Gresham OR

Significant City History The city of Gresham could not establish itself as a city unless given a post office and postal code. A local store owner offered to use his store as a post office and offered to name the city after Postmaster General Walter Quinton Gresham if a post office was granted. Up until that time the city had simply been known as Campground because this forested site was where pioneers often stopped to spend the night and compose themselves before moving on to Portland. Although a post office was established in May, 1884, Gresham was not incorporated as a city until 1905. Famous people Brian Burres      Katie Harman Fred Jones      Angela Via City State  Population Year Founded Gresham OR 90,205 1905 Elevation Industry % Unemploy Avg. Income 223 feet Agricultural 6.4% 52,240 Ethnic Groups % of Population Average Age Pop. Density White 83% 32 4,505 per sq mi Hispanic 12% Asian 3% Black 1% Other / Mixed 1% Avg Max Mean Temp Avg Max Mean Temp Avg Min Mean Temp Avg Min Mean Temp July 1961 July 2000 Jan 1961 Jan 2000 81.2 87.8 37 41.8 Avg July Precip Avg July Precip Avg Jan Precip Avg Jan Precip July 1961 July 2000 Jan 1961 Jan 2000 0.5 0.4 4.5 8 Current Avg % of Sunny Days Precip (Yearly) 3.9 45% State Ranking  Total Carbon  Total Carbon  Resid. Carbon C02 Footprint  Output Per Person Output Gresham Output Gresham (most consumption)  Metric Tons of  Metric Tons of  Metric Tons of  CO2  Per Year  CO2  Per Year  CO2  Per Year  41st 11.81 1,065,321 239,043