Baker City is a city and the county seat of Baker County, Oregon. This city was named after its county. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 9,860. A county seat is an administrative center for a county. ... Baker County is a county located in the state of Oregon. ...

History

Although a post office was established on March 27, 1866, Baker City was not incorporated until 1874. In 1911 the city dropped "City" from its name, but restored it in the late 1980s in recognition of its history and to further encourage tourism. Small-town post office and town hall in Lockhart, Alabama A post office is a facility (in most countries, a government one) where the public can purchase postage stamps for mailing correspondence or merchandise, and also drop off or pick up packages or other special-delivery items. ... March 27 is the 86th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (87th in Leap years). ... 1866 (MDCCCLXVI) is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... 1874 (MDCCCLXXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... The 1980s decade refers to the years from 1980 to 1989, inclusive. ... Tourist redirects here; for the album by Athlete, see Tourist (album) For the Roxette album, see Tourism (album) Tourism is the act of travel for the purpose of recreation and business, and the provision of services for this act. ...

Baker City hosts many annual festivals including Miners Jubilee, which celebrates the mining history of the area, and the filming of the Lee Marvin film, Paint Your Wagon in the town. The Elkhorn Classic bicycle race is also now based out of Baker City and the town also hosts the Oregon Scholastic Activities Association Class 1A girls and boys basketball tournaments every year at Baker High School. The El Chino Mine located near Silver City, New Mexico is an open-pit copper mine This article is about mineral extraction. ... Lee Marvin, (February 19, 1924 – August 29, 1987) was an American film actor. ... Paint Your Wagon is a 1951 Broadway musical comedy, with book and lyrics by Alan J. Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe, set in a mining camp in Gold Rush-era California. ...

Baker City is also the seat of the Roman Catholic diocese for the state of Oregon east of the Cascade Mountains. While the diocese has been sued by about two dozen individuals claiming that they had been sexually abused by priests, it is not affected by the archdiocese of Portland filing for bankruptcy on July 6, 2004. The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... Pope Pius XI blesses Bishop Stephen Alencastre as fifth Apostolic Vicar of the Hawaiian Islands in a Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace window. ... Official language(s) None Capital Salem Largest city Portland Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 9th 255,026 km² 420 km 580 km 2. ... Mount Adams in Washington state The Cascade Range is a mountainous region famous for its chain of tall volcanos called the High Cascades that run north-south along the west coast of North America from British Columbia to the Shasta Cascade area of northern California. ... A lawsuit is a civil action brought before a court in which the party commencing the action, the plaintiff, seeks a legal remedy. ... In the late 20th century, and especially at the turn of the 21st, the Catholic Church in several countries was confronted with a series of allegations concerning sexual abuse of children under the legal age of consent ¹ by Catholic clergy and religious. ... In some Christian churches, the diocese is an administrative territorial unit governed by a bishop, sometimes also referred to as a bishopric or episcopal see, though more often the term episcopal see means the office held by the bishop. ... Nickname: City of Roses, Stumptown, Bridgetown Official website: http://www. ... Notice of closure stuck on the door of a computer store the day after its parent company, Granville Technology Group Ltd, declared bankruptcy (strictly, administration - see text) in the UK. Bankruptcy is a legally declared inability or impairment of ability of an individual or organization to pay their creditors. ... July 6 is the 187th day of the year (188th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 178 days remaining. ... It has been designated the: International Year of Rice (by the United Nations) International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO) 2004 World Health Day topic was Road Safety (by World Health Organization) Year of the Monkey (by the Chinese calendar) See the world in...

Geography

Baker City is located at 44°46'36" North, 117°49'57" West (44.776721, -117.832617)^GR1. Interstate 84 runs along the eastern edge of Baker City, while U.S. Highway 30 passes through its downtown area. Oregon State Route 7 leaves Baker City to the south to the town of Sumpter and beyond. Oregon State Route 86 heads north and east past the National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center and on to the towns of Richland and Halfway. Image File history File links ORMap-doton-Baker_City. ... The following is a list of sources used in the creation of Wikipedia articles on various geographic topics and locations, such as cities, counties, states, and countries. ... Columbia River Gorge and I-84 as seen from Crown Point, Oregon Interstate 84 runs from an intersection with Interstate 5 at Portland, Oregon (Map) to an intersection with Interstate 80 (Map) at Echo, Utah—roughly the same route as the Oregon Trail. ... United States Highway 30 is an east-west United States highway that traverses the United States. ... Oregon Highway 7 is an Oregon state highway which runs from Interstate 84 at Baker City to U.S. Highway 26 at Austin Junction. ... Richland is a city located in Baker County, Oregon. ... Halfway is a city located in Baker County, Oregon. ...

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 17.9 km² (6.9 mi²). 17.9 km² (6.9 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... 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. ...

The town sits in a gorgeous valley between the Wallowa Mountains and the Elkhorn Range, with the Powder River running right through downtown on its way to the Snake River. The Wallowa Mountains are a mountain range located in the Columbia Plateau of northeastern Oregon in the United States. ... The Elkhorn Range is a range of mountains in the eastern part of the American state of Oregon See also: List of Oregon mountain ranges External links and references Some info More info One nice, copyrighted photo Categories: Stub | Oregon mountains ... The Powder River is a tributary of the Snake River, approximately 110 mi (177 km) long, in northeast Oregon in the United States. ... This article is about the Snake River in the northwestern United States. ...

Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 9,860 people, 4,010 households, and 2,602 families residing in the city. The population density was 550.9/km² (1,427.5/mi²). There were 4,435 housing units at an average density of 247.8/km² (642.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.14% White, 0.30% African American, 1.10% Native American, 0.56% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 1.04% from other races, and 1.80% from two or more races. 2.54% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... The following is a list of sources used in the creation of Wikipedia articles on various geographic topics and locations, such as cities, counties, states, and countries. ... 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 4,010 households out of which 28.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.2% were married couples living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.1% were non-families. 30.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.92. The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ...

In the city the population was spread out with 24.5% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 19.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 93.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $29,020, and the median income for a family was $34,790. Males had a median income of $26,638 versus $20,313 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,179. 16.5% of the population and 10.7% of families were below the poverty line. 19.1% of those under the age of 18 and 14.9% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. 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. ...

External link

• Baker City Web Page
• The Baker City Herald

External links

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