Cove, Oregon

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Population in July 2008: 610. Population change since 2000: +2.7%

Males: 287	(47.1%)
Females: 323	(52.9%)

Median resident age:	41.6 years
Oregon median age:	36.3 years

Zip codes: 97824.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $48,581 (it was $38,542 in 2000)

Cove:	$48,581
Oregon:	$48,730

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $19,569

Cove:	$19,569
Oregon:	$25,501

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $203,718 (it was $111,100 in 2000)

Cove:	$203,718
Oregon:	$257,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $217,859; Detached houses: $219,711; Townhouses or other attached units: $293,944; In 2-unit structures: $120,976; Mobile homes: $104,821

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Races in Cove:

White Non-Hispanic (95.1%)
Hispanic (2.2%)
Other race (1.9%)
American Indian (1.9%)
Two or more races (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Cove: 88.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (29.1%), German (20.9%), Irish (9.8%), English (9.6%), Dutch (3.4%), French Canadian (2.2%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Incorporated in 1904

Elevation: 2800 feet

Land area: 0.81 square miles.

Population density: 753 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Cove

High school or higher: 86.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.8%
Unemployed: 6.2%
Mean travel time to work: 20.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Cove city

Never married: 16.1%
Now married: 66.1%
Separated: 0.9%
Widowed: 7.7%
Divorced: 9.3%

16 residents are foreign born (1.3% Latin America, 0.8% North America, 0.3% Asia).

This city:	2.7%
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:

Cove:	0.9% ($1,050)
Oregon:	1.2% ($1,687)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Kennewick, WA (90.3 miles , pop. 54,693).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Northwest Clackamas, OR (233.9 miles , pop. 224,220).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (776.1 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Union, OR (2.6 miles ), Island City, OR (3.4 miles ), Imbler, OR (3.7 miles ), La Grande, OR (3.7 miles ), Summerville, OR (4.0 miles) , Elgin, OR (4.4 miles ), North Powder, OR (4.4 miles ), Lostine, OR (4.8 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 2 buildings, average cost: $126,900
1997: 5 buildings, average cost: $105,600
1998: 2 buildings, average cost: $101,900
1999: 3 buildings, average cost: $90,600
2000: 4 buildings, average cost: $119,500
2001: 1 building, cost: $97,500
2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $131,100
2003: 1 building, cost: $142,400
2004: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 45.30 N, Longitude: 117.81 W

Area code: 541

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Population change in the 1990s: +81 (+15.8%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (18%)
Construction (16%)
Educational services (9%)
Public administration (8%)
Transportation equipment (7%)
Rail transportation (5%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (29%)
Health care (20%)
Social assistance (6%)
Private households (5%)
Transportation equipment (4%)
U. S. Postal service (4%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Agricultural workers including supervisors (10%)
Electricians (8%)
Farmers and farm managers (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (12%)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (10%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)

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Average climate in Cove, Oregon

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Cove-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Oregon state average. It is 54% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/28/1991 at 01:08:58, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.0 ML, 4.3 MD, Depth: 5.9 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 53.8 miles away from Cove center
On 7/14/1992 at 20:01:51, a magnitude 4.1 (3.8 ML, 4.1 MD, Depth: 7.2 mi) earthquake occurred 53.8 miles away from the city center
On 10/27/1994 at 03:35:53, a magnitude 4.0 (3.6 ML, 4.0 ML, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 51.8 miles away from the city center
On 8/7/1992 at 17:23:17, a magnitude 3.9 (3.7 ML, 3.9 MD, Depth: 0.4 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 94.5 miles away from Cove center
On 7/20/1998 at 01:48:46, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 ML, 3.5 ML, Depth: 6.7 mi) earthquake occurred 51.1 miles away from the city center
On 10/4/2002 at 00:56:04, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 94.7 miles away from Cove center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Cove:

GRANDE RONDE HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; LA GRANDE, OR)
WALLOWA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 32 miles; ENTERPRISE, OR)
ST ELIZABETH HEALTH SERVICES, INC (about 38 miles; BAKER CITY, OR)

Political contributions by individuals in Cove, OR

Airports located in Cove:

Cove Side Ranch Port Airport (Runways: 1)
Minam Lodge Airport (Runways: 1)

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Amtrak station near Cove:

14 miles: LA GRANDE (2106 COVE AVE.) - Bus Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, full-service food facilities, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cove:

EASTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY (about 14 miles; LA GRANDE, OR; Full-time enrollment: 2,192)
WALLA WALLA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 50 miles; WALLA WALLA, WA; FT enrollment: 2,812)
LEWIS-CLARK STATE COLLEGE (about 86 miles; LEWISTON, ID; FT enrollment: 2,213)
COLUMBIA BASIN COLLEGE (about 94 miles; PASCO, WA; FT enrollment: 3,529)
WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 107 miles; PULLMAN, WA; FT enrollment: 18,110)
UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO (about 120 miles; MOSCOW, ID; FT enrollment: 9,823)
BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 149 miles; BOISE, ID; FT enrollment: 12,033)

Public high school in Cove:

Cove School (Students: 252; Location: 803 Main St; Grades: K - 12)

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Streams, rivers, and creeks: Hulick Branch (A), Bobington Branch (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

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

COVE, CITY OF (Population served: 594, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2005, Contaminant: Coliform

Failure to Filter (SWTR) - Between MAR-02-2004 and APR-07-2005. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/penalty) issued (MAR-02-2004), St Public Notif received (MAR-05-2004), St Compliance achieved (APR-07-2005)

Past monitoring violations:

One routine major monitoring violation

4 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:

This city:	2.6 people
Oregon:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	76.6%
Whole state:	65.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	2.2%
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: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	12.9%
Whole state:	11.6%

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

This city:	4.7%
Whole state:	5.0%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Cove, OR

Cove compared to Oregon state average:

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

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Cove mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Union County Oregon:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (33%) Wood (26%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (23%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13%) Utility gas (5%)

Religion statistics for Cove

Adherents

Name	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Catholic Church	Conservative Baptist Association of America	Church of the Nazarene	United Methodist Church
Adherents	20.7%	20.3%	7.1%	5.3%	5.2%
Congregations	13.3%	8.9%	6.7%	4.4%	11.1%

Name	Seventh-Day Adventist Church	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Presbyterian Church (USA)	International Church of the Foursquare Gospel	Other religions
Adherents	4.7%	4.2%	4.2%	4.0%	24.2%
Congregations	6.7%	2.2%	2.2%	2.2%	42.2%

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
Other Government Administration	0	$0		1	$2,780
Streets and Highways	1	$3,904	$46,848	0	$0
Totals for Government	1	$3,904	$46,848	1	$2,780

7.16% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,959 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.16%
Oregon average:	8.89%

0.15% of residents moved from foreign countries ($159 average AGI)
Union County: 0.15%
Oregon average: 0.11%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Baker County, OR	0.52% ($28,022 average AGI)
from Umatilla County, OR	0.50% ($26,114)
from Multnomah County, OR	0.33% ($28,897)

8.20% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,107 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.20%
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 Umatilla County, OR	0.66% ($31,475 average AGI)
to Ada County, ID	0.45% ($23,100)
to Baker County, OR	0.45% ($25,975)

Strongest AM radio stations in Cove:

KWEI (1260 AM; 50 kW; WEISER, ID; Owner: TREASURE VALLEY BROADCASTING CO.)
KLBM (1450 AM; 1 kW; LA GRANDE, OR; Owner: GRANDE RADIO, INC)
KBOI (670 AM; 50 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KTBI (810 AM; daytime; 50 kW; EPHRATA, WA; Owner: TACOMA BROADCASTERS, INCORPORATED)
KQQQ (1150 AM; 25 kW; PULLMAN, WA; Owner: RADIO PALOUSE, INC.)
KGA (1510 AM; 50 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KUMA (1290 AM; 5 kW; PENDLETON, OR; Owner: ROUND-UP RADIO, INC.)
KPOJ (620 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KFLD (870 AM; 10 kW; PASCO, WA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KXL (750 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
KERR (750 AM; 50 kW; POLSON, MT; Owner: ANDERSON RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
KPAM (860 AM; 50 kW; TROUTDALE, OR; Owner: PAMPLIN BROADCASTING-OREGON, INC.)
KWVR (1340 AM; 1 kW; ENTERPRISE, OR; Owner: WALLOWA VALLEY RADIO BROADCASTING CORP.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Cove:

KUBQ (98.7 FM; LA GRANDE, OR; Owner: GRANDE RADIO, INC.)
KCMB (104.7 FM; BAKER, OR; Owner: OREGON TRAIL RADIO, INC.)
K208DB (89.5 FM; ENTERPRISE, ETC., OR; Owner: WALLOWA VALLEY TV ASSOCIATION, INC.)
K234AD (94.7 FM; ENTERPRISE, OR; Owner: WALLOWA VALLEY TV ASSOCIATION, INC.)
KWRL (99.9 FM; LA GRANDE, OR; Owner: KSRV, INC.)
KZZM (101.9 FM; WESTON, OR; Owner: BUTTERFIELD BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
KUMA-FM (107.7 FM; PENDLETON, OR; Owner: ROUND-UP RADIO, INC.)
KNLT (95.7 FM; WALLA WALLA, WA; Owner: NEW NORTHWEST BROADCASTERS, LLC)
KWWS (89.7 FM; WALLA WALLA, WA; Owner: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY)
KRKL (93.3 FM; WALLA WALLA, WA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
KGTS (91.3 FM; COLLEGE PLACE, WA; Owner: WALLA WALLA COLLEGE)
KLRF (88.5 FM; MILTON-FREEWATER, OR; Owner: LIFETALK RADIO, INC.)
K210AV (89.9 FM; LA GRANDE, OR; Owner: OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING)
K243AA (96.5 FM; UNION, ETC., OR; Owner: GRANDE RONDE CHRISTIAN RADIO ASSOC.)

TV broadcast stations around Cove:

KTVR (Channel 13; LA GRANDE, OR; Owner: OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING)
K02PJ (Channel 2; LA GRANDE, OR; Owner: LA GRANDE 7TH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH)
K29EL (Channel 29; LA GRANDE, OR; Owner: BLUE MOUNTAIN TRANSLATOR DISTRICT)
K23DB (Channel 23; LaGRANDE, OR; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
K26FV (Channel 26; ELGIN, OR; Owner: BLUE MOUNTAIN TRANSLATOR DISTRICT)
K33FS (Channel 33; ELGIN, OR; Owner: BLUE MOUNTAIN TRANSLATOR DISTRICT)
K35GA (Channel 35; LA GRANDE, OR; Owner: BLUE MOUNTAIN TRANSLATOR DISTRICT)
K39FD (Channel 39; ELGIN, OR; Owner: BLUE MOUNTAIN TRANSLATOR DISTRICT)
K31GN (Channel 31; LA GRANDE, OR; Owner: BLUE MOUNTAIN TRANSLATOR DISTRICT)
K26FE (Channel 54; LA GRANDE, OR; Owner: BLUE MOUNTAIN TRANSLATOR DISTRICT)

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1

KTVR/Mt Fanny, Ktvr, Mt Fanny Transmit Site, Type: Tower, Structure height: 54.9 m, Call Sign: WQEG324
Assigned Frequencies : 7100.00 MHz
Grant Date: 01/18/2006, Expiration Date: 02/01/2015, Certifier: Jack Galmiche
Registrant: Schwartz, Woods & Miller, 1233 20th Street, Nw, Suite 610, The Lion Building, Washington, DC 20036-7322, Phone: (202) 833-1700, Fax: (202) 833-2351, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 6

Call Sign: N7BCW, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00697771
Grant Date: 06/09/2003, Expiration Date: 08/31/2013, Certifier: Charles R Rich
Registrant: Charles R Rich, 1100 Bryan St, Cove, OR 97824
Call Sign: N7EEI, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00265403
Grant Date: 01/08/1999, Expiration Date: 01/08/2009
Registrant: David W Coleman, 1307 Jasper St, Cove, OR 97824
Call Sign: KD7KAO, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00273882
Grant Date: 08/03/2000, Expiration Date: 08/03/2010, Certifier: Byron K Morris
Registrant: Byron K Morris, 69572 Lantz Ln, Cove, OR 97824
Call Sign: KE7UFC, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01402615
Grant Date: 05/23/2008, Expiration Date: 05/23/2018, Certifier: David F Jensen
Registrant: David F Jensen, Cove, OR 97824
Call Sign: KE7ZRY, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01462839
Grant Date: 01/29/2009, Expiration Date: 01/29/2019, Certifier: Robert D Nelson
Registrant: Robert D Nelson, 60765 Love Rd, Cove, OR 97824
Call Sign: KE7ZSK, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01462854
Grant Date: 01/29/2009, Expiration Date: 01/29/2019, Certifier: Teddi Montes-Botham
Registrant: Teddi Montes-Botham, Cove, OR 97824

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 15 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Cove)

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 13

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