Long Creek, Oregon

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Population in July 2007: 188. Population change since 2000: -15.4%

Males: 92	(49.1%)
Females: 96	(50.9%)

Median resident age:	39.3 years
Oregon median age:	36.3 years

Zip codes: 97856.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $39,390 (it was $31,250 in 2000)

Long Creek:	$39,390
Oregon:	$48,730

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $98,650 (it was $53,800 in 2000)

Long Creek:	$98,650
Oregon:	$257,300

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $100,420; Detached houses: $94,802; Mobile homes: $63,750

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Races in Long Creek:

White Non-Hispanic (95.6%)
American Indian (3.5%)
Two or more races (3.1%)

2008 cost of living index in Long Creek: 79.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (18.4%), German (15.4%), English (12.7%), French (6.1%), Irish (5.3%), Polish (5.3%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Elevation: 3772 feet

Land area: 1.02 square miles.

Population density: 184 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Long Creek

High school or higher: 88.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 7.7%
Unemployed: 19.3%
Mean travel time to work: 24.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Long Creek city

Never married: 18.6%
Now married: 58.1%
Separated: 2.9%
Widowed: 8.7%
Divorced: 11.6%

0 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.0%
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:

Long Creek:	1.2% ($642)
Oregon:	1.2% ($1,687)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Kennewick, WA (103.1 miles , pop. 54,693).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Northwest Clackamas, OR (178.1 miles , pop. 224,220).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (736.1 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Monument, OR (4.1 miles) , Mount Vernon, OR (4.5 miles ), John Day, OR (4.7 miles ), Canyon City, OR (4.9 miles ), Prairie City, OR (5.1 miles ), Dayville, OR (5.2 miles) , Greenhorn, OR (5.5 miles) , Ukiah, OR (5.5 miles ).

Latitude: 44.71 N, Longitude: 119.10 W

Area code: 541

Long Creek household income distribution

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Population change in the 1990s: -21 (-8.4%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (34%)
Educational services (21%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (18%)
Truck transportation (8%)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (8%)
Transportation equipment (5%)
Utilities (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (31%)
Food and beverage stores (17%)
Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (10%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Nonmetallic mineral products (7%)
U. S. Postal service (7%)
Personal and laundry services (7%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (24%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (13%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (8%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
Secondary school teachers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (21%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (10%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (10%)
Cashiers (10%)
Financial managers (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Secondary school teachers (7%)

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Average climate in Long Creek, Oregon

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Hospitals/medical centers near Long Creek:

BLUE MOUNTAIN HOSPITAL DISTRICT (about 23 miles; JOHN DAY, OR)
PIONEER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 49 miles; HEPPNER, OR)
GRANDE RONDE HOSPITAL (about 66 miles; LA GRANDE, OR)

Political contributions by individuals in Long Creek, OR

Airports located in Long Creek:

Miranda's Skyranch Airport (Runways: 1)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Long Creek:

EASTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY (about 66 miles; LA GRANDE, OR; Full-time enrollment: 2,192)
WALLA WALLA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 102 miles; WALLA WALLA, WA; FT enrollment: 2,812)
CENTRAL OREGON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 114 miles; BEND, OR; FT enrollment: 2,274)
COLUMBIA BASIN COLLEGE (about 119 miles; PASCO, WA; FT enrollment: 3,529)
YAKIMA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 151 miles; YAKIMA, WA; FT enrollment: 2,906)
LEWIS-CLARK STATE COLLEGE (about 155 miles; LEWISTON, ID; FT enrollment: 2,213)
WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 163 miles; PULLMAN, WA; FT enrollment: 18,110)

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Hotel: Long Creek Lodge Motel (171 West Main Street).

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

LONG CREEK, CITY OF (Population served: 160, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

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

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

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

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAR-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (APR-12-2005)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAY-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-01-2000)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (DEC-31-1999), St Compliance achieved (NOV-01-2000)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-01-2000)

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In APR-2005, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)

CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-19-2002 and MAR-20-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAR-20-2003)

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In DEC-1999, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-01-2000)

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In NOV-1996, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)

3 routine major monitoring violations

3 minor monitoring violations

One regular monitoring violation

Average household size:

This city:	2.4 people
Oregon:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	63.5%
Whole state:	65.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	5.2%
Whole state:	6.3%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	17.2%
Whole state:	11.6%

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

This city:	7.9%
Whole state:	5.0%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Long Creek, OR

Long Creek compared to Oregon state average:

Median house value below state average.
Unemployed percentage significantly above state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly 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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Long Creek mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Grant County Oregon:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (40%) Wood (36%) Electricity (19%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)

Religon statistics for Long Creek

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Church of the Nazarene	Conservative Baptist Association of America	Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Adherents	34.4%	17.0%	12.0%	7.6%	7.2%
Congregations	16.0%	8.0%	4.0%	8.0%	12.0%

Name	Assemblies of God	United Methodist Church	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Episcopal Church	Other religions
Adherents	4.6%	4.3%	3.5%	2.5%	6.7%
Congregations	8.0%	8.0%	4.0%	4.0%	28.0%

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	$680
Solid Waste Management	0	$0		1	$450
Water Supply	0	$0		1	$790
Totals for Government	0	$0		3	$1,920

Long Creek government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $24,000
Solid Waste Management: $19,000
Current Operations - Solid Waste Management: $19,000
Water Utilities: $18,000

Financial Administration: $14,000

Sewerage: $12,000

Regular Highways: $12,000

Fire Protection: $4,000

Parks & Recreation: $1,000
General - Interest on Debt: $0
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $256,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $247,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $9,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $16,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $498,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $21,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $43,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $30,000
General Support: $11,000
Tax - Property: $31,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $22,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $15,000

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 Long Creek:

KWEI (1260 AM; 50 kW; WEISER, ID; Owner: TREASURE VALLEY BROADCASTING CO.)
KBOI (670 AM; 50 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
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.)
KTBI (810 AM; daytime; 50 kW; EPHRATA, WA; Owner: TACOMA BROADCASTERS, INCORPORATED)
KJDY (1400 AM; 1 kW; JOHN DAY, OR; Owner: BLUE MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KOTK (1080 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - PORTLAND RADIO, L.L.C.)
KEX (1190 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KIRO (710 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
KPNW (1120 AM; 50 kW; EUGENE, OR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KKSN (1520 AM; 50 kW; OREGON CITY, OR; Owner: ENTERCOM PORTLAND LICENSE, LLC)
KTTH (770 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Long Creek:

KJDY-FM (94.5 FM; CANYON CITY, OR; Owner: BLUE MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Long Creek:

K04AE (Channel 4; LONG CREEK, OR; Owner: F.L.C.R. COMMUNITY TV)
K06AB (Channel 6; LONG CREEK, OR; Owner: F.L.C.R. COMMUNITY TV)
K09AE (Channel 9; LONG CREEK, OR; Owner: F.L.C.R. COMMUNITY TV)
K11AH (Channel 11; LONG CREEK, OR; Owner: F.L.C.R. COMMUNITY TV)

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1

LONG CREEK, 420 W Main, Overall height: 9.8 m, Call Sign: WHE435
Assigned Frequencies : 6034.15 MHz
Grant Date: 01/17/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011
Registrant: Phone: (360) 905-6839

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1

Call Sign: KD7LVO, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00325003
Grant Date: 02/13/2001, Expiration Date: 02/13/2011, Certifier: Norman L Smotony
Registrant: Norman L Smotony, Long Creek, OR 97856

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 5

Aircraft: MAULE M-4-220C (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 108 mph), Engine: FRANKLIN 6V 350 SERIES (235 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 40307 , Serial Number: 2082C, Year manufactured: 1971
Registrant (Individual): Don E Curtis, C/O Bentley Ranches, Long Creek, OR 97856
Aircraft: ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II (Rotorcraft, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER (300 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 44LN , Serial Number: 10848, Year manufactured: 2005, Airworthiness Date: 08/08/2005
Registrant (Corporation): Lima November LLC, 56053 Hwy 402, Long Creek, OR 97856
Aircraft: PIPER PA-44-180T (Fixed wing multi engine, Category: Land, Engines: 2, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING T0-360 SER (210 HP) (Turbo-prop)
N-Number: 8360V , Serial Number: 44-8107058, Year manufactured: 1981, Airworthiness Date: 03/29/2001
Registrant (Co-Owned): Everett L Shilts, Po Box 172, Long Creek, OR 97856, Other Owners: Delois C Shilts
Aircraft: BEECH C90A (Fixed wing multi engine, Category: Land, Engines: 2, Seats: 9, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: P&W PT6A SER (750 HP) (Turbo-prop)
N-Number: 902DB , Serial Number: LJ1202, Year manufactured: 1989, Airworthiness Date: 09/30/1996
Registrant (Corporation): Ii Delta Bravo LLC, 56053 Hwy 402, Long Creek, OR 97856
Aircraft: BEECH C90A (Fixed wing multi engine, Category: Land, Engines: 2, Seats: 9, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: P&W PT6A SER (750 HP) (Turbo-prop)
N-Number: 417VN , Serial Number: LJ1202, Year manufactured: 1989, Airworthiness Date: 09/30/1996
Registrant (Corporation): Ii Delta Bravo LLC, 56053 Hwy 402, Long Creek, OR 97856

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