Warrenton, Oregon

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Coordinates: 46°10′9″N, 123°55′37″W
Warrenton, Oregon
Location in Oregon
County	Clatsop County
Incorporated	1899
Mayor	Gilbert Gramson
Area
- City	43.3 km² (16.7 sq mi)
- Land	31.9 km² (12.3 sq mi)
- Water	11.3 km² (4.4 sq mi)
Elevation	2.44 m (8 ft)
Population
- City (2000)	4,096
- Density	128.3/km² (332.2/sq mi)
Time zone	Pacific (UTC-8)
- Summer (DST)	Pacific (UTC-7)

Warrenton is a city in Clatsop County, Oregon, United States. The city is named for D.K. Warren (Daniel Knight), an early settler. The population was 4,096 at the 2000 census.

1 History
2 Geography
- 2.1 Neighborhoods
3 Demographics
4 Notable residents
5 External links

[edit] History

The first settlement within the Warrenton city limits was Lexington, which was laid out in 1848, and served as the first county seat for Clatsop county. The name fell out of use, and this area became known as Skipanon, which is preserved in the name of Skipanon River which flows through the town. A Lexington post office operated intermittently between 1850 and 1857; a Skipanon post office operated without a break from 1871 to 1903.

Fort Stevens was built in the Warrenton area in 1863. Its remains are preserved as part of Lewis and Clark National and State Historical Parks.

Warrenton was platted in 1889, and incorporated as a city in 1899. Built on tidal flats, it relied on a system of dikes built by Chinese laborers to keep the Columbia River from flooding the town.

Warrenton has a charter fishing boat port.

Sport teams at Warrenton High School are called the "Warrenton Warriors". Notable alumnus of Warrenton High School and accomplished athletes include Brian Bruney, former star baseball and basketball player for the Warriors and currently a relief pitcher for the New York Yankees, as well as San Nguyen, a four year starter for the Lady Warriors basketball team and graduate of Emory University, London School of Economics and Harvard University Graduate School of Design.

[edit] Geography

Warrenton is located at 46°10′9″N, 123°55′37″W (46.169124, -123.926829)^GR1. It is 8 miles west of Astoria.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 43.3 km² (16.7 mi²). 31.9 km² (12.3 mi²) of it is land and 11.3 km² (4.4 mi²) of it (26.15%) is water.

[edit] Neighborhoods

Warrenton includes the former communities of Fort Stevens, Oregon and Hammond, Oregon.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 4,096 people, 1,621 households, and 1,087 families residing in the city. The population density was 128.3/km² (332.2/mi²). There were 1,799 housing units at an average density of 56.3/km² (145.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 92.53% White, 0.22% African American, 1.32% Native American, 1.76% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 1.27% from other races, and 2.83% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.91% of the population.

There were 1,621 households out of which 33.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.1% were married couples living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.9% were non-families. 26.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the city the population was spread out with 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. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 103.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $33,472, and the median income for a family was $42,946. Males had a median income of $31,654 versus $21,133 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,874. About 11.9% of families and 14.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.4% of those under age 18 and 11.7% of those age 65 or over.