Arlington, Oregon

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Coordinates: 45°42′54″N 120°11′59″W / 45.715, -120.19972
Arlington, Oregon
Location in Oregon
Country	United States
State	Oregon
County	Gilliam
Incorporated	1885
Government
- Mayor	Jeff Bufton (acting)
Area
- Total	2.1 sq mi (5.4 km²)
- Land	2.1 sq mi (4.6 km²)
- Water	0.3 sq mi (1.8 km²)
Elevation	285 ft (86.87 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	524
- Density	295.2/sq mi (113.7/km²)
Time zone	Pacific (UTC-8)
- Summer (DST)	Pacific (UTC-7)
ZIP codes	97812, 97861
Area code(s)	541
FIPS code	41-02800^[1]
GNIS feature ID	1167692^[2]

Arlington is a city in Gilliam County, Oregon, United States. The account of how this city received its name varies: one tradition claims it was named after the lawyer Nathan Arlington Cornish; another tradition claims that the Southern inhabitants of this city had enough clout to rename the city after Arlington, Virginia, home of general Robert E. Lee. The population was 524 at the 2000 census.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 Economy
5 Transportation
6 References
7 External links

[edit] History

Originally named Alkali, Arlington came into existence as a place for shipping cattle down the Columbia River. It was incorporated as Arlington in 1885.

Following the completion of the John Day Dam, the original location of Arlington was moved south in 1963 to avoid the resulting inundation.

Arlington was the birthplace of musician Doc Severinsen, best known as the musical director for the American television program The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1967 - 1992).

In 2008, mayor Carmen Kontur-Gronquist caused a controversy when it was discovered that someone in her family had posted photos of her in lingerie on her personal MySpace page.^[3] The photos depict the mayor wearing a black bra and panties, while posed on one of the city's fire engines. Because of these photos and "...issues about water and the local golf course", she was removed from office in a recall election.^[4]

[edit] Geography

Arlington is located at 45°42′54″N, 120°11′59″W (45.715053, -120.199722)^[5].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.1 square miles (5.4 km²), of which, 1.8 square miles (4.6 km²) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.8 km²) of it (14.83%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

Park in Arlington, looking towards the Columbia River

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 524 people, 223 households, and 144 families residing in the city. The population density was 295.2 people per square mile (113.7/km²). There were 277 housing units at an average density of 156.0/sq mi (60.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.42% White, 1.72% Native American, 1.72% from other races, and 1.15% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.24% of the population.

There were 223 households out of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.8% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.4% were non-families. 30.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the city the population was spread out with 26.5% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 102.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $35,714, and the median income for a family was $45,875. Males had a median income of $34,250 versus $21,161 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,883. About 7.9% of families and 10.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.6% of those under age 18 and 9.7% of those age 65 or over.