North Powder

North Powder was platted in 1885 or 1886 along the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company rail line. David Eccles, a Mormon businessman, created the Hall Brothers Lumber Company in the town once the railway arrived. North Powder prospered because it had an icehouse that supplied the refrigerator cars of Pacific Fruit Express until the icehouse burned down in the 1930s. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.64 square miles (1.66 km²), all of it land. This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F (22.0 °C) according to the Köppen Climate Classification system. The city is located in Union County, Oregon, United States. The population was 439 at the 2010 census, with 209 housing units at an average density of 340.9 per square mile (132.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.32% White, 0.61% African American, 0.,41% Asian, 0,20% Pacific Islander, and 1.84% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.07% of the population. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.11. The median income for a family was $27,500 versus $19,500 for males and $11,000 for females.

History

North Powder was platted in 1885 or 1886 along the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company rail line. David Eccles, a Mormon businessman, created the Hall Brothers Lumber Company in the town once the railway arrived. North Powder prospered because it had an icehouse that supplied the refrigerator cars of Pacific Fruit Express until the icehouse burned down in the 1930s. The town was a stage stop before the rail line was built in the 1880s and 1890s. It is now a suburb of Portland, Oregon, in the U.S. state of Oregon. It was once known as North Powder, but has since changed its name to North Powder. It has a population of about 2,000 people, according to the 2010 Census. The city is located on the Oregon-Washington border and was once part of the Oregon and Washington State Railway Company, but is now owned by the Oregon Department of Rail and Transportation. It had a post office from 1885 to 1886, when it was taken over by a lumber company. It also was a stop on the Pacific Coast Railway, which later became the Oregon Railway and Navigation Co. in the 1920s and 1930s, when the line was extended to Oregon City, Oregon. The company's icehouse supplied refrigerator cars for the Pacific Northwest Fruit Express. The icehouse was destroyed by fire in 1930s and was replaced by a new icehouse, which was also used by the Pacific Fruit Express, which continued to serve the town until the 1970s.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.64 square miles (1.66 km²), all of it land. North Powder experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F (22.0 °C) According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, North Powder has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps. The city is located in the U.S. state of New Hampshire, and has a population of 1,000. The town is located on the New Hampshire Turnpike, which runs through the town of North Powder. The turnpike runs through North Powder, and the town's population is about 1,200. The Turnpikes run through the city's downtown area, which is about 2,000 square miles (4,500 square kilometers) in area. It is also located in New Hampshire's Piedmont region, where it is the state capital. The state's total area is 1,400 square miles (3,200 sq  miles) and its population is around 1,300. The U.N. World Heritage Site is in the town, and it is listed as one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites. It also has a National Park Service park, which was established in the early 1900s. It was named after the North Powder River, which flows through the center of the city.

Demographics

As of the census of 2010, there were 439 people, 184 households, and 111 families living in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 92.5% White, 0.5%. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.9%. The median income for a household in theCity was $24,167, and the median income. for a family was $27,188. About 22.1% of families and 25.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 39.6% of those under age 18 and 12.1%. The city is located in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which is based in Fort Worth, Texas. The city was once part of the Army National Guard, which was stationed in the Fort Worth area until the 1980s. It is now the home of Fort Worth Community College, which has a population of about 2,000. The U.N. Children’s Museum, which opened in 1998, is located on the city's outskirts. The museum is open to the public and has a museum collection of historical items. The town is home to the National Museum of American History, which includes a collection of Civil War and Civil War-era artifacts. It was also the site of the Battle of the Bulge, which took place in the late 1800s and early 1900s. The National Park Service operates a park in the area, which overlooks the city, and has an active military base. It also has a national park service.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in North Powder, Union County, Oregon = 73.6. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 60. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 98. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in North Powder = 3.9 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 2,688 individuals with a median age of 40.8 age the population grows by 1.84% in North Powder, Union County, Oregon population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 802.55 residents per square mile of area (310.07/km²). There are average 2.62 people per household in the 190 households with an average household income of $29,697 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 9.90% of the available work force and has dropped -3.25% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 23.60%. The number of physicians in North Powder per 100,000 population = 177.8.

Weather

The annual rainfall in North Powder = 20.8 inches and the annual snowfall = 91.3 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 118. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 190. 85 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 16.6 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 76, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in North Powder, Union County, Oregon which are owned by the occupant = 66.82%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 39 years with median home cost = $92,170 and home appreciation of -8.35%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $12.10 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $7,161 per student. There are 13.9 students for each teacher in the school. 5.64% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 8.31% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 3.56% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).