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County:

Union County

State:

Oregon

FIPS Code:

41061

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

45% to 50%

Percent Land in NF:

47.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

617,313

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

791,723

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

1.48

Whitman NF

507,237

% Water:

0.1

Umatilla NF

102,268

Mean Jan. Temp:

31

Wallowa NF

7,808

Mean July Temp:

70

Topography:

Open High Mountains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan not adjacent to a metro area

Economic Type:

Nonspecialized

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

19,377

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

23,921

23.5%

15.3%

8.1%

1990:

23,598

-1.4%

-7.9%

6.5%

2000:

24,530

3.9%

1.2%

2.8%

2005:

24,540

0.0%

-1.4%

1.4%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

22,843

93.1%

0-to-19:

7,006

28.6%

Black:

117

0.5%

20-to-39:

5,990

24.4%

Hispanic:

600

2.4%

40-to-59:

6,850

27.9%

American Indian:

191

0.8%

60-plus:

4,684

19.1%

Other:

779

3.2%

Median Age:

37.6

Population Density (persons per square mile):

12.0

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

85.6%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

21.8%

Median Family Income:

$40,520

Families Below Poverty Line:

8.5%

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