| Official Name: | Parkdale, Oregon |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place (CDP) |
| Mapsize: | 250x200px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Oregon |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Hood River |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.62 |
| Area Land Km2: | 1.62 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.63 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.63 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 299 |
| Population Density Km2: | 184.40 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 477.64 |
| Timezone: | Pacific (PST) |
| Utc Offset: | -8 |
| Timezone Dst: | PDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -7 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1788 |
| Coordinates: | 45.5131°N -121.5919°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 97041 |
| Area Code: | 458 and 541 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 41-56500[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2409028 |
Parkdale is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Hood River County, Oregon, United States.[3] As of the 2010 census, the population was 311,[4] up from 266 at the 2000 census.
Parkdale was founded by David Eccles and R. J. McIsaac in 1910 to serve as a terminus for the Mount Hood Railroad.
Parkdale is located in central Hood River County in the Upper Hood River Valley. It is 2miles southwest of the neighboring community of Mount Hood and south of Hood River, the county seat. Oregon Route 281 is the main road through the community.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Parkdale CDP has a total area of 1.6km2, all of it land.[4]
This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Parkdale has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.[5]
The geology of Parkdale is dominated by the geology of Mount Hood, a nearby stratovolcano about 10miles to the south of the town. A 6,000-year-old lava flow is named after the town. It flowed north from the Upper Hood River Valley.
As of the census of 2000, there were 266 people, 88 households, and 68 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 419.1sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 92 housing units at an average density of 145sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the CDP is 80.08% White, 4.51% Native American, 0.75% Asian, 11.65% from other races, and 3.01% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 23.31% of the population.
There were 88 households, out of which 43.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.0% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.7% were non-families. 15.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.95 and the average family size was 3.21.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 30.5% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 133.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 122.9 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $31,786, and the median income for a family was $34,375. Males had a median income of $52,679 versus $30,313 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $18,091. About 8.0% of families and 19.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 33.3% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those 65 or over.