Silverton is a city in Marion County, Oregon, United States. The population was 7,414 at the 2000
census.
Geography
Silverton is located at 45°0′24″N, 122°46′57″W (45.006657,
-122.782484)1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area
of 7.1 km² (2.7 mi²), all land.
Silver Creek runs through the center of town.
Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 7,414 people, 2,707 households, and 1,886 families residing
in the city. The population density was 1,048.6/km² (2,716.3/mi²). There were 2,865
housing units at an average density of 405.2/km² (1,049.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 89.29% White, 0.22% African American, 1.11% Native American, 0.43% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 6.56% from other races, and 2.36% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.56% of the population.
There were 2,707 households out of which 39.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.8% were married couples living together, 13.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.3% were
non-families. 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or
older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.25.
In the city the population was spread out with 31.8% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from
45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 88.6 males.
For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $38,429, and the median income for a family was $46,196. Males had a median
income of $34,707 versus $24,479 for females. The per capita income for the city was
$18,062. About 10.4% of families and 13.0% of the population were below the poverty
line, including 18.7% of those under age 18 and 6.0% of those age 65 or over.
A frog kite hangs from the ceiling of O'Briens, a coffee house on Water Street
Education
Silverton is the population core of the Silver Falls School District. In 1994 voters passed a
bond levy for construction of Phase I of a two phase project to build a new high school. The new starter high school was
constructed on Pine Street in Silverton. It was completed in 1997 with a capacity for approximately 500 students. The bond levy
for Phase II, however failed, leaving the Silver Falls School District with two high school campuses. As of 1997, the roughly 350
freshmen attended the new campus, and were routinely bussed to the old campus for some higher level classes and electives. As of
November 2006, a new bond levy passed and Phase II of the high school was slated to begin. The campus will remain divided until
its completion. [1]
Points of interest
Silverton is the gateway to Silver Falls State Park, Oregon's largest state
park. It is also the home of the Oregon Gardens, an 80 acre (320,000 m²) botanical
park. Each summer, Silvertonians celebrate their most famous citizen in the Homer
Davenport Days festival and parade. Also notable is the farmers market on Saturdays where local farmers and artisans sell
their wares. The first bank robbery and chase scene in the movie Bandits (starring
Bruce Willis and Billy Bob Thornton) was filmed
in Silverton. The "bank" in the movie is actually a real estate office. [citation needed]
Notable residents
External links
Coordinates:
45.006657° N 122.782484°
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