Cloverdale, OR

Cloverdale is an unincorporated community in Tillamook County, Oregon, United States. The 2020 census counted 267 residents. The census definition of the area may not precisely correspond to local understanding of the area with the same name. Cloverdale was founded and named by Charles Ray, who settled in Tillamook County around 1884 at the site that later became the town. The county is in the Tillamook Bay Community College district. Taken together, these details give a newcomer a usable picture of Cloverdale, where its history, geography, and current gathering places meet. For Cloverdale, the memorable detail is the way older history and current gathering places share one local map. He later established a store, hotel, bank, and cheese factory. This region experiences cool and dry summers and mild, very wet winters.