Dundee

The first post office in the area was Ekins, established in 1881. Dundee is named in honor of the birthplace of William Reid, Dundee, Scotland. The name derived from plans to build a bridge across the Willamette River for the railroad, which would have called for a junction at Dundee. The bridge was never built, and the post office was renamed "Dundee" in 1897. The city has a total area of 1.35 square miles (3.50 km²) According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's population was 3,162 at the 2010 census. The gender makeup of the city was 50.3% male and 49.7% female. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.15. In the city, the median income for a household was $50,284 and the median for a family was $56,429. The population of Dundee was 2,598 at the census of 2000, with 1,136 households, and 715 families living in the city. It is located in Yamhill County, Oregon, about two miles southwest of the town of Newberg. It has a population of 3,200, with a population density of 2,377.4 inhabitants per square mile (917.9/km²) The city is located on the Oregon-Washington border and is located near the junction of the Oregon and Washington state Turnpike.

History

The first post office in the area was Ekins, established in 1881. Dundee is named in honor of the birthplace of William Reid, Dundee, Scotland. Reid came to Oregon in 1874 to establish the Oregonian Railway. The Ekins post office was closed in 1885 and a new office opened in 1887, named "Dundee Junction" The name derived from plans to build a bridge across the Willamette River for the railroad, which would have called for a junction at Dundee between the west railroad and the new east railroad. The bridge was never built, however, and the postoffice was renamed "D Dundee" in 1897. The name was changed to Dundee in 1903, when a new post office opened at the same location on the same site. The Dundee post office is still in operation today, and is located in the town of Dundee.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.35 square miles (3.50 km²) The city is two miles southwest of the city of Newberg. The city has 1.33 square miles of land, of which 0.02 square miles is water. The population of Dundee was 1,071 at the 2010 U.S. Census. It has a population of 1,081. The town is located in the eastern part of the state. It is located on the Oregon Coast, about two miles from Newberg, the state's largest city. It was founded in the early 1900s. The area was known as "Dundee" before it became known as Dundee in the 1930s. In the 1940s, Dundee became a suburb of Portland. It became a city again in the 1950s, when it was incorporated as a city. The current mayor of the town is John L. Linn, who was elected in 2008, and was re-elected in 2010. The mayor is Linn's son, John Linn Jr., who was also elected in 2010, and served as mayor in 2008 and 2010, respectively. The U.N. World Heritage Site is located near Dundee, on the edge of the Pacific Ocean. The state's tallest peak is the city's highest point, at 605 feet (183 meters). The city's lowest point is the town's base, at 1.02 feet (0.05 km²), which dates back to the 18th century.

Demographics

As of the census of 2010, there were 3,162 people, 1,136 households, and 866 families living in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 92.73% White, 0.85% Native American, 1.00% Asian, 3.31% from other races, and 2.12% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.4% of the population. The city's median income was $50,284, and the median income for a family was $56,429. About 5.7% of families and 6.6% of residents were below the poverty line, including 8.8% of those under age 18 and 5.0% ofThose age 65 or over. The median age in theCity was 36.7 years. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.15. There were 1,175 housing units at an average density of 883.5 per square mile (341.1/km²) The city has a population of 2,162, and its population density is 2,377.4 inhabitants per squaremile (917.9/km 2). The city is located in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which is based in Fort Worth, Texas. It is the state's largest city, with a population in excess of 1,000. The population of the City was 2,598 as of the Census of 2000.

Government

In 2005, the Dundee City Council voted to disband its police department and contract police services to the Newberg Police Department in nearby Newberg. The Newberg-Dundee Police Department was then renamed. The Dundee-Newberg police department was then disbanded in 2009. The police department is now called the Newburg Police Department. It is located in Newberg, a suburb of Dundee, in the province of West Australia. The department was formed in the early 1990s after Dundee was forced to close its police station in the town of Newberg due to budget cuts. The city has a population of about 2,000. It has been the site of a number of high-profile incidents, including the shooting of two police officers in 1998 and the murder of a third in 2008. The town has a history of violence against police, including two shootings in the late 1980s and the death of a police officer in 2010. It was the first time the city had been involved in a major police-related incident since the Second World War. The area has a long history of violent crime, particularly in the form of drug-related incidents. It also has a reputation for being a safe place to live, with many residents living in and around the town. The community has a strong sense of community, especially in the area around Newberg and its surrounding areas. The local police force has been in existence since the early 1900s, when the town was founded. It had been a part of the town for more than 100 years.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Dundee, Yamhill County, Oregon = 83. 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 59. 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 Dundee = 3 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 1,117 individuals with a median age of 35.8 age the population grows by 24.25% in Dundee, Yamhill County, Oregon population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 2,418.22 residents per square mile of area (933.79/km²). There are average 2.76 people per household in the 1,172 households with an average household income of $60,532 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 10.60% of the available work force and has dropped -5.76% 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 17.88%. The number of physicians in Dundee per 100,000 population = 145.4.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Dundee = 43 inches and the annual snowfall = 3.7 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 150. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 153. 83 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 33 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 65, 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 Dundee, Yamhill County, Oregon which are owned by the occupant = 79.56%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 15 years with median home cost = $217,110 and home appreciation of -19.83%. 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 $11.02 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 $4,672 per student. There are 18.6 students for each teacher in the school, 430 students for each Librarian and 469 students for each Counselor. 4.91% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 22.69% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 10.01% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).