Prairie City, Oregon
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Full-time law enforcement employees in 2009, including police officers: 1 (1 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here: | 1.13 |
Oregon average: | 1.78 |
Here: | 10.6% |
Oregon: | 4.6% |

- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (14.1%)
- Wood products (14.1%)
- Health care (13.6%)
- Educational services (11.0%)
- Accommodation & food services (7.6%)
- Public administration (6.2%)
- Food & beverage stores (3.3%)

- Wood products (26.1%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (17.9%)
- Construction (5.8%)
- Public administration (5.3%)
- Educational services (4.8%)
- Repair & maintenance (3.9%)
- Health care (3.4%)

- Health care (23.6%)
- Educational services (17.0%)
- Accommodation & food services (12.3%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (10.4%)
- Public administration (7.1%)
- Social assistance (5.2%)
- Food & beverage stores (4.7%)

- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5.0%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (4.3%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (4.1%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (3.8%)
- Woodworkers (3.8%)
- Life and physical scientists (3.8%)
- Food and beverage serving workers, except waiters and waitresses (3.6%)

- Other production occupations, including supervisors (8.2%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6.8%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6.8%)
- Woodworkers (6.8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (5.8%)
- Fishing, hunting, and forestry occupations (5.8%)
- Life and physical scientists (5.3%)

- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (6.6%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6.1%)
- Food and beverage serving workers, except waiters and waitresses (5.7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5.7%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (4.7%)
- Waiters and waitresses (4.2%)
- Health technologists and technicians (4.2%)
Average climate in Prairie City, Oregon
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
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Earthquake activity:
Prairie City-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Oregon state average. It is 358% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 10/3/1915 at 06:52:48, a magnitude 7.6 (7.6 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 280.7 miles away from Prairie City center
On 10/28/1983 at 14:06:06, a magnitude 7.3 (6.2 MB, 7.3 MS, 7.0 MW) earthquake occurred 244.5 miles away from Prairie City center, causing 2 deaths (2 shaking deaths) and 3 injuries, causing $15,000,000 total damage
On 8/18/1959 at 06:37:13, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK) earthquake occurred 397.2 miles away from the city center, causing $26,000,000 total damage
On 4/13/1949 at 19:55:42, a magnitude 7.0 (7.0 UK) earthquake occurred 265.6 miles away from the city center, causing $80,000,000 total damage
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 260.7 miles away from Prairie City center, causing $2,000,000,000 total damage and $305,000,000 insured losses
On 1/31/1922 at 13:17:28, a magnitude 7.6 (7.6 UK) earthquake occurred 434.6 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Grant County (6) is smaller than the US average (13).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 3
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Drought: 1, Fire: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers in Prairie City:
Airports located in Prairie City:
- Hi Country No 2 Airport (97OR) (Runways: 1)
- Oxbow Ranch Airport (OR17) (Runways: 1)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Prairie City:
- Eastern Oregon University (about 67 miles; La Grande, OR; Full-time enrollment: 3,127)
- Treasure Valley Community College (about 92 miles; Ontario, OR; FT enrollment: 2,055)
- Walla Walla Community College (about 114 miles; Walla Walla, WA; FT enrollment: 4,263)
- Northwest Nazarene University (about 124 miles; Nampa, ID; FT enrollment: 2,290)
- College of Western Idaho (about 125 miles; Nampa, ID; FT enrollment: 6,300)
- Columbia Basin College (about 126 miles; Pasco, WA; FT enrollment: 5,111)
- Central Oregon Community College (about 134 miles; Bend, OR; FT enrollment: 5,217)
Public high school in Prairie City:
- PRAIRIE CITY SCHOOL (Students: 163, Location: 740 OVERHOLT ST, Grades: KG-12)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Prairie City: Prairie City Depot (A), Prairie City Ranger Station (B), Prairie City Fire Department (C), Prairie City Town Hall (D), DeWitt Museum (E), Prairie City Public Works Department Office (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Prairie City Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Reservoir: Prairie City Reservoir (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creek: Dixie Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Prairie City: Depot Park Recreation Site (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attraction: Dewitt Museum (Depot Park).
This city: | 2.2 people |
Oregon: | 2.5 people |
This city: | 63.9% |
Whole state: | 63.4% |
This city: | 5.7% |
Whole state: | 8.0% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
46 people in nursing homes in 2000
7 people in other group homes in 2000
Banks with branches in Prairie City (2011 data):
- Bank of Eastern Oregon: Prairie City Branch at 178 N.W. Front Street, branch established on 1936/01/02. Info updated 2010/09/16: Bank assets: $260.3 mil, Deposits: $230.5 mil, headquarters in Heppner, OR, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 12 total offices, Holding Company: Beo Bancorp
Here: | 9.6 |
Oregon average: | 11.2 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Prairie City, OR (based on Grant County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Evangelical Protestant | 634 | 15 |
Other | 473 | 3 |
Catholic | 405 | 4 |
Mainline Protestant | 327 | 6 |
None | 5,606 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Grant County: | 4.35 / 10,000 pop. |
Oregon: | 2.03 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 1.45 / 10,000 pop. |
Oregon: | 2.01 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 5.80 / 10,000 pop. |
Oregon: | 1.69 / 10,000 pop. |
Grant County: | 13.05 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 9.93 / 10,000 pop. |
Grant County: | 9.7% |
Oregon: | 7.4% |
Here: | 27.0% |
State: | 25.6% |
This county: | 13.7% |
State: | 14.2% |
Health and Nutrition:
Prairie City: | 44.8% |
State: | 48.7% |
Prairie City: | 40.7% |
Oregon: | 45.3% |
This city: | 29.3 |
State: | 28.5 |
Here: | 23.3% |
Oregon: | 21.9% |
This city: | 7.6% |
Oregon: | 10.3% |
Prairie City: | 6.5 |
Oregon: | 6.8 |
Prairie City: | 26.3% |
Oregon: | 33.1% |
Prairie City: | 54.0% |
State: | 55.4% |
Prairie City: | 80.6% |
Oregon: | 78.3% |
More about Health and Nutrition of Prairie City, OR Residents
Local government employment and payroll (March 2012) | |||||
Function | Full-time employees | Monthly full-time payroll | Average yearly full-time wage | Part-time employees | Monthly part-time payroll |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water Supply | 3 | $6,414 | $25,656 | 0 | $0 |
Other Government Administration | 1 | $3,322 | $39,864 | 1 | $1,962 |
Streets and Highways | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | |
Financial Administration | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | |
Sewerage | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | |
Police Protection - Officers | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | |
Totals for Government | 4 | $9,736 | $29,208 | 1 | $1,962 |
Prairie City government finances - Expenditure in 2012 (per resident):
- Construction - General - Other: $1,360,000 ($1545.45)
- Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $429,000 ($487.50)
Sewerage: $211,000 ($239.77)
Water Utilities: $173,000 ($196.59)
Police Protection: $129,000 ($146.59)
Regular Highways: $123,000 ($139.77)
Solid Waste Management: $31,000 ($35.23)
General - Other: $28,000 ($31.82)
Local Fire Protection: $27,000 ($30.68)
Parks and Recreation: $25,000 ($28.41)
- General - Interest on Debt: $108,000 ($122.73)
- Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $342,000 ($388.64)
Water Utilities: $255,000 ($289.77)
General - Other: $25,000 ($28.41)
Solid Waste Management: $12,000 ($13.64)
Regular Highways: $10,000 ($11.36)
Local Fire Protection: $5,000 ($5.68)
- Total Salaries and Wages: $220,000 ($250.00)
Prairie City government finances - Revenue in 2012 (per resident):
- Charges - Sewerage: $284,000 ($322.73)
Other: $25,000 ($28.41)
Solid Waste Management: $18,000 ($20.45)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $126,000 ($143.18)
Interest Earnings: $5,000 ($5.68)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $243,000 ($276.14)
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $1,340,000 ($1522.73)
Highways: $63,000 ($71.59)
General Local Government Support: $27,000 ($30.68)
- Tax - Property: $131,000 ($148.86)
Other License: $25,000 ($28.41)
Prairie City government finances - Debt in 2012 (per resident):
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,688,000 ($3054.55)
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,614,000 ($2970.45)
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $103,000 ($117.05)
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $29,000 ($32.95)
Prairie City government finances - Cash and Securities in 2012 (per resident):
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $772,000 ($877.27)
6.97% of this county's 2016 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2015 ($45,011 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 6.97% |
Oregon average: | 8.52% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2015 and 2016.
6.49% of this county's 2015 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2016 ($43,220 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 6.49% |
Oregon average: | 7.23% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2015 and 2016.
Strongest AM radio stations in Prairie City:
- KWEI (1260 AM; 50 kW; WEISER, ID; Owner: TREASURE VALLEY BROADCASTING CO.)
- KJDY (1400 AM; 1 kW; JOHN DAY, OR; Owner: BLUE MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- 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)
- KTBI (810 AM; daytime; 50 kW; EPHRATA, WA; Owner: TACOMA BROADCASTERS, INCORPORATED)
- KPAM (860 AM; 50 kW; TROUTDALE, OR; Owner: PAMPLIN BROADCASTING-OREGON, INC.)
- KOTK (1080 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - PORTLAND RADIO, L.L.C.)
- KBSU (730 AM; 15 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: IDAHO STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION)
- KEX (1190 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KPNW (1120 AM; 50 kW; EUGENE, OR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KIRO (710 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KTTH (770 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
Strongest FM radio stations in Prairie City:
- KJDY-FM (94.5 FM; CANYON CITY, OR; Owner: BLUE MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- K205CJ (88.9 FM; PRAIRIE CITY, OR; Owner: LIFE BROADCASTING, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Prairie City:
- K02PK (Channel 2; JOHN DAY, OR; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 5Number of bridges
- 30ft / 8.9mTotal length
- $765,000Total costs
- 2,237Total average daily traffic
- 471Total average daily truck traffic
- 2,440Total future (year 2030) average daily traffic
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:
6- Call Sign: AL7LL, Licensee ID: L00157998, Grant Date: 09/30/1999, Expiration Date: 08/15/2009, Cancellation Date: 08/16/2011, Certifier: Samuel W Kyriss, Registrant: Samuel W Kyriss, 229 Bridge Street, Prairie City, OR 97869-0863
- Call Sign: KC7PAX, Licensee ID: L00977598, Grant Date: 01/30/1996, Expiration Date: 01/30/2006, Cancellation Date: 03/04/2005, Registrant: Gary J Reigel, 1044 Hall, Prairie City, OR 97869
- Call Sign: N7HTN, Previous Call Sign: KC7PAX, Licensee ID: L00977598, Grant Date: 02/07/2015, Expiration Date: 03/04/2025, Certifier: Gary J Reigel, Registrant: Gary J Reigel, 1044 Hall, Prairie City, OR 97869
- Call Sign: KI7SNP, Licensee ID: L02149177, Grant Date: 12/11/2017, Expiration Date: 12/11/2027, Certifier: Mariah A Skidmore, Registrant: Mariah A Skidmore, Prairie City, OR 97869
- Call Sign: KJ7CUQ, Licensee ID: L02232799, Grant Date: 12/19/2018, Expiration Date: 12/19/2028, Certifier: Devin B Amsden, Registrant: Devin B Amsden, Prairie City, OR 97869
- Call Sign: KJ7ELJ, Licensee ID: L02248006, Grant Date: 03/05/2019, Expiration Date: 03/05/2029, Certifier: Daniel G Desjardin, Registrant: Daniel G Desjardin, Prairie City, OR 97869
Most common first names in Prairie City, OR among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Charles | 10 | 70.8 years |
Walter | 9 | 78.6 years |
Robert | 8 | 81.3 years |
John | 8 | 74.1 years |
Dorothy | 7 | 72.4 years |
Hazel | 7 | 82.1 years |
George | 7 | 78.6 years |
William | 6 | 77.3 years |
James | 6 | 71.5 years |
Mary | 6 | 85.2 years |
Most common last names in Prairie City, OR among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Smith | 8 | 71.1 years |
Tureman | 7 | 87.3 years |
Jones | 7 | 69.4 years |
Lippert | 6 | 73.0 years |
Deardorff | 5 | 76.8 years |
Stanbro | 5 | 76.6 years |
Clark | 5 | 74.4 years |
Davis | 5 | 82.8 years |
Williams | 5 | 76.2 years |
Coombs | 5 | 76.8 years |
- 50.3%Wood
- 22.1%Electricity
- 22.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 5.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 41.4%Wood
- 35.6%Electricity
- 18.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 4.6%Utility gas
Prairie City compared to Oregon state average:
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage above state average.