Molalla Prairie is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...

of approximately 3,500 residents in

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, United States. The community is located south of Molalla. In June 2009, 178 residents of the area signed petitions calling for a vote on forming a hamlet, hoping it would give the area more political clout on issues such as opposition to a natural gas pipeline through the area and

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. In March 2010, residents within the boundaries of the proposed hamlet voted in favor of formation by a 75–60 vote. On April 1, 2010, the hamlet came into existence after the Clackamas County Board of Commissioners approved the formation. In October 2014, all members of the hamlet's board of directors voted to resign and donate the hamlet's trust fund to the nearby hamlet of Beavercreek. The future of the community remains uncertain.

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Molalla Prairie Hamlet mapHamlet of Molalla Prairie WebsiteOfficial page at Clackamas County website
{{authority control Hamlets in Oregon Populated places established in 2010 Portland metropolitan area Unincorporated communities in Clackamas County, Oregon 2010 establishments in Oregon Unincorporated communities in Oregon Oregon placenames of Native American origin