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Molalla, Oregon

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1939 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Molalla census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97038. The Survey maps it on the Molalla quadrangle. 10,228 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 371 feet above sea level.

Molalla within Clackamas County

On record in Molalla

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 4 records

Population over time

3 figures

Molalla grew from 5,647 to 10,228 between 2000 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
20005,647
20108,108+2,461 (+44%)
202010,228+2,120 (+26%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 16 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

162 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 162 fires within 5 miles of Molalla between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,645 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 10 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning84
Missing data/not specified/undetermined21
Equipment and vehicle use16
Arson/incendiarism10
Recreation and ceremony9
Other causes8
Smoking6
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Fireworks2
Natural2
Misuse of fire by a minor1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2016Debris and open burningunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersHERMAN FIRE
9 September 2006Debris and open burningunder an acreMolalla UnitFOREST HAVEN
8 September 2004Debris and open burningunder an acreMolalla UnitBEAVERCREEK BURN
8 September 2001Debris and open burningunder an acreMolalla UnitCALLAHAN
7 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined2,584 acresMolalla UnitCLACKAMAS COUNTY FIRES
7 September 2018Debris and open burningunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersDALMATIAN PILE
6 September 2006Debris and open burningunder an acreMolalla UnitBARREL
5 September 2012Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersRINGO RD

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Clackamas County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 49 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 49 workings within 5 miles of Molalla: 35 past producers, 10 producers, 2 occurrences, 2 prospects. 10 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Molalla ClayIron, Aluminum, Silica, Titanium, Water, FreeProspect1911
Ellis DepositAluminum, ClayPast Producer
Perry Bond RanchAluminum, ClayProspect
Ellis DepositClayPast Producer
Molalla ClayClayOccurrence
Molalla Clay ProductsClayPast Producer
Molalla Clay ProductsClayProducer
Needy Brick & Tile # 2ClayPast Producer
Needy Clay MineClayPast Producer
Needy Clay MineClayProducer

Every working recorded in Clackamas County

Storms near this place

7 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Molalla in 7 storm reports between 2000 and 2019: 3 lightning, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. The reports record 2 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
October 2011LightningMolalla1 hurtA thunderstorm early Wednesday evening produced lightning that struck a man riding a tractor near Toliver Road, west of Highway 213 in Molalla, Oregon. The man drove himself to the hospital.
April 2003LightningMolalla1 hurtno account filed
October 2000Tornado (F1)Molalla$50,000The tornado occurred along Highway 213 2 miles west of Molalla. One half of a roof was torn from a home, the roof of an apartment complex was damaged, a satellite dish was torn from it's mounting, two one foot diameter trees were toppled, and a gate and a dog house, along with smaller items, were strewn about. No injuries were reported.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindMolalla$15,000Multiple large trees down in Molalla that fell on vehicles, fencing, and at least one home, seen on social media.
July 2004Thunderstorm WindMolalla-News media reported thunderstorm winds blew trees and branches down in Mollala.
July 2004Thunderstorm WindMolalla-A radio station reported thunderstorm winds blew down trees and limbs near Mollala and Silver Falls city.
May 2004LightningMolalla-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Clackamas County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Shady Dell2.0 miles16
Liberal3.2 miles16
Union Mills3.7 miles16
Rural Dell3.9 miles15
Cedardale4.4 miles19
Mulino5.1 miles16
Hamricks Corner5.6 miles15
Yoder5.6 miles15

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on MolallaAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q588919The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1124282. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.