Bay City, Oregon

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Population in July 2008: 1,145. Population change since 2000: -0.3%

Males: 555	(48.5%)
Females: 590	(51.5%)

Median resident age:	42.7 years
Oregon median age:	36.3 years

Zip codes: 97107.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $42,068 (it was $33,375 in 2000)

Bay City:	$42,068
Oregon:	$48,730

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $23,094

Bay City:	$23,094
Oregon:	$25,501

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $196,200 (it was $107,000 in 2000)

Bay City:	$196,200
Oregon:	$257,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $219,433; Detached houses: $235,008; Townhouses or other attached units: $257,296; In 2-unit structures: $191,015; Mobile homes: $86,369
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Races in Bay City:

White Non-Hispanic (93.0%)
American Indian (3.4%)
Hispanic (3.1%)
Two or more races (2.3%)
Other race (0.9%)

2008 cost of living index in Bay City: 92.2 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (22.8%), English (16.5%), Irish (10.8%), United States (7.3%), Norwegian (4.4%), Scotch-Irish (4.4%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Elevation: 18 feet

Land area: 1.27 square miles.

Population density: 900 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Bay City

High school or higher: 85.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.8%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
Unemployed: 6.5%
Mean travel time to work: 16.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bay City city

Never married: 15.3%
Now married: 63.0%
Separated: 1.0%
Widowed: 11.9%
Divorced: 8.8%

38 residents are foreign born (2.6% Latin America, 0.6% Europe).

This city:	3.3%
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:

Bay City:	0.8% ($871)
Oregon:	1.2% ($1,687)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Hillsboro, OR (45.6 miles , pop. 70,186).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Portland, OR (60.3 miles , pop. 529,121).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (842.9 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Garibaldi, OR (1.7 miles ), Cape Meares, OR (1.9 miles) , Tillamook, OR (2.3 miles ), Oceanside, OR (2.4 miles ), Netarts, OR (2.6 miles ), Rockaway Beach, OR (2.6 miles ), Wheeler, OR (3.4 miles ), Nehalem, OR (3.7 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 4 buildings, average cost: $88,200
1997: 5 buildings, average cost: $85,900
1998: 12 buildings, average cost: $106,400
1999: 7 buildings, average cost: $102,100
2000: 3 buildings, average cost: $112,500
2001: 6 buildings, average cost: $115,100
2002: 1 building, cost: $87,400
2003: 3 buildings, average cost: $228,000
2004: 6 buildings, average cost: $117,700
2005: 8 buildings, average cost: $115,300
2006: 9 buildings, average cost: $134,500
2007: 16 buildings, average cost: $169,100
2008: 6 buildings, average cost: $171,300

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Latitude: 45.52 N, Longitude: 123.88 W

Area code: 503

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Population change in the 1990s: +118 (+11.4%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (18%)
Wood products (14%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Food (9%)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (5%)
Public administration (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Food (15%)
Accommodation and food services (11%)
Educational services (9%)
Health care (6%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Wood products (5%)
Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (10%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
Construction laborers (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Top executives (4%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Woodworkers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Waiters and waitresses (5%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Cashiers (4%)

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Bay City-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Oregon state average. It is 48% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/25/1993 at 13:34:35, a magnitude 5.7 (5.5 MB, 5.4 MS, 5.6 MW, 5.7 ML, Depth: 12.8 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 72.2 miles away from Bay City center
On 7/12/2004 at 16:45:00, a magnitude 4.9 (4.9 MB, 4.1 MS, 4.9 MW, 4.8 MW, Depth: 18.0 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 87.7 miles away from the city center
On 8/19/2004 at 06:06:03, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.5 MS, 4.7 MW, 4.6 MW, Depth: 17.3 mi) earthquake occurred 62.7 miles away from the city center
On 4/4/1992 at 22:29:40, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MB, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 91.2 miles away from Bay City center
On 4/24/2003 at 19:26:30, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 MD, Depth: 10.9 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 55.6 miles away from the city center
On 8/3/2006 at 08:39:18, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 MD, Depth: 7.2 mi) earthquake occurred 64.7 miles away from Bay City center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Bay City:

TILLAMOOK COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; TILLAMOOK, OR)
PROVIDENCE SEASIDE HOSPITAL (about 29 miles; SEASIDE, OR)
WILLAMETTE VALLEY MEDICAL CTR (about 40 miles; MCMINNVILLE, OR)

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Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bay City:

GEORGE FOX UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; NEWBERG, OR; Full-time enrollment: 2,032)
UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND (about 56 miles; PORTLAND, OR; FT enrollment: 2,683)
WESTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; MONMOUTH, OR; FT enrollment: 4,209)
PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; PORTLAND, OR; FT enrollment: 13,255)
LEWIS AND CLARK COLLEGE (about 58 miles; PORTLAND, OR; FT enrollment: 2,795)
CHEMEKETA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 60 miles; SALEM, OR; FT enrollment: 5,253)
CLARK COLLEGE (about 60 miles; VANCOUVER, WA; FT enrollment: 5,106)

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Creeks: Patterson Creek (A), Jacoby Creek (B), Larson Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Bay City include: Al Griffin Memorial Park (1), Bay City Forest Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Drinking water stations with addresses in Bay City and their reported violations in the past:

KILCHIS REGIONAL WATER DIST (Population served: 1170, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

OCCT Installation/Demonstration - Between JAN-1998 and JAN-2001, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/penalty) issued (MAY-26-1998), St Compliance achieved (JAN-29-2001)

OCCT Study Recommendation - Between JUL-1994 and JAN-2001, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/penalty) issued (MAY-26-1998), St Compliance achieved (2 times from JAN-29-2001 to JUL-01-2001)

Past monitoring violations:

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-2005 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule

CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-19-2002 and FEB-25-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (FEB-25-2003)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2001 and MAR-14-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAR-14-2002)

Average household size:

This city:	2.3 people
Oregon:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	68.2%
Whole state:	65.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	4.3%
Whole state:	6.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	12.4%
Whole state:	11.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	2.7%
Whole state:	5.0%

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Bay City compared to Oregon state average:

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Black race population percentage below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Educational Attainment

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2004 Presidential Election results in Tillamook County Oregon:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (73%) Wood (18%) Other fuel (5%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Religion statistics for Bay City

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Seventh-Day Adventist Church	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	United Methodist Church	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
Adherents	21.8%	12.2%	10.3%	9.3%	8.7%
Congregations	8.3%	5.6%	5.6%	8.3%	5.6%

Name	Church of the Nazarene	Episcopal Church	Assemblies of God	Friends (Quakers)	Other religions
Adherents	7.6%	6.8%	6.2%	3.2%	14.1%
Congregations	5.6%	5.6%	8.3%	5.6%	41.7%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration	1	$2,330	$27,960	0	$0
Other Government Administration	2	$8,302	$49,812	0	$0
Firefighters	0	$0		1	$1,000
Sewerage	2	$6,362	$38,172	0	$0
Water Supply	3	$8,580	$34,320	0	$0
Totals for Government	8	$25,574	$38,361	1	$1,000

Bay City government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $243,000
All Other: $31,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $20,000
Water Utilities: $19,000
Current Operations - Water Utilities: $222,000
Sewerage: $204,000

Financial Administration: $109,000

Regular Highways: $60,000

General - Other: $40,000

Fire Protection: $36,000

Parks & Recreation: $1,000
General - Interest on Debt: $48,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $2,000
General Support: $1,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $659,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $914,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $874,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $638,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $40,000
Water Utilities: $21,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $116,000
Interest Earnings: $53,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $200,000
Sewerage: $29,000

Financial Administration: $5,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,831,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $294,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $212,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $73,000
General Support: $26,000
Tax - Property: $203,000
Public Utilities: $35,000

NEC: $9,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $292,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $34,000

8.80% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($54,585 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.80%
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 Washington County, OR	0.86% ($73,727 average AGI)
from Multnomah County, OR	0.84% ($80,147)
from Clackamas County, OR	0.55% ($44,612)

8.09% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($37,040 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.09%
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 Washington County, OR	0.80% ($41,056 average AGI)
to Multnomah County, OR	0.77% ($45,941)
to Clackamas County, OR	0.37% ($27,667)

Strongest AM radio stations in Bay City:

KMBD (1590 AM; 5 kW; TILLAMOOK, OR; Owner: OREGON EAGLE, INC.)
KPOJ (620 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KXL (750 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
KPAM (860 AM; 50 kW; TROUTDALE, OR; Owner: PAMPLIN BROADCASTING-OREGON, INC.)
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.)
KKSN (1520 AM; 50 kW; OREGON CITY, OR; Owner: ENTERCOM PORTLAND LICENSE, LLC)
KKAD (1550 AM; 50 kW; VANCOUVER, WA; Owner: PAMPLIN BROADCASTING-WASHINGTON, INC)
KAST (1370 AM; 10 kW; ASTORIA, OR; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
KPNW (1120 AM; 50 kW; EUGENE, OR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KDUN (1030 AM; 50 kW; REEDSPORT, OR; Owner: PAMPLIN BROADCASTING-OREGON, INC.)
KIRO (710 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
KTTH (770 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Bay City:

KDEP (105.5 FM; DEPOE BAY, OR; Owner: ALEXANDRA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KTIL-FM (94.1 FM; TILLAMOOK, OR; Owner: OREGON EAGLE, INC.)
K228DT (93.5 FM; HAPPY HOLLOW, OR; Owner: OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING)
K289AC (105.7 FM; NEDONNA BEACH, OR; Owner: OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING)
K216DH (91.1 FM; CATHLAMET, WA; Owner: TILLICUM FOUNDATION)
KCBZ (94.9 FM; CANNON BEACH, OR; Owner: ENTERCOM PORTLAND LICENSE, LLC)
K211BM (90.1 FM; TILLAMOOK, OR; Owner: TILLICUM FOUNDATION/KMUN)
K273AI (102.5 FM; ARIEL, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
KINK (101.9 FM; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
KKCW (103.3 FM; BEAVERTON, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KSND (95.1 FM; LINCOLN CITY, OR; Owner: RADIO BEAM, LLC)
KPDQ-FM (93.7 FM; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF OREGON, INC.)
KOPB-FM (91.5 FM; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING)
KKRZ (100.3 FM; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KRVO (105.9 FM; VANCOUVER, WA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
K225AI (92.9 FM; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
K214DP (90.7 FM; TILLAMOOK, OR; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
K205CY (88.9 FM; TILLAMOOK, OR; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)

Bay City fatal accident list:
Mar 25, 2003 03:50 AM, Us-101 (Odot 9), Vehicles: 2, Persons: 6, Fatalities: 1
Jul 22, 1999 07:05 AM, Us-101 (Odot 9), Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 5 meters (16ft)
Total costs: $927,000
Total average daily traffic: 8,000
Total average daily truck traffic: 720
Total future (year 2026) average daily traffic: 11,700

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 28 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Bay City)

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