Warm Springs, Oregon

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Warm Springs is an unincorporated community in the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, in Oregon, United States. The community is named for the nearby Warm Springs River. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Warm Springs as a census-designated place. The census definition of the area may not precisely correspond to local understanding of the area with the same name. The population was 2,431 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 See also
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[edit] Geography

Warm Springs is located at 44°45′37″N, 121°16′6″W (44.760168, -121.268233)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 110.6 km² (42.7 mi²). 110.1 km² (42.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.5 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (0.44%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 2,431 people, 603 households, and 507 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 22.1/km² (57.2/mi²). There were 642 housing units at an average density of 5.8/km² (15.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 2.47% White, 0.08% African American, 93.46% Native American, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 1.11% from other races, and 2.80% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.50% of the population.

There were 603 households out of which 50.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.3% were married couples living together, 34.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.9% were non-families. 11.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.02 and the average family size was 4.19.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 41.1% under the age of 18, 10.7% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 15.4% from 45 to 64, and 4.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 24 years. For every 100 females there were 104.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.5 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $29,886, and the median income for a family was $28,300. Males had a median income of $27,083 versus $20,897 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $8,583. About 28.2% of families and 32.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 37.9% of those under age 18 and 15.9% of those age 65 or over.