Wood Village, Oregon

Greenwood Village is a city in Multnomah County in the U.S. state of Oregon. According to the 2000 census it had a population of 2,860 in an area of 2.5 km ². Despite the name, Wood Village is classified as a city.

History

1887 established the English immigrants George and Hannah Shaw in the course of building the transcontinental railroad to the east, a now serving as a nursing home, two -story farmhouse. This house marks the spot at the Wood Village should arise. The Italian immigrants Stephen A. Arata bought the house in 1907 and made ​​it a stop on the railway line, which became known as Arata station.

1942 was the Reynolds Aluminum factory then here for their industrial development a housing estate with 183 houses and 264 apartments, streets, shops, sewerage, sewage treatment, street lighting, and building a community build. 1951 Wood Village was registered as a town. The Donald L. Robertson Community Park was opened in 2001.

Population

According to the census of 2000, there were 2,860 people, 1,014 households, and 701 families residing in the city. The population density was 1162.4 per km ². There 1,089 residential units were registered with an average density of 442.6 per km ².