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County:

Morrow County

State:

Oregon

FIPS Code:

41049

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

10% to 15%

Percent Land in NF:

11.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

143,305

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

217,268

Amenity Level:

High

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

4.72

Umatilla NF

143,305

% Water:

0.8

Mean Jan. Temp:

32

Mean July Temp:

68

Topography:

Open Low Mountains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan adjacent to small metro

Economic Type:

Farming

Policy Type:

Housing Stress

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

4,465

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

7,519

68.4%

59.2%

9.2%

1990:

7,625

1.4%

-8.7%

10.1%

2000:

10,995

44.2%

35.0%

9.2%

2005:

11,666

6.1%

1.8%

4.2%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

7,911

72.0%

0-to-19:

3,712

33.8%

Black:

14

0.1%

20-to-39:

2,764

25.1%

Hispanic:

2,686

24.4%

40-to-59:

2,905

26.4%

American Indian:

137

1.2%

60-plus:

1,614

14.7%

Other:

247

2.2%

Median Age:

33.3

Population Density (persons per square mile):

5.4

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

74.1%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

11.0%

Median Family Income:

$40,731

Families Below Poverty Line:

11.3%

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