Willamina, Oregon

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Coordinates: 45°4′36″N, 123°29′6″W
Willamina, Oregon
Location in Oregon
County	Yamhill County/ Polk County
Incorporated	1903
Government
- Mayor	Rita Baller
Area
- City	2.3 km² (0.9 sq mi)
- Land	2.3 km² (0.9 sq mi)
- Water	0.04 km² (0.1 sq mi)
Elevation	68.6 m (225 ft)
Population (2006)
- City	1,885
- Density	827.9/km² (2,138.0/sq mi)
Time zone	Pacific (UTC-8)
- Summer (DST)	Pacific (UTC-7)

Willamina is a city in Yamhill County, Oregon, United States. The population was 1,844 at the 2000 census. The 2006 estimate is 1,885 residents.^[1]

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Climate
4 External links
5 References

[edit] Geography

Willamina is located at 45°4′36″N, 123°29′6″W (45.076805, -123.485061).^GR1

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.3 km² (0.9 mi²). 2.2 km² (0.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (2.25%) is water. The city lies near the intersection of Oregon Route 18, Oregon Route 18 Business, and Oregon Route 22 next to the South Yamhill River. It sits along Business 18 with Shipley and Sheridan to the east, and the Valley Junction to the west.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,844 people, 666 households, and 480 families residing in the city. The population density was 827.9/km² (2,138.0/mi²). There were 715 housing units at an average density of 321.0/km² (829.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 84.22% White, 0.16% African American, 9.82% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 1.84% from other races, and 3.74% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.42% of the population.

There were 666 households out of which 39.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.1% were married couples living together, 13.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.9% were non-families. 22.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.19.

In the city the population was spread out with 32.4% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 99.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $32,326, and the median income for a family was $37,250. Males had a median income of $30,082 versus $22,432 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,349. About 10.9% of families and 14.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.2% of those under age 18 and 7.7% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Climate

The overall climate of Willamina can be considered Mediterranean. This is characteristic of areas with wet and mild winters and warm and dry summers.

Willamina receives an average of 51.45" of precipitation per year based on the Western Regional Climate Center averages from 1971-2000. Willamina's highest annual precipitation was 84.33" in 1996 and the lowest was 32.28" in 1944. Willamina's wettest month was December of 1996 with 22.00". Willamina has had 20 months since 1935 in which no precipitation has fallen, the most recent being August of 2005.

On average Willamina receives 10.5" of snowfall annually. The highest seasonal snowfall was 73.6" in the winter of 1949-1950 and the lowest has been none on many occasions. Willamina's snowiest month was January 1950 with 68.6".

Temperature data is not collected at the Willamina weather station.