Turner, Oregon

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Coordinates: 44°50′45″N, 122°57′10″W
Turner, Oregon
Nickname: "The Good Neighbor Town"
Location in Oregon
County	Marion County
Incorporated	1905
Mayor	Carly Strauss
Area
- City	4.1 km² (1.6 sq mi)
- Land	4.0 km² (1.5 sq mi)
- Water	0.1 km² (0.04 sq mi)
Elevation	87.48 m (287 ft)
Population
- City (2000)	1,199
- Density	300.6/km² (778.0/sq mi)
Time zone	Pacific (UTC-8)
- Summer (DST)	Pacific (UTC-7)
Website: http://www.open.org/~turner

Turner is a city in Marion County, Oregon, United States. The population was 1,199 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Turner is located at 44°50′45″N, 122°57′10″W (44.845931, -122.952737)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.1 km² (1.6 mi²). 4.0 km² (1.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (1.27%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,199 people, 491 households, and 330 families residing in the city. The population density was 300.6/km² (778.0/mi²). There were 522 housing units at an average density of 130.9/km² (338.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 93.83% White, 0.08% African American, 1.67% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 2.00% from other races, and 2.17% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.34% of the population.

There were 491 households out of which 27.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.8% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.6% were non-families. 27.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 20.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the city the population was spread out with 23.8% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 22.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 92.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $36,250, and the median income for a family was $43,906. Males had a median income of $38,125 versus $23,636 for females. The per capita income for the city was $26,234. About 4.8% of families and 9.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.8% of those under age 18 and 7.3% of those age 65 or over.