Newberg, Oregon Newberg, Oregon State Oregon Website City of Newberg Newberg is a town/city in Yamhill County, Oregon, United States.
Located in the Portland urbane area, the town/city is home to George Fox University.
As of the 2010 census, the town/city population was 22,110 making it the second most crowded city in the county.
Ewing Young, after dominant pioneering fur brigades in California, came to Portland in 1834 and settled on the west bank of the Willamette River near the mouth of Chehalem Creek, opposite of Champoeg. Young's home is believed to be the first home assembled by European-Americans on that side of the river. Later, Joseph Rogers settled near the Willamette River at what is now Newberg in 1848. The improve was known early on as Chehalem, and later as Roger's Landing for Rogers who established the settlement, and who died in 1855. In 1883, the improve was platted. Incorporated in 1889, tradition holds[who?] that this town was titled by its first postmaster, Sebastian Brutscher, for his former hometown of Neuberg in Germany.
Newberg was one of the first communities in Oregon to hold Quaker services.
The city's earliest surviving newspaper, The Newberg Graphic, was established Dec.
Friends Pacific Academy, retitled Pacific College in 1891 and then George Fox University in 1949, was established by the Quakers in 1885.
News & World Report as a first-tier county-wide college and "Best Value" school. The ground resides in the center of the city, surrounded by university-owned housing.
Herbert Hoover moved to the town/city in 1885, to live with his uncle and aunt after the death of his parents and was one of the first students to attend his uncle's Pacific Academy The home has been turned into the Hoover-Minthorn House exhibition.
Newberg is positioned on Oregon Route 99 - W about 25 miles (40 km) southwest of Portland, Oregon.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 5.81 square miles (15.05 km2), all of it land. It averages 176 feet (54 m) in elevation.
Climate data for Newberg, Oregon As of the census of 2010, there were 22,068 citizens , 7,736 homeholds, and 5,398 families residing in the city.
There were 8,265 housing units at an average density of 1,422.5 per square mile (549.2/km2).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 85.9% White, 0.8% African American, 0.8% Native American, 2.2% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 7.0% from other competitions, and 3.1% from two or more competitions.
There were 7,736 homeholds of which 37.4% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 53.1% were married couples living together, 12.0% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 4.7% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 30.2% were non-families.
23.2% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 9.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The average homehold size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.12.
The median age in the town/city was 32.8 years.
25.2% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 13.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.1% were from 25 to 44; 21.9% were from 45 to 64; and 12% were 65 years of age or older.
As of the census of 2000, there were 18,064 citizens , 6,099 homeholds, and 4,348 families residing in the city.
There were 6,435 housing units at an average density of 1,282.2 per square mile (494.9/km ).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 90.49% White, 0.35% African American, 0.64% Native American, 1.04% Asian, 0.17% Pacific Islander, 5.06% from other competitions, and 2.24% from two or more competitions.
There were 6,099 homeholds out of which 40.2% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 54.5% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 28.7% were non-families.
21.7% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The average homehold size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.20.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 27.7% under the age of 18, 15.0% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 16.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.6% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $44,206.00, and the median income for a family was $51,084.
About 4.3% of families and 6.6% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 7.0% of those under age 18 and 6.1% of those age 65 or over.
As of 2002, dental equipment manufacturer A-dec was the city's biggest employer with 832 employees, and George Fox University was second with 400. The next biggest employers were SP Newsprint Co., Suntron Corp., and Providence Newberg Medical Center. Upon opening in September 2009, The Allison Inn and Spa, a 77-room destination hotel, spa, and restaurant employs approximately 200 full-time workers.
Newberg is served by the Newberg School District, which has six elementary schools, two middle schools, and one high school, Newberg High School.
The town/city also is home to George Fox University, Oregon's nationally recognized Christian College, and a new ground of Portland Community College opened in fall 2011.
In combination with OR 18, this is the chief route for traffic between Portland and the central Oregon Coast.
Newberg has not had regular passenger barns service since the 1930s; however there have been a several studies to consider bringing commuter rail service to the Portland urbane area.
"Population Estimates".
Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society.
"'About George Fox University: Quick Facts'".
"Monthly Averages for Newberg, OR".
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
15th Enumeration of the United States.
"Number of Inhabitants: Oregon" (PDF).
18th Enumeration of the United States.
"Pennsylvania: Population and Housing Unit Counts" (PDF).
"Newberg Community Profile".
Media related to Newberg, Oregon at Wikimedia Commons Entry for Newberg in the Oregon Blue Book Municipalities and communities of Yamhill County, Oregon, United States State of Oregon
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Newberg, Oregon - Cities in Oregon - Populated places established in 1889 - Portland urbane region - Cities in Yamhill County, Oregon - 1889 establishments in Oregon - Populated places on the Willamette River
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