Jordan Valley, Oregon

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Population in July 2008: 228. Population change since 2000: -4.6%

Males: 106	(46.9%)
Females: 122	(53.1%)

Median resident age:	45.4 years
Oregon median age:	36.3 years

Zip codes: 97910.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $31,907 (it was $25,313 in 2000)

Jordan Valley:	$31,907
Oregon:	$48,730

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $17,879

Jordan Valley:	$17,879
Oregon:	$25,501

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $90,949 (it was $49,600 in 2000)

Jordan Valley:	$90,949
Oregon:	$257,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $112,549; Detached houses: $125,346; Mobile homes: $47,258; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $65,000

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Races in Jordan Valley:

White Non-Hispanic (92.9%)
Two or more races (3.8%)
Hispanic (2.1%)
American Indian (2.1%)
Other race (1.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Jordan Valley: 78.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (22.2%), Irish (17.2%), English (15.5%), Norwegian (5.0%), Dutch (4.2%), United States (2.9%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Elevation: 4389 feet

Land area: 2.08 square miles.

Population density: 109 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Jordan Valley

High school or higher: 87.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
Unemployed: 7.1%
Mean travel time to work: 15.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Jordan Valley city

Never married: 17.8%
Now married: 60.4%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 9.9%
Divorced: 11.9%

3 residents are foreign born

This city:	1.3%
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:

Jordan Valley:	1.3% ($620)
Oregon:	1.2% ($1,687)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Nampa, ID (48.2 miles , pop. 51,867).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Northwest Clackamas, OR (322.7 miles , pop. 224,220).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (619.0 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Murphy, ID (4.6 miles ), Melba, ID (6.2 miles ), Marsing, ID (6.4 miles ), Huston, ID (6.5 miles ), Homedale, ID (6.7 miles ), Kuna, ID (6.9 miles ), Orchard, ID (6.9 miles ), Nampa, ID (6.9 miles ).

Latitude: 42.98 N, Longitude: 117.06 W

Area code: 541

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Population change in the 1990s: -137 (-36.4%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Mining (23%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (18%)
Gasoline stations (18%)
Construction (7%)
Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (7%)
Computer and electronic products (5%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Food and beverage stores (28%)
Accommodation and food services (23%)
Educational services (14%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (7%)
Gasoline stations (5%)
U. S. Postal service (5%)
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other transportation workers (15%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (13%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (10%)
Engineers (8%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (5%)
Carpenters (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Cashiers (23%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (12%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (9%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (9%)
Financial managers (5%)
Special education teachers (5%)
Media and communication equipment workers (5%)

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Average climate in Jordan Valley, Oregon

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Jordan Valley-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Oregon state average. It is 98% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 2/4/1999 at 16:30:42, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 76.1 miles away from Jordan Valley center
On 11/4/2002 at 07:52:57, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 87.4 miles away from the city center
On 12/15/1993 at 08:29:53, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 77.6 miles away from the city center
On 1/23/2001 at 08:19:25, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 ML, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 89.0 miles away from Jordan Valley center
Magnitude types: local magnitude (ML)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Jordan Valley:

MERCY MEDICAL CENTER (about 49 miles; NAMPA, ID)
WEST VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER (about 49 miles; CALDWELL, ID)
IDAHO ELKS REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 59 miles; BOISE, ID)

Political contributions by individuals in Jordan Valley, OR

Airports located in Jordan Valley:

Skinner Ranch Airport (Runways: 1)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Jordan Valley:

BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; BOISE, ID; Full-time enrollment: 12,033)
COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN IDAHO (about 129 miles; TWIN FALLS, ID; FT enrollment: 3,433)
EASTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY (about 171 miles; LA GRANDE, OR; FT enrollment: 2,192)
UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA-RENO (about 214 miles; RENO, NV; FT enrollment: 10,375)
WALLA WALLA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 215 miles; WALLA WALLA, WA; FT enrollment: 2,812)
CENTRAL OREGON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 223 miles; BEND, OR; FT enrollment: 2,274)
LEWIS-CLARK STATE COLLEGE (about 237 miles; LEWISTON, ID; FT enrollment: 2,213)

Public high school in Jordan Valley:

Jordan Valley High School (Students: 44; Location: 501 Bassett; Grades: 7 - 12)

Public elementary/middle school in Jordan Valley:

Jordan Valley Elementary School (Students: 28; Location: 604 Oregon Ave; Grades: K - 6)

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Cemetery: Jordan Valley Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

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

Hotels: Basque Station Motel (801 Main Street), Madariaga Chevron (607 Main Street), Sahara Motel - Sahara Motel (609 Main Street), Sahara Motel (609 Main Street).

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

JORDAN VALLEY, CITY OF (Population served: 250, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Acute (TCR) - In NOV-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (NOV-22-2002)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (NOV-22-2002)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (DEC-20-2000)

MCL, Acute (TCR) - In JUN-1998, Contaminant: Coliform

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-1998, Contaminant: Coliform

Past monitoring violations:

6 routine major monitoring violations

4 minor monitoring violations

37 regular monitoring violations

ROME STATION (Population served: 60, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

13 routine major monitoring violations

3 regular monitoring violations

ODOT HD CROOKED CREEK RA (Population served: 25, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (OCT-19-2005)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2002 and SEP-2002, Contaminant: Coliform

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between NOV-2001 and DEC-2001, Contaminant: Coliform

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-1998 and SEP-1998, Contaminant: Coliform

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - Between NOV-2001 and DEC-2001, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - Between OCT-1998 and DEC-1998, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)

11 routine major monitoring violations

4 minor monitoring violations

7 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:

This city:	2.2 people
Oregon:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	60.6%
Whole state:	65.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	4.6%
Whole state:	6.3%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	20.5%
Whole state:	11.6%

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

This city:	4.8%
Whole state:	5.0%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Jordan Valley, OR

2 people in other group homes

Jordan Valley compared to Oregon state average:

Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Jordan Valley mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Malheur County Oregon:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (44%) Wood (30%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (17%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9%)

Religion statistics for Jordan Valley

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Church of the Nazarene	United Methodist Church	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
Adherents	44.2%	22.1%	5.0%	4.1%	3.3%
Congregations	12.1%	17.2%	6.9%	8.6%	5.2%

Name	Assemblies of God	Charismatic Churches Independent	Lutheran Church	Episcopal Church	Other religions
Adherents	2.6%	2.4%	2.1%	2.0%	12.2%
Congregations	8.6%	1.7%	1.7%	5.2%	32.8%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

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	0	$0		1	$941
Streets and Highways	0	$0		1	$506
Sewerage	0	$0		1	$1,235
Water Supply	0	$0		1	$1,235
Totals for Government	0	$0		4	$3,917

7.59% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,522 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.59%
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 Payette County, ID	1.34% ($27,584 average AGI)
from Ada County, ID	0.73% ($36,984)
from Canyon County, ID	0.73% ($24,984)

8.83% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,465 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.83%
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 Payette County, ID	1.64% ($40,350 average AGI)
to Canyon County, ID	1.31% ($31,170)
to Ada County, ID	0.83% ($29,254)

Strongest AM radio stations in Jordan Valley:

KBOI (670 AM; 50 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KBSU (730 AM; 15 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: IDAHO STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION)
KWEI (1260 AM; 50 kW; WEISER, ID; Owner: TREASURE VALLEY BROADCASTING CO.)
KIDO (580 AM; 5 kW; NAMPA, ID; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KBGN (1060 AM; daytime; 10 kW; CALDWELL, ID; Owner: NELSON M. AND KAREN E. WILSON)
KFXD (630 AM; 5 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KGEM (1140 AM; 10 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KTIK (1350 AM; 5 kW; NAMPA, ID; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KKIC (950 AM; 4 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: WESTERN PACIFIC, INC)
KKOH (780 AM; 50 kW; RENO, NV; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KALL (700 AM; 50 kW; NORTH SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KPOJ (620 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KSRV (1380 AM; 5 kW; ONTARIO, OR; Owner: HBG-RADIO ONTARIO LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Jordan Valley:

KARO (98.7 FM; NYSSA, OR; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
KJHY (101.9 FM; EMMETT, ID; Owner: CAPITAL WEST INC)
KIZN (92.3 FM; BOISE, ID; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KKGL (96.9 FM; NAMPA, ID; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KQFC (97.9 FM; BOISE, ID; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KZMG (93.1 FM; NEW PLYMOUTH, ID; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KBSX (91.5 FM; BOISE, ID; Owner: IDAHO STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION)
KBSU-FM (90.3 FM; BOISE, ID; Owner: IDAHO STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION)
KCIX (105.9 FM; GARDEN CITY, ID; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KRVB (94.9 FM; NAMPA, ID; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KXLT-FM (107.9 FM; EAGLE, ID; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KJOT (105.1 FM; BOISE, ID; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KTHI (107.1 FM; CALDWELL, ID; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KBXL (94.1 FM; CALDWELL, ID; Owner: KSPD, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Jordan Valley:

K09PB (Channel 9; JORDAN VALLEY, OR; Owner: JORDAN CREEK VIEWERS, INC.)
K11LS (Channel 11; JORDAN VALLEY, OR; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - IDAHO TV, L.L.C.)
K13MF (Channel 13; JORDAN VALLEY, OR; Owner: JORDAN CREEK VIEWERS, INC.)

Jordan Valley fatal accident list:
May 19, 1982 05:15 AM, Iowa, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2

South Mountain 22 Mi Sse, Call Sign: WNIP213
Assigned Frequencies : 159.330 MHz, 159.390 MHz
Grant Date: 01/25/2002, Expiration Date: 04/24/2012
Registrant: Reg 4 Fcca, 1104 1st Street, Steilacoom, WA 98388, Phone: (253) 831-3017
Pharmacy Hill 0.5 Mi Nw Of, Call Sign: KSJ306, Licensee ID: L00069492
Assigned Frequencies : 153.590 MHz
Grant Date: 12/14/2000, Expiration Date: 12/19/2010
Registrant: Idaho Power Company, Boise, ID 83707, Phone: (208) 383-2421

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2

Various Locations, Overall height: 6.1 m, Call Sign: WNTX820
Assigned Frequencies : 956.256 MHz, 956.256 MHz
Grant Date: 01/20/2000, Expiration Date: 01/30/2010
Registrant: Utc Spectrum Services, 200 North Glebe Rd. #1000, Arlington, VA 22203, Phone: (703) 558-2214, Fax: (703) 558-0523, Email:
PHARMACY HILL, .6 Mi Nw Of, Overall height: 10.4 m, Call Sign: WBB398
Assigned Frequencies : 2118.40 MHz, 2128.00 MHz
Grant Date: 04/13/1993, Expiration Date: 02/01/2001, Cancelation Date: 08/12/1999
Registrant: Oregon Idaho Utilities Inc, Caldwell, ID 83606

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 4

Call Sign: KC7GLR, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00906889
Grant Date: 08/17/2004, Expiration Date: 10/31/2014, Certifier: Kenneth F Matteri
Registrant: Kenneth F Matteri, 2149 Danner Rd, Jordan Valley, OR 97910
Call Sign: N0CFF, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00198212
Grant Date: 03/17/2003, Expiration Date: 06/15/2013
Registrant: Philip A Bourk Jr, Jordan Valley, OR 97910
Call Sign: KD7SDZ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00548088
Grant Date: 07/19/2002, Expiration Date: 07/19/2012, Cancelation Date: 09/06/2002, Certifier: Kenneth F Matteri
Registrant: Jordan Valley Oregon Radio Society, 2149 Danner Rd, Jordan Valley, OR 97910
Call Sign: K7JVO, Previous Call Sign: KD7SDZ, Licensee ID: L00548088
Grant Date: 09/06/2002, Expiration Date: 09/06/2012, Certifier: Kenneth F Atteri
Registrant: Jordan Valley Oregon Radio Society, 2149 Danner Rd, Jordan Valley, OR 97910

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 10 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Jordan Valley)

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