Union County (Oregon)

administration
Union County Courthouse
US state :	Oregon
Administrative headquarters :	La Grande
Foundation :	1864
Demographics
Residents :	25,748 (2010)
Population density :	4.9 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	5280 km²
Water surface :	5 km²
map

Website : www.union-county.org

Union County is a county in the state of Oregon in the United States with 24,530 residents. The county seat is in La Grande .

geography

The county covers an area of 5,280 square kilometers; 5 square kilometers (0.10 percent) of this is water.

history

The county was founded on October 14, 1864 and named after the states of the Union against the backdrop of the Civil War .

19 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%
1870	2552	-
1880	6650	160.6%
1890	12,044	81.1%
1900	16,070	33.4%
1910	16.191	0.8%
1920	16,636	2.7%
1930	17,492	5.1%
1940	17,399	-0.5%
1950	17,962	3.2%
1960	18,180	1.2%
1970	19,377	6.6%
1980	23,921	23.5%
1990	23,598	-1.4%
2000	24,530	3.9%
2010	25,748	5%
Before 1900 1900-1990 2000 Union County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

The Joseph Canyon

The Hilgard Junction State Recreation Area

As of the 2000 census , the county had a population of 24,530. There were 9740 households and 6516 families. The population density was 5 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 94.29% white, 0.51% African American, 0.85% Native American, 0.85% Asian, 0.62% residents from the Pacific island area and 1.22% from others ethnic groups; 1.67% were from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.45% of the population.

Of the 9740 households, 30.00% had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 55.10% were married couples living together, 8.50% were single mothers. 33.10% were not families. 26.10% were single households and 10.80% had someone living there who was 65 years of age or over. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.94.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 24.60% of residents under 18 years of age, 12.10% between 18 and 24 years of age, 23.50% between 25 and 44 years of age, 25.00% between 45 and 64 years of age 14.70% were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 95.10 males, and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 92.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 33,738 , and the median income for a family is $ 40,520. Males had a median income of $ 33,028 versus $ 21,740 for females. The per capita income was $ 16,907. 13.80% of the population and 8.50% of families are below the poverty line. 13.60% of them were under 18 years of age and 9.50% were 65 years of age or older.