Welcome to Donald ...

The city of Donald is located in Marion County<1>.

The location of Donald has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Donald, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Donald has a population of 1,054 people<3> (see below for details).

Donald is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Donald lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Donald had an population of 1,054 people. This is an increase of 7.66% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 73.36% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Donald had a population of 979 people. This makes Donald the county's 13th most populous community.

The population of Donald represents 0.03% of the population of Oregon (which has 3,831,074 people), making it the state's 161st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 979 people, the population of Donald increased 61.02% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 608 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Donald.

Communities Also Named Donald ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Donald - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, British Columbia, Georgia, Kansas, Michigan, Montana, Ohio, Ontario, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Donald.

Communities near Donald ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Donald.

• Beaverton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaverton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverton
  • Beaverton is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 98,957 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaverton <5>
• Tigard
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tigard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigard
  • Tigard is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tigard <5>
• Lake Oswego
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Oswego have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Oswego
  • Lake Oswego is located in Clackamas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,821 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Oswego <5>
• Keizer
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keizer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keizer
  • Keizer is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,593 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keizer <5>
• Oregon City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon City
  • Oregon City is located in Clackamas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,026 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oregon City <5>
• McMinnville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMinnville
  • McMinnville is located in Yamhill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McMinnville <5>
• Tualatin
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tualatin
  • Tualatin is located in Clackamas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,481 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tualatin <5>
• West Linn
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Linn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Linn
  • West Linn is located in Clackamas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,747 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Linn <5>
• Woodburn
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
  • Woodburn is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,175 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodburn <5>
• Wilsonville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
  • Wilsonville is located in Clackamas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,985 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilsonville <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Donald. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Donald.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Donald. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Donald.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Donald. See our Newspapers Page for Donald.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Donald ...

Looking for more information about Donald? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Donald, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Donald.

Adding Donald to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Donald in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Donald was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Donald post office opened in 1910.

We also found Donald on a map titled Mobile Oil Map of Oregon (1949).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Donald.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Donald. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Marion County: www.co.marion.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/