Colton, Oregon
Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States
title: "Colton, Oregon" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1892-establishments-in-oregon", "populated-places-established-in-1892", "portland-metropolitan-area", "swedish-american-culture-in-oregon", "unincorporated-communities-in-clackamas-county,-oregon", "unincorporated-communities-in-oregon"] description: "Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States" topic_path: "geography/united-states" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colton,_Oregon" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Colton |
| settlement_type | Unincorporated community |
| image_skyline | Colton High School - Colton Oregon.jpg |
| image_caption | Colton High School |
| pushpin_map | USA Oregon#USA |
| pushpin_label_position | |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location within the state of Oregon |
| map_caption | Location within Clackamas county |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | United States |
| subdivision_type1 | State |
| subdivision_name1 | Oregon |
| subdivision_type2 | County |
| subdivision_name2 | Clackamas |
| established_title | Established |
| established_date | 1892 |
| unit_pref | Imperial |
| population_as_of | 2000 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| timezone | Pacific (PST) |
| utc_offset | -8 |
| timezone_DST | PDT |
| utc_offset_DST | -7 |
| elevation_footnotes | |
| elevation_ft | 705 |
| coordinates | |
| postal_code_type | ZIP codes |
| postal_code | 97017 |
| blank_name | FIPS code |
| blank1_name | GNIS feature ID |
| blank1_info | 1119161 |
| :: |
|name = Colton |settlement_type = Unincorporated community |image_skyline = Colton High School - Colton Oregon.jpg |imagesize = |image_caption = Colton High School |pushpin_map = USA Oregon#USA |pushpin_label_position = |pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Oregon |pushpin_mapsize = |image_map = |map_caption = Location within Clackamas county Population in July 2007: 5,557 |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = United States |subdivision_type1 = State |subdivision_name1 = Oregon |subdivision_type2 = County |subdivision_name2 = Clackamas |established_title = Established |established_date = 1892 |unit_pref = Imperial |area_footnotes = |area_magnitude = |area_total_km2 = |area_land_km2 = |area_water_km2 = |population_as_of = 2000 |population_footnotes = |population_total = |population_density_km2 = auto |timezone = Pacific (PST) |utc_offset = -8 |timezone_DST = PDT |utc_offset_DST = -7 |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_ft = 705 |coordinates = |postal_code_type = ZIP codes |postal_code = 97017 |area_code = |blank_name = FIPS code |blank_info = |blank1_name = GNIS feature ID |blank1_info = 1119161 |footnotes = Colton is an unincorporated community located in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States, on Oregon Route 211. Colton is located between the cities of Estacada and Molalla.
Colton was named in about 1892 by two residents, Joshua Gorbett and a man named Cole, who each wanted to name the community after the other. The Post Office Department thought "Gorbett" would be confused with Corbett, so the community was named "Colton" instead. The Colton post office was established the same year.
Camp Colton, Colton Luthern Church, Colton Market, Bob & Clyde’s, Colton Cafe, Fir Valley, and our volunteer Colton Fire Station are everlasting Colton landmarks.
Colton areas include the communities/neighborhoods of: Old Colton, Elwood, Cedardale, Highland, Clarks, Dickey Prairie, and Fernwood. These areas are primarily where original schools, granges or stores were once located. Some of the original structures remain. In Elwood the school house is now the community center and the old Church is still open for business, along with the Elwoid cemetery.
Geography
Colton is located on Milk Creek, a tributary of the Molalla River, in a broad (narrow) canyon eroded in a plateau of volcanic basalts and ash of the nearby Western Cascades.
The area is still primarily Douglas fir timber lands. Surrounded by farms, including Christmas trees, cattle and goats, horticulture.
Education
Primary and secondary students in Colton are served by the Colton School District, which includes Colton Elementary School, Colton Middle School, Colton High School.
Notable people
- Stella Nickell, convicted murderer, was born in Colton. Nickell poisoned her husband Bruce, and also a complete stranger, Sue Snow, and is currently serving her 90 year concurrent sentences in a federal prison in Hazelton, West Virginia.
References
References
- {{GNIS. 1119161
- {{Cite OGN. 7th
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