Banks

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Banks

Total population

2,156

Median home value

$446,800

35.3%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$86,087

Banks$86k

National$74k

Weather55°F · Clear

Coordinates45.61°, -123.11°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Banks is a city in Washington County, Oregon, United States, which is located in the Tualatin Valley. It is the southern anchor to the Banks–Vernonia State Trail, which is a 21-mile-long (34 km) linear trail popular with bicyclists, hikers, and equestrians. The population was 1,837 at the 2020 census. The community was named for John and Nancy Banks, who owned a nearby dairy farm. Incorporated in 1921, it is located in the western part of the county where Oregon Route 6 intersects Oregon Route 47.

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Banks, OR from NOAA NWS API.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Nearby places in Oregon

• North Plains
  5.6 mi away
• Forest Grove
  6.2 mi away · pop. 26,225
• Cornelius
  7.2 mi away
• Rockcreek
  12 mi away
• Gaston
  12.6 mi away
• Cherry Grove
  13.2 mi away
• Bethany
  13.6 mi away
• Oak Hills
  13.8 mi away
• Aloha
  14.2 mi away
• Scappoose
  15 mi away
• Marlene Village
  15.4 mi away
• Cedar Mill
  15.8 mi away

Browse all places in Oregon →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Banks

Oregon Boyhood

Louis Albert Banks · 2023

Laws relating to banking

Oregon. · 1917

Banking and trust laws governing the organization, powers, functions, regulation, and supervision of state banks and trust companies, mutual savings banks, industrial loan companies, pawnbrokers

Oregon. · 1925

Banking laws, assembled from Oregon revised statutes

Oregon. · 1969

Oregon Mitigation Bank Act of 1987, ORS 196.600-196.665

Oregon. · 1989

Environmental evaluation and finding

Clarence D. Gilkey · 1974

Live boys in Oregon

Louis Albert Banks · 1900

Banking laws, 1961

Oregon · 1961

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire HIGH LAVA, Skamania, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-07-23 · 51 mi
• Wildfire Austin Non-Stat, Clackamas, Oregon
  Wildfires · 2026-08-12 · 69 mi
• Wildfire AUSTIN, Clackamas, Oregon
  Wildfires · 2026-08-09 · 70 mi
• Wildfire GRASSHOPPER, Wasco, Oregon
  Wildfires · 2026-07-23 · 81 mi
• Wildfire 8 MILE, Wasco, Oregon
  Wildfires · 2026-07-24 · 91 mi
• Wildfire Beachcomb, Jefferson, Oregon
  Wildfires · 2026-07-23 · 104 mi
• Wildfire Bench, Jefferson, Oregon
  Wildfires · 2026-07-23 · 109 mi
• Wildfire 0658 ROUND BUTTE, Jefferson, Oregon
  Wildfires · 2026-08-01 · 116 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Common Madia

Madia elegans

Seen 2026-09-16

Pacific chorus frog

Pseudacris regilla

Seen 2026-09-16

Western Fence Lizard

Sceloporus occidentalis

Seen 2026-09-16

Song Sparrow

Melospiza melodia

Seen 2026-09-16

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Sitta canadensis

Seen 2026-09-16

Meal moth

Pyralis farinalis

Seen 2026-09-15

Squash Bug

Anasa tristis

Seen 2026-09-15

western goldenrod

Euthamia occidentalis

Seen 2026-09-15

Pacific Banana Slug

Ariolimax columbianus

Seen 2026-09-14

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).