Seneca, Oregon

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Population in July 2007: 184. Population change since 2000: -15.2%

Males: 96	(52.5%)
Females: 88	(47.5%)

Median resident age:	40.6 years
Oregon median age:	36.3 years

Zip codes: 97873.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $30,800 (it was $27,333 in 2000)

Seneca	$30,800
Oregon:	$48,730

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $66,300 (it was $39,200 in 2000)

Seneca	$66,300
Oregon:	$257,300

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Races in Seneca:

White Non-Hispanic (98.2%)
Hispanic (0.9%)

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

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Ancestries: German (24.7%), Irish (20.2%), English (18.4%), Dutch (7.6%), United States (4.9%), French Canadian (4.0%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Incorporated in 1970

Elevation: 4666 feet

Land area: 0.83 square miles.

Population density: 221 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Seneca

High school or higher: 72.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
Unemployed: 16.8%
Mean travel time to work: 43.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Seneca city

Never married: 19.7%
Now married: 59.6%
Separated: 3.8%
Widowed: 5.6%
Divorced: 11.3%

2 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.9%
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:

Seneca:	0.8% ($313)
Oregon:	1.1% ($1,687)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Kennewick, WA (143.6 miles , pop. 54,693).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Northwest Clackamas, OR (265.4 miles , pop. 224,220).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (696.2 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Canyon City, OR (17.7 miles ), John Day, OR (19.6 miles ), Mount Vernon, OR (21.8 miles ), Prairie City, OR (28.8 miles ), Drewsey, OR (37.9 miles ), Burns, OR (38.4 miles ), Hines, OR (40.6 miles ), Long Creek, OR (41.0 miles ).

Latitude: 44.14 N, Longitude: 118.97 W

Area code: 541

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Population change in the 1990s: +30 (+15.5%).

Most common industries for males:

Wood products (40%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (29%)
Construction (18%)
Clothing and clothing accessories, including shoe, stores (4%)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (4%)
Educational services (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (19%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (15%)
Accommodation and food services (15%)
Personal and laundry services (11%)
Public administration (9%)
U. S. Postal service (7%)
Health care (7%)

Most common occupations for males

Carpenters (16%)
Woodworkers (13%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (11%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (9%)
Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (9%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (7%)

Most common occupations for females

Personal appearance workers (11%)
Life, physical, and social science technicians (9%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (9%)
Secondary school teachers (6%)
Special education teachers (6%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (6%)
Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (6%)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Seneca:

BLUE MOUNTAIN HOSPITAL DISTRICT (about 19 miles; JOHN DAY, OR)
HARNEY DISTRICT HOSPITAL (about 37 miles; BURNS, OR)
PIONEER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 92 miles; HEPPNER, OR)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Seneca:

EASTERN OREGON REGIONAL AT PENDLETON (about 107 miles; PENDLETON, OR; ID: PDT)
WALLA WALLA REGIONAL (about 143 miles; WALLA WALLA, WA; ID: ALW)
TRI-CITIES (about 146 miles; PASCO, WA; ID: PSC)

Other public-use airports nearest to Seneca:

GRANT CO RGNL/OGILVIE FIELD (about 19 miles; JOHN DAY, OR; ID: 5J0)
BURNS MUNI (about 38 miles; BURNS, OR; ID: BNO)
MONUMENT MUNICIPAL (about 57 miles; MONUMENT, OR; ID: 12S)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Seneca:

EASTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY (about 103 miles; LA GRANDE, OR; Full-time enrollment: 2,192)
WALLA WALLA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 142 miles; WALLA WALLA, WA; FT enrollment: 2,812)
CENTRAL OREGON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 157 miles; BEND, OR; FT enrollment: 2,274)
COLUMBIA BASIN COLLEGE (about 158 miles; PASCO, WA; FT enrollment: 3,529)
BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 195 miles; BOISE, ID; FT enrollment: 12,033)
YAKIMA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 205 miles; YAKIMA, WA; FT enrollment: 2,906)
LEWIS-CLARK STATE COLLEGE (about 208 miles; LEWISTON, ID; FT enrollment: 2,213)

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Average household size:

This city:	2.4 people
Oregon:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	67.4%
Whole state:	65.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	6.3%
Whole state:	6.3%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	19.8%
Whole state:	11.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	5.9%
Whole state:	5.0%

Seneca 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 below state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Number of college students significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment

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2004 Presidential Election results in Grant County Oregon:

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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Solid Waste Management	1	$1,300	$15,600	0	$0
Streets and Highways	1	$1,700	$20,400	0	$0
Other Government Administration	0	$0		1	$650
Totals for Government	2	$3,000	$18,000	1	$650

Seneca government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $15,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $200,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $88,000
Financial Administration: $19,000

Water Utilities: $17,000

Solid Waste Management: $11,000

Sewerage: $10,000

Parks & Recreation: $9,000

Fire Protection: $5,000
General - Interest on Debt: $4,000
Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $80,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $72,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $67,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $5,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $29,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $287,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $28,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $94,000
Tax - Property: $21,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $63,000

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 Seneca:

KWEI (1260 AM; 50 kW; WEISER, ID; Owner: TREASURE VALLEY BROADCASTING CO.)
KBOI (670 AM; 50 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KJDY (1400 AM; 1 kW; JOHN DAY, OR; Owner: BLUE MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KTBI (810 AM; daytime; 50 kW; EPHRATA, WA; Owner: TACOMA BROADCASTERS, INCORPORATED)
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.)
KOTK (1080 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - PORTLAND RADIO, L.L.C.)
KKOH (780 AM; 50 kW; RENO, NV; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KIRO (710 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
KEX (1190 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KTTH (770 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
KPNW (1120 AM; 50 kW; EUGENE, OR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Seneca:

KJDY-FM (94.5 FM; CANYON CITY, OR; Owner: BLUE MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
KQHC (92.7 FM; BURNS, OR; Owner: STANLEY M. SWOL)

TV broadcast stations around Seneca:

K26FQ (Channel 26; JOHN DAY, OR; Owner: OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING)

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