Glendale, Oregon
Encyclopedia
Glendale is a city in Douglas County
, Oregon
, United States
. The population was 855 at the 2000 census.
", because of an economy based on logging
. After the arrival of the railroad in 1881, the town was named "Julia" in honor of the wife of Sol Abraham, a prominent local citizen and platter of the town site. After a dispute between Abraham and a railroad agent, the town was renamed Glendale in August of 1883.
A major fire in the early-mid 1900s destroyed much of the town, which was rebuilt. There are very few buildings still standing that are more than a century old. The business district was destroyed again by a fire on July 11, 1928. The Presbyterian church on Main Street is one of the few buildings left from before the fire.
, the city has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1 km²), all of it land.
of 2000, there were 855 people, 311 households, and 224 families residing in the city. The population density
was 2,138.4 people per square mile (825.3/km2). There were 355 housing units at an average density of 887.9 per square mile (342.7/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 89.82% White, 2.92% Native American, 1.05% Asian, 0.12% Pacific Islander, 2.34% from other races
, and 3.74% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.54% of the population.
There were 311 households out of which 40.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.8% were married couples
living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.7% were non-families. 23.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.23.
In the city the population was spread out with 35.6% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 8.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 97.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.8 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $27,625, and the median income for a family was $30,278. Males had a median income of $34,167 versus $17,143 for females. The per capita income
for the city was $13,067. About 19.4% of families and 22.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.6% of those under age 18 and 15.2% of those age 65 or over.
Douglas County, Oregon
-National protected areas:* Crater Lake National Park * Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest * Siuslaw National Forest * Umpqua National Forest * Willamette National Forest -Adjacent counties:* Lane County, Oregon -...
, Oregon
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The population was 855 at the 2000 census.
History
Glendale started out as a small settlement called "StumptownStumptown
Stumptown is a name or nickname that has been applied to several places in the United States :*Guerneville, California is the site of an ancient coast redwood forest, much of which was logged for the rebuilding of San Francisco after the 1906 earthquake and fire...
", because of an economy based on logging
Logging
Logging is the cutting, skidding, on-site processing, and loading of trees or logs onto trucks.In forestry, the term logging is sometimes used in a narrow sense concerning the logistics of moving wood from the stump to somewhere outside the forest, usually a sawmill or a lumber yard...
. After the arrival of the railroad in 1881, the town was named "Julia" in honor of the wife of Sol Abraham, a prominent local citizen and platter of the town site. After a dispute between Abraham and a railroad agent, the town was renamed Glendale in August of 1883.
A major fire in the early-mid 1900s destroyed much of the town, which was rebuilt. There are very few buildings still standing that are more than a century old. The business district was destroyed again by a fire on July 11, 1928. The Presbyterian church on Main Street is one of the few buildings left from before the fire.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2000, there were 855 people, 311 households, and 224 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 2,138.4 people per square mile (825.3/km2). There were 355 housing units at an average density of 887.9 per square mile (342.7/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 89.82% White, 2.92% Native American, 1.05% Asian, 0.12% Pacific Islander, 2.34% from other races
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 3.74% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.54% of the population.
There were 311 households out of which 40.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.8% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.7% were non-families. 23.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.23.
In the city the population was spread out with 35.6% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 8.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 97.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.8 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $27,625, and the median income for a family was $30,278. Males had a median income of $34,167 versus $17,143 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the city was $13,067. About 19.4% of families and 22.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.6% of those under age 18 and 15.2% of those age 65 or over.
External links
- Entry for Glendale in the Oregon Blue BookOregon Blue BookThe Oregon Blue Book is the official directory and fact book for the U.S. state of Oregon copyrighted by the Oregon Secretary of State and published by the Office of the Secretary's Archives Division. As Governor Ted Kulongoski notes in his introduction for the 2005–2006 edition, it "provides...