Talk:Jennings Lodge, Oregon

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CDP[edit]

Jennings Lodge is not a Census Designated Place, although there are a fair number of them in Wikipedia. The following facts show it has an existence outside of the census rolls:

It has appeared on a number of maps, as long as I can remember (i.e., at least 40 years).
I can recall seeing a sign alongside Highway 99E alerting motorists that they are entering "Jennings Lodge" many times.
There is a post office, complete with zip code, called "Jennings Lodge"
As the article indicates, there is a grade school called "Jennings Lodge"

A CDP is a locale that bears a name that causes the locals to scratch their heads & wonder where that name came from. Examples from Oregon would be Garden Home-Whitford and West Haven-Sylvan; there are unincorporated communities called "Garden Home" & "Sylvan", & there is a neighborhood called "Whitford". I've lived in Portland for most of my life, & "West Haven" does not signify anywhere near this city; maybe it's the name of a subdivision in the West Hills, maybe it's the invention of a bored census worker. -- llywrch 02:37, 16 Jun 2004 (UTC)

A CDP is generally based on local usage. The name is sometimes a compound of several local names, which by itself is unrecognizable. It is not at all surprising that Jennings Lodge has some existence beyond being a CDP. However, in terms of the U.S. Census, there is a CDP named Jennings Lodge which probably corresponds fairly closely to the local usage. older≠wiser 13:37, 30 Aug 2004 (UTC)