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Gates, Oregon
—  City  —
Gates Elementary School
Location in Oregon
Coordinates: 44°45′18″N 122°25′11″W / 44.755°N 122.41972°W / 44.755; -122.41972Coordinates: 44°45′18″N 122°25′11″W / 44.755°N 122.41972°W / 44.755; -122.41972
Country	United States
State	Oregon
Counties	Marion, Linn
Incorporated	1950
Government
- Mayor	Mike Higgs[1]
Area
- Total	0.6 sq mi (1.6 km2)
- Land	0.6 sq mi (1.6 km2)
- Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation	945 ft (60.35 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	471
- Density	773.5/sq mi (298.1/km2)
Time zone	Pacific (UTC-8)
- Summer (DST)	Pacific (UTC-7)
ZIP code	97346
Area code(s)	503
FIPS code	41-28200[2]
GNIS feature ID	1121079[3]

Gates is a city on the border of Linn and Marion counties in Oregon, United States. The population was 471 at the 2000 census. The greater part of Gates' population is in Marion County and the city is primarily under Marion County's jurisdiction.

The Marion County portion of Gates is part of the Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the Linn County portion is part of the Albany–Lebanon Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²).None of the area is covered with water.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 471 people, 208 households, and 136 families residing in the city. The population density was 773.5 people per square mile (298.1/km²). There were 261 housing units at an average density of 428.7/sq mi (165.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 87.47% White, 2.97% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 4.03% from other races, and 5.31% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.37% of the population.

There were 208 households out of which 21.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.3% were married couples living together, 4.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.6% were non-families. 29.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.79.

In the city the population was spread out with 20.2% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 22.1% from 25 to 44, 31.2% from 45 to 64, and 20.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females there were 104.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $32,344, and the median income for a family was $37,143. Males had a median income of $35,714 versus $31,250 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,065. About 15.9% of families and 17.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.1% of those under age 18 and 11.0% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Gates is served by the Santiam Canyon School District. Area students attend Gates Elementary School in Gates, and Mill City Middle School and Santiam High School in Mill City.^[4]

Transportation

• Davis Airport, a public use airport located 1 mile south of Gates

References

External links

• Oregon Blue Book entry for Gates

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Linn County, Oregon County seat: Albany Cities Albany‡ | Brownsville | Gates‡ | Halsey | Harrisburg | Idanha‡ | Lebanon | Lyons | Mill City‡ | Millersburg | Scio | Sodaville | Sweet Home | Tangent | Waterloo CDP South Lebanon Unincorporated communities Cascadia | Crabtree | Crawfordsville | Foster | Jordan | Marion Forks | Riverside | Santiam Junction | Shedd Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Marion County, Oregon County seat: Salem Cities Aumsville | Aurora | Detroit | Donald | Gates‡ | Gervais | Hubbard | Idanha‡ | Jefferson | Keizer | Mill City‡ | Mt. Angel | St. Paul | Salem‡ | Scotts Mills | Silverton | Stayton | Sublimity | Turner | Woodburn CDPs Brooks | Butteville | Four Corners | Hayesville | Labish Village | Marion | Mehama Unincorporated communities Breitenbush | Champoeg | Clear Lake | Monitor | Pratum | Saint Benedict | Saint Louis | Waconda | West Stayton Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties