Unattended Death and Biohazard Cleanup in Estacada, OR

Estacada is a city in Clackamas County, Oregon, about 30 miles southeast of Portland, with the motto 'Unexpected, Untamed, Unforgettable'.

Estacada was established in 1903 and incorporated in May 1905, and its post office opened on February 24, 1904.

The community formed as a camp for workers building a hydroelectric dam on the nearby Clackamas River that was to supply Portland with electricity, and the Oregon Power Railway Company built a railway to the river to transport crews because the river was relatively inaccessible by road.

After the Hotel Estacada was built, the town became a weekend destination on the railroad line for Portland residents, and following the development of the dams it became a hub for the logging industry.

The origin of the city's name is disputed, but one account says it comes from 'Estacado', a Spanish word meaning 'staked out' or 'marked with stakes', suggested by George Kelly at a December 27, 1903, meeting of the Oregon Water Power Townsite Company directors, drawn at random from a map showing Llano Estacado in Texas; the town could otherwise have been named Rochester, Lowell, or Lynn.

The 2020 census counted 4,356 people in Estacada, living in 1,583 households, with 1,658 housing units, a 61.6 percent increase over its 2010 population of 2,695.

An interurban trolley line connected Estacada with downtown Portland from 1904 to 1932, on a 36-mile line that continued beyond Estacada to Cazadero, and the railway line has since been removed.

Outside the city limits the land is mainly farmland, extending from the Springwater area to the south, Eagle Creek to the west, and the Mount Hood National Forest to the north and east.

Estacada is located near a popular disc golf course at Milo McIver State Park and has its own disc golf courses at Timber Park and Metzler Park.

Estacada is served by the Estacada School District, which includes River Mill Elementary School, Clackamas River Elementary School, Estacada Middle School, and Estacada High School, all within the city limits.