Irrigon, Oregon
Location in Oregon
Coordinates: 45°53′45″N 119°29′34″W / 45.89583, -119.49278
Country	United States
State	Oregon
County	Morrow
Incorporated	1957
Government
- Mayor	Chuck Neumann
Area
- Total	1.4 sq mi (3.6 km²)
- Land	1.2 sq mi (3.2 km²)
- Water	0.2 sq mi (0.4 km²)
Elevation	297 ft (90.5 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	1,702
- Density	1,376.5/sq mi (530.0/km²)
Time zone	Pacific (UTC-8)
- Summer (DST)	Pacific (UTC-7)
ZIP code	97844
Area code(s)	541
FIPS code	41-36500[1]
GNIS feature ID	1167710[2]

Irrigon is a city in Morrow County, Oregon, United States, on the Columbia River and U.S. Route 730. Irrigon was incorporated in 1957. The Umatilla Chemical Depot, and the Umatilla Chemical Agent Disposal Facility, is located four-miles south of the city, northeast of the intersection of I-84 and I-82. Three-miles west of Irrigon is the Irrigon Hatchery. The population was 1,702 at the 2000 census.

Economy

Irrigon is an agriculture and food processing based community. The largest employer is Western Alfalfa, Inc., a company that make prepared livestock feeds.

Geography

Irrigon is located at 45°53′45″N, 119°29′34″W (45.895884, -119.492681)^[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.6 km²), of which, 1.2 square miles (3.2 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.4 km²) of it (10.79%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 1,702 people, 565 households, and 441 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,376.5 people per square mile (530.0/km²). There were 609 housing units at an average density of 492.5/sq mi (189.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 72.91% White, 0.18% African American, 1.12% Native American, 0.41% Asian, 22.91% from other races, and 2.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 27.26% of the population.

There were 565 households out of which 40.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.0% were married couples living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.8% were non-families. 16.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.01 and the average family size was 3.33.

In the city the population was spread out with 32.5% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 21.0% from 45 to 64, and 9.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 96.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $35,799, and the median income for a family was $35,573. Males had a median income of $29,435 versus $21,953 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,600. About 12.9% of families and 13.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.1% of those under age 18 and 5.9% of those age 65 or over.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
2. ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
3. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

External links

• Irrigon profile @ the State of Oregon, Economic and Community Development Department
• Irrigon Hatchery @ the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
• Oregon Blue Book entry for Irrigon

• Irrigon, Oregon is at coordinates 45°53′45″N 119°29′34″W / 45.895884, -119.492681 (Irrigon, Oregon)Coordinates: 45°53′45″N 119°29′34″W / 45.895884, -119.492681 (Irrigon, Oregon)

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