Stafford is an

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, classified as a

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, in

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, United States. It is a

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(CDP), with a population of 1,577 as of the 2010 census. The community covers approximately located in a rough triangle south of

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, east of Tualatin, and west of West Linn. Students in the area attend the schools of the

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History

Stafford was named by George A. Steel, a prominent

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pioneer, after his hometown of

Stafford, Ohio Stafford is a village in Monroe County, Ohio, United States. The population was 71 at the 2020 census. History Originally named Bethel, the town was laid out by John Jones in 1838. William Steel, a Scottish-born abolitionist, is credited with ...

, in the 1860s. The Stafford School opened in the community in 1892, and the following year the Eastside Electric Railway owned by Steel reached the area. Stafford post office operated from 1878 to 1905. Parts of the Stafford area were proposed to be added to the Portland area's urban growth boundary in 1995. Eventually were added, but later removed after a court fight that ended in 2001 at the

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. In November 2006, the residents of Stafford voted 344–30 to form a

, the second Oregon community to do so (after Beavercreek).

Wankers Corner

In 1895, the Wanker family moved to the area, bought land, and built a store and tavern at the intersection of Stafford and Borland roads. The intersection came to be known as Wankers Corner. Wanker is a German surname (pronounced Wonker), but because the word "

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" is also a slang term for "masturbator" in British English, Wankers Corner has frequently been noted on lists of

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Demographics

References

External links

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Stafford
official page at Clackamas County website
Stafford community website
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