- Scotts Mills, Oregon
Infobox Settlement
official_name = Scotts Mills, Oregon
settlement_type =City
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mapsize = 250px
map_caption = Location inOregon
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name =United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 =Oregon
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Marion
government_type =
leader_title =Mayor
leader_name = Larry Martin
established_title = Incorporated
established_date = 1916
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area_total_sq_mi = 0.3
area_total_km2 = 0.8
area_land_sq_mi = 0.3
area_land_km2 = 0.8
area_water_sq_mi = 0
area_water_km2 = 0
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population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 312
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population_density_km2 = 376.4
population_density_sq_mi = 988.6
timezone = Pacific
utc_offset = -8
timezone_DST = Pacific
utc_offset_DST = -7
latd = 45 |latm = 2 |lats = 31 |latNS = N
longd = 122 |longm = 40 |longs = 2 |longEW = W
elevation_m = 129.8
elevation_ft = 426
website = http://www.open.org/~smcity/
postal_code_type =ZIP code
postal_code = 97375
area_code = 503
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 41-65800GR|2
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = 1163262GR|3
footnotes =Scotts Mills is a city in Marion County,
Oregon ,United States . The population was 312 at the 2000 census. It is two miles south of Marquam andOregon Route 213 , between Silverton and Molalla.Scotts Mills is part of the Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is near the site of the
Scotts Mills earthquake .Geography
Scotts Mills is located at coor dms|45|2|31|N|122|40|2|W|city (45.042065, -122.667307)GR|1.
According to the
United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 0.3square mile s (0.8km² ), all of it land.Butte Creek flows just to the east of Scotts Mills as it makes its way north to join the
Pudding River .Demographics
As of the
census GR|2 of 2000, there were 312 people, 107 households, and 80 families residing in the city. Thepopulation density was 988.6 people per square mile (376.4/km²). There were 108 housing units at an average density of 342.2/sq mi (130.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 93.91% White, 0.64% from other races, and 5.45% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.53% of the population.There were 107 households out of which 37.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.3% were married couples living together, 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.2% were non-families. 18.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.92 and the average family size was 3.30.
In the city the population was spread out with 28.8% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 103.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $35,208, and the median income for a family was $37,500. Males had a median income of $31,000 versus $20,000 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $15,033. About 9.0% of families and 10.7% of the population were below thepoverty line , including 16.3% of those under age 18 and 2.3% of those age 65 or over.ites of interest
The city park on Crooked Finger Road is the site of an abandoned
flour mill from the 19th century that used water from Butte Creek for power. There is also a smallwaterfall at the site. The flour mill, park and waterfall are located at (45.041019, -122.664757).References
External links
* [http://www.open.org/~smcity/ City of Scotts Mills]
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