PHILOMATH, OREGON

'Philomath' (IPA: ) is a city in Benton County, Oregon, United States. It was named for Philomath (Greek, "love of learning") College. The population was 3,838 at the 2000 census. It is part of the "Corvallis, Oregon Metropolitan Statistical Area".

Contents

History

Geography

Demographics

Education

High school

Economy

Documentary

External links

History

Philomath College was founded in 1867 by the United Brethren Church. The city was incorporated in 1882, and the college later closed in 1929.

Geography

Philomath is located at (44.540443, -123.362787). It is 5 miles west of Corvallis on U.S. Highway 20.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.3 km² (1.3 mi²), all land.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 3,838 people, 1,346 households, and 1,017 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,157.7/km² (2,993.0/mi²). There were 1,434 housing units at an average density of 432.6/km² (1,118.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 93.25% White, 0.16% African American, 1.64% Native American, 1.20% Asian, 0.23% Pacific Islander, 1.25% from other races, and 2.27% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.93% of the population.
There were 1,346 households out of which 47.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.8% were married couples living together, 15.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.4% were non-families. 18.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.22.
In the city the population was spread out with 34.3% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 32.1% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 6.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 98.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $41,461, and the median income for a family was $42,578. Males had a median income of $36,104 versus $25,281 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,620. About 6.5% of families and 8.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.2% of those under age 18 and 10.2% of those age 65 or over.

Education

High school

★ Philomath High School

Economy

Philomath is home to several sawmills. Gene Tools, LLC manufactures Morpholino antisense oligos. Wet Labs produces oceanographic measuring equipment. Alyrica Networks provides high speed internet access.

Documentary

The documentary documents the clash of cultures in Philomath between the old-time timber industry and the professionals and techies of the 'information age.' The film was shown in the Sundance Film Festival in 2006.

External links

★ City of Philomath

★ Philomath Area Chamber of Commerce