Government Camp, Oregon

Government Camp, Oregon
Census-designated place
Center of business district in Government Camp
Center of business district in Government Camp
Government Camp is located in Oregon
Government Camp
Government Camp
Location within the state of Oregon
Government Camp is located in the United States
Government Camp
Government Camp
Government Camp (the United States)
Coordinates: 45°18′08″N 121°45′09″W / 45.30222°N 121.75250°W / 45.30222; -121.75250
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyClackamas
Area
[1]
 • Total
0.75 sq mi (1.94 km2)
 • Land0.75 sq mi (1.94 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
3,891 ft (1,186 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total
179
 • Density239.5/sq mi (92.46/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
97028
FIPS code41-30250
GNIS feature ID2584415[2]

Government Camp is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States, on the base of Mount Hood and north of Tom Dick and Harry Mountain. It is the only town within 5 miles (8 km) of Mount Hood and therefore is the de facto "mountain town" or "ski town". It is the gateway to several ski resorts, with the most popular being Timberline Lodge and Mount Hood Skibowl. Government Camp also has its own, smaller ski resort, Summit Pass.

The community is located within the Mount Hood Corridor on U.S. Route 26 (the Mount Hood Highway), near its intersection with Oregon Route 35 and the Barlow Pass summit of the Cascade Range. As of the 2010 census, the community had a population of 193.[4] The government's 2016 estimate indicated a population of 121 persons.[5]

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Government Camp, Oregon
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Government Camp CDP, Oregon". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on March 10, 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  5. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 18, 2018.