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Ferry County

Population in July 2007: 1,160.
Males: 604  (52.1%)
Females: 556  (47.9%)

Median resident age:  44.8 years
Washington median age:  35.3 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $45,555 (it was $36,141 in 2000)
Orient-Sherman:  $45,555
Washington:  $55,591

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $23,537
Orient-Sherman:  $23,537
Washington:  $29,027

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $188,096 (it was $103,700 in 2000)
Orient-Sherman:  $188,096
Washington:  $300,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $222,238; Detached houses: $239,936; Townhouses or other attached units: $174,830; In 2-unit structures: $262,096; Mobile homes: $81,777; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000

Orient-Sherman, WA residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Orient-Sherman:

  • White Non-Hispanic (91.8%)
  • Other race (3.5%)
  • Hispanic (2.7%)
  • Two or more races (1.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Orient-Sherman: 84.6 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Elevation: 35 feet

Land area: 470.1 square miles.

Population density: 2.5 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Orient-Sherman

  • High school or higher: 81.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.5%
  • Unemployed: 13.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 31.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Orient-Sherman CCD

  • Never married: 13.2%
  • Now married: 69.9%
  • Separated: 0.6%
  • Widowed: 3.6%
  • Divorced: 13.2%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:  1.8%
Washington:  10.4%

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

Orient-Sherman:  0.9% ($976)
Washington:  1.2% ($1,915)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Spokane, WA (81.7 miles , pop. 195,629).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: East Seattle, WA (193.8 miles , pop. 480,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (1010.7 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Marcus, WA (3.3 miles) , Kettle Falls, WA (3.5 miles ), Curlew, WA (4.4 miles ), Republic, WA (4.5 miles ), Colville, WA (4.6 miles ), Inchelium, WA (5.2 miles ), Northport, WA (5.3 miles ), Columbia, WA (5.6 miles ).

Latitude: 48.70 N, Longitude: 118.29 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 509

Orient-Sherman household income distribution Orient-Sherman home values distribution

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (17%)
  • Wood products (16%)
  • Public administration (15%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Machinery (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Public administration (16%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Food and beverage stores (11%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (7%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Life and physical scientists (7%)
  • Woodworkers (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
  • Cashiers (9%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)



Orient-Sherman-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Washington state average. It is 84% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/24/1997 at 14:23:12, a magnitude 4.6 (3.9 MB, 4.6 MD, Depth: 4.9 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 76.3 miles away from Orient-Sherman center
On 11/11/2001 at 16:00:29, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 MD, Depth: 2.9 mi) earthquake occurred 81.1 miles away from the city center
On 6/25/2001 at 14:15:23, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 MD, 3.5 ML, Depth: 6.8 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 81.1 miles away from the city center
On 6/24/1997 at 14:36:02, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 MD, Depth: 2.5 mi) earthquake occurred 76.7 miles away from Orient-Sherman center
On 4/15/1991 at 05:31:13, a magnitude 3.6 (3.0 MB, 3.6 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 87.1 miles away from the city center
On 12/26/2003 at 10:07:45, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 MD, Depth: 0.2 mi) earthquake occurred 61.4 miles away from Orient-Sherman center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML)

Hospitals/medical centers near Orient-Sherman:
  • FERRY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; REPUBLIC, WA)
  • MOUNT CARMEL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; COLVILLE, WA)
  • ST JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL OF CHEWELAH (about 40 miles; CHEWELAH, WA)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Orient-Sherman:
  • SPOKANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 82 miles; SPOKANE, WA; Full-time enrollment: 5,564)
  • SPOKANE FALLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 83 miles; SPOKANE, WA; FT enrollment: 6,284)
  • GONZAGA UNIVERSITY (about 83 miles; SPOKANE, WA; FT enrollment: 3,860)
  • EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 91 miles; CHENEY, WA; FT enrollment: 7,852)
  • NORTH IDAHO COLLEGE (about 97 miles; COEUR D'ALENE, ID; FT enrollment: 2,988)
  • WENATCHEE VALLEY COLLEGE (about 129 miles; WENATCHEE, WA; FT enrollment: 2,074)
  • WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 133 miles; PULLMAN, WA; FT enrollment: 18,110)

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Notable locations in Orient-Sherman: White Mountain Lookout (A), Orient Work Center (B), Orient Ranger Station (C), Lake Ellen Campground (D), Hughes (E), Bangs Mountain Vista (F), Jackknife Mountain Lookout (G), Trout Lake Campground (H), Canyon Creek Campground (I), Summit Guard Station (J), Stahley Lookout (K), Staehly Ranch (L), Matneys Spurs (M), South Huckleberry Mountain Lookout (N), Snowshoe Camp (O), Sherman Creek Campground (P), Davis Lake Campground (Q), Deer Creek Summit Campground (R), Kettle River Campground (S), Growden Guard Station (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes: Mud Lake (A), Trout Lake (B), Lilly Lake (C), Renner Lake (D), Sherman Lake (E), Emerald Lake (F), Ellen, Lake (G), Davis Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Hunter Creek (A), South Fork Little Boulder Creek (B), Onion Creek (C), Hodgson Creek (D), Laddie Creek (E), Pass Creek (F), Hart Creek (G), Katy Creek (H), Snow Cap Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Orient-Sherman: Sherman Creek State Wildlife Recreation Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.5 people
Washington:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  67.2%
Whole state:  66.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  4.6%
Whole state:  6.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  9.4%
Whole state:  10.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  5.0%
Whole state:  4.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Orient-Sherman, WA



Orient-Sherman compared to Washington state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School






Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Wood (55%)
  • Electricity (26%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (12%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
  • Other fuel (2%)
  • Utility gas (1%)


Religion statistics for Orient-Sherman

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchSeventh-Day Adventist ChurchChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsChurch of the NazareneOther religions
Adherents39.4%16.2%16.2%8.6%19.7%
Congregations28.6%14.3%7.1%7.1%42.9%
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.


9.78% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,829 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.78%
Washington average:  7.86%

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 Spokane County, WA  1.25% ($30,519 average AGI)
from Stevens County, WA  1.16% ($30,200)
from Okanogan County, WA  0.65% ($23,000)


9.61% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,198 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.61%
Washington average:  7.07%

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 Spokane County, WA  1.63% ($19,457 average AGI)
to Stevens County, WA  1.21% ($32,692)
to King County, WA  0.70% ($20,200)


Strongest AM radio stations in Orient-Sherman:
  • KTBI (810 AM; daytime; 50 kW; EPHRATA, WA; Owner: TACOMA BROADCASTERS, INCORPORATED)
  • KGA (1510 AM; 50 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KXLY (920 AM; 20 kW; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: SPOKANE RADIO, INC.)
  • KOMW (680 AM; daytime; 5 kW; OMAK, WA; Owner: NORTH CASCADES BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KMJY (700 AM; 10 kW; NEWPORT, WA; Owner: JAMES E. AND HELEN G. STARGEL)
  • KCVL (1240 AM; 1 kW; COLVILLE, WA; Owner: NORTH COUNTRY BROADCASTING)
  • KERR (750 AM; 50 kW; POLSON, MT; Owner: ANDERSON RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KIRO (710 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KIXI (880 AM; 50 kW; MERCER ISLAND/SEATTL, WA; Owner: BELLEVUE RADIO, INC.)
  • KTTH (770 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KGNW (820 AM; 50 kW; BURIEN-SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
  • KOFI (1180 AM; 50 kW; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: KOFI, INC.)
  • KOMO (1000 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - SEATTLE RADIO, L.L.C.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Orient-Sherman:
  • KMJY-FM (104.5 FM; NEWPORT, WA; Owner: ALC COMMUNICATIONS)
  • K219DQ (90.5 FM; OMAK, WA; Owner: WALLA WALLA COLLEGE)
  • KQWS (90.1 FM; OMAK, WA; Owner: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • KXLY-FM (99.9 FM; SPOKANE, WA; Owner: SPOKANE RADIO, INC.)
  • K270AE (101.9 FM; REPUBLIC, WA; Owner: FERRY COUNTY ACTION LEAGUE, INC.)
  • KCRK-FM (92.1 FM; COLVILLE, WA; Owner: NORTH COUNTRY BROADCASTING)

TV broadcast stations around Orient-Sherman:
  • K59BW (Channel 59; BONNERS FERRY, ID; Owner: STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION (IEPBS))
  • K08HY (Channel 8; MARCUS-EVANS, ETC., WA; Owner: BISBEE MOUNTAIN TRANSLATOR ASSN.)
  • K10GJ (Channel 10; MARCUS-EVANS, ETC., WA; Owner: BISBEE MOUNTAIN TRANSLATOR ASSN.)
  • K13IQ (Channel 13; MARCUS-EVANS, ETC., WA; Owner: BISBEE MOUNTAIN TRANSLATOR ASSN.)


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