Morrow County, Oregon

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Morrow County Courthouse in Heppner
Morrow County Courthouse in Heppner
administration
US state : Oregon
Administrative headquarters : Heppner
Foundation : 1885
Demographics
Residents : 11,173  (2010)
Population density : 2.1 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 5307 km²
Water surface : 43 km²
map
Map of Morrow County within Oregon
Website : morrowcountyoregon.com

Morrow County is a county in the state of Oregon in the United States of America with 11,173 inhabitants (as of 2010). The county seat is Heppner .

geography

The county covers an area of ​​5,307 square kilometers; 43 square kilometers (0.97 percent) of this is water.

history

The county was incorporated on February 16, 1885. The designation goes back to Jackson L. Morrow , a member of the House of Representatives from Oregon .

Five 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 4205 -
1900 4151 -1.3%
1910 4357 5%
1920 5617 28.9%
1930 4941 -12%
1940 4337 -12.2%
1950 4783 10.3%
1960 4871 1.8%
1970 4465 -8.3%
1980 7519 68.4%
1990 7625 1.4%
2000 10,995 44.2%
2010 11,173 1.6%
Before 1900

1900-1990 2000

Morrow County's age pyramid (as of 2000)
The Willow Creek Lake with dam

According to the 2000 census , the county had 10,995 people. There were 3,776 households and 2,918 families. The population density was 2 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 76.27% white, 0.14% African American, 1.42% Native American, 0.42% Asian, 0.08% residents from the Pacific island area and 19.54% from others ethnic groups; 2.14% were from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 24.43% of the population.

Of the 3,776 households, 38.90% had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 62.60% were married couples living together, 8.80% were single mothers. 22.70% were not families. 18.10% are single households and 7.40% have someone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.90 and the average family size was 3.28 people.

For the county as a whole, the population was 30.80% below the age of 18, 8.90% between 18 and 24, 27.30% between 25 and 44, 22.40% between 45 and 64 10.60% were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 106.50 males, and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 106.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 37,521 , and the median income for a family is $ 40,731. Males had a median income of $ 32,328 versus $ 22,889 for females. The per capita income was $ 15,802. 14.80% of the population and 11.30% of families are below the poverty line. 21.60% of them were under 18 years of age and 10.10% were 65 years of age or older.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Morrow County in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey . 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. 217 .
  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

Web links

Commons : Morrow County, Oregon  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 45 ° 25 ′  N , 119 ° 34 ′  W