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Canyon City, OR map Population (year 2000): 669. Estimated population in July 2006: 587 (-12.3% change)
 

Males: 334  (49.9%)
Females: 335  (50.1%)

Grant County

Median resident age:  35.4 years
Oregon median age:  36.3 years

Zip codes: 97820.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $29,000 (it was $29,940 in 2000)
Canyon City  $29,000
Oregon:  $42,944

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $96,800 (it was $81,400 in 2000)
Canyon City  $96,800
Oregon:  $201,200

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Races in Canyon City:

  • White Non-Hispanic (89.2%)
  • American Indian (5.4%)
  • Hispanic (4.6%)
  • Two or more races (4.3%)
  • Other race (2.1%)

Ancestries: German (16.7%), English (15.5%), Irish (13.8%), United States (6.7%), French (4.5%), Swedish (4.5%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Elevation: 3198 feet

Land area: 1.39 square miles.

Population density: 429 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Canyon City

  • High school or higher: 85.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.5%
  • Unemployed: 9.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 12.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Canyon City town

  • Never married: 23.7%
  • Now married: 56.0%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 4.4%
  • Divorced: 15.2%

18 residents are foreign born (2.7% Latin America).

This town:  2.7%
Oregon:  8.5%

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

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

Canyon City:  1.3% ($1,042)
Oregon:  1.1% ($1,687)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Kennewick, WA (126.2 miles , pop. 54,693).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Northwest Clackamas, OR (261.6 miles , pop. 224,220).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (713.8 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: John Day, OR (1.9 miles ), Mount Vernon, OR (11.4 miles ), Prairie City, OR (17.1 miles ), Seneca, OR (17.7 miles ), Long Creek, OR (24.7 miles ), Greenhorn, OR (38.1 miles) , Dayville, OR (40.5 miles) , Monument, OR (44.0 miles) .

Latitude: 44.39 N, Longitude: 118.95 W


28 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
9 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Area code commonly used in this area: 541

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Population change in the 1990s: +20 (+3.1%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Wood products (18%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
  • Construction (12%)
  • Public administration (12%)
  • Utilities (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Public administration (17%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Health care (14%)
  • Social assistance (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Personal and laundry services (6%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Media and communication equipment workers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Child care workers (6%)
  • Business operations specialists (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)


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Hospitals/medical centers near Canyon City:
  • BLUE MOUNTAIN HOSPITAL DISTRICT (about 2 miles; JOHN DAY, OR)
  • HARNEY DISTRICT HOSPITAL (about 55 miles; BURNS, OR)
  • PIONEER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 78 miles; HEPPNER, OR)

Political contributions by individuals in Canyon City, OR

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Canyon City:
  • EASTERN OREGON REGIONAL AT PENDLETON (about 90 miles; PENDLETON, OR; ID: PDT)
  • WALLA WALLA REGIONAL (about 126 miles; WALLA WALLA, WA; ID: ALW)
  • TRI-CITIES (about 129 miles; PASCO, WA; ID: PSC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Canyon City:
  • GRANT CO RGNL/OGILVIE FIELD (about 1 miles; JOHN DAY, OR; ID: 5J0)
  • MONUMENT MUNICIPAL (about 44 miles; MONUMENT, OR; ID: 12S)
  • BURNS MUNI (about 56 miles; BURNS, OR; ID: BNO)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Canyon City:
  • EASTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY (about 88 miles; LA GRANDE, OR; Full-time enrollment: 2,192)
  • WALLA WALLA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 126 miles; WALLA WALLA, WA; FT enrollment: 2,812)
  • COLUMBIA BASIN COLLEGE (about 140 miles; PASCO, WA; FT enrollment: 3,529)
  • CENTRAL OREGON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 159 miles; BEND, OR; FT enrollment: 2,274)
  • YAKIMA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 191 miles; YAKIMA, WA; FT enrollment: 2,906)
  • WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 191 miles; PULLMAN, WA; FT enrollment: 18,110)
  • LEWIS-CLARK STATE COLLEGE (about 194 miles; LEWISTON, ID; FT enrollment: 2,213)
Public elementary/middle school in Canyon City:

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Notable location: Old Humbolt Diggings (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Canyon City Cemetery (1), Saint Andrews Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoir: Canyon City Reservoir (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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

Tourist attraction: Grant County Historical Museum (101 South Canyon City Boulevard).

Courts: Circuit Court - Extension Service-Oregon State University- Road Depart (323 South Humbolt Street), Circuit Court - Extension Service-Oregon State University- Planning Commis (200 South Canyon Boulevard), Grant County - Circuit Court- County Judge (Court House), Grant County - Circuit Court- District Attorney (Court House), Circuit Court - Emergency Management Coordinator (201 South Humbolt Street), Grant County - Extension Service-Oregon State University Agricultu- Circuit Court- County C (Court House), Circuit Court - Extension Service-Oregon State University- Surveyor (217 North Canyon City Boulevard).

 

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

CANYON CITY WATER DEPARTMENT (Population served: 640, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • Failure to Filter (SWTR) - Between APR-01-2001 and MAY-04-2004. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/penalty) issued (APR-10-2001), St Public Notif received (JAN-13-2003), St Compliance achieved (MAY-04-2004)
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
  • 6 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:
This town:  2.5 people
Oregon:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  70.4%
Whole state:  65.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  4.7%
Whole state:  6.3%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  7.8%
Whole state:  11.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  5.1%
Whole state:  5.0%

Canyon City compared to Oregon state average:
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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7.73% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($42,990 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.73%
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 Deschutes County, OR  0.75% ($38,474 average AGI)
from Malheur County, OR  0.48% ($31,500)
from Umatilla County, OR  0.40% ($38,900)


8.89% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,925 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.89%
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 Deschutes County, OR  0.67% ($34,588 average AGI)
to Union County, OR  0.55% ($28,714)
to Baker County, OR  0.51% ($22,308)


Strongest AM radio stations in Canyon City:
  • KJDY (1400 AM; 1 kW; JOHN DAY, OR; Owner: BLUE MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KWEI (1260 AM; 50 kW; WEISER, ID; Owner: TREASURE VALLEY BROADCASTING CO.)
  • KBOI (670 AM; 50 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KTBI (810 AM; daytime; 50 kW; EPHRATA, WA; Owner: TACOMA BROADCASTERS, INCORPORATED)
  • 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.)
  • KFLD (870 AM; 10 kW; PASCO, WA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KOTK (1080 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - PORTLAND RADIO, L.L.C.)
  • KIRO (710 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KEX (1190 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KTTH (770 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KGA (1510 AM; 50 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Canyon City:
  • KJDY-FM (94.5 FM; CANYON CITY, OR; Owner: BLUE MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • K218BA (91.5 FM; JOHN DAY, OR; Owner: OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING)
  • KGNR (91.9 FM; JOHN DAY, OR; Owner: LIFE BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Canyon City:
  • K02PK (Channel 2; JOHN DAY, OR; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • K26FQ (Channel 26; JOHN DAY, OR; Owner: OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING)

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