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County:

Grant County

State:

Oregon

FIPS Code:

41023

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

50% to 55%

Percent Land in NF:

54.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

1,578,179

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

2,045,502

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

7.57

Malheur NF

1,123,004

% Water:

0.0

Umatilla NF

309,993

Mean Jan. Temp:

26

Other

145,182

Mean July Temp:

68

Topography:

Open High Mountains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Not adjacent to metro or micro with no town

Economic Type:

Federal/State Government

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

6,996

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

8,210

17.4%

10.5%

6.8%

1990:

7,853

-4.3%

-9.5%

5.1%

2000:

7,935

1.0%

-1.0%

2.0%

2005:

7,297

-8.1%

-5.7%

-2.3%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

7,506

94.6%

0-to-19:

2,226

28.1%

Black:

8

0.1%

20-to-39:

1,536

19.4%

Hispanic:

163

2.1%

40-to-59:

2,399

30.2%

American Indian:

124

1.6%

60-plus:

1,774

22.4%

Other:

134

1.7%

Median Age:

41.6

Population Density (persons per square mile):

1.8

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

84.5%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

15.7%

Median Family Income:

$37,159

Families Below Poverty Line:

11.2%

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