Jewell, Oregon

Back to Jewell, OR housing info, Clatsop County, Oregon, OR smaller cities, OR small cities, All Cities. We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Clatsop County Population in July 2007: 994. Males: 518   (52.2%) Females: 476   (47.8%) Median resident age:   44.4 years Oregon median age:   36.3 years Estimated median household income in 2007: $48,014 (it was $38,092 in 2000) Jewell:   $48,014 Oregon:   $48,730 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $28,097 Jewell:   $28,097 Oregon:   $25,501 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $220,221 (it was $120,100 in 2000) Jewell:   $220,221 Oregon:   $257,300 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $262,212; Detached houses: $304,692; Townhouses or other attached units: $347,388; Mobile homes: $108,550 Jewell, OR residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Races in Jewell: White Non-Hispanic (95.4%) Two or more races (3.0%) Hispanic (1.2%) Other race (0.5%) 2008 cost of living index in Jewell: 88.0 (less than average, U.S. average is 100) Current Local Time: PST time zone Elevation: 680 feet Land area: 299.8 square miles. Population density: 3.3 people per square mile   (very low).

Jewell-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Oregon state average. It is 104% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 2/28/2001 at 18:54:32, a magnitude 6.8 (6.5 MB, 6.6 MS, 6.8 MW, Depth: 32.2 mi, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 95.1 miles away from Jewell center, causing $2,000,000,000 total damage and $305,000,000 insured losses
On 7/3/1999 at 01:43:54, a magnitude 5.8 (5.4 MB, 5.5 MS, 5.8 MW, 5.3 ME, Depth: 25.2 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 82.2 miles away from the city center
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) earthquake occurred 75.4 miles away from the city center
On 2/14/1981 at 06:09:27, a magnitude 5.5 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.5 ML) earthquake occurred 81.6 miles away from Jewell center
On 6/10/2001 at 13:19:11, a magnitude 5.0 (4.8 MB, 5.0 MD, Depth: 25.3 mi) earthquake occurred 88.2 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, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 92.2 miles away from Jewell center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), energy magnitude (ME), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

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Notable locations in Jewell: Camp McGregor (A), Camp Olson (B), Vesper (C), Vesper School (D), Jewell Junction (E), Pope Corner (F), Buster Camp (G), Sterling Forest Station (H), Sunset Safety Rest Area (I), Doctor Rankins Place (J), Tideport (K). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Jewell Cemetery (1), Sunny Hill Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Lost Lake (A), Bloom Lake (B), Spruce Run Lake (C), Fishhawk Lake (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Rivers and creeks: Klines Creek (A), Military Creek (B), Moores Creek (C), Kale Creek (D), Nelson Creek (E), North Fork Rock Creek (F), Northrup Creek (G), Olson Creek (H), Osweg Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Jewell include: David Douglas County Park (1), Jewell Meadows State Wildlife Management Area (2), Nehalem County Park (3), Saddle Mountain State Park (4), Sunset Highway State Park (5), Howard Rierson Spruce Run County Park (6), Fishhawk Falls - Lee Wooden County Park (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.4 people
Oregon:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	49.7%
Whole state:	65.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	7.9%
Whole state:	6.3%

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

• Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
• Gay men: 0.5% of all households

This place:	9.4%
Whole state:	11.6%

This place:	5.7%
Whole state:	5.0%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Jewell, OR

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8.71% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,037 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.71%
Oregon average:	8.89%

0.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($181 average AGI)

Clatsop County:	0.08%
Oregon average:	0.11%

from Multnomah County, OR	0.78% ($38,526 average AGI)
from Washington County, OR	0.62% ($48,688)
from Columbia County, OR	0.30% ($32,216)

8.09% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,212 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.

to Multnomah County, OR	0.78% ($30,333 average AGI)
to Washington County, OR	0.61% ($32,197)
to Clackamas County, OR	0.40% ($40,204)

• Fish & Wildlife Hdqtrs Jewell Meadows Recreation Area, Structure height: 7 m, Call Sign: WPAF800, Licensee ID: L00458641
  Assigned Frequencies : 0.53000 MHz
  Grant Date: 06/20/2002, Expiration Date: 08/06/2012
  Registrant: State Of Oregon, 79878 Highway 202, Seaside, OR 97138, Phone: (503) 755-2264, Fax: (503) 755-0706, Email:
• Jewell Meadows 1.5 Mi Nw, Call Sign: KFK329
  Assigned Frequencies : 151.190 MHz, 151.220 MHz, 151.460 MHz, 151.490 MHz
  Grant Date: 06/24/2005, Expiration Date: 08/23/2015
  Registrant: Oregon Dept Of Forestry, 2600 State St, Salem, OR 97310, Phone: (503) 945-7326, Fax: (503) 945-7320

• JEWELL, Hwy 202, Overall height: 53 m, Call Sign: WPJE774
  Assigned Frequencies : 10715.0 MHz
  Grant Date: 01/17/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011
  Registrant: Phone: (360) 905-6839

• Fire: 1