09/13/2026
! Did you know that Clackamas County is the only place in the nation that recognizes a "hamlet" as an independent local entity? (New York has a designation for "hamlet," but a New York hamlet receives urban services from a city.) In Clackamas County, a hamlet is a locality that is governed by a board with regard to community planning and advising on land use decisions, but lacks the power to tax or to provide urban services. Clackamas County currently has three hamlets: The Stafford Hamlet, Hamlet of Mulino, and The Hamlet of Beavercreek.