ABOUT

Canby is a city in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States. The population was 15,829 at the 2010 census.According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.79 square miles (9.82 km²), of which, 3.75 square miles (9.71 km²) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²) is water.

History
Canby is named for Edward Richard Sprigg Canby,a Civil War general who was later killed in the Modoc Warby Captain Jack and his group of warriors.The area was known as Baker Prairie when the community was founded in 1857. Canby wasplatted in 1870.Canby was incorporated by the Oregon Legislative Assembly on February 15, 1893.