Oatfield, Oregon
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Oatfield is a census-designated place in Clackamas County, Oregon and the Portland metropolitan area. It is named after Oatfield Road, which runs between Milwaukie and Gladstone. As of the 2000 census, the CDP had a total population of 15,750.
Geography
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Location of Oatfield, Oregon
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 11.3 km² (4.4 mi²). 11.3 km² (4.4 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.
Demographics
As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there are 15,750 people, 5,903 households, and 4,563 families residing in the CDP. The population density is 1,391.6/km² (3,608.1/mi²). There are 6,110 housing units at an average density of 539.8/km² (1,399.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP is 93.43% White, 0.47% African American, 0.53% Native American, 1.99% Asian, 0.12% Pacific Islander, 0.93% from other races, and 2.52% from two or more races. 2.64% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 5,903 households out of which 30.6% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.9% are married couples living together, 8.5% have a female householder with no husband present, and 22.7% are non-families. 17.8% of all households are made up of individuals and 7.1% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.65 and the average family size is 2.99.
In the CDP the population is spread out with 23.2% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 30.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 42 years. For every 100 females there are 95.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 92.3 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP is $59,769, and the median income for a family is $66,469. Males have a median income of $46,351 versus $33,247 for females. The per capita income for the CDP is $25,148. 4.2% of the population and 2.9% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 4.5% of those under the age of 18 and 4.0% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
External links
- Oral History (http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/wpa:@field(DOCID+@lit(wpa330011718))), a 1939 memoir from M.T. Oatfield (an acquaintance of Abigail Scott Duniway) on the Library of Congress website
- Line 32-Oatfield (http://www.trimet.org/schedule/r032.htm), a TriMet bus route through the area