Echo, Oregon

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Coordinates: 45°44′28″N, 119°11′41″W
Echo, Oregon
Location in Oregon
County	Umatilla County
Incorporated	1904
Mayor	Richard Winter
Area
- City	1.6 km² (0.6 sq mi)
- Land	1.6 km² (0.6 sq mi)
- Water	0 km² (0 sq mi)
Elevation	193.55 m (635 ft)
Population
- City (2000)	650
- Density	418.3/km² (1,019.3/sq mi)
Time zone	Pacific (UTC-8)
- Summer (DST)	Pacific (UTC-7)
Website: http://www.echo-oregon.com

Echo is a city in Umatilla County, Oregon, United States. The population was 650 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Points of interest
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Echo is located at 45°44′28″N, 119°11′41″W (45.741196, -119.194632)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.6 km² (0.6 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 650 people, 240 households, and 168 families residing in the city. The population density was 418.3/km² (1,091.3/mi²). There were 252 housing units at an average density of 162.2/km² (423.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 89.38% White, 0.15% African American, 0.46% Native American, 0.31% Asian, 6.92% from other races, and 2.77% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.15% of the population.

There were 240 households out of which 36.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.7% were married couples living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.0% were non-families. 22.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.18.

In the city the population was spread out with 29.1% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 99.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $34,464, and the median income for a family was $35,833. Males had a median income of $31,125 versus $20,250 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,879. About 8.9% of families and 15.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.2% of those under age 18 and 11.8% of those age 65 or over.