Carlton, Oregon
Template:Short description Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Carlton is a city in Yamhill County, Oregon, United States. The population was 2,135 as of the 2020 Census.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite web</ref>
History
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The origin of Carlton's name is disputed. An ex-county commissioner claims that the name was derived from Wilson Carl, whereas A. E. Bones, postmaster at Carlton, stated in a 1925 letter that it was named for John Carl Sr., at the request of R. R. Thompson. These men may have been part of the same family.<ref name="OGN">Template:Cite book</ref>
Carlton post office was established in 1874, with F. J. Fryer serving as its first postmaster.<ref name="OGN"/>
Prior to the post office inside the city of Carlton, Wilson Carl owned the original post office, stagecoach stop, and blacksmith shop for the area, about Template:Convert west of Carlton, and his home was known as Mountain House. Wilson Carl was the original postmaster. Wilson Carl traveled with Dr. Joel Knight on the Oregon Trail to the area, as witnessed in the diary of Amelia Stewart KnigKnigWilson Carl negotiated with the railroad in Portland, Oregon, to build closer to his property. Since the original plot was over the mountain West of Carlton, it was a matter of convenience for the railroad to build where it presently is, because negotiating the mountain was not feasible. The population of Carlton expanded to become the city of Carlton, around the railroad. The city is named after Wilson Carl, and was originally called Carl's town. A few other variations of his name were used before the name became Carlton. Wilson Carl began as a pioneer carpenter/builder and shoemaker who became a wealthy land owner, who built a portion of what is now Linfield College, in McMinnville, and was founder of the Republican Party in McMinnville, County Commissioner, and, at one time owned the property that the Yamhill County Courthouse presently sits on. The original post office still exists on his original homestead and plot of land, though it has since been used as a residence for his heirs and is currently unoccupied. There is further information about the name variations used for Carlton, in a former Oregon Blue Book.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of Template:Convert, all of it land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">Template:Cite web</ref>
Demographics
2020
As of the 2020 census,<ref name=":0" /> there were 2,135 people, 745 households. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 792 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the city was 84% White, 0% African American, 1% Native American, 3% Asian, and 2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8% of the population.
There were 745 households, of which 23% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65% were married couples living together, 23% had a female householder with no spouse present, 4% had a male householder with no spouse present, and 8% were non-families. The average household size was 2.9
The median age in the city was 40.1 years. 23% of residents were under the age of 18; 60% were between the ages of 18 and 64; and 18% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 51% those who identify as female and 49% those who identify as male.
Education
Residents are zoned to the Yamhill Carlton School District, headquartered in Yamhill.<ref>"Welcome to Yamhill Carlton School District! Template:Webarchive." Yamhill Carlton School District. Retrieved on October 10, 2010. "120 N. Larch Place · Yamhill, OR 97148 "</ref>
Yamhill-Carlton Elementary School (YCES) is located in Carlton,<ref>"Welcome to Yamhill Carlton Elementary School! Template:Webarchive." Yamhill Carlton School District. Retrieved on October 10, 2010. "420 S. Third St. · Carlton, Oregon 97111"</ref> and Yamhill-Carlton Intermediate School (YCIS) and Yamhill-Carlton High School (YCHS) are in Yamhill.<ref>"Welcome to Yamhill Carlton Elementary School! Template:Webarchive." Yamhill Carlton School District. Retrieved on October 10, 2010. "275 N. Maple Street · Yamhill, Oregon 97148"</ref><ref>"Welcome to Yamhill Carlton Intermediate School! Template:Webarchive." Yamhill Carlton School District. Retrieved on October 10, 2010. "310 E. Main St. · Yamhill, Oregon 97148"</ref>
Notable people
- Peter Broderick, musician
- Matt Marshall, golfer