Estacada is a city in Clackamas County, Oregon, roughly 30 miles southeast of Portland.
The origin of the city's name is disputed. One explanation is that the city's name is a
corruption of the name of a local resident, Esther Katie. There is no evidence that she
existed. The more prosaic explanation is that someone with knowledge of the Llano Estacado
region of modern-day Texas threw the name in a hat and it won.
The city was founded in May 1905 as a camp for workers building a hydroelectric dam on the nearby Clackamas River in order to supply Portland with electricity. At the time, the river was relatively inaccessible by road, forcing the Oregon Power Railway Company to build a railway to the vicinity of the river to transport crews to the river for the construction of the dam. After the construction of the Hotel Estacada, the town became a weekend destination on the railroad line for residents of Portland.
There are several schools in immediate Estacada area, including Eagle Creek Elementary School, River Mill Elementary, Clackamas River Elementary, Estacada Junior High, and Estacada High School. The high school mascot is the "Ranger."
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,371 people, 850 households, and 591 families residing in the city.
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