DUNDEE, OREGON

'Dundee' (IPA: ) is a city in Yamhill County, Oregon, United States. The population was 2,598 at the 2000 census. The 2006 estimate is 3,010 residents.^[1]

Contents

History

Geography

Demographics

Trivia

See also

External links

References

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) who came to Oregon to establish the Oregonian Railroad Company in 1874, and made several extensions to the railroad in the western Willamette valley. The post office in Ekins was closed in 1885 and a new office opened in 1887 named ''Dundee Junction''. Dundee Junction derives from the plans to make a bridge across the Willamette River for the railroad, which would call for a junction in Dundee between the west railroad, and this new east railroad. However, the bridge was never built, and the post office became the current Dundee post office in 1897.^[2]

Geography

Dundee is located at (45.276612, -123.011705).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.6 km² (1.4 mi²). 3.5 km² (1.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (1.45%) is water.
It is two miles southwest of the city of Newberg.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,598 people, 921 households, and 715 families residing in the city. The population density was 737.6/km² (1,915.5/mi²). There were 952 housing units at an average density of 270.3/km² (701.9/mi²). 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 7.54% of the population.
There were 921 households out of which 41.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.8% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.3% were non-families. 17.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.23.
In the city the population was spread out with 30.6% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 32.6% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 98.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.4 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $50,284, and the median income for a family was $56,429. Males had a median income of $41,005 versus $25,776 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,455. About 5.7% of families and 6.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.8% of those under age 18 and 5.0% of those age 65 or over.
The 2004 population estimate for Dundee is 2,924.

Trivia

★ 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 Police Department was then renamed the Newberg-Dundee Police Department.

See also

★ Ash Island

External links

★ City of Dundee

References

1. PSU:Population Research Center
2. Oregon Geographic Names, , Lewis A., McArthur, Oregon Historical Society Press, 1982, ISBN 0-87595-114-7