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County:

Wallowa County

State:

Oregon

FIPS Code:

41063

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

55% to 60%

Percent Land in NF:

57.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

1,149,951

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

1,013,444

Amenity Level:

High

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

12.56

Wallowa NF

985,252

% Water:

0.2

Umatilla NF

123,708

Mean Jan. Temp:

24

Whitman NF

40,991

Mean July Temp:

63

Topography:

Open High Mountains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Adjacent to micro with no town

Economic Type:

Nonspecialized

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

6,247

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

7,273

16.4%

13.1%

3.3%

1990:

6,911

-5.0%

-9.7%

4.7%

2000:

7,226

4.6%

6.4%

-1.9%

2005:

7,014

-2.9%

-2.1%

-0.9%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

6,918

95.7%

0-to-19:

1,891

26.2%

Black:

2

0.0%

20-to-39:

1,226

17.0%

Hispanic:

125

1.7%

40-to-59:

2,343

32.4%

American Indian:

48

0.7%

60-plus:

1,766

24.4%

Other:

133

1.8%

Median Age:

44.3

Population Density (persons per square mile):

2.3

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

87.5%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

20.3%

Median Family Income:

$38,682

Families Below Poverty Line:

9.8%

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