Stanfield, Oregon
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| Stanfield, Oregon | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Umatilla |
| Incorporated | 1910 |
| Government | |
| - Mayor | Thomas J. McCann |
| Area | |
| - Total | 1.4 sq mi (3.7 km²) |
| - Land | 1.4 sq mi (3.7 km²) |
| - Water | 0 sq mi (0 km²) |
| Elevation | 592 ft (180.4 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 1,979 |
| - Density | 1,372.0/sq mi (530.6/km²) |
| Time zone | Pacific (UTC-8) |
| - Summer (DST) | Pacific (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 97875 |
| Area code(s) | 541 |
| FIPS code | 41-69900[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1136780[2] |
Stanfield is a city in Umatilla County, Oregon, United States. The population was 1,979 at the 2000 census.
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[edit] Geography
Stanfield is located at (45.780920, -119.217209)[3].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.7 km²), all of it land.
[edit] History
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Originally named Foster, Stanfield is named after Sen. Robert N. Stanfield who purchased the area for use as the headquarters of his extensive sheep and wool enterprises. Because of its proximity to the railroad, the site was used for shearing wool, holding sheep for shipping, and storing supplies for the operations in warehouses. (At one time, Sen. Stanfield and his brothers operated the largest sheep ranching operations in North America.)
With the development of an irrigation system serving the lands around Stanfield, Sen. Stanfield joined with a developer to subdivide the area and create the town of Stanfield, operating excursion trains to bring interested buyers to Stanfield to see the lots that were being offered for sale. Sen. Stanfield donated a number of parcels for public purposes, including the site of the high school.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 1,979 people, 661 households, and 497 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,372.0 people per square mile (530.6/km²). There were 714 housing units at an average density of 495.0/sq mi (191.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 68.12% White, 0.56% African American, 1.31% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.25% Pacific Islander, 25.82% from other races, and 3.64% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 31.03% of the population.
There were 661 households out of which 38.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.5% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.8% were non-families. 18.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.99 and the average family size was 3.40.
In the city the population was spread out with 32.1% under the age of 18, 10.7% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 9.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females there were 106.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $35,286, and the median income for a family was $38,145. Males had a median income of $28,578 versus $18,841 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,842. About 10.6% of families and 14.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.4% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] References
- ^ a b American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
[edit] External links
- Stanfield, Oregon is at coordinates Coordinates:
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