Wheeler County, Oregon

Wheeler County Courthouse
administration
US state :	Oregon
Administrative headquarters :	fossil
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 701 Adams Street Fossil, OR 97830-0447
Foundation :	February 17, 1899
Made up from:	Grant County Crook County Gilliam County
Area code :	001 541
Demographics
Residents :	1441  (2010)
Population density :	0.3 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	4443 km²
Water surface :	1 km²
map
Website : www.wheelercountyoregon.com

In terms of population, Wheeler County is the smallest of the 36 counties in the state of Oregon in the United States of America . The county seat is Fossil .

geography

The county is located in north-central Oregon, about 300 km from Washington and has an area of ​​4,443 square kilometers, of which one square kilometer is water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Gilliam County , Morrow County , Grant County , Crook County , Jefferson County, and Wasco Counties .

There are several nature reserves in Wheeler County . In the basin of the John Day River within the county are two of the three parts of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument , as well as two Wilderness Areas : Bridge Creek Wilderness and part of the Black Canyon Wilderness . In the south the Ochoco National Forest protrudes into the county, in the northeast the Umatilla National Forest - two national forests in federal possession.

history

Wheeler County was formed on February 17, 1899 from parts of Grant, Gilliam and Crook Counties. It was named after Henry H. Wheeler , an early settler in the area. As one of the few counties in the United States, the county boundaries have not changed since it was founded.

Two buildings 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%
1900	2443		-
1910	2484		1.7%
1920	2791		12.4%
1930	2799		0.3%
1940	2974		6.3%
1950	3313		11.4%
1960	2722		-17.8%
1970	1849		-32.1%
1980	1513		-18.2%
1990	1396		-7.7%
2000	1547		10.8%
2010	1441		-6.9%
1900-1990 2000 Wheeler County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

According to the 2000 census , Wheeler County had 1,547 people in 653 households and 444 families. The population density was 0.3 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 93.34 percent white, 0.06 percent African American, 0.84 percent Native American, 0.26 percent Asian, 0.06 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 3.49 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.94% were of mixed race. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 5.11 percent of the population.

Of the 653 households, 21.3 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 62.2 percent were married couples living together, 4.0 percent were single mothers, 31.9 percent were non-families, 27.4 percent were single households and 13.3 percent had people aged 65 years or over. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.76. People.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 22.7 percent of residents under the age of 18, 3.4 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 19.3 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, and 31.4 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 23.3 percent were 65 years of age or over. The mean age was 48 years. For every 100 females there were 102.2 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were statistically 97.0 men.

The median income for a household in the 28,750 USD , and the median income for a family was 34,048 USD. Males had a median income of $ 29,688 versus $ 22,361 for females. The per capita income was $ 15,884. 15.6 percent of the population and 12.7 percent of families are below the poverty line. Of these, 22.2 percent were children or adolescents under 18 years of age and 4.2 percent were people over 65 years of age.

Cities

• fossil
• Mitchell
• spray

See also

• List of cities in Oregon

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Wheeler County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . Retrieved February 22, 2011
2. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed July 18, 2018.
3. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
4. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
5. ^ Wheeler County, Oregon , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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

• Wheeler County Official Website

Coordinates: 44 ° 44 ′  N , 120 ° 1 ′  W