ADAMS, OREGON

'Adams' is a city in Umatilla County, Oregon, United States, located about 13 miles northeast of Pendleton on Oregon Route 11. The population was 297 at the 2000 census.

Contents

History

Geography

Demographics

References

External links

History

Adams was named for a local homesteader, John F. Adams.^[1] Adams post office was established in 1883.

Geography

Adams is located at (45.767112, -118.563738).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.9 km² (0.3 mi²), all land.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 297 people, 106 households, and 80 families residing in the city. The population density was 337.3/km² (863.1/mi²). There were 118 housing units at an average density of 134.0/km² (342.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.96% White, 2.02% Native American, 0.67% Asian, 0.34% from other races, and 1.01% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.34% of the population.
There were 106 households out of which 31.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.1% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.6% were non-families. 22.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.5% 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 3.16.
In the city the population was spread out with 29.0% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 102.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $42,500, and the median income for a family was $45,556. Males had a median income of $33,750 versus $21,538 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,974. About 4.3% of families and 6.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.1% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those sixty five or over.

References

1. Oregon Geographic Names, , Lewis A., McArthur, Oregon Historical Society Press, 2003, ISBN 0-87595-277-1

External links

★ Adams information and history from Adams Public Library

★ Oregon Blue Book entry for Adams

★ Images of historic buildings in Adams from Adams Public Library