Orient, Oregon

Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States

Unincorporated community in Oregon, United States

45°28′02″N 122°21′09″W / 45.46722°N 122.35250°W / 45.46722; -122.35250CountryUnited StatesStateOregonCountyMultnomahArea

^[1]

• Total0.95 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]

• Total462 • Density487.86/sq mi (188.37/km²)Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)ZIP code

97080

Area code503FIPS code41-55500GNIS feature ID1136602

Orient, Oregon, is an unincorporated community in Multnomah County, Oregon, United States.^[3] The community is centered at SE Orient Drive at 302nd Avenue, near Gresham, which is the rough location of the former Orient Post Office.^[4]

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]

Demographics

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

References

^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
^ "Orient". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. November 28, 1980. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
^ "Map of Orient Post Office (historical) in Multnomah, Oregon". Geodata.us. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
^ Katagiri, George. "Japanese Americans in Oregon". Oregon Encyclopedia. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.