Malheur County

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Malheur County Courthouse
Malheur County Courthouse
administration
US state : Oregon
Administrative headquarters : Vale
Foundation : 1887
Demographics
Residents : 31,313  (2010)
Population density : 1.2 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 25,719 km²
Water surface : 111 km²
map
Map of Malheur County within Oregon
Website : www.malheurco.org

Malheur County is a county in the state of Oregon in the United States with 31,615 residents. The county seat is in Vale .

geography

The county covers an area of ​​25,719 square kilometers; 111 square kilometers (0.43 percent) of this is water.

history

The county was founded on February 17, 1887 and named after the Malheur River .

17 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of July 18, 2018).

Demographic data

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1890 2601 -
1900 4203 61.6%
1910 8601 104.6%
1920 10,907 26.8%
1930 11,269 3.3%
1940 19,767 75.4%
1950 23,223 17.5%
1960 22,764 -2%
1970 23,169 1.8%
1980 26,896 16.1%
1990 26,038 -3.2%
2000 31,615 21.4%
2010 31,313 -1 %
Before 1900

1900-1990 2000

Age pyramid of Malheur County (as of 2000)
The Leslie Gulch rock
The Coffeepot Crater (left), part of the Jordan Craters

The county had a population of 31,615 as of the 2000 census . There were 10,221 households and 7,348 families. The population density was 1 person per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 75.78% white, 1.22% African American, 1.02% Native American, 1.96% Asian, 0.08% from the Pacific island area and 17.38% from others ethnic groups; 2.56% were from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 25.62% of the population.

Of the 10,221 households, 36.20% had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 57.30% were married couples living together, 10.40% were single mothers. 28.10% were not families. 23.70% are single households and 12.00% have someone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.28.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 27.60% of residents under 18 years of age, 10.60% between 18 and 24 years of age, 27.20% between 25 and 44 years of age, 21.00% between 45 and 64 years of age 13.70% were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 116.00 males, and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 121.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 30,241 , and the median income for a family is $ 35,672. Males had a median income of $ 25,489 versus $ 21,764 for females. The per capita income was $ 13,895. 18.60% of the population and 14.60% of families are below the poverty line. 25.80% of these were under 18 years of age and 11.60% were 65 years of age or older.

Specialty

Part of Malheur County is in a different time zone from the rest of Oregon. Most of Malheur County is UTC − 7, while the rest of Oregon and a small strip in the south of Malheur County use UTC − 8 .

See also

Web links

Commons : Malheur County, Oregon  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Malheur County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . Retrieved February 22, 2011
  2. Charles Curry Aiken, Joseph Nathan Kane: The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010 . 6th edition. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2013, ISBN 978-0-8108-8762-6 , p. 191 .
  3. Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed July 18, 2018.
  4. US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
  5. Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
  6. Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011

Coordinates: 43 ° 13 ′  N , 117 ° 38 ′  W