Shaniko, Oregon

Nickname: "Oregon's Best Known Ghost Town"
Location
Location in Oregon
Coordinates 45°0′11″N, 120°45′11″W
Government
County	Wasco County
Incorporated	1901
Mayor	Booker T. Pannell
Geographical characteristics
Area
City	1.2 km²  (0.5 sq mi)
Land	1.2 km²  (0.5 sq mi)
Water	0 km² (0 sq mi)
Elevation	1,019 m  (3,344 ft)
Demographics
Population
City (2000)	26
Density	21.8/km² (55.9/sq mi)
Time zone   Summer (DST)	Pacific (UTC-8) Pacific (UTC-7)
Website: http://www.shaniko.com

Shaniko is a city located in Wasco County, Oregon, along U.S. Highway 97 and about eight miles (13 km) north of Antelope. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 26, a virtual ghost town whose preservation is being spearheaded by investments from Robert B. Pamplin, a businessman and owner of the Portland Tribune and Columbia Empire Farms. // A nickname is a short, clever, cute, derogatory, or otherwise substitute name for a person or things real name (for example, Bob, Rob, Robby, Robbie, Robi, Bobby, Rab, Bert, Bertie, Butch, Bobbers, Bobert, Bobadito, Robban, (in Sweden), is short for Robert). ... Image File history File links ORMap-doton-Shaniko. ... 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. ... Wasco 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. ... 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian 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. ... 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. ... 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. ... 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 ... Wasco County is a county located in the state of Oregon. ... This page discusses the route of U.S. Highway 97 through the state of Oregon. ... Antelope is a city located in Wasco County, Oregon. ... The United States Census of year 2000, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13. ... A street corner in the ghost town of Bodie, California. ... Robert Boisseau Pamplin (b. ... The Portland Tribune is a free newspaper published twice weekly (Tuesdays and Fridays) in Portland, Oregon. ...

According to Oregon Geographic Names, Shaniko was named after August Scherneckau, a settler who came to the area after the Civil War. The spelling of the town's name reflects local pronunciation of Scherneckau's name. The town was originally called Cross Hollows; a post office by that name was established in May 1879 with Scherneckau as postmaster. Oregon Geographic Names is an authoritative compilation of the origin and meaning of place names in the state of Oregon. ... Combatants United States of America (Union) Confederate States of America (Confederacy) Commanders Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee Strength 2,200,000 1,064,000 Casualties Killed in action: 110,000 Total dead: 360,000 Wounded: 275,200 Killed in action: 93,000 Total dead: 258...

The town's heyday was the first decade of the 20th century, when Shaniko served as a transportation hub spurred by the presence of the Columbia Southern Railway, a subsidiary of Union Pacific Railroad which built a branch from Biggs Junction to Shaniko. That branch was completed in May 1900 but by 1911, another line diverted traffic once served by the Columbia Southern and the town begin to decline. A mid-1960s flood in Hay Canyon near Grass Valley destroyed part of the Columbia Southern line and led it its abandonment. (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the... The Union Pacific Railroad (AAR reporting mark UP) (NYSE: UNP) is the largest railroad in the United States. ... Biggs Junction is a census-designated place located in Sherman County, Oregon. ... Grass Valley is a city located in Sherman County, Oregon. ...

Geography

Shaniko is located at 45°0'11" North, 120°45'11" West (45.002955, -120.753149)^GR1, at an elevation of 3,344 feet (1019 m), according to Oregon Blue Book. The Oregon Blue Book is the official directory and fact book for the U.S. state of Oregon. ...

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.2 km² (0.5 mi²), none of which 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. ...

Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there are 26 people, 14 households, and nine families residing in the city. The population density is 21.8/km² (55.9/mi²). There are 35 housing units at an average density of 29.4/km² (75.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 92.31% White and 7.69% African American. 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). ... This article is about the year 2000. ... 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 are 14 households out of which 7.1% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% are married couples living together, 0% have a female householder with no husband present, and 35.7% are non-families. 21.4% of all households are made up of individuals and 14.3% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 1.86 and the average family size is 2.11. 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 is spread out with 7.7% under the age of 18, 0% from 18 to 24, 11.5% from 25 to 44, 42.3% from 45 to 64, and 38.5% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 61 years. For every 100 females there are 136.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 140.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city is $28,750, and the median income for a family is $31,250. Males have a median income of $28,750 versus $43,333 for females. The per capita income for the city is $15,617. 16.7% of the population and 0.0% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 0.0% of those under the age of 18 and 100.0% of those 65 and older are 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 links

• Pamplin-funded website for the town
• Entry for Shaniko from the Oregon Blue Book, including a link to a local road map (in PDF format) from ODOT
• Maps and aerial photos
  • WikiSatellite view at WikiMapia
  • Street map from MapQuest or Google Local
  • Topographic map from TopoZone
  • Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
  • Satellite image from Google Maps or Microsoft Virtual Earth
• Shaniko panorama (in QuickTime VR format)
• Photos of Shaniko from the Salem Public Library