Parkdale, Oregon | |
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| Census-designated place (CDP) | |
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 Location of Parkdale, Oregon |
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| Coordinates: 45°31′1″N 121°35′49″W / 45.51694°N 121.59694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Hood River |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.6 sq mi (1.6 km2) |
| • Land | 0.6 sq mi (1.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,726 ft (526 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 311 |
| • Density | 497/sq mi (191.8/km2) |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 97041 |
| Area code(s) | 458 and 541 |
| FIPS code | 41-56500 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1147441 |
Parkdale is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Hood River County, Oregon, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 311, up from 266 at the 2000 census.
Parkdale was founded by David Eccles and R. J. McIsaac in 1910 to serve as a terminus for the Mount Hood Railroad.
Parkdale is located in central Hood River County at 45°31′1″N 121°35′49″W / 45.51694°N 121.59694°W (45.516976, -121.596923), in the Upper Hood River Valley. It is 2 miles (3 km) southwest of the neighboring community of Mount Hood and 16 miles (26 km) south of 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 0.62 square miles (1.6 km2), all of it land.
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, Parkdale has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.
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