Happy Valley is a suburban city in the Portland metropolitan area.

Happy Valley is near the northwest edge of Clackamas County, Oregon, United States approximately 13 miles to the southeast of downtown Portland.

[5] Happy Valley was originally settled by Christian and Matilda Deardorff after receiving 640 acres from The Donation Land Claim Act of 1850 in Clackamas County between a cinder cone volcano later name Mt.

The settled region become known as Deardorff Valley, Deardorff Settlement and most popularly Christilla Valley (name formed by combining "Chris" from Christian and "Tilla" from Matilda).

Mount Scott, an extinct volcano that is part of the Boring Lava Field, is the highest point in Happy Valley at 1,050 feet (320 m).

[citation needed] Scouters Mountain is also a prominent feature.

Happy Valley experiences much rain in the Portland metro area, with a recorded annual rainfall average of 48 inches.

The top five reported ancestries (people were allowed to report up to two ancestries, thus the figures will generally add to more than 100%) were English (79.6%), Spanish (4.2%), Indo-European (3.8%), Asian and Pacific Islander (11.2%), and Other (1.2%).

11.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

6.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Happy Valley is served by the North Clackamas School District.