Amity, Oregon

Location
Location in Oregon
Coordinates 45°6′59″N, 123°12′20″W
Government
County	Yamhill County
Incorporated	1880
Mayor	Bob Wiro
Geographical characteristics
Area
City	1.6 km²  (0.6 sq mi)
Land	0.6 km²  (1.6 sq mi)
Water	>1 km² (>1 sq mi)
Elevation	49.38 m  (162 ft)
Population
City (2000)	1,478
Density	951/km² (2,461/sq mi)
Time zone   Summer (DST)	Pacific (UTC-8) Pacific (UTC-7)
Website: http://www.ci.amity.or.us

Amity is a city in Yamhill County, Oregon, United States. The population was 1,478 at the 2000 census. Image File history File links ORMap-doton-Amity. ... Official language(s) None Capital Salem Largest city Portland Area  Ranked 9th  - Total 98,466 sq mi (255,026 km²)  - Width 260 miles (420 km)  - Length 360 miles (580 km)  - % water 2. ... United States of America, showing states, divided into counties. ... Yamhill County is a county located in the state of Oregon. ... A Municipal Corporation is a legal defintion for a local governing body, including (but not necessarily limited to) cities, counties, and towns. ... 1880 (MDCCCLXXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger,greater) is in modern times the title of the highest ranking municipal officer, who discharges certain judicial and administrative functions, in many systems an elected politician, who serves as chief executive and/or ceremonial official of many types of municipalities. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... A square mile is an Imperial unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (5,280 feet, 1,760 yards, 1,609. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Basic Definition In geography, the elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or some other fixed point). ... metre or meter, see meter (disambiguation) The metre (in the U.S., chiefly meter) is a measure of length, approximately equal to 3. ... A foot (plural: feet) is any of several old units of distance or length, measuring around a quarter to a third of a meter. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... World map of the population density in 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... A square mile is an Imperial unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (5,280 feet, 1,760 yards, 1,609. ... A time zone is a region of the Earth that has adopted the same standard time, usually referred to as the local time. ... Map of the world color-coded with areas in blue observing daylight saving time. ... PST is UTC-8 The Pacific Standard Time Zone (PST) is a geographic region that keeps time by subtracting eight hours from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) resulting in UTC-8. ... UTC-8 is a band of timezones separated from the Universal Time Coordinated by 8 hours. ... Mountain Standard Time ... Yamhill County is a county located in the state of Oregon. ... Official language(s) None Capital Salem Largest city Portland Area  Ranked 9th  - Total 98,466 sq mi (255,026 km²)  - Width 260 miles (420 km)  - Length 360 miles (580 km)  - % water 2. ...

Geography

Amity is located at 45°6′59″N, 123°12′20″W (45.116253, -123.205619)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.6 km² (0.6 mi²). 1.6 km² (0.6 mi²) of it is land and 1.64% is water. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... A square mile is an Imperial unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (5,280 feet, 1,760 yards, 1,609. ...

Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,478 people, 471 households, and 373 families residing in the city. The population density was 951.1/km² (2,461.0/mi²). There were 495 housing units at an average density of 318.5/km² (824.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 90.73% White, 0.14% African American, 1.42% Native American, 0.68% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 5.01% from other races, and 1.96% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.50% of the population. 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...

There were 471 households out of which 45.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.6% were married couples living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.6% were non-families. 15.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.14 and the average family size was 3.42. A marriage is a relationship between or among individuals, usually recognized by civil authority and/or bound by the religious beliefs of the participants. ...

In the city the population was spread out with 33.8% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 18.7% from 45 to 64, and 8.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 101.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $40,556, and the median income for a family was $42,375. Males had a median income of $30,417 versus $25,662 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,563. About 8.7% of families and 9.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.7% of those under age 18 and 17.5% of those age 65 or over. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ... Map of countries showing percentage of population who have an income below the national poverty line The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...

History

Amity was founded in the late 1840's by a Salvadorian farmer by the name of Daniel Magana III. Along with a local tribe of Native Americans, Daniel Magana managed to fight off the local French tribes and regain control of the town of Amity. Near the end of the 1870's, Amity was taken over by a local business man by the name of Evan Fosmark by buying the town for $1.25 an acre, totaling $409. Under the reign of Fosmark, the town of Amity became very sucessful and later went on to become very well known in the area in the early 1880's. Seeing competition with another local town by the name of Whiteson, the town of Amity formed a small Armada and inprisioned every person that had lived within the compteting town of Whiteson. Amity can refer to the following places: Amity University Amity Business School Amity, Arkansas Amity, Maine Amity, Missouri Amity, New York Amity, Oregon Amity Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania Amity Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania Amity Gardens, Pennsylvania Amity Point, Queensland Amity can also refer to: the Amity Teachers Program Amity High... Armada may refer to: Armada Española, the Spanish Navy. ...

External links

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