Warrenton, Oregon For a similarly titled city up the Columbia River, see Warren, Oregon.
Warrenton, Oregon Warrenton is a town/city in Clatsop County, Oregon, United States.
The populace estimate 5,282 in 2016, as stated to the US Enumeration Bureau.
The first settlement inside the Warrenton town/city limits was Lexington, which was laid out in 1848, and served as the first governmental center of county for Clatsop County.
Warrenton was platted in 1889, and incorporated as a town/city in 1899.
Warrenton is 8 miles (13 km) west of Astoria, athwart the Youngs Bay bridge spanning over 4,200 feet (1,300 m) of the Youngs Bay estuary at the mouth of the Columbia River.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 17.66 square miles (45.74 km2), of which 12.77 square miles (33.07 km2) is territory and 4.89 square miles (12.67 km2) is water. Warrenton includes the former communities of Flavel, Fort Stevens, Hammond, Lexington, and Skipanon. Fort Stevens postal service directed at the Fort Stevens military post from 1899 to 1949. Hammond voted to disincorporate in November 1991 and consolidated with Warrenton on December 5. Hammond was titled for lumberman Andrew B.
Hammond. Hammond, originally the site of a Clatsop village called Ne-ahk-stow, is separated from Warrenton and has its own zip code of 97121.
As of the census of 2010, there were 4,989 citizens , 1,948 homeholds, and 1,287 families residing in the city.
The populace density was 390.7 inhabitants per square mile (150.9/km2).
There were 2,196 housing units at an average density of 172.0 per square mile (66.4/km2).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 91.5% White, 0.6% African American, 1.3% Native American, 1.1% Asian, 0.7% Pacific Islander, 1.8% from other competitions, and 3.0% from two or more competitions.
There were 1,948 homeholds of which 31.3% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 48.5% were married couples living together, 11.7% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 5.9% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 33.9% were non-families.
26.4% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The average homehold size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.95.
The median age in the town/city was 37.6 years.
23.8% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 9.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.2% were from 25 to 44; 27.4% were from 45 to 64; and 14% were 65 years of age or older.
At the 2000 census, there were 4,096 citizens , 1,621 homeholds and 1,087 families residing in the city.
The populace density was 332.2 per square mile (128.3/km ).
There were 1,799 housing units at an average density of 145.9 per square mile (56.3/km ).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 92.53% White, 0.22% African American, 1.32% Native American, 1.76% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 1.27% from other competitions, and 2.83% from two or more competitions.
There were 1,621 homeholds of which 33.7% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 52.1% were married couples living together, 11.0% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 32.9% were non-families.
26.5% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The average homehold size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.00.
Age distribution was 26.6% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older.
About 11.9% of families and 14.2% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 19.4% of those under age 18 and 11.7% of those age 65 or over.
"Warrenton, Oregon".
Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press.
"Warrenton, Oregon Koppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)".
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
Entry for Warrenton in the Oregon Blue Book Municipalities and communities of Clatsop County, Oregon, United States
Categories:
Cities in Oregon - Cities in Clatsop County, Oregon - Populated coastal places in Oregon - Populated places on the Columbia River - 1848 establishments in Oregon Territory - Populated places established in 1848 - Astoria, Oregon micropolitan area
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