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County:

Baker County

State:

Oregon

FIPS Code:

41001

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

30% to 35%

Percent Land in NF:

33.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

652,265

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

752,199

Amenity Level:

High

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

8.37

Whitman NF

606,476

% Water:

0.7

Malheur NF

45,786

Mean Jan. Temp:

26

Umatilla NF

3

Mean July Temp:

68

Topography:

Open High Mountains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Adjacent to micro with town

Economic Type:

Federal/State Government

Policy Type:

Housing Stress

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

14,919

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

16,134

8.1%

5.4%

2.7%

1990:

15,317

-5.1%

-7.2%

2.2%

2000:

16,741

9.3%

10.0%

-0.7%

2005:

16,287

-2.7%

-1.3%

-1.4%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

15,838

94.6%

0-to-19:

4,427

26.4%

Black:

37

0.2%

20-to-39:

3,244

19.4%

Hispanic:

392

2.3%

40-to-59:

4,911

29.3%

American Indian:

167

1.0%

60-plus:

4,159

24.8%

Other:

307

1.8%

Median Age:

42.6

Population Density (persons per square mile):

5.5

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

80.3%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

16.4%

Median Family Income:

$36,106

Families Below Poverty Line:

10.1%

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