Wheeler County, Oregon

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Wheeler County is a county located in Oregon, in the Western Region (Pacific) of United States. As of 2000 the population was 1547. As of July 2008, the estimated population was 1319, It is the smallest in terms of population. It is spread over 1715.46 sq mi (4443.02 kmē), of which, 1714.92 square miles (4441.62 kmē ) of it is land and 0.55 square miles (1.42 kmē) of it is water, making it Oregon's 22nd largest county by total area.


According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 1547 people, 653 households, and 445 families residing in the county. The population density was 0.9 people per square mile (0.35/kmē), giving it the third least densely populated county among the Oregon. There were 842 housing units at an average density of 0.5 per square mile (0.19/kmē). The average household size was 2.32 persons, and the average family size was 2.76 persons. The population's age distribution was 22.7% under the age of 18, 3.4% from 18 to 24, 19.3% from 25 to 44, 31.4% from 45 to 64, and 23.3% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 102.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97 males. Its population was estimated at 1319 in July 2008, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 1266 White, 1 Black or African American, 20 American Indian, 5 Asian, 1 Native Hawaiian, and 26 from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $28750, it is poorest county by median household income in Oregon. The median income for a family in the county was $34048, it would be the lowest county by median family income in the U.S. state of Oregon. The per capita income for the county was $15884, making its Oregon's fifth lowest county by per capita income.

In 2000, 358 pupils and students, of which 178 are male and 180 are female, 23.14% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 31 nursery or pri school, 19 kindergarten, 159 elementary school, 118 high school and 31 College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income
1	Fossil City	Wheeler County	0.76	0.76	0	469	614.5	16236	30250
2	Mitchell City	Wheeler County	1.18	1.18	0	170	144.6	13906	20417
3	Spray Town	Wheeler County	0.23	0.23	0	140	618.7	14955	23250

Year	Population
April 2000 census	1547
April 2000 Estimate	1547
July 2000 Estimate	1543
July 2001 Estimate	1496
July 2002 Estimate	1523
July 2003 Estimate	1503
July 2004 Estimate	1457
July 2005 Estimate	1396
July 2006 Estimate	1373
July 2007 Estimate	1357
July 2008 Estimate	1319

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	13	18	31
Kindergarten	10	9	19
Elementary school	84	75	159
High school	55	63	118
College or graduate school	16	15	31

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Wheeler County, Oregon	$28750	$34048	$15884
Oregon, United States	$40916	$48680	$20940
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587