The community of Gresham, Oregon was established in the mid 1800âs when Powell Valley was named after three pioneer settlers: James Powell and Missouri transplant Jackson Powell, who moved to Oregon in 1852, and Dr. John Parker Powell who moved to Oregon in 1853.
peoÂ·ple (pÄâ²pÉl) n. pl. people 1. a. Humans considered as a group or in indefinite numbers. Often treated as a plural of person, alone and in compounds: People were dancing in the street. I met all sorts of people. This book is not intended for laypeople.
Definition of population. 1  1a : the whole number of people or inhabitants in a country or regionb : the total of individuals occupying an area or making up a wholec : the total of particles at a particular energy level âused especially of atoms in a laser. 2  2 : the act or process of populating.