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Fort Hill, Oregon

Fort Hill is an unincorporated community in Polk and Yamhill counties in Oregon, United States.^[1] It is located about a mile east of Spirit Mountain CasinoonOregon Route 22 near the South Yamhill River. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Fort Hill as a census-designated place (CDP).^[2] The census definition of the area may not precisely correspond to local understanding of the area with the same name. The hill of the same name,^[3] located just east of Valley Junction, was the site of a blockhouse built by settlers in 1855–1856.^[4] The blockhouse became part of Fort Yamhill, and was later moved to Grand Ronde Agency and is now located in Dayton.^[4]

As of the 2020 census there were 154 people, 79 housing units, and 98 families in the CDP. There were 116 White people, 0 African Americans, 16 Native Americans, 2 Asians, 2 from some other race, and 18 from two or more races. There were 14 people with Hispanic or Latino origin.^[5]

The median age in Fort Hill was 57.9 years old. 43.4% of the population were between the ages of 75 to 84. 30.1% of the population were veterans.^[5]

The median household income was $16,914, but 0.0% of the population were in poverty.^[5]

• Images of Fort Hill from Flickr