Canby is a city in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States. The population was 12,790 at the 2000 census.
Canby is best known locally (in the greater Portland, Oregon metro area) as the home of the Clackamas County Fairgrounds. The city of Canby has hosted the Clackamas County Fair and Rodeo since 1907, hosted at the Clackamas County Fairgrounds which are located north of Highway 99E in Canby. The Clackamas County Fairgrounds are used year round by various organizations for hosting events.
Canby is a thriving agricultural and residential community. The surrounding area contains
some of the richest farmland in Oregon. Local nurseries produce a wide variety of plants, bulbs
and seeds.
Canby has the largest served industrial area in Clackamas County. It's development
is actively promoted by the city government and an economic development committee. Major annual
events include the award winning Clackamas County Fair, General Canby Days and Summer Concerts
in the Park.
The community is located on the Willamette River and Highway 99E, just 4 miles
from I-5. Employers include Johnson Controls-Battery, Willamette Egg Farms, Cutsforth Thriftway,
Package Containers Inc., McGill & Son Nursery and J V Northwest. The historic Canby Ferry provides year-round transportation across the Willamette River (river conditions permitting) between Canby and Wilsonville.
Canby was incorporated on February 15, 1893, making it the second oldest city in Clackamas County. Herman A. Lee, Philander's second son, served as the first mayor. By 1890 Canby boasted three hotels and a bank, and by 1910, the population was 587. The railroad tracks were quickly lined with warehouses as the agriculture industry grew in the Canby area. Local crops included grain, hay, potatoes, dairy products, turkeys, flax, prunes, rhubarb, asparagus, berries, nuts, livestock, lumber, bulbs, flowers, and nursery stock. For many years, three covered bridges crossed the Molalla River from Canby and in 1914, local businessmen established ferry service across the Willamette River.
Prior to 1920, the "Road of 100 Wonders", now NW First Avenue, was the main route through Canby, running northeast to Oregon City and west to Barlow and up the valley. That year marked the arrival of the Pacific Highway (Hwy 99E) to the south of the railroad tracks, making the beginning of yet a new era of transportation and development in Canby. Canby has grown from 998 people in 1940, to 1,286 residents by 1945. Now Canby boasts a population of over 13,000, and the city covers a three-square mile area. Many of the early buildings and homes in the original 24-block town site still exist and the city is surrounded by early farmhouses and barns, reminders of Canby's early pioneer, railroad and agricultural heritage.
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