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() is a city in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States. According to the county, the city had a population in 2000 of 12,851. However, a July 1, 2006 United States Census Bureau estimate puts the population at 9,658.
The city is located east of Happy Valley and Interstate 205 and west of Boring; its northern boundary is the Multnomah County line.
, Damascus can date its existence as a community back to 1867, when a post office by that name was established. That post office was closed in 1904, but re-opened in February 2007 inside a coffee house. The original heart of the community is along Oregon Route 212, which as of 2004 serves as part of the city's southern boundary.
Damascus is served by the North Clackamas School District and the Gresham-Barlow School District.