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Population (year 2000): 1,153. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,164 (+1.0% change)
 

Males: 553  (48.0%)
Females: 600  (52.0%)

Curry County

Median resident age:  50.5 years
Oregon median age:  36.3 years

Zip codes: 97465.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $22,600 (it was $23,289 in 2000)
Port Orford  $22,600
Oregon:  $42,944

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $109,900 (it was $92,400 in 2000)
Port Orford  $109,900
Oregon:  $201,200

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Races in Port Orford:

  • White Non-Hispanic (93.2%)
  • Hispanic (2.6%)
  • American Indian (2.2%)
  • Two or more races (1.8%)
  • Other race (0.9%)

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Ancestries: German (24.6%), English (16.6%), Irish (15.0%), United States (9.8%), Italian (5.3%), Scottish (5.2%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Elevation: 160 feet

Land area: 1.60 square miles.

Population density: 733 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Port Orford

  • High school or higher: 85.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 9.3%
  • Unemployed: 7.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 17.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Port Orford city

  • Never married: 15.1%
  • Now married: 54.9%
  • Separated: 2.1%
  • Widowed: 11.1%
  • Divorced: 16.8%

36 residents are foreign born (1.5% Europe, 1.0% North America, 0.4% Latin America).

This city:  3.1%
Oregon:  8.5%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this city in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Port Orford:  0.9% ($861)
Oregon:  1.1% ($1,687)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Medford, OR (116.1 miles , pop. 63,154).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Northwest Clackamas, OR (224.0 miles , pop. 224,220).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (732.1 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Gold Beach, OR (24.7 miles ), Bandon, OR (26.2 miles ), Powers, OR (30.6 miles ), Agness, OR (32.4 miles) , Myrtle Point, OR (32.9 miles ), Coquille, OR (36.6 miles ), Barview, OR (43.3 miles ), Bunker Hill, OR (46.1 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 8 buildings, average cost: $126,600
  • 1997: 1 building, cost: $121,000
  • 1998: 10 buildings, average cost: $70,900
  • 1999: 3 buildings, average cost: $207,900
  • 2000: 2 buildings, average cost: $157,500
  • 2001: 3 buildings, average cost: $147,000
  • 2002: 3 buildings, average cost: $198,000
  • 2003: 6 buildings, average cost: $194,000
  • 2004: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 42.75 N, Longitude: 124.50 W


Area code: 541

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Population change in the 1990s: +142 (+14.0%).



Most common industries for males:
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (17%)
  • Construction (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Accommodation and food services (16%)
  • Health care (13%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Food and beverage stores (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Social assistance (5%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (12%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Art and design workers (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Waiters and waitresses (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)


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Hospitals/medical centers near Port Orford:
  • CURRY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; GOLD BEACH, OR)
  • SOUTHERN COOS GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; BANDON, OR)
  • COQUILLE VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 38 miles; COQUILLE, OR)

Political contributions by individuals in Port Orford, OR

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Port Orford:
  • NORTH BEND MUNI (about 50 miles; NORTH BEND, OR; ID: OTH)
  • JACK MC NAMARA FIELD (about 70 miles; CRESCENT CITY, CA; ID: CEC)
  • ROGUE VALLEY INTERNATIONAL - MEDFORD (about 116 miles; MEDFORD, OR; ID: MFR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Port Orford:
  • CAPE BLANCO STATE (about 8 miles; DENMARK, OR; ID: 5S6)
  • BANDON STATE (about 24 miles; BANDON, OR; ID: S05)
  • GOLD BEACH MUNI (about 25 miles; GOLD BEACH, OR; ID: 4S1)

Local government website: PORTORFORD.ORG

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Port Orford:
  • ROGUE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 83 miles; GRANTS PASS, OR; Full-time enrollment: 2,289)
  • LANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 129 miles; EUGENE, OR; FT enrollment: 5,853)
  • UNIVERSITY OF OREGON (about 134 miles; EUGENE, OR; FT enrollment: 16,239)
  • SOUTHERN OREGON UNIVERSITY (about 137 miles; ASHLAND, OR; FT enrollment: 4,424)
  • COLLEGE OF THE REDWOODS (about 137 miles; EUREKA, CA; FT enrollment: 4,071)
  • OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 151 miles; CORVALLIS, OR; FT enrollment: 15,404)
  • HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 156 miles; ARCATA, CA; FT enrollment: 6,800)
Public high school in Port Orford:
Public elementary/middle schools in Port Orford:
Library in Port Orford:
  • PORT ORFORD PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $73,430; Location: 555 W. 20TH STREET; 19,939 books; 1,275 audio materials; 752 video materials; 51 serial subscriptions)

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Cemeteries: Buffington Memorial Park (1), Tichenor Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Mill Creek (A), Gold Run Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Port Orford Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attractions: Port Orford Lifeboat Station Museum (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 92331 Coast Grd Hill Road), Art Image (Art Museums; 351 Sixth St), Chamber of Commerce - Port Orford (502 Battlerock City Park), Port Orford Visitor's Center (502 Deady), Cape Blanco Lighthouse-Greeting Center (Tours & Charters; 91100 Cape Blanco Road).

Hotels: Castaway by the Sea (545 5th), Arizona Beach Lodge (37015 Arizona Ranch Road), Port Orford Inn (1035 Oregon), Shoreline Motel (206 6th Street), Battle Rock Motel (Highway 101 South), Sea Crest Motel (44 Highway 101).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Port Orford and their reported violations in the past:

OPRD CAPE BLANCO STATE PARK (Population served: 260, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 6 regular monitoring violations
OPRD HUMBUG MTN CAMP-O/N (Population served: 200, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In JUN-1998. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/penalty) issued (DEC-20-1993)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In SEP-2000. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/penalty) issued (DEC-20-1993), St Compliance achieved (AUG-02-2001)
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In AUG-2000. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/penalty) issued (DEC-20-1993), St Compliance achieved (AUG-02-2001)
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In NOV-1998
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In JUN-1998. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/penalty) issued (DEC-20-1993)
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • 5 regular monitoring violations
SEA CREST MOTEL (Population served: 38, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In JUL-2001
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In JUN-1997
  • 4 routine major monitoring violations
  • One minor monitoring violation
  • One regular monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Port Orford that have no violations reported:
  • OPRD HUMBUG MTN SP-DAY (Population served: 150, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This city:  2.0 people
Oregon:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  54.6%
Whole state:  65.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  6.7%
Whole state:  6.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  17.8%
Whole state:  11.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  5.9%
Whole state:  5.0%

Port Orford compared to Oregon state average:

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  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Port Orford (2007 data):
  • Sterling Savings Bank: Port Orford Branch at 716 North Highway 101, branch established on 1952-09-05. Info updated 2006-12-19: Bank assets: $9,550.3 mil, Deposits: $6,518.2 mil, headquarters in Spokane, WA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 175 total offices, Holding Company: Sterling Financial Corporation



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2004 Presidential Election results in Curry County Oregon:


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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Police Protection - Officers 1$2,960$35,5200$0
Other Government Administration 1$3,090$37,0803$2,190
Firefighters 0$0 1$556
Sewerage 1$2,610$31,3200$0
Financial Administration 0$0 1$1,022
Parks and Recreation 0$0 1$1,462
Water Supply 1$2,725$32,7000$0
Police - Other 1$2,080$24,9601$684
Totals for Government 5$13,465$32,3167$5,914



9.30% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($48,899 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.30%
Oregon average:  8.89%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Jackson County, OR  0.55% ($26,826 average AGI)
from Del Norte County, CA  0.51% ($38,857)
from Coos County, OR  0.45% ($28,568)


8.93% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,885 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.93%
Oregon average:  7.91%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Jackson County, OR  0.73% ($21,067 average AGI)
to Coos County, OR  0.70% ($41,483)
to Lane County, OR  0.48% ($39,050)


Strongest AM radio stations in Port Orford:
  • KDUN (1030 AM; 50 kW; REEDSPORT, OR; Owner: PAMPLIN BROADCASTING-OREGON, INC.)
  • KWRO (630 AM; 5 kW; COQUILLE, OR; Owner: COQUILLE RIVER BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • KGRV (700 AM; 25 kW; WINSTON, OR; Owner: PACIFIC CASCADE COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • KPNW (1120 AM; 50 kW; EUGENE, OR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KPOJ (620 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KXL (750 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
  • KAJO (1270 AM; 10 kW; GRANTS PASS, OR; Owner: GRANTS PASS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KAPL (1300 AM; 20 kW; PHOENIX, OR; Owner: APPLEGATE MEDIA, INC.)
  • KPAM (860 AM; 50 kW; TROUTDALE, OR; Owner: PAMPLIN BROADCASTING-OREGON, INC.)
  • KTMT (580 AM; 10 kW; ASHLAND, OR; Owner: MAPLETON COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • KEX (1190 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KOTK (1080 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - PORTLAND RADIO, L.L.C.)
  • KAGI (930 AM; 5 kW; GRANTS PASS, OR; Owner: SOUTHERN OREGON STATE COLLEGE)

Strongest FM radio stations in Port Orford:
  • K207BQ (89.3 FM; PORT ORFORD, OR; Owner: SOUTHERN OREGON UNIVERSITY)
  • K213BU (90.5 FM; PORT ORFORD, OR; Owner: SOUTHERN OREGON UNIVERSITY)
  • KBDN (96.5 FM; BANDON, OR; Owner: COQUILLE RIVER BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • KOOZ (94.1 FM; MYRTLE POINT, OR; Owner: JPR FOUNDATION INC.)
  • KGBR (92.7 FM; GOLD BEACH, OR; Owner: ST. MARIE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • K249BS (97.7 FM; GRANTS PASS, OR; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • K210DM (89.9 FM; COOS BAY, OR; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KURY-FM (95.3 FM; BROOKINGS, OR; Owner: KURY RADIO, INC.)
  • KACW (107.3 FM; NORTH BEND, OR; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Port Orford:
  • K61BU (Channel 61; PORT ORFORD, OR; Owner: OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING)
  • K08AK (Channel 8; PORT ORFORD, ETC., OR; Owner: CALIFORNIA OREGON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • K14GT (Channel 14; PORT ORFORD, OR; Owner: SODA MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING, INC.)

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