Beavercreek

History

According to Oregon Geographic Names, the name "Beaver Creek" was first used for a school district in this area in the early 1850s. It was named for the creek that flows through the community and into the Willamette River. A post office operated under various names in the locality until 1922, when the name was changed to Beavercreek, the form still used today. Beavercreek's ZIP code is 97004. In the summer of 2006, the citizens of Beavercreek voted to become Oregon's first hamlet, a system of quasi-government which exists in Clackamas County, Oregon. A final hearing by the board of county commissioners on the formation of the hamlet took place in September 2006, and officially recognized the community as The Hamlet of Beavercreek. The hamlet holds monthly community meetings at the Beavercreek Grange hall, except for quarterly town hall meetings, which may be held at other locations to accommodate attendance.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Song Sparrow

  Melospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves
  15,627
• Black-capped Chickadee

  Poecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  14,090
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  13,614
• Dark-eyed Junco

  Junco hyemalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  12,899
• Spotted Towhee

  Pipilo maculatus Swainson, 1827 · Aves
  12,541
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  12,245
• Anna's Hummingbird

  Calypte anna (R.Lesson, 1829) · Aves
  10,596
• Northern Flicker

  Colaptes auratus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  10,517

Largest nearby schools

• Oregon City Senior High School
  High · Oregon City · 1,931 students · 25.1:1 ratio
• West Linn High School
  High · West Linn · 1,905 students · 23.2:1 ratio
• Canby High School
  High · Canby · 1,393 students · 21.4:1 ratio
• Adrienne C. Nelson High School
  High · Happy Valley · 1,382 students · 27.1:1 ratio
• Clackamas High School
  High · Clackamas · 1,224 students · 25:1 ratio
• Summit Learning Charter
  Other · Eagle Creek · 1,181 students · 51.3:1 ratio
• Putnam High School
  High · Milwaukie · 1,106 students · 25.1:1 ratio
• Rock Creek Middle School
  Middle · Clackamas · 902 students · 20:1 ratio

Most recent

• M 2.61 — 2026-07-31
  18 km NE of Amboy, Washington
• M 3.18 — 2025-11-23
  5 km SE of Amity, Oregon
• M 2.66 — 2024-08-30
  14 km ESE of Molalla, Oregon
• M 3.09 — 2023-11-24
  4 km WSW of Deer Island, Oregon
• M 2.68 — 2023-07-02
  11 km W of Deer Island, Oregon
• M 2.56 — 2023-06-06
  Washington-Oregon border region