North Powder, OR

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North Powder, Oregon

North Powder, Oregon, in Union county, is 100 miles SE of Kennewick, Washington (center to center) and 234 miles E of Portland, Oregon. There are 489 residents in the city.

The People and Families of North Powder

In North Powder, about 61% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, North Powder had a median family income of $27,188.

Political Inclinations

More campaign money flowed to the Republican party than to competing parties.

North Powder Housing

As of 2000, the share of housing units in North Powder that were owner-occupied was 74%.

Commuting

In North Powder, 70% of commuters drive to work.

Category	Value
Near Medium City	100 miles SE of Kennewick, Washington (center to center)
Nearest Large City	234 miles E of Portland, Oregon
County	Union
Standard Zip Codes	97867
Phone Area Codes	541
Time Zone	Pacific (-8 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	45.029
Longitude	-117.918

Station	UNION EXPERIMENT STN
Distance	12 miles
Jan Temp	23 to 38 F
Apr Temp	34 to 59 F
Jul Temp	49 to 84 F
Oct Temp	33 to 63 F
Annual Precip	14.4 inches

Station	BAKER
Distance	14.4 miles
Jan Temp	17 to 34 F
Apr Temp	31 to 59 F
Jul Temp	48 to 85 F
Oct Temp	30 to 63 F
Annual Precip	10.6 inches

Station	LA GRANDE
Distance	21.2 miles
Jan Temp	23 to 37 F
Apr Temp	35 to 58 F
Jul Temp	53 to 85 F
Oct Temp	35 to 63 F
Annual Precip	17.4 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	489	100%
Male	241	49.3%
Female	248	50.7%
Under 18	148	30.3%
18+	341	69.7%
65+	80	16.4%
Median Age	38.6
Average Family Size	3.11
White	471	96.3%
African-American	3	0.6%
Asian	2	0.4%
American Indian & Alaskan	3	0.6%
Other	0	0%
Mixed Race	9	1.8%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	15	3.1%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	485
Growth	-4
Growth %	-0.79%

Ancestry	Percent
German	22.1%
US/American	19.9%
Irish	12%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	10.7%
Scottish	7.1%
English	5.7%
Danish	5.2%
Czechoslovakian	3.8%
Scotch-Irish	3.6%
French (except Basque)	3%
Austrian	1.4%
Portuguese	1.1%
Swedish	1.1%
Yugoslavian	0.8%
Dutch	0.8%
Italian	0.5%
French Canadian	0.5%
Polish	0.5%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
North Powder	489	$27,188
Baker City	9,860	$34,790
Cove	594	$42,344
Haines	426	$26,500
Island City	916	$49,327
La Grande	12,327	$40,508
Union	1,926	$34,286

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