EXTENSION
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OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY
PROJECT
Grant County, Oregon
NATURAL
RESOURCE
ATLAS
HUMAN
ECONOMIC
PUBLIC
April 1973
Oregon State University Extension Service
Prepared by Gary Valde and Ron Scharback, Research
Assistants, Under the supervision of: Robert 0.
Coppedge, Extension Economist, and Russell C. Youmans,
Extension Resource Economist
Department of Agricultural Economics
For sale by the Extension Business Office, Extension Hall 118,
Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331. $2.50 per copy.
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LOCATION
Contents
Page
General Description
Physical Aspects
Climate
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Soils
Soil Characteristics and Land Capability.
Land Ownership
Agricultural Land
Forest Land
Water
Water-based Recreation
Minerals
Wildlife
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Human Resources
Population
Employment
Income
Education
Health and Vital Statistics
Public Welfare
Housing
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29
32
35
36
The County's Economy
Agriculture
Logging and Wood Products
Manufacturing
Mining - Mineral and Metal Industries
Outdoor Recreation
Business
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45
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Public Services
Transportation
Communication
Library Facilities
Utilities
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52
53
54
Public Finance
55
Selected List of Agencies
61
Selected Bibliography
63
GENERAL DESCRIPTI0N'
Grant County was created October 14, 1864 from Wasco and Uinatilla Counties
and named for General Ulysses S. Grant, U.S. Army, who was assigned to the
protection of the early settlers in Oregon.
In 1862 gold mining created development of Grant County.
Over $20,000,000
in gold was mined in the Canyon City area. During and after the decline of
the gold rush, the cattle industry and sawmills contributed to the progress,
growth, and formation of the county.
In recent years, recreation has become a major Industry. Located in
the largest strand of Ponderosa Pine in the United States, Grant County covers
over 700 miles of fishable trout streams and large herds of mule deer and
Rocky Mountain elk.
Grant County is located in northeast central Oregon. It is bounded by
Harney County to the south, by Morrow, Umatilla, and Union Counties to the
north, Baker County to the east, and Wheeler and Crook Counties to the west.
Area:
4,355 square miles
2,901,120 acres
Elevation at Canyon City:
Population:
3,194 ft.
Average Temperature:
Summer - 66.5
Winter - 35.8
County Seat:
6,910
(July 1, 1972)
True Cash Value:
$61,525,064
(January 1, 1971)
Principal Industries:
Livestock, Lumbering,
Recreation
Canyon City
PHYSICAL ASPECTS
Climate
The following tables contain information on the temperature and precipitation
of Grant County.
The first table, on freeze temperature data, gives the last
day in spring and the first day in fall for which the given temperature was
recorded.
1/
Oregon Sbate Executive Department, Clay Meyers, Secretary of State,
Oregon Blue Book, 1971-72, January 1971.
Table 1.
Freeze Temperature Data, Grant County
last date in spring - first date in fall; minimum of:
Station
Austin
John Day
Long Creek.
Monument
Seneca
SOURCE:
Table 2.
Station
200
16° or below1
4/1 3 / 17-10 / 28
3/18-10/27
3/1 -10/29
4/12- 9/15
24°
I
4/4 - 9/17
3/19-10/25
4/11-10/16
3/19-10/28
4/19- 9/8
28°
5/18- 9/14
4/19-10/16
4/19-10/16
4/1 -10/16
6/29- 7/3
32°
I
6/30-7/3
4/22-9/ 17
5 / 30-
4/22-9/18
6/29-7/3
6/30-7/3
5/20-9/7
6/29-7/3
5 / 21-9 / 14
6/30-7/3
U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic & Atmospheric
Administration, Environmental Data Service, Climatological Data
Annual Summary 1971, Vol. 77, No. 13.
Temperature and Precipitation, Grant County, Monthly and Annually, 1971
Jan.
Feb.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept. Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Annu
65.5
72.9
67.3
74.3
62.6
46.6
54.8
50.8
56.9
43.2
38.4
45.5
43.1
46.8
36.8
30.8
38.1
37.5
39.3
30.6
20.8
28.0
29.3
32.2
18.0
40.3
47.8
45.4
34.4
38.5
.30
.49
.02
.60
.27
1.76
.94
.84
.80
2.96
1.64
1.42
2.43
1.25
4.27
3.58
2.56
2.18
2.20
24.5
14.9c
12.7
14.7
9.9
Average
Temperature
degrees Farenheit
Austin
John Day
Long Creek
Monument.
Seneca
24.8
33.2
32.8
35.5
22.2
28.6
35.9
35.5
38.1
26.6
26.9
36.9
35.3
39.5
26.2
39.4
45.0
43.1
47.6
37.4
47.9
54.8
51.9
56.1
47.3
51.4
58.6
53.4
59.6
50.5
62.9
69.4
64.7
70.5
60.3
Total
Precipitation
inches
Austin
John Day
Long Creek.
Monument
Seneca
SOURCE:
4.43
2.66
2.23
1.91
1.12
1.37
.52
.67
.44
.06
2.44
1.12
1.71
1.33
.95
.85
1.15
1.56
1.57
.84
2.78
1.29
.32
.67
.94
.49
.61
.93
.61
.33
1.27
1.22
.82
.07
.39
.60
.73
.71
.32
1.94
.48
U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration,
Climatological Data Annual Summary, Vol. 77, No. 13.
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Table
Temperature Data, Grant County, Monthly and Annually, 1951 - 1960 Averages
Station
No. of
Years
Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May
Annual
June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
Mean Daily Maximum
Temperature
degrees Farenheit
Austin
Per)i
4340397445570652708846821761 643474367 585
Rec/3l33538846556865 1729841823742 622457366 582
Seneca
Per
Rec
9 34.0 38.5 43.8 55.5 63.5 71.5 83.0 80.2 74.2
20 34.8 39.0 45.9 54.8 62.6 72.7 83.9 80.6 73.6
60.5 45.6 37.5
62.3 48.3 39.9
57.3
58.2
24.5 17.3 12.6
24.4 17.6 11.9
25.0
24.3
Mean Daily Minimum
Temperature
degrees Farenheit
Austin
Per
Rec
Per
Rec
Seneca
5 11.1 13.917..6 24.7 31.4 35,9 41.8 37.1 31.9
7.6 12.2 18.7 25.5 30.8 35.5 39.6 36.5 30.8
32
9 98125166250305344366333271 221153123 230
20
7.0
9.1 16.2 26.3 30.9 34.2 37.0 33.1 26.6
22.1 15.1 11.3
1/ Per indicates the period or number of years the data were gathered.
2/ Rec is the number of records or how many times the data were recorded at the station
SOURCE
U S Department of Commerce, Weather Bureau, Decennial Census of U S Climate,
Supplement for 1951 Through 1960, Oregon No. 86-31, 1965.
Soils-'
Grant County is located in the John Day Drainage Basin.
The northern part
of this basin is generally basalt plateau and has extensive areas of arable
soil.
The nonarable land is about one-half range land with sagebrush-bunchgrass vegetation at lower elevation and one-half coniferous forest, mostly open
strands of Ponderosa Pine at higher elevations.
Major rock types present in the basin are tertiary lava flows with interbedded tuffs, soft, clayey tertiary sediments, and older metamorphosed shale,
serpentine, and some acid intrusives
Pleistocene outwash or lacustrine deposits
underlie a small part of the lower basin and also form piedmont terraces in the
upper valley of the John Day River. Soils are formed in Pleistocene, wind-borne
bess mantles throughout most of the lower basin. More recent volcanic ash
occurs throughout the basin, often as an admixture to surface horizons of the
soils and as thicker deposits in the portion of the forest zones.
Six physiographic divisions or zones of the John Day Basin are recognized.
These are:
(1) the Columbia Basin outwash and lacustrine sediment plain; (2)the
bess-mantled basalt plateau of the lower basin; (3) the alluvial fans and flood
1/ State Water Resources Board, Oregon's Long Range Requirements f br-Water;
John Day Drainage Basin, 1969.
22.4
plains of the John Day Valley in Grant and Wheeler Counties; (4) the low
elevation, semi-arid uplands and canyon land bordering the John Day River in
Wheeler; (5) middle elevation, subhumid uplands with grass-shrub vegetation;
and (6) the high elevation, forested uplands and open basins or mountain
valleys.
Grant County has a wide variety of soil types. Since there is a numerous
classification of these types, only a few will be discussed
The major soils of the alluvial fans and flood plains in the John Day River
Valley in Grant County are Dayville, Boyce, Courtrock, Hack, Kimberly, Luce,
Courtrock, Hack, Kimberly are well-drained, deep, loamy soils.
(Sg), and Veazie.
The well-drained Veazie soils, somewhat poorly drained Dayville soil, and the
Veazie
poorly drained Boyce soils are moderately deep to sand and gravel
soils are the most shallow. Luce and (Sg) soils are somewhat poorly drained
The Dayville, Boyce, Kimberly, and Veazie soils are subject to
and alkaline
flooding.
These soils are used mainly for irrigated pasture and hay production.
The major soils of the medium elevation uplands are composed of the parent
materials: Clarno, Rattlesnake and John Day formations, shale, and basalt.
Volcanic tuffs and windlaid materials are also important
The principal soils occurring over sediments are soils of the Tub, Simas,
The Tub soils
Day, and Ridgeway series. They are all fine-textured subsoils.
have a thick, dark colored surface horizon and occur mainly on northern slopes
The Simas soils have a thinner surface horizon. Day and Ridgeway soils are
clays and self-churning
(Do)
The principal soils over shale are the (Do), Utley, and Izee series
Utley soils are deep, loamy soils on fans and
soils are shallow loamy soils
Izee are moderately deep, loamy soils.
footsiopes.
The principal soils occurring over basalt are the Gwin, Rock Creek,
Gwin, Snell, and Rock Creek are composed of more than
and Ukiah series
Rock Creek soils are very shallow, and Gwin soils are
coarse fragments
Rock Creek and
Snell
soils are moderately deep and clayey
to bedrock
Ukiah
soils are
soils have medium or moderately fine-textured subsoils
and have dense clay subsoils over tuff
Snell,
357
shallow
Gwin
stony
These soils occur
Other important soils include the Waha and (Cp) series.
The
(Cp)
soils
are
medium-textured
and
on nearly level areas and north slopes
The Waha have moderatly fine-textured subsoils underlain by basalt
ashy
These soils have a clay
Oxbow soils occur on broad outwash fans and terraces.
subsoil over a hardpan
Table 4.
Acreage of Soils Series or Land Types, Grant County
Soils Series
Phase Symbol
Anatone
An 2,3
An4
An 5,6
AnAl 2,3
Bd 2
Anatone-Al complex
Boardtree
Bd4
Bd 5,6
Bc
ct 1,2
Boyce
Court Rock
Ct3
Courtrock, very stony
Ctx 2,3
Cp 2
(Cp)
Cp3
Cp4
Cp
Da
Dy
Do
Do
Gu
Gw
Gw
Gw
Hk
Damon
Dayville
(Do)
Grell
Gwin
Hack
5,6
4
5,6
5,6
2,3
4
5,6
Hk2
Hk3
Hack, very stony
Hack, variant
Hkx 2,3
Hv 2
Hv3
Hall Ranch
Hr 2,3
Hr 4
Hr 5,6
Ha 2,3
Ha 4
Ha 5,6
Han 4
Hankins
Hankins, north aspect
Han56
41)
Izee
Iz
Kahier
Iz 5,6
Tv 3
Tv4
Tv 5,6
Kimberly
Klicker
Km
Ki 2,3
1/ occurs as inclusion only
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Acreage (1,000's)
26.6
6.7
31.3
10.8
0.6
2.4
3.2
4.8
3.4
1.4
1.9
1.5
2.9
0.9
3.2
2.6
3.7
5.4
22.7
3.4
12.5
43.5
148.7
1.5
4.4
8.9
0.4
0.1
0.2
29.6
10.0
51.4
29.5
19.0
23.0
2.8
8.1
3.2
20.0
4.0
1.7
8.1
3.8
6.6
Table 4, cont.
Acreage of Soils Series or Land Types, Grant County
Soils Series
Phase Symbol
Klicker
Kl 4
Kl 5,6
Ke 2,4
Kin 5,6
La 4,5,6
Lax 4,5
Lv 5,6
Li 5,6
Lu
Klicker, high elevation
Klicker, north aspect
Laycock
Laycock, very stony
Laycock, variant
Lickskillet
Luce
Marsden
Oxbow
Oxbow, shallow
Ridgeway and Day
Ma 1,2
Ob 2,3
Obs 2,3
Rd 3
Rd4
Rd5
Ritter
Rt
Rt
Rc
Rc
Rc
Rock Creek
2
3
2,3
4
5,6
Scabland-Biscuit complex
Schrier
SB
Sz 2
Sz 3
(Sg)
Sg 1,2
Silvies
Silvies, fine
Simas
Si
Sih
Sin 3
Sm4
Simas, very stony
Smx 3
Smx 4
Smx 5,6
Sn 4
Sn 5,6
Snell
Tailings
Tolo
T
To
To
To
To
Ti
Ti
Tolo, high elevation
2
3
4
5,6
2
4
Tp3
Tp4
Top
Tp 5,6
Tu 2,3
Tub
Tu4
Tu 5,6
-6
Acreage (1,000's)
6.1
22.4
39.6
2.9
5.7
13.4
0.1
35.1
2.7
7.7
24.8
7.8
3.3
3.3
9.4
2.2
2.9
15.5
13.5
41.6
95.6
0.6
1.0
2.1
7.0
2.6
9.0
6.2
10.8
15.3
92.1
1.4
20.3
1.5
11.9
15.6
14.8
21.7
64.7
27.7
1.0
7.4
26.9
12.3
1.0
17.8
Table 4, cont.
Acreage of Soils Series or Land Types, Grant County
Soils Series
Phase Symbol
Ukiah
Uk 2
Uk 3
Ukx 2,3
Ukx 4
Ukx 5
Ut 2
Ut 3
Ut 4
Ve
Wy 2
Wy 3
Ukiah, extremely stony
Utley
Veazie
Waha
SOURCE:
Acreage (1,000's)
3.3
1.4
10.6
0.1
2.2
1.0
2.2
5.1
6.6
6.5
3.4
State Water Resources Board, Oregon's Long Range Requirements for
Water; John Day Drainage Basin, 1969.
Soil Characteristics and Land Capability
Land Ownership
Table
Inventory of State-Owned Real Property, Grant County, 1970
A enc
Department of Forestry.
Game Commission
Division of State Lands
Aeronautics Division
Highway Division Parks
Highway Division Off ice & Maintenance.
Total
SOURCE:
Land
Value
Acres
2.00
14.58
4,469.64
146.20
Improv.
Value
Total
Value
Annual
Rental
Income
21
5,700
236,992
14,620
$168,620
430
$168,641
6,130
236,992
14,620
4,104.68
10,695
21,466
32,161
6.24
14,223
134,079
148,302
1,080
8,743.34
$282,251
$324,595
$606,846
$1,884
$
$
804
Taxes
Paid
$166
$166
Legislative Fiscal Committee, Inventory of State-Owned Real Property,
By County, Section VII, 1970, Salem, Oregon.
Table 6.
State Land Ownership, Grant County, 1970
Agency
Acres
Board of Aeronautics
Game Commission
Highway Commission
Land Board
107
1
6,900
5,030
Total
12.038
SOURCE:
Legislative Fiscal Committee, Inventory of State-Owned Real Property,
By County, Section VII, 1970, Salem, Oregon.
Table 7.
Federal Land Ownership, Grant County, 1962
Agency
Acres & Percent
U.S. Forest Service
Bureau of Land Management
Total Federal Land
Total Land Area
% in Federal Ownership
SOURCE:
1,557,265
172,485
1,729,750
2,900,480
59.6
Carolan, W.B., Jr., Federal Land in Oregon, Oregon State University,
1963.
Table 8.
Land Area in Highways, Streets, and Roads, Grant County
Ownership
Acres
State Highways
County Roads
City Streets
2,920
3,620
170
Total
6,710
SOURCE:
Oregon State Department of Revenue and Oregon State Highway Division,
unpublished data.
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Agricultural Land
Agricultural land base for Grant County includes 1,072,852 acres. This
area is proportioned into cropland, woodland, etc.
The major uses for the
cropland are for the production of small grains, seed crops, hay, and other
field crops.
Livestock of various species occupy the pasture and grazing
lands.
Table 9.
Land in Farms, Grant County, 1969
Acres
Percent
Total land area
Proportion In farms
2,899,200
100.0
37.0
Acres in farms
Total cropland
Cropland harvested
Cropland pasture..
All other cropland Woodland
All other land
1,072,852
77,962
51,359
15,921
10,682
140,013
854,877
100.00
I tern
.
Irrigated land
7.3
13.1
79.6
41,453
1/ Cropland used for soil improvement crops, crop failure, and idle cropland.
2/ All other land includes house lots, barn lots, ponds, roads, waste land, etc.
SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Agriculture, 1969, Vol. 1 Area
Reports, Part 47, Oregon, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington,
D.C., 1972.
Forest Land
Table 10.
Forest Acreage Statistics, Grant County, 1964
Item
Acres (1,000's)
Percent
2,893
1,996
1,689
307
287
896
100.00
69 00
58.00
11.00
1.00
10.00
31.00
1,689
320
100.00
19.00
Land
Total land
Forest land
Commercial
Noncommercial
Productive
Nonproductive
Non-forest land
20
Ownership
Commercial forest land
Private
Forest industry
Farmer & misc. private
Public
National forest
Bureau of Land
Management
Other public
NA
NA
81.00
78.00
43
3.00
2
Stand Size - Classes
Commercial forest land
Nonstocked areas
Seedling and sapling
Pole timber
Saw timber
Small (ll.0"-20.9")
Large (21" plus)
SOURCE:
1,369
1,324
1,689
21
27
254
1,387
538
849
100.00
1.00
2.00
15.00
82.00
32.00
50.00
U.S. Forest Service, "1970 Timber Harvest", U.S.D.A. Forest Service
Resource Bulletin PNW-38, Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment
Station, 1971.
1/
Water -
The John Day River heads in the Blue Mountains southeast of Prairie City
and flows into the Columbia River at river mile 218.
Its main branches are
the North and South Forks.
Other major tributaries, from the headwaters downstream to the Wheeler-Gilliam county line, include Canyon, Beech, Rock,
Service and Bridge Creeks.
Principal tributaries of the North Fork are Desolation and Cainas Creeks,
the John Day Middle Fork, and Cottonwood Creek. Murderers Creek is the most
significant of the South Fork tributaries. All the larger tributaries head in
the Blue Mountains or the spurs extending west from the main range.
1/
State Water Resources Board, Oregon's Long Range Requirements for Water,
John Day Drainage Basin, 1969.
- 10 -
In general, the streams exhibit relatively steep gradients (100 to 300 fi.
of drop per mile) in their headwater section, followed by smaller gradients
(20 to 40 ft. per mile) in their valley areas. Many of the streams then increase
in gradient to 100 ft. per mile through their lower sections while a few continue
to level off (under 10 ft. per mile) as they near their mouths.
Flow characteristics of the John Day River are typical of rivers of semiarid regions.
Extreme differences exist not only in seasonal flows but also
in annual yields.
The estimated average annual yield of the John Day River at its mouth is
1,410,000 acre-ft. for the period 1927 to 1960. This period was chosen for the
determination of average annual yields and mean monthly discharges to facilitate
the comparison of different stream systems.
The gage located farthest downstream, which measures runoff from 95% of
the river basin area, is on the John Day River at McDonald Ferry. Records at
this gage have been continuous since 1905. The average annual yield at this
gage is 1,406,000 acre-ft. for the base period 1927-1960. The lowest annual
yield was 461,500 acre-ft., recorded in 1934, and highest 2,670,000 acre-ft.
in 1948.
The North Fork of the John Day River contributes the largest amount of
water to the yield of the area. The average annual yield of the North Fork
at its mouth is 910,000 acre-ft. for the period 1927-1960, compared to an average
annual yield of 420,000 acre-ft. of the main stem of the John Day River above
the North Fork. This means a net average annual yield of 345 acre-ft. per sq.
mile is contributed by the North Fork, compared to 200 acre-ft. per sq. mile
by the main stem above their confluence.
Subtracting the combined yield of the North Fork and main stem above their
confluence from the yield of the John Day River at its mouth leaves a net average
annual. contribution of only 80,000 acre-ft., or 25 acre-ft. per sq. mile, by the
lower John Day sub-basin. The average annual yield of the, entire basin is 180
acre-ft. per sq. mile. These figures reflect primarily the differences in climate
and topography of the individual sub-basins.
Extreme differences exist between seasonal flows on most streams in the
Average monthly discharges of the John Day River at McDonald Ferry for
the period 1927-1960 range from 156 Cu. ft. per sec. (cfs) for September to
5,000 cfs f or April.
Similar differences between monthly discharges can be
observed on most streams of the area.
area.
Flows on most larger streams reach their peaks in the months of April and
Nay as a result of snowmelt combined with spring rains. They drop quite rapidly
in the following months, and reach their lows in August and September as a result
of naturally low flows and extensive depletions, the latter primarily in the
form of irrigation diversions. There is no storage of significance in the area,
so flows are largely the result of natural flow conditions altered by direct
diversions from the streams.
The same pattern can be observed on most smaller streams, with slightly
different timing on streams originating at higher elevations. These reach
their peak flows later in the year, as late as June, mainly as a result of
later snowmelt on their watersheds.
To date, no ground water studies have been made in the basin, and existing
wells serving the sparse population are so few and widespread that no general
pattern of ground water occurrence and yield has been developed. Therefore,
the ground water potential of the basin is not established.
It is known that the alluvial areas and the more broken or fractured
basalt flows afford the best aquifers. Very meager ground water supplies are
obtained from aquifers formed by the other rock types, principally volcanic,
that make up much of the basin.
The yield and geographic distribution of ground water is governed mainly
by precipitation, topography, and the infiltration characteristics of the various
rock types.
The average precipitation for the entire basin is estimated at
approximately 19 inches per year. The topography is characterized by deeply
incised streams and narrow river valleys, and varies from gently rolling plateaus
with abrupt canyon slopes in the northern and central part to high mouniains
forming the southern and eastern perimeter of the basin.
The best known ground water source is the alluvium, particularly the
gravels along the John Day River. This material is tapped by most of the wells
in the area. The upper interf low zones of the more porous basalt flows form
aquifers that are tapped by a number of municipal wells. Many springs, some
used for municipal supplies, issue from these zones, where they have been eposed by erosion or faulting. Springs likewise issue from contact zones where
lava flows rest upon impermeable eruptive material, such as ash and tuff. These
latter rocks generally yield only meager quantities of ground water.
Water for domestic purposes, which includes both small-scale human çonsumption and livestock use, is obtained from ground water, springs, and streams
throughout the area.
In general, springs are the predominant source of developed water for
human consumption in the mountains, while shallow wells, with depths of usually
not more than 30 ft., are the major source in the larger river valleys. Deep
wells are found predominantly on the hills of the lower John Day River.
The total water quantities presently utilized for livestock purposes are
However, it is estimated that less than 700 acre-ft. is consumed.
unknown.
Water rights for power total 128 cfs, but less than 50% of them have been
used during recent years.
Most small hydroelectric power plants in the area
discontinued generation after cheaper power from outside the area began service.
The only major hydroelectric development existing at present is the
Fremont power plant (Grant County) of the California Pacific Utilities Company.
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It obtains its water supply from Lake Creek, Lost Creek, and storage in Olive
Lake has an installed capacity of 1,000 kilowatts (kw), and had an average
annual generation of five million kilowatt hours (kwh) during the 10 year period
195L-l960. During dry years, there is insufficient water to utilize available
storage which results in a drop in power production at this plant.
The principal industrial water users in the area are lumber mills, which
are scattered throughout. Most of these have their own sources of supply,
(wells, springs, or streams) and do not depend on community water systems.
Sisall quantities of water are also used by a few dairies and slaughter houses.
There are only about 20 mining rights, involving about 75 cfs, that are
still being used. These rights are used intermittently and, in most instances,
only for the purpose of maintaining mining claims.
Only three mines are operated
on a commercial scale at present.
Water-based Recreation
Water-based recreation is limited, since streamflows are extremely low in
the summer and fall months. There are only three lakes of significance: Magone,
Strawberry, and Olive Lakes. The largest of these, Olive Lake, is only 150 acres
in size
Nagone and Strawberry Lalces and their facilities are over-crowded
durihg summer weekends. Recreational use of Olive Lake is limited because of
its remoteness, but it would have great potential for increased use if access
roads were improved.
Water is not reserved for wildlife, and except for waterfowl and some
furbearers, wildlife use of water is small.
Waters of the John Day River system provide habitat for both anadromous
and resident fish.
Steelhead trout are the principal anadromous species, with
spring and fall chinook and silver salmon being found in small numbers. Resident fish include rainbow, eastern brook, Dolly Varden, and cutthroat trout,
kokanee salmon, whitefish, warmwater game fish, and scrap fish.
Water rights for fish total 17 cfs for the area. Of the total, 10 cfs
is used by the Game Commission for the Canyon Creek Meadows Reservoir, 2 cfs
for maintenance of the Bull Prairie Reservoir, and the remaining 5 cfs are
for private fish propagation in ponds near Dayville.
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Table 11.
Reservoir Sites and Data, Grant County, 1961
rainage
rea
Site Name
North Fork John Day
Camas Creek
Snipe Creek
Middle Fork
Crawford Creek
Shumway Meadow
Long Creek
Upper John Day
Birch Creek
Beech Creek
S. Fork Murderers Creek
Upper South Fork
Venator Creek
Rock Creek
Fort Creek
Mountain Creek
Sixshooter Creek
Lower John Day
Rosebush Creek
Butte Creek
Hoover Creek
Straw Fork Butte Creek
Currant Creek
Bridge Creek
Alder Creek
Horseshoe Creek
Kahier Creek
Henry Creek
Mi.
105
29
69
0.5
0.1
21
1
87
3.5
35
3
83
9
29
32
16
31
6
5
30
1.2
30
4
38
5
Annual
Surface Fill &
Yield
Storage Area
Storage
Ac. Ft. Ac. Ft. Acres
Ac. Ft.
66,840
15,444
16,500
400
100
7,500
12,390
52,390
1,800
400
450
300
399
498
175
75
30
21
500
21,500
1,400
8,800
1,200
22,180
1,165
6,100
4,200
155
600
1,150
2,500
250
2,420
1,165
3,560
2,333
22
50
90
125
30
70
97
178
149
226
309
109
200
260
168
416
2,500
294
408
500
131
3,140
810
4,080
641
407
332
68
124
140
131
43
24
65
218
32
139
439
179
2,205
740
900
582
81
74
50
19
8
9
11
8
57
15
39
40
67
450
73
24
9
49
54
140
241
Pur .
ose-'
I,F,R
I,R
I,F,R
I,F,R
I,R
I,R
I,R
I,R
R
I,F,R
R
R
R
I,R
I,R
I
I,F
I
I
I
I
I,R
I,R
I
I
1/ I-Irrigation, F-Flood protection, R-Recreation--fishing, hunting, boating
SOURCE: Based on a survey by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Field Party.
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Table 12.
Surface Discharge in CFS and Acre-Feet,
Grant County, October 1967-September 1968
1'
CFS
Station
Strawberry Creek, above Slide
Creek
John Day River at Prairie
City
John Day River at Picture
Gorge
Camas Creek near Lehman
Middle Fork of John Day River
at Ritter
Camas Creek near Ukiah
Snipe Creek at Ukiah
John Day at Service Creek
John Day at McDonald Ferry
Max.
Mm.
54
3.1
202
1,470
292
940
500
11.
4.2
.48
8.40
1.9
83
0
5,300
6,340
30
14
Mean
9.42
Ac.-Ft.
569.
72.94
4,397.50
193.02
18.0
11,605.50
1,073.20
120.38
36.71
2.643
751.00
729.90
7,245.83
2,196.08
156.56
45,185.83
43,894.17
1/ Cubic foot-per-second (cfs) is the rate of discharge of a stream whose
channel is 1 sq. ft. in cross sectional area and whose average velocity
is 1 foot per second.
Acre-foot (ac.-ft.) is the quantity of water required to cover an acre to
the depth of 1 ft. and is equivalent to 43,560 cubic feet.
SOURCE:
U.S. Department of the Interior, Water Resources Data for Oregon,
Part I Surface Water Records, 1968.
1/
Minerals
Metallic minerals in Grant County include antimony, chromium, cobalt,
gold, nickel, quicksilver, silver, uranium. Nonmetallic minerals include:
asbestos, coal, diatomite, granite, limestone, semiprecious gems, welded
tuff, slate, volcanic ash, roadrock sand and gravel. There are commercial
deposits of stone, sand, gravel, mercury, copper, gold, silver, zinc, lead,
chromite, and asbestos.
The value of mineral production in Grant County increased from $42,000
in 1960 to $538,000 in 1970.
The minerals produced in order of value, highest
value first, are:
stone, sand and gravel, mercury, copper, gold, silver,
zinc, and lead.
1/ Mineral Industry Surveys, The Mineral Industry of Oregon, 17O, Advance
Summary, Washington, D.C., 1971
Bureau of Business and Economic Research, Oregon Economic Statistics 1972,
University of Oregon, 1972.
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Wildlife
Grant County has excellent populations of mule deer and Rocky Mountain
elk and limited numbers of antelope. There are various species of upland game,
waterfowl, small game, and furbearers.
Wintering areas for deer and elk are located in the Service Creek,
Kimberly, and Monument areas and in the Ochoco Mountains above Mitchell.
Wintering areas for waterfowl are located along the John Day main stem
below Service Creek.
Waters of the John Day River system provide habitat for both anadromous
and resident fish. Steelhead trout are the principal anadromous species, with
spring and fall chinook and silver salmon being found in small numbers.
Resident
fish include rainbow, eastern brook, Dolly Varden, and cutthroat trout, kokanee
salmon, whitefish, warmwater game fish, and scrap fish.
Distribution of resident fish is greatly dependent upon water condition.
Creel census records indicate that the steelhead fishery annually attracts
8,000 angler trips with an estimated catch of 2,550 fish.
An annual catch of
70 chinook salmon, which, as with steelhead, is primarily a local fishery, is
also reported.
Streams and lakes which are stocked to provide for angler usage include
the North and South Forks of the John Day, the John Day main stem, and Magone,
Olive, and Strawberry Lakes.
A major fishery problem is associated with water quantity. Natural low
flows and extensive diversions for irrigation result in many streams having no
flow in some stretches or along the entire course.
Activities of the Fish and Game Commissions give an indication of the
nature of these and other fishery problems and also of the importance of the
fishery resource. An extensive screening program for irrigation diversions
has recently been completed. Approximately 420 rotary screens have been installed in gravity ditches, with an estimated annual saving of 380,000 young
steelhead. Work has also been done in rehabilitating spawning areas.
A program for the creation of a reservoir-type fish habitat for resident
fish on Canyon Creek (proposed Canyon Creek Meadows Reservoir) has been
proposed.
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Table 13.
Big Game Hunting Season Data, Desolation Area, Grant County, 1970
Subj ect
Deer
Number of hunters
Hunter days
Harvest
Buck deer (1-2 point)
Buck deer (3 point +)
Yearling bull elk
Adult bull elk
Antlerless
Season Total
Percent hunter success
Percent 1-2 point bucks
Percent yearling bulls
Hunters/sq. ml
Harvest/sq. ml
SOURCE:
Elk
2,440
13,180
2,900
24,660
620
220
390
1,230
50.
74.
251
211
108
570
20.
54.
3.96
1.67
.78
Oregon State Game Commission, 1971 Annual Report, Oregon State Game
Commission.
HUMAN RESOURCES
Population
Table 14.
Population by Race and Sex, Grant County, 1970
Racial Group
Total
White
B lack
Male
3,554
3,533
I'
Female
3,442
3,427
1
Indian
Chinese
All other
18
11
1
2
SOURCE:
3
U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Population: 1970 General
Population Characteristics, Final Report PC(l) - B39 Oregon, U.S.
Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1971.
1/ Includes Spanish Language.
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Table 15.
General Population Characteristics, Grant County Subdivisions, 1970
John Day
Subj ect
Total population
Long Creek
Prairie City
Seneca
3,979
962
1,514
541
1,989
1,990
505
457
770
744
290
251
3,951
961
1,511
537
28
1
3
3
31.3
34.9
11.5
29.9
34.1
12.3
29.4
36.4
11.0
34.0
32.9
7.2
1,322
3,934
2.98
336
962
2.86
498
1,488
188
541
2.88
Sex
Male
Female
Race
White 1/
Black
Other
Age
Median age
over 18 years
% over65 years
Households
Number
Population
Persons/household
-
1
----
2.99
SOURCE:
U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Population: 1970 General
Population Characteristics, Final Report PC(l) - B39, Oregon, U.S.
Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1971.
1/ Includes Spanish Language.
Table 16.
Land Area and Population Density, 1950, 1960, & 1970
Population Density
ersons 'er S.. mi.
Land Area
County and State
State of Oregon
GRANT
Baker
Crook
Harney
Naiheur
Morrow
Umat illa
Union
Wheeler
SOURCE:
Sq. Mi.
96,248
4,533
3,084
2,982
10,132
9,925
2,065
3,241
2,034
1,707
1950
1960
1970
15.8
1.8
5.2
3.0
18.4
1.7
5.6
3.2
21.7
1.5
4.8
3.4
.6
.7
.7
2.3
2.3
2.4
13.7
2.3
2.2
19.9
9.5
1.1
2.3
12.9
8.8
1.9
8.9
1.6
U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Population: 1970 General
Population Characteristics, Final Report PC(l) - B39 Oregon, U.S.
Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1971.
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Table 17.
Rural Population, Grant County, 1950-1970
Year
Population
1950
1960
1970
SOURCE:
8,329
7,726
6,996
-7.2
-9.4
U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Population:
1970 General
Population Characteristics, Final Report PC(l) - B39 Oregon, U.S.
Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1971.
Table 18.
Components of Change in Grant County's Population, 1940-1970
Years
Net
Change
1940-1950
1950-1960
1960-1970
SOURCE:
% Change
1,949
-603
-730
Natural
Increase
857
1,460
725
Net
Migration
1,092
-2,063
-1,455
U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Population, General Demographic
Trends for Metropolitan Areas, 1960 to 1970, Final Report PHC (2) 39, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1971.
Table 19. Population Estimates of Incorporated Cities
Grant County, Selected Years, 1960-1972
City and County
Grant County
Canyon City
Dayville
Granite
John Day
Long Creek
Monument
Mt. Vernon
Prairie City
Seneca
Incorporated area
Unincorporated area
1960
1965
1971
1972
7,726
654
234
7,600
630
231
6,910
625
200
6,910
625
200
3
1,520
295
214
504
801
NA*
4,223
3,503
2
7
9
1,570
312
170
440
908
1,650
190
160
440
930
405
4,607
2,303
1,700
190
160
470
930
415
4,699
2,211
NA
4,263
3,337
* NA - not available
SOURCE:
"Population Estimates of Counties and Incorporated Cities of Oregon,"
Center for Population Research and Census, Portland State University,
1971 and 1972 Reports.
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Table 20.
Population by Age and Sex, Grant County, 1960 and 1970
Male
Age Group
Total Population
Under 5
5-9
1960
1970
4,025
445
427
422
302
188
428
522
533
368
390
3,554
295
332
381
329
186
413
360
441
421
Female
1970
1960
3,701
435
421
383
268
226
466
499
403
301
3,442
245
323
379
324
212
426
393
Total
1960
1970
I
7,726
880
848
805
570
414
894
1,021
936
669
6,996
540
655
Percent
1960
1970
100.0
11.4
11.0
10.4
100.0
7.7
9.4
10.9
9.3
5.6
12.0
10.8
11.7
11.4
11.1
760
10-14
7.4
653
15-19
5.4
398
20-24
11.6
839
25-34
13.2
753
35-44
12.1
818
377
45-54
8.7
800
379
55-64
8.9
689
780
299
384
396
65 and over
Median age
31.1
30.4
30.9
1970 General
SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Population:
Population Characteristics, Final Report PC(1) - B39 Oregon, U.S.
Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1971.
Employment
Table 21.
Percent of Age Group in Labor Force, Grant County, 1970
Age Group
Years:
SOURCE:
14-15
16-17
18-19
20-21
22-24
25-34
35-44
45-64
65 and over
Male
Female
22.2
25.4
57.3
67.2
92.3
96.7
97.4
90.4
16.0
5.4
39.1
6.8
52.2
43.0
42.9
35.9
48.0
10.7
1970 General Social
U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Population:
and Economic Characteristics, Final Report PC(1) - C39 Oregon, U.S.
Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1972.
- 20 -
Table 22.
Employment Status, Grant County,
Subject
Total Males, 14 years and over
Total Labor Force
Armed Forces
Civilian Labor Force
Employed
Unemployed
Not in Labor Force
Inmate of Institution
Enrolled in School
Other
Total Females, 14 years and over
Total Labor Force
Employed
Unemployed
Not in Labor Force
Inmate of Institution
Enrolled in School
Other
Married, (Husbands Present)
1960 and 1970
1960
1970!'
2,824
2,233
2,522
1,854
4
2,229
1,932
297
591
1,854
1,595
246
345
2,514
766
694
72
1,748
178
453
2,392
897
819
78
1,495
245
1,503
36
113
1,346
1,754
259
668
37
not available
1/ 16 years and over
SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Population: 1970 General Social
and Economic Characteristics, Final Report PC(l) - C39 Oregon, U.S.
Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1972.
Table 23.
Median Earnings of Selected Occupation Groups,
Grant County, 1959 and 1969
Occupation Group
1959
Male, total with earnings'
Professional, managerial, and
kindred workers
Farmers and farm managers
Craftsmen, foremen, and kindred
workers
Operatives and kindred workers
Farm laborers
Laborers, excluding farm and
mine
Female, total with earnings-17
Clerical and kindred workers
Operatives and kindred workers
$4,607
$6,940
5,413
3,713
8,931
3,064
4,882
4,939
NA*
8,064
7,147
3,413
4,578
1,439
NA
NA
7,117
2,470
3,056
2,324
I
1969
1/ Includes persons in other occupation groups not shown separately
* NA - not available
SOURCE:
U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Population: 1970 General Social
and Economic Characteristics, Final Report PC(l) - C39 Oregon, U.S.
Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1972.
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Table 24.
Grant County Occupations, 1970
Male
Occupation
Total employed 16 years old and
over
Professional, technical, and
kindred workers
Engineers
Physicians and related
practitioners
Other health workers
Teachers
Technicians, except health
Other professional workers
Managers and administrators
Sales workers
Clerical and kindred workers
Craftsmen and kindred workers
Operatives, except transport
Transport
Laborers except farm
Farmers and farm managers
Farm laborers
Service workers
Cleaning service
Food service
Health service
Personal service
Protective service
Private household
1,595
250
NA*
NA
72
48
90
183
64
28
244
73
98
164
211
168
112
71
6
9
23
Number Employed
Female
Total
819
2,414
127
377
NA
36
NA
4
25
25
154
82
10
10
39
68
187
42
10
40
21
8
237
57
83
53
33
--40
58
100
222
132
215
244
115
108
204
232
176
349
128
89
53
42
23
40
*NA - not available
SOURCE:
U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Population: 1970 General Social
and Economic Characteristics, Final Report PC(l) - C39 Oregon, U.S.
Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1972.
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Table 25.
Industry Group.of Employed, Grant County, 1960 and 1970
Number Employed
1960
1970
Indus try
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Mining
Construction
Manufacturing
Lumber and Wood Products
Food and Kindred Products
Other
Transportation
Communications
Wholesale Trade
Retail Trade
Business Services
Personal Services
Hospitals
Educational Services
Professional and Related Services
Public Administration
Utilities and Sanitary Services
SOURCE:
Table 26.
567
601
17
111
691
657
117
418
381
11
26
51
13
67
384
65
137
73
241
162
119
34
31
3
37
U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Population: 1970 General Social
and Economic Characteristics, Final Report PC(l) - C39 Oregon, U.S.
Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1972.
Covered Payrolls and Employment by Industry, Grant County, 1970
Average
Industr
Annual
Pa roll
Emilo u'ent
Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries
Mining
Contract construction
Lumber and wood products manufacturing
Food and kindred products
Other manufacturing
Transportation, communication,
electric, gas, and sanitary services
Wholesale and retail trade
Finance, insurance, and real estate
Services and miscellaneous
Government
1/
1/
66
618
16
26
116
332
39
94
327
$
431,685
4,942,335
79,198
146,257
804,154
1,312,383
225,037
252,708
2,900,960
1/ Withheld to avoid disclosure
SOURCE:
Oregon State Department of Human Resources, Employment Division,
Oregon Covered Employment and Payrolls, 1970, Summary Data, Research
and Statistics Section, 1971.
- 23 -
Table 27.
Local Government Employees and Payroll,
Grant County, October, 1967
Employees and Earnings
It em
Employees
Full-time only
455
298
Full-time equivalent employment.
Education
Teachers only
Functions other than education
Highways
Public welfare
Hospitals
Health
Police protection
Fire protection
Sewerage
Sanitation other than sewerage
Parks and recreation
Natural resources
Housing and urban renewal
Correction
Libraries
Financial administration
General control
Water supply
Other local utilities
Other and unallocable
329
159
107
170
30
79
2
7
1
2
2
7
1
3
7
14
3
12
October Payroll
Education
Teachers only
Functions other than education
$146,000
82,000
62,000
64,000
Average monthly earnings, fulltime employment
Teachers
Others
SOURCE:
$578
$376
U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Governments, 1967, Vol. 3, No. 2,
Compendium of Public Employment, U.S. Government Printing Office,
Washington, D.C., 1969.
- 24 -
Table 28. Number and Percent of Persons Unemployed
in Grant and Bordering Counties, 1970
Total Civilian
County
Labor ForceY
GRANT
Baker
Crook
Harney
Naiheur
Morrow
2,751
5,690
4,069
3,009
8,741
1,749
17,596
7,199
762
Umat lila
Union
Wheeler
Number of
Unemployed
Percent
Unemployed
337
546
309
233
398
123
1,253
698
50
12.3
9.6
7.6
7.7
4.6
7.0
7.1
9.7
6.6
1/ 16 years and over
SOURCE
U S Bureau of the Census, Census of Population
1970 General
Social and Economic Characteristics, Final Report PC(l) - C39,
Oregon, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1972.
Table 29.
Major Occupation Group of Unemployed, Grant County, 1960 & 1970
Group
1960
Professional, technical, and kindred
workers
Farmers and farm managers
Managers, officials, and proprietors
Clerical and kindred workers
Sales workers
Craftsmen, foremen, and kindred
workers
Operatives and kindred workers
Service workers, including private
household
Farm laborers
Laborers, excluding farm and mine
10
1970
36
NA*
NA
13
4
40
64
52
37
125
54
94
31
16
80
1/ Includes managerial workers
*NA - not available
SOURCE:
U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Population:
1970 General
Population Characteristics, Final Report PC(l) - B39 Oregon, U S
Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1971.
- 25 -
Table 30.
Average Annual Labor Force in Grant County, 1968-1971
Industry
Civilian Labor Force
Workers in Labor Management Disputes
Unemployment
Percent of Labor Force
Employment
Agricultural
Nonagricultural
Self-employed, unpaid family and
domestics
Wage and salary workers
Manufacturing
Food products
Lumber and wood products
Other manufacturing
Nonmanufacturing
Contract construction
Transportation, communication,
utilities
Wholesale and retail trade
Finance, insurance, & real estate
Service and miscellaneous
Government
SOURCE:
1968
1969
1970
1971
3,120
--150
4.8
2,970
520
2,450
3,110
3,040
3,050
140
4.5
2,970
510
2,460
180
5.9
2,860
500
2,360
170
5.6
2,880
500
2,380
340
2,110
750
330
2,130
770
320
2,040
660
20
710
20
1,360
20
720
30
1,360
80
70
620
30
1,380
60
320
2,060
680
20
620
40
1,380
130
310
50
160
630
130
330
40
130
660
110
330
50
130
690
20
70
90
340
50
150
680
Oregon State Department of Human Resources, Employment Division,
Labor Force and Employment in Oregon by County 1968 through 1971
publications, Research and Statistics Section.
Income
Table 31.
Net Effective Buying Income Estimates, Grant County, 1967 & 1970
Are a
Net Dollars
1967
1970
I
- - thousand dollars - Oregon
Grant County
SOURCE:
5,224,888
17,913
6,650,690
19,645
Per Household
1967
1 T970
- - - dollars - - 8,113
7,464
9,440
8,541
Bureau of Business and Economic Research, Oregon Economic Statistics
1972, University of Oregon, 1972.
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Bank Debits and Deposits, Grant County,!" 1965-1970
Table 32
Year
Bank Deposits
Bank Debits-"
thousand dollars
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
98,882
104,906
115,578
120,417
126,835
136,290
7,927
8,144
9,428
13,449
12,277
13,639
1/ Information is for both Grant and Wallowa Counties.
2/ Bank debits represent the dollar value of checks drawn against deposit
accounts of individuals and businesses
Included are debits to demand
accounts of individuals, business firms, and state and other political
subdivisions, and payments from escrow or trust accounts
Excluded are
debits to U S
government, interbank, time, and savings accounts, and
several other categories of accounts.
SOURCE:
Oregon State Department of Commerce, Banking Division, Annual Report,
various years, and Special Report, February 1971 taken from
Bureau of Business and Economic Research, Oregon Economic Statistics
1969 and 1972, University of Oregon.
Table 33.
Income and Poverty Data for Racial Groups, Grant County, 1970
Number
I tern
Mean Income
Families:
All races
Caucasian
Spanish Language
Black
Other
Unrelated individuals:
All races
Caucasian
Spanish Language
Black
Other
Families by Family Income Class
All races,
under $3,999
$4,000 - $5,999
$6,000 - $11,999
$12,000+
total
Caucasian,
under $3,999
$4,000 - $5,999
Percent
$ 8,505
8,517
3,938
17,600
$ 3,813
3,813
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339
311
928
344
1,922
17.64
16.18
48.28
17.90
100.00
344
311
17.53
16.33
Table 33, cont.
Income and Poverty Data for Racial Groups, Grant County, 1970
I tern
Caucasian,
$6,000 - $11,999
$12,000+
total
Spanish Language,
under $3,999
$4,000 - $5,999
$6,000 - $11,999
$12,000+
total
Other,
under $3,999
$4,000 - $5,999
$6,000 - $11,999
$12,000+
total
Income - below poverty level (bpl)
Families bpl
All races
Caucasian
Spanish Language
Black
Other
Persons in families bpl
Unrelated individuals bpl
under 65
65 and over
Male family head, 14-64 yrs., bpl
Employed
Unemployed
Not in labor force
Female family heads bpl in
labor force with chilren
below 6 years
Income source of families and
unrelated individuals bpl
Earnings
Social security or railroad
retirement
Public assistance or welfare
Number
Percent
920
340
1,905
48.28
17.85
100.00
5
38.46
8
61.54
13
100.00
4
100.00
100.00
194
189
100.00
97.42
2.58
5
716
89
90
97
7
4
578
134
41
Blank spaces indicate zero, suppressed data, or not applicable.
SOURCE:
Oregon State University Cooperative Extension Service, Income and
Poverty Data for Racial Groups: A Compilation for Oregon Census
County Divisions, Special Report 367, Oregon State University, 1972.
Education
Table 34.
Formal Education
School, district, type
Schools & number of
each t
Facilities, Grant County. lThQ-7n
e
Dayville School District #16J
Elementary - 1
High School - 1
John Day School District
Elementary - 4
High School - 1
Long Creek School District
#17
Elementary - 1
High School - 1
Monument School District #8
Elementary - 1
High School - 1
Mt. Vernon
School District #6
Elementary - 1
High School - 1
Prairie City
School District #4
Elementary - 2
High School - 1
rades
'ncluded
Enro1lment.'
lqAQ_7A
Graduated
1-8
9-12
67
42
40
1-5-8
9-12
565
325
618
315
73
1-8
9-12
104
34
80
32
10
1-8
9-12
66
50
49
44
10
1-8
9-12
121
131
37
37
1-8
9-12
272
132
276
144
'I
County Totals
Elementary - 10
High School - 6
County Grand Total - 16
j High Schoo
1,195
620
1,815
73
24
1,227
612
1,839
131
262
1/ Enrollment figures may
not necessarily compare with the
student load, in some
instances, may have Switched from previous year since
another by mutual agreeme
one district to
2/ Average daily membership
3/ 1971 figures on high
school graduates, from Oregon
"1971 Oregon Public High School
Board of Education,
Graduates".
SOURCE:
Oregon Board of Higher Education,
1969 School Directory and 1971-72
college Directory, School Finance and
Statistical Servic s
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Table 35.
Racial and Ethnic Distribution of Public School Enrollment,
By SchoolDistrict, Grant County, 1972
District
White
American
Indian
Spanish
Surname
Other'
Total
number of students Dayville
John Day
Long Creek
Monument
Mt. Vernon
Prairie City
Total
110
939
131
103
134
381
--
132
103
139
381
1,798
9
1,816
7
110
951
5
1
1
1/ Includes Japanese, Chinese, Filipino, and others
SOURCE:
Compiled from Oregon Board of Education reports by OSU Extension Service.
Table 36.
Years of School Completed by Population
25 Years and Over, Grant County
Education
Total, 25 years and over
No school years completed
Elementary:
1-4 years
5-7 years
8 years
High School: 1-3 years
4 years
College:
1-3 years
4 years or more.
Median school years completed
Number
Males
Number
Females
2,049
5
43
131
398
432
638
252
150
12.0
Total
Percent
1,970
---
4,019
100.0
5
.1
19
80
62
1.5
5.4
16.1
23.0
35.2
250
494
778
262
87
12.2
211
648
926
1,416
514
237
12.8
5.9
NA*
*NA - not available
SOURCE:
U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Population: 1970 General Social
and Economic Characteristics, Final Report PC(l) - C39 Oregon, U.S.
Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1972.
There are currently no community colleges within Grant County.
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Table 37.
Grant County Residents Enrolled in Higher Education Institutions,
Fall, 1971
Institution
Number Enrolled
Total enrolled
Eastern Oregon
Oregon College of Education
Oregon State University
Portland State University
Southern Oregon College
University of Oregon
Oregon Technical Institute
University of Oregon Dental School....
University of Oregon Medical School...
Total in Private and Independent
Institutions
230
115
College................
SOURCE:
30
8
38
2
11
19
6
0
Oregon Educational Coordinating CoUncil, Past Secondary Enrollment
Distribution in Oregon, 1972.
Table 38.
Youth Organizations, Grant County
Organization
Membership
4-H
Future Farmers
Girl Scouts
293
1/
44
1/ No chapter in county
SOURCES
State Department of Education and State Extension Office, 4-H
Division, unpublished data, (figures for 1972)
Girl Scout Office in John Day, unpublished data, telephone interview
of December 12, 1972.
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Health and Vital Statistics
Table 39.
Existing Medical Facilities, Number of Existing Beds, and Number
of Beds Needed, Grant County, l971,/
Category
Number of Facilities
Existing
Needed
Communit y
General Hospital
John Day
1
Long-term Care Facilities
Prairie City
Diagnostic and Treatment Centers
John Day
1
Number of Beds
Existing
Needed
39
1
1
33
38
1
1/ Mental Facilities:
the state plan of the Mental Health Division is made a
part of this plan by reference.
Rehabilitation Facilities: no rehabilitation facilities are programmed
beyond the services in area hospitals.
SOURCE:
Oregon State Board of Health, Oregon Plan for Construction and Modernization of Hospitals, Public Health Centers and Medical Facilities,
1971 Annual Revision, 1971.
Table 40.
Existing Medical Facilities and Percent of Occupancy,
Grant County, 1969
Location
Total
Capacity
General Hospitals
Blue Mountain Hospital
John Day
39
43
Long-term Care Facilities
Blue Mountain Nursing Home
Prairie City
20
l28
Name of Facilit y
Percent of
Occupancy
1/ Licensed capacity exceeds evaluation capacity, resulting in a high
percentage of occupancy.
SOURCE: Oregon State Board of Health, Oregon Plan for Construction and Modernization of Hospitals, Public Health Centers and Medical Facilities,
1971 Annual Revision, 1971.
In 1969, Grant County allocated $10,495 to its county health department
or $1.42 per capita.
This compares with $5.70 spent per capita on the average
by all counties in the state during the same periodii
1/ Oregon State Executive Department, Local Govermnent Relations Division,
District Facts, 1970.
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Table 41.
Number of Licensed Medical Personnel and Ratio of Population
Per Professional, Grant County, 1969
Grant County
Number
Ratio
Profession
Medical doctors and doctors of osteopathy
Dentists
Registered nurses
Licensed practical nurses
Pharmacists
!I
2,465
1,849
322
1,056
2,465
3
4
23
7
3
State
Ratio
770
1,412
276
1,002
1,375
1/ Ratio figure equals populatIon per pro Less i.onal in particular category.
SOURCE:
Oregon State Executive Department, Program Planning Division,
District Facts, 1970.
Table 42.
Number of Admissions to State Psychiatric Hospitals and Mental
Health Clinics and Ratio per 100,000 Population, 1969
Grant County
Number
Ratio
Facility
Psychiatric hospitals
Mental health clinics
SOURCE:
108
54
4
State
Ratio
134
460
Oregon State Executive Department, Local Government Relations Division,
District Facts, 1970.
Table 43. Population, Births, and Deaths by Major Category,
Grant County and State of Oregon, 1968 and 1971
Grant County
Number
1968 I 1971
1968
All births
All deaths
Illegitimate births
Premature births
111
68
142
69
2
10
Inf ant deaths
9
6
2
Accidental deaths
3
10
2
15.7
9.6
81.6
54.1
18.0
42.3
Ra; e
I
1971
State
Rate
1971
15.6-I
lO.O/
l4.1i
70.42:!
30.32:!
9. 41/
78. i2:I
57.42:!
18.42:'
l44.7i
6l.4./
1/ Rates per 1,000 population
2/ Type births per 1,000 live births
3/ Rate per 100,000 population
SOURCE:
Oregon State Department of Human Resources, Oregon State Health
Division, Vital Statistics Annual Report, Vital Statistics Section,
1968 and 1971.
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Table 44.
Health Statistics, Grant County, 1971
Grant County
Number
I tern
Morbidity
Tuberculosis
Syphilis
Gonorrhea
Influenza
2
5
61
Hepatitisi
1
1
Measles
Deaths from all causes
Malignant neoplasms (cancer).
Diabetus mellitus
Heart diseases
Cerebrovascular diseases
Arteriosclerosis
Other cardiovascular diseases.
Influenza and pneumonia
Bronchitis, emphysema, asthma
Peptic ulcer
Cirrhosis of liver
Congenital anomalies
Certain infancy mortality
causes
All other diseases
69
8
1
22
72.4
882.8
18.2
14.5
1o.0.V
115.8
14.5
318.4
144.7
28.9
11.6
5.3
422.0
1,171.7
45.1
18.1
9.a'
2
28.9
28.9
8
115.8
14.7
76.9
10
144.1
61.3
1
14.5
14.9
3.8
2
1
1
2
1/ Rate per 100,000 population
2/ 1966-68 average, Office of the Governor,
28.9
Rat
168.4
13.3
349.6
110.9
21.2
17.3
26.4
26.9
4.3
15.8
8.2
10
Accidents
Suicides
Homicides
Ra/
State
Planning
14.5
14.5
Division, Health Facts,
1969.
3/ Rate per 1,000 population
SOURCE:
Oregon State Department of Human Resources, Oregon State Health
Division, Vital Statistics Annual Report, Vital Statistics Section,
1971.
Table 45.
Diagnostic or Treatment Center Facilities, Grant County, 1969
Outpatient Visits
During Year
Name and Location
Blue Mountain Hospital
John Day
SOURCE:
2,235
Oregon State Board of Health, Oregon Plan for Construction and Modernization of Hospitals, Public Health Centers and Medical Facilities,
1971 Annual Revision, Health Facility Planning and Construction Section,
1971.
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Public Welfare
Table 46.
Public Welfare Payments for Assistance, Grant County,
October l97O and August 1972 1/
Cases
1970 11972
Category
Cases receiving non-medical payments
Old age assistance
Aid to the blind
Aid to the disabled
Aid to dependent children
General assistance
Foster care
Physicians services 2/
OAA
33
12
46
ADC
GA
FC
5
2
NA*
1970
1972
$ 48.39
110.00
69.50
136.63
113.00
152.20
$ 35.85
15.56
--
68.95
123.63
56.24
NA
5
7
12
35
1
1
4
23.50
23.51
545.75
24.96
12.90
25.20
18.69
1
52.00
130.50
6
248.78
682.09
591.29
Hospital services 2/
OAA
AB
AD
ADC
19
63
1
12
--
AB
AD
36
1
Average Payments
3
6
1
237.95
48.50
GA
FC
268.10
1
Drug payments 2/
OAA
AB
AD
ADC
GA
29
49
16.30
1
8
19
FC
12
32
7
12.52
9.73
25.40
11.65
26.86
7.84
6.33
1/ Note differing months for comparison
2/ persons, not cases
*NA - not available
SOURCE:
Oregon State Department of Human Resources, Public Welfare Division,
Public Welfare in Oregon, December 1970 and August 1972 editions.
The State of Oregon operates three special schools for the handicapped,
all located at Salem in Marion County.
The School for the Blind provides
special education for approximately 100 children with acute vision problems
in a boarding school situation. The School for the Deaf provides parallel
training for severely handicapped children from four years of age through
high school. Oregon Fairview Home provides in-and-out patient training for
mentally deficient minors and adults.
- 35 -
Table 47.
Average Monthly Public Wel,fare Cases and Cost Per Case,
Grant County Branch,l' 1970 and 1971
Category
Aid to dependent children
Old age assistance
Aid to the disabled
Aid to the blind
General assistance
Number of Cases
1970
I 1971
272
263
42
55
18
1
19
1
6
5
Average Payments
1970
1971
NA*
$39.54
60.48
71.43
48.47
NA
$38.12
70.16
43.77
41.92
1/ Grant County Branch also serves Gilliam and Wheeler Counties.
*NA - not available
SOURCE: Oregon State Department of Human Resources, State Public Welfare
Division, unpublished data, 1972.
Housing
Table 48.
Housing Occupancy and Facilities, Grant County, 1970
Subject
Grant County
Number Units
Percent
f
Occupancy
All housing units
Vacant, seasonal or migratory
Owner occupied
Renter occupied
Vacant year-roünd
Population in housing units
per unit
Owner occupied
Renter occupied
Persons per room
All occupied units
1.00 or less
1.01 to 1.50
1.51 or more
Facilities
Lacking some or all plumbing
facilities
Telephone available
Air conditioning
2,794
State
Percent
100.0
2.1
56.1
28.4
13.4
100.0
100.0
94.7
33
100.0
93.9
4.7
1.4
218
1,904
381
9.2
80.7
16.1
3.6
89.5
10.3
59
1,565
795
375
1.3
61.3
31.5
5.9
3.0
2.9
3.0
2,360
2,216
111
Median number of rooms
Median value 1/
Median gross rent 2/
4.8
$9,800
$83
4.2
1.1
5.0
$11,300
$107
1/ Specified owner occupied, only one-family home s on 10 acres or less
2/ Specified renter occupied, excludes one-family homes on 10 acres or more
SOURCE:
U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Hou sing: 1970 Detailed Housing
Characteristics, Final Report HC(l) - B3 9 Oregon, U.S. Government
Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1972.
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THE COUNTY'S ECONOMY
Agriculture
Table 49.
Farm Size and Value, Grant County, 1959, 1964, and 1969
Subj ect
1959
Approximate acres of land area
Proportion in farms
Total number of farms......
Acres in farms
Average size of farms
Value of land and buildings
Average per farm
Average per acre
SOURCE:
1969
2,899,840
42.6
2,899,200
37.0
1,152,840
3,483
282
1,234,512
4,378
1,072,852
3,751
$67,716
19.11
$130,131
29.47
$161,433
43.03
2,900,480
39.7
331
286
U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Agriculture, 1964 and 1969,
Vol. 1 Area Reports, Part 47, Oregon, U.S. Government Printing Office,
Washington, D.C., 1972.
Table 50.
Number and Percent of Farms by Size, Grant County, 1959, 1964, & 1969
Size
Less than 10 acres
10 to 49 acres
50 to 69 acres
70 to 99 acres
100 to 139 acres
140 to 179 acres
180 to 219 acres
220 to 259 acres
260 to 499 acres
500 to 999 acres
1,000 to 1,999 acres
2,000 acres or more
Total farms
SOURCE:
1964
Number
1959
Percent
I
4
6
1.8
8.2
1.2
1.8
3
6
1964
'
Number I Percent
1969
Number IPercent
3
4
2.1
5.0
1.1
1.4
.9
2
.7
5
10
3.0
7
2.5
5
5
2
.7
6
1
.4
6
21
33
154
1.5
1.5
6.3
10.0
16.0
46.5
1.7
1.7
2.1
2.1
150
7.5
11.7
13.8
53.2
28
25
41
131
9.8
8.7
14.3
45.8
331
100.0
282
100.0
286
100.0
27
5
21
37
53
6
14
39
15
20
3
1
5.2
7.0
1.1
.4
U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Agriculture, 1964 and 1969,
Vol. 1 Area Reports, Part 47, Oregon, U.S. Government Printing Office,
Washington, D.C., 1972.
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A majority of Grant County's farms are classified by type as livestock
by the U.S. Census of Agriculture.
Table 51.
Types of Farms with Sales over $2,500, Grant County
Acres
Farms
Product
Field corn
1964
1969
1
1
10
10
145
125
11,438
10,018
153
186
1
3
20
26
22
26
26
36,130
NA*
951
438
138
36,341
470
2,623
784
21
15
1964
I
1969
Sorghuins
Alfalfa, hay
Clover, grass, and other hay
crops
Grass, silage
Wheat
Oats, barley, rye
Orchards - vineyards
Nursery products
Forest products
Livestock
Cattle and calves
Hogs and pigs
Sheep-lambs
Goats
Other
6
--Farms--
NA
24
NA
---Number---57,246
320
1,374
205
200
37
23
31
62,062
283
5,524
7
5
217
9
NA
159
NA
NA
52
*NA - not available
SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Agriculture, 1964 and 1969,
Vol. 1 Area Reports, Part 47, Oregon, U.S. Government Printing Office,
Washington, D.C., 1972.
Classification of farms by economic class considers only those classified
by the U.S. Department of Agriculture as "commercial farms".
In general, all farms with a total value of products sold amounting to
$2,500 or more are classified as commercial. Farms with sales of $50 to
$2,499 are classified as commercial if the farm operator was under 65 years
of age and (1) he did not work off the farm 100 or more days during the year
and (2) the income received by the operator and members of his family from
nonfarm sources was less than the value of all farm products sold.
In 1969 Grant County had 235 commercial farms but only 85 had sales
over $20,000. The number of commercial farms in the county has remained
fairly constant since 1959.
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Table 52.
Farms by Economic Class, Grant County, 1959, 1964, and 1969
Number
Economic Class
Commercial farms
Class I (sales of
$40,000 or more)
Class II (sales of
$20,000-$39,999).
Class III (sales of
$l0,000-$l9,999)
Class IV (sales of
$5,000-$9 ,999)
Class V (sales of
$2,500-$4,999)
Class VI (sales of
$50-$2,499)
Other farms
Part-time
Part-retirement
Abnormal
Total farms
SOURCE:
Percent
I
1959
1964
1969
1959
1964
1969
238
234
235
77.3
83.0
82.2
22
20
42
7.1
7.1
14.7
41
39
43
13.3
13.8
15.0
63
58
54
20.4
20.6
18.9
72
55
34
23.4
19.5
11.9
29
45
45
9.4
16.0
15.8
11
17
17
3.6
6.0
5.9
63
7
33
15
33
17
20.4
2.3
11.5
5.9
308
-282
286
11.7
5.3
-100.0
1
100.0
.3
100.0
U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Agriculture, 1969, Vol. 1 Area
Reports, Part 47 Oregon, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington,
D.C., 1972.
Since 1969 the major group of farm operators has changed from part owners
to full owners.
In 1969, 53 percent of all farm operators were full owners,
41 percent part owners, and 5.6 percent tenants.
Table 53.
Farm Operators by Tenure, Grant County, 1959, 1964, and 1969
Tenure
1959
1964
Full owners
Part owners
Managers
Tenants
130
165
107
161
2
2
11
12
16
Total operators
308
282
286
1969
152
118
NA*
*NA - not available
U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Agriculture, 1969, Vol. 1 Area
Reports, Part 47 Oregon, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington,
D.C., 1972.
SOURCE:
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Table 54.
Farm Operators by Age and Years of School Completed,
Grant County, 1959, 1964, and 1969
Subject
By age:
Average age
years
65 years old and over
1964
1969
52.0
52.2
45
52.7
59
By years of school completed:
Elthientary - 0 to 4 years
5 to 7 years
8 years
High School- 1 to 3 years
4 years
College 1 to 3 years
4 years or more
SOURCE:
1959
54
5
5
70
65
101
14
22
U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Agriculture, 1969, Vol. 1 Area
Reports, Part 47 Oregon, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington,
D.C., 1972.
Agriculture in Grant County provides income, not only to farmers but also
to the workers employed for harvesting and processing the agricultural, products.
Income from the sale of crops and livestock in the county in 1970 was estimated
at nearly $6.5 million.
During 1970 income from sale of livestock accounted for over 95 percent
of agricultural income, while crops accounted for less than 5 percent.
Cattle
and calve sales contributed 92 percent of the income, followed by tree fruits
and nuts - 2 percent, field crops such as grain and hay - 1.7 percent, sheep
and lambs - 1.7 percent, andpoultry products - .8 percent.
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Table 55.
Value of Farm ProductsSold, Grant County, 1966-1970
Products
1966
1967
1968
1969
l97Op
thousand dollars
All crops, livestock and
livestock products
All crops
All grain, hay, and seeds
All seed crops
All grain and hay
All hay
All grains
Wheat
Barley
All berries
All tree fruits and nuts.
Specialty horticultural
5,506
262
140
5,407
5,643
369
173
167
116
140
109
173
132
41
32
116
4
4
2
68
107
31
25
crops
All livestock and livestock
products
Dairy products
Poultry products
Cattle and calves
Sheep and lambs
Hogs
6,161
346
6,439
295
168
109
78
38
34
168
100
68
64
109
82
27
2
3
5
127
135
2]
1
1
1
5,476
5,815
28
57
2
2
53
50
4,982
5,038
28
68
4,828
5,280
5,599
5,926
74
12
67
10
69
95
105
9
8
7
5,244
30
89
6,141
p-preliminary
SOURCE: U.S.D.A. and Oregon State University
Cooperative Extension Service
cooperating, "Oregon Commodity Data Sheets", Oregon State University,
1971-72.
Table 56.
Livestock and Poultry Numbers, Grant County, 1950,1960,1969 & 1970
Category
I
1950
1960
1969
l97Op
J
All cattle
Dairy cattle
Sheep and lambs
Hogs
Chickens
Turkeys raised
56,000
1,500
4,100
2,000
NA
NA
58,000
900
8,000
2,000
NA
NA
62,000
300
5,000
300
6,000
10,000
61,000
300
5,000
NA
6,000
10,000
p-preliminary.
NA-not available
1/ number as of January 1, unless otherwise indicated.
SOURCE:
U.S.D.A. and Oregon State University Cooperative Extension Service
cooperating, "Oregon Commodity Data Sheets", Oregon State University,
1971-72.
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Table 57.
Acres of Crops Harvested, Grant County, 1969 and 1970
Crops Harvested
1969
Small grains
Wheat
Oats
Barley
Hay crops
Tree fruits, nuts, and grapes
1970p
1,700
100
300
51,500
650
100
300
51,000
30
40
p-preliminary
SOURCE:
U.S.D.A. and Cooperative Extension Service cooperating, "Oregon
Commodity Data Sheets", Oregon State University, 1971-72.
Table 58.
Food and Kindred Products Manufacturing, Grant County, 1968 & 1970
Number of Firms
Major Group
1968
1970
Employment
1970
1968
I
Meat packing plants
Dairy products
Bottled and canned soft drinks
Total
SOURCE:
J
2
2
39
1
1
4
1
1
10
29
4
10
4
4
53
43
Oregon State Department of Commerce, Economic Development Division,
Directory of Oregon Manufacturers - 1968 and 1970 editions.
Logging and Wood Products
Table 59.
Lumber and Wood Products Manufacturing Excluding Furniture,
Grant County, 1968 and 1970
Number of Firms
1968
1970
Product Group
Logging camps and contractors
Sawmills and planing mills,
general
Veneer and plywood plants
Total
SOURCE:
Employment
1968
1970
I
7
13
54
93
3
1
3
1
412
50-60
412
50
11
17
516-526
555
Oregon State Department of Commerce, Economic Development Division,
Directory of Oregon Manufacturers - 1968 and 1970 editions.
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Log production in Grant County from 1960 to 1970 varied from a low of
173,464 thousand board feet in 1962 to 271,900 thousand board feet in 1963.
Table 60.
Timber Harvest by Ownership, Grant County, 1970
Ownership
Total timber harvest
Private 2/
Bureau of Land Management 3/
National forest 4/
State 2/
Product ion
Percent
234,631
43,555
4,179
186,897
100.0
18.6
1.8
79.7
*Scribner Log Rule - thousand board feet.
1/ Includes volume removed as logs but not volume removed for poles, piling,
and woodcutting operations.
2/ Compiled by State Forestor.
3/ Compiled by Bureau of Land Management.
4/ Compiled by U.S. Forest Service.
SOURCE:
U.S. Forest Service, "1970 Timber Harvest", U.S.D.A. Forest Service
Resource Bulletin PNW-38, Pacific Northwest Forest and Range
Experiment Station, 1971.
Table 61.
Log Consumption in Thousand Board Feet by Species and Industry,
Grant County, 1968 1/
Species
All species
Douglas fir
Hemlock
True firs
Spruce
Ponderosa and Jeffrey pines.
Type of Wood-Using Industry
Veneer anq
Shake and
Sawmills
Pywood .J
Shingle
103,887
22,223
21,444
320
54,500
156,160
91,541
2,200
46,851
9,698
5,870
NA
NA - not available
1/ Scribner Log Rule - thousand board feet.
2/ Includes Baker, Harney, and Union Counties to avoid disclosure.
SOURCE: Oregon State Department of Forestry jointly with U.S. Forest Service,
Oregon Timber Industries, 1968, Wood Consumption and Mill Characteristics,
Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station, 1970.
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Table 62.
Installed 8-Hour Capacity of Wood-Using Industries,
Grant County, 1968
Indus try
Capacity
Sawmill-lumber
Veneer and plywood
Pulp and board mills
242,000 1/
122,000
1/ Scribner Log Rule - thousand board feet.
2/ Square feet, 3/8 inch basis.
SOURCE:
Oregon State Department of Forestry jointly with U.S. Forest Service,
Oregon Timber Industries, 1968, Wood Consumption and Mill Characteristics,
Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station, 1970.
Sawmills in Grant County produced nearly 113,000 tons of bark and wood
residue in 1968, of which approximately 75,000 tons were consumed for such
uses as pulp, particle board, or fuel, while 38,000 tons remained unused.
In addition, veneer and plywood plants in Grant, Baker, Harney, and Union
Counties together produced over 190,000 tons of such residue, of which 135,000
tons were used.
Manufacturing
Table 63. Manufacturing, Other than Lumber and Wood Products, Food
and Kindred Products and Mineral, Metal, and Related Products Manufacturing,
Grant County, 1968 and 1970 1/
Number of Firms
1968
1970
Type of Manufacturing
I
Printing, publishing, and printing
newspapers
Miscellaneous machinery, except
electrical
1
Total
2
1
1/ Employment not reported
SOURCE:
Oregon State Department of Commerce, Economic Development Division,
Directory of Oregon Manufacturers - 1968 and 1970 editions.
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Table 64.
Value Added by Major Manufacturing Industries, Grant County, 1967
Value
I tern
All manufacturing
Food and kindred products
Lumber and wood products
$2,700,000
NA
NA
NA - subdivision figures not available
SOURCE:
U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Manufacturers, 1967, Area
Services: Oregon, MC 67(3) - 38, U.S. Government Printing Office,
Washington, D.C., 1970.
Mining - Mineral and Metal Industries
Table 65.
Mineral, Metal, and Related Manufacturing,
Grant County, 1968 and 1970
Number of Firms
1968
1970
Major Group and Subgroups
I
Abrasive, asbestos, and misc.
non-metallic mineral products
Minerals and earths, ground
or otherwise treated
0
Total
0
SOURCE:
Employment
1968
1970
I
Oregon State Department of Commerce, Economic Development Division,
Directory of Oregon Manufacturers - 1968 and 1970 editions.
Most of the income from mineral production is derived from sand, gravel,
and stone and varies considerably from year to year, depending on the current
construction activities in the area. Also, deposits of silver, gold, copper,
mercury, lead, and zinc have been mined in the county.
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Table 66.
Value of Mineral Production, Grant County, 1963, 1965, 1967 & 1970
Year
Value
1963
1965
$428,000
142,000
1967
857,000
1970
538,000
SOURCE:
Minerals produced in order
of Value
Stone, sand and gravel
Sand and gravel, stone, silver,
gold, copper, mercury, lead, zinc
Sand and gravel, stone, mercury,
gold
Stone, sand and gravel
U.S. Bureau of Mines, Minerals Yearbook, taken from Bureau of
Economic Research, Oregon Economic Statistics, various years,
University of Oregon.
Outdoor Recreation
In many of the past years, Grant County has attracted more big
game hunters
than any other county in the state, many of them from outside the area.
The
geology of the John Day area with its many exposed and fossil-rich
formations
also attracts many visitors each year. However, the water-based recreational
potential of the area is restricted by the lack of adequate flows for fish
in
the streams during much of the year, and by the limited number of lakes and
reservoirs available for water sports.
Fishing use of the region is not sufficient
to contribute much to the economy of the area, and therefore it plays
a comparatively minor role at present.
Recreation is considered the fastest growing use of forest land. Big
game hunting ranks first in recreational use of the national forests, followed
by camping, sightseeing, picnicking, and fishing.
Recreation areas, including forest camps, wilderness areas, state parks,
resorts, boat landings, and others are the main available facilities.
The trend in state park use indicates that the most popular are Thomas
Condon.John Day Fossil Beds and Painted Hills, whose attractions are mainly of
a geologic nature.
Other recreational areas in the region include three resorts, all featuring
hot springs, dude ranches, and boat landings.
There are only three lakes of significance: Magone, Strawberry, and Olive
Lakes all in Grant County. The largest of these, Olive
Lake, is only 150 acres
in size. Magone and Strawberry Lakes
and their facilities are overcrowded during
summer weekends and during big game hunting seasons.
1/
U.S.D.A. and State Water Resource Board cooperating, John Day River Basin.
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Table 67.
State Park Acreage, Grant County.
Park
Acreage
Parks
Split Counties
Total for Park
Clyde Holiday State Wayside
Thomas Condon-John Day Fossil
Beds State Park
4,104.68
4,344.68
Total
4,112.78
4,344.68
SOURCE:
8.10
Oregon State Highway Division, State Parks and Recreation Section,
Oregon State Parks and Waysides, 1972.
State Parks and their Facilities, Grant County
Clyde Holliday Wayside
Adjacent to the John Day River, this park provides a pleasant rest stop
for the weary travelers.
Overnight facilities include 30 improved camps
with water and electricity at each site and a trailer dumping station.
965 overnight campers used these facilities in 1971-72. Day use facilities
are available in the rest area adjacent to the park.
Thomas Condon-John Day Fossil Beds
Sheep Rock, Turtle Cove, and the Fossil Beds Park Cathedral are outstanding
scenic features. Ancient Indian pictographs in Picture Gorge, near junction
of U.S. 26; geological textboard at Sheep Rock oveilook.
Road access into
area near Foree Ranch, also to Turtle Cove where limited picnic facilities
are provided.
National Forest Campgrounds and Picnic Grounds, Grant County
Beech Creek
On John Day - Pendleton Highway U.S. 395, 18 miles north of Mount Vernon.
Elevation 4,500.
9 family units.
Piped water. Hunting, hiking, scenery.
Big Creek
On Dark Canyon Forest Road 162.2, 24 miles south of Prairie City. Elevation
5,100.
10 family units.
Stream water. Hunting, fishing, scenery.
Canyon Creek Meadows
On upper Canyon Creek Road, 13 miles from U.S. Highway 95. Picnic facilities,
rest rooms, campsites, trailer sites.
Overlooks beautiful new lake.
Crescent
On Prairie-Drewsey Forest Road 1427, 18 miles southeast of Prairie City.
Elevation 5,200.
4 family units.
Stream water. Hunting, fishing.
1/ Oregon State Highway Division, State Parks and Recreation Section, Oregon
State Parks and Waysides, 1972.
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National Forest Campgrounds and Picnic Grounds, cont.
Dixie
On John Day Highway U.S. 26, 12 miles east of Prairie City.
5,000.
15 family units.
Piped water. Hunting, hiking.
Elevation
Elk Creek
On North Fork Road 162.3, 26 miles southeast of Prairie City.
5,100.
3 family units.
Stream water. Hunting, fishing.
Elevation
Johnny Kirk Spring
Located 7 miles north of Picture Gorge on State Highway 19. Picnic tables,
spring water, rest rooms. Fishing in the adjacent John Day River.
Looney Spring
On Dry Forest Road 1159, 13 miles south of Blue Mountain Ranger Station.
6 family units.
Elevation 6,400.
Spring water. Hunting, scenery.
Nagone Lake
On Magone Lake Forest Road 1219, 26 miles north of John Day. Elevation
5,100.
14 family units. Piped water.
Fishing, boating, hunting.
North Fork Malheur
On North Fork Camp Forest Road, l6lO.A, 48 miles southeast of Prairie City.
Elevation 4,800.
6 family units.
Stream water. Fishing, hunting.
Parish Cabin
On the Logan Valley Forest Road 162.1, 11 miles east of Seneca.
5,000.
30 family units.
Spring water. Hunting, fishing.
Elevation
Rock Spring
On Silvies - Van Forest Road 1836, 6 miles southeast of Silvies, 36 miles
north of Burns.
Elevation 5,200. 3 family units.
Piped water. Hunting,
hiking.
Starr
On John Day - Burns highway U.S. 395, 16 miles south of John Day.
vation 5,100. 20 family units.
Piped water. Hunting.
Ele-
Strawberry Creek
On Strawberry Creek Forest Road 1428, 12 miles south of Prairie City.
Elevation 5,700.
9 family units.
Piped water. Hunting, fishing.
Entrance to Strawberry Mountain Wild Area.
Trout Farm
On Prairie - Drewsey Forest Road 1427, 16 miles southeast of Prairie City.
Elevation 4,900.
6 family units.
Spring water. Fishing, hunting.
Wickiup
On Canyon Creek Forest Road 1541, 18 miles southeast of John Day.
vation 4,300. 13 family units. Piped water. Fishing, hunting.
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Ele-
Table 68.
Game
Pheasant
Quail
Chukar Pa rtridge.
Hungarian Partridge.
Grant County Game Harvest
Hunters
Percent of
Number State Total
281
356
384
76
.39
1.36
2.32
1.49
Kill
Percent of
Number State Total
1,509
2,141
1,048
25
.62
1.35
.91
.16
Days
Hunted
1,458
1,678
1,077
151
Blue and ruf fed
grouse
Mourning dove
Ducks
Geese
Deer 1/
Elk i7
114
116
170
110
18,050
5,170
1.47
.71
.30
.39
6.40
7.03
204
768
1,960
40
8,329
875
1.21
.39
.34
.06
8.19
6.90
209
278
900
230
96,280
39,970
1/ Statistics for Desolation, Murderers Creek, and Northside game management
units, which do not include the entire area of Grant County.
SOURCE:
Oregon State Game Commision, "1966 Upland Game Questionnaire,"
1967; "Water Fowl Estimates, 1969-70 Season", 1970, 1971 Annual
Report.
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Business
Table 69.
Retail and Wholesale Trade, Grant County, 1967
Kind of Business
2/
Retail trade, total Wholesale trade,
total, 3/
Establishments
Paid
Employees
Sales
$1,000
Percent
of County
Total Sales
91
265
10,612
100.0
17
14
4,734
100.0
1/ Excludes active proprietors of unincorporated businesses.
2/ Only counties with 500 or more retail establishments are broken down into
types of business.
3/ Only counties with 100 or more wholesale establishments are broken down
into types of business.
SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of Census, Census of Business, 1967 Retail Trade: Oregon,
BC 67 - BA 39; Census of Business, l97 Wholesale Trade
Oregon,
BC 67 - WA 39, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1969.
:
Table 70.
Selected Services, Grant County, 1967
Establishments
number
Selected services, total
66
Receipts
$1,000
1,148
Paid Eiiployees
number .1,
47
1/ Excludes active proprietors of unincorporated businesses.
2/ Only counties with 300 or more selected service establishments are broken
down into types of business.
SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census of Business, 1967 Selected
Services, Oregon, BC 67 - SA 39, U.S. Government Printing Office,
Washington, D.C., 1969.
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PUBLIC SERVICES
Transportation
For the area occupied by Grant County, there are relatively few major
highways or routes of travel. However, the roads and highways are highly
develpped and make travel smooth and efficient.
Autos, buses, and trucks are the principal means of transportation.
There is no major airport; there are a few private airplanes and a small
airstrip to handle them.
Railroads are used primarily for the transportation of manufactured goods,
durables and nondurables, livestock and other products. Passengers are few
on these lines.
Table 71.
Miles of Roadway in Grant County, 1972
Agency
Miles
County
Public
City street
State
3,620
Total
6,710
1/
170
2,920
1/ Public roadways under county juriSdiction but generally privately maintained.
SOURCE:
Oregon State Department of Transportation, State Highway Division,
unpublished data, telephone interview, 1972.
Table
72.
Number of Aircraft and Boats in Grant County, 1968
Subject
Number
Aircraft
Boats...
SOURCE:
13
208
Oregon State Executive Department, Local Government Relations Division,
District Facts, 1970.
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Table 73.
Motor Vehicle Registration, Grant County, 1970 and 1971
Number of Vehicles
1970
1971
Vehicle
I
Passenger vehicles
Buses
Trucks
All trailers
Motorcycles
Recreational 1/
Snowmobiles
4,756
4,438
1
0
595
497
198
395
676
277
208
592
Total vehicles
6,442
NA
6,225
1/ Includes campers and travel trailers.
NA - not available
SOURCES:
Oregon Department of Transportation, Motor Vehicles Division, 1970
figures taken from Bureau of Business and Economic Research, Oregon
Economic Statistics 1972, University of Oregon; 1971 figures - telephone interview with State Motor Vehicles Division.
Coinmunicatdon
Table 74.
Communication Facilities, Grant County
Service
Radio Stations
KJDY
Telephone
Blue Mountain Telephone, Inc....
Oregon Telephone Corporation.
United Telephone Co. of the
Northwest
Pacific Northwest Bell
Location
John Day
Long Creek, Monument
Bates, Dayville, Mt. Vernon,
Prairie City
Seneca
John Day
Television stations
None within the county; however,
cable service is available in
most communities
SOURCES:
Network
Affiliation
ABC, CBS,
NBC
Pacific Northwest Bell, unpublished data, 1971.
Oregon Association of Broadcasters, Directory of Radio and Television
Stations for the State of Oregon, 1972.
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Table 75.
Residential Communication Facilities, Grant County, 1970
Facilities
Number of Housing Units
Battery radio sets
Yes
No
1,905
453
Telephone available
Yes
1,904
456
No
Television sets
One
Two or more
None
1,818
263
277
UHF equipped
Yes
No
SOURCE:
1,262
819
U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Housing; 1970 Detailed Housing
Characteristics, Final Report HC (1) - B39 Oregon, U.S. Government
Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1972.
Library Facilities
Public support for libraries located in Grant County is provided by local
funds of the county.
In the 1970 fiscal year, total funds provided were
$16,590, while expenditures totaled $15,549. The county's circulation per
capita of 8.6 and expenditure per capita of $2.10 compare with state average
figures f 6.3 and $3.48 respectively.
Table 76.
Grant County Libraries, by City of Location, 1969-70
City
Volumes
John Day
Extension Service.
17,475
SOURCE:
Circulation Hrs. Open Operating Expend.
irculation Per Capita Per Week
Exnend. Per Capita
48,204
15,284
8.6
19
$15,549
$2.10
Oregon State Library, Directory of Oregon Libraries, annual statistics
for the year ending June 30, 1970.
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Utilities
Table 77.
Types of Fuels and Fuel Usage, Grant County, 1970
Type of Fuels
House Heating
Fuel
Utility gas
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc
Coal or coke
Wood
Electricity
Bottled tank or LP gas
Other fuel
None
SOURCE:
Cooking
Fuel
24
64
1,531
25
452
104
188
2,130
136
24
106
2,023
205
19
43
1970 Detailed Housing
U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Housing:
Characteristics, Final Report HC (1) - B39 Oregon, U.S. Government
Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1972.
Table 78.
Data on Appliances in Housing Units, Grant County, 1970
Appliance
Clothes washing machine
Wringer or spinner
Automatic or semi-automatic
None
Clothes dryer
Gas heated
Electrically heated
None
Dishwasher
Yes
No
Home food freezer
Yes
No
Television sets
No. of sets
One
Two or more
None
SOURCE:
Water Heating
Fuel
Occupied
Rural Farm
Total
Rural
258
1,782
318
258
1,782
318
189
22
44
1,184
1,130
44
1,184
1,130
126
85
573
1,785
573
1,785
81
130
1,589
1,589
769
769
189
22
1,818
1,818
263
127
277
84
263
277
U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Housing: 1970 Detailed Housing
Characteristics, Final Report HC (1) - B39 Oregon, U.S.Government
Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1972.
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Table 79.
Housing Units by WaterSupply and Sewage Disposal, Grant County, 1970
Subj ect
Number
Water source
Public system or private company
Individual well
Other or none
1,909
486
326
Sewage disposal
Public sewer
Septic tank or cesspool
Other or none.
948
1,552
221
SOURCE:
U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Housing: 1970 Detailed Housing
Characteristics, Final Report HC (1) - B39 Oregon, U.S. Government
Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1972.
PUBLIC FINANCE
Table 80.
Amount and Percent of Unpaid Property Tax, Grant County, 1971
I tern
Property Taxable
Real
Personal
Public Utilities
Western Oregon additional
timber tax
Yield tax
Total
SOURCE:
Total
Amount
Amount
Un aid
Percent
of Un.aid
$1,071,803
324,374
128,942
$157,030
46,810
15,962
14.65
14.43
12.38
1,525,119
219,802
14.41
Oregon State Department of Revenue, Summary of Assessment and Tax
Rolls for the 1971-72 Fiscal Year and 1969-70 and 1970-71 Property
Tax Collections, 1972.
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Table 81.
Selected Items of Local Government Finances, Grant County, 1966-1967
Grant County
Total
Per Capita
Amount
Amôimt
I tern
S tat e
Per Capita
Amount
General revenue, exc. interlocal
Intergovernmental revenue
From state government
From local sources
Taxes
Property
Other
Charges and miscellaneous
$3,054,000
1,512,000
1,454,000
1,543,000
923,000
893,000
30,000
620,000
$418.41
$308
207.09
199.21
211.32
126.38
122.30
4.09
84.39
97
83
210
156
Direct general expenditure
Capital eutlay
Other
Education
Other than capital outlay
Highways
Other than capital outlay
Public welfare
Hospitals
Other than capital outlay
Health
Police protection
Fire protection
Sewerage
Other than capital outlay
Sanitation other than sewerage
Parks and recreation
Natural resources
Housing and urban renewal
Corrections
Libraries
Financial administration
General control
General public buildings
Interest on general debt
Other and unallocable
2,934,000
134,000
2,800,000
1,271,000
1,249,000
552,000
543,000
57,000
509,000
493,000
9,000
40,000
17,000
20,000
16,000
3,000
8,000
82,000
401.97
18.40
383.58
174.09
171.13
75.58
74.35
7.76
69.73
67.50
1.16
5.42
2.38
2.72
2.17
0.38
1.07
11.25
316
62
254
180
152
11,000
25,000
76,000
80,000
30,000
37,000
109,000
1.44
3.39
10.44
10.97
4.17
5.07
14.96
Water supply revenue
Water supply expenditure
73,000
90,000
10.01
12.37
General debt outstanding
Long-term
Local schools
Other
1,097,000
1,097,000
540,000
557,000
150.34
150.34
74.04
76.30
SOURCE:
151
5
54
30
20
2
6
-4
12
9
8
3
2
10
4
4
2
3
5
8
3
6
21
12
13
214.
203
101
101
U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Governments, 1967, Vol. 4, No. 5:
Compendium of Government Finances, U.S. Government Printing Office,
Washington, D.C., 1969.
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Table 82.
Summary of Assessment Rolls for 1971-72 Fiscal Year Real Property,
Personal Property.and Utilities, Grant County
I tern
Assessed
Value
Percent of
Total
$ 3,328,910
22,825,879
13,287,434
8,605,899
4.85
33.28
19.37
12.55
Class
Real Property
Lands inside corporate limits
Lands outside corporate limits
Improvements inside corporate limits
Improvements outside corporate limits
Timber (excludes land)
Less veterans exemptions
Less senior citizens residence exemptions
Taxable real property
(-368,745)
(-281,515)
47,397,862
(-0.54)
(-0.41)
Personal Property
Merchandise and stock in trade
Furniture, fixtures, and equipment
Farm machinery and equipment
Other machinery and equipment
Livestock
Miscellaneous
Less veterans exemptions
Less senior citizens residence exemptions
Taxable personal property
2,528,147
733,792
1,576,171
3,581,396
6,832,750
280,058
(-3,120)
(-3,870)
15,525,324
3.69
1.07
2.30
5.22
9.96
(-0.01)
22.63
Total taxable real and personal property
62,923,186
91.73
3,440,628
5.02
261,360
0.38
1,966,704
4,500
2.87
0.01
5,673,192
8.27
68,596,378
100.00
Utilities
Airline companies
Electric companies
Express companies
Gas companies
Heating companies
Pipeline companies
Railroad companies
Tank and private car companies
Telegraph companies
Telephone companies
Water companies
Water transportation companies
Taxable utility property
Total taxable real, personal and utility
property
SOURCE:
69.10
0.41
Oregon State Department of Revenue, Summary of Assessment and Tax
Rolls for thel971-72 Fiscal Year and 1969-70 and 1970-71 Property
Tax C011ections, 1972.
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Table
83.
Suuuiiary of
1971-72 Property Tax Levies & Assessments, Grant County
Amountin Dollars
Item
Levies
County
Cities
Community colleges
Elementary and Secondary School Districts
Intermediate county
Education joint
Elementary and unified
Union high
County unit
Total school districts
Special Districts
Cemetery
Fire protection
Hospital
Park and recreation
Port
Road
Sanitary
Water supply
Other
Total special districts
Total Gross Ad Valorem Levies
Special Assessments
Fire Patrol
Forest Fee
Diking and drainage
Irrigation
Lighting
Other
Total special assessments
Total Gross Levies and Assessments
Less Property Relief Money
Senior citizens
Game commission
Total Net Ad Valorem Levies
Net Ad Valorem Taxes by Class
Real property
Personal property
Utility property
SOURCE:
$
225,932
117,131
514,547
694,736
1,209,283
28,161
8,196
95,745
132,102
1,684,448
70,060
70,060
1,754,508
(7,814)
(- 275)
1,676,359
1,170,626
366,127
139,606
Oregon State Department of Revenue, Summary of Assessment and Tax
Rolls for the 1971-72 Fiscal Year and 1969-70 and 1970-71 Property
Tax Collections, 1972.
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Table 84. Per Capita City Taxes and Valuation Percentage Distribution of
Consolidated Rates and Dollars Per Thousand Rates on True Cash Value
in Grant County
I tern
True Cash Value (T.C.V.)
Per Capita True Cash Value
Per Capita Tax
City
Consolidated
Percentage of Total Levy
County
City
School
Other
Average Rate/$TCV Basis
County
City
School
Other
Total
I tern
True Cash Value (T.C.V.)
Per Capita True Cash Value
Per Capita Tax
City
Consolidated
Percentage of Total Levy
County
City
School
Other
Average Rate/$TCV Basis
County
City
School
Other
Total
SOURCE:
John Day
Canyon
City
Prairie
City
Dayville
$11,090,951
6,722
$2,895,215
4,632
$2,987,349
3,212
$584,347
2,922
34
190
33
141
23
90
70
11.6
18.1
63.4
6.9
10.8
23.8
59.0
6.4
11.7
25.8
56.4
6.1
13.8
7.0
72.2
3.28
5.11
17.93
1.96
28.28
3.28
7.23
17.93
1.93
30.37
3.28
7.27
15.87
1.71
28.13
3.28
1.68
17.22
1.67
23.85
Long Creek
Monument
Mt. Vernon
Seneca
892,776
4,699
401,127
2,507
1,432,939
3,257
557,374
1,376
13
119
12
68
28
109
32
13.0
11.0
69.7
6.3
12.1
17.6
63.9
6.4
9.8
25.8
58.7
5.7
14.2
3.28
2.79
17.65
1.59
25.31
3.28
4.76
17.30
1.72
27.06
3.28
8.67
19.71
1.93
33.59
3.28
5
7.0
.0
77.5
8.3
.00
17.93
1.93
23.14
Oregon State Department of Revenue, Summary of Assessment and Tax
Rolls for the 1971-72 Fiscal Year and 1969-70 and 1970-71 Property
Tax Collections, 1972.
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Table 85.
City Valuation, Tax Rates and Taxes Extended in Grant County
I tern
Population
Code Area 1/
Assessed Value
Assigned Ratio
Rate/$l,000 by the levying
unit
County
City
School
Other
Total
City Tax
Consolidated Tax
John Day
Canyon
City
1,650
3-1,3-7
$11,090,951
100.00%
$2,895,215
100.00%
3.28
5.11
17.93
2.46
28.78
56,675
313,619
3.28
7.23
17.93
1.93
30.37
20,932
87,928
625
3-2
Prairie
City
930
4-1
$2,987,349
Dayville
100.00%
200
16-1
$584,347
100.00%
3.28
7.27
15.87
1.71
28.13
21,718
84,084
3.28
1.68
17.22
1.67
23.85
982
13,937
I tern
Long Creek
Monument
Mt. Vernon
Seneca
Population
Code Area 1/
Assessed Value
Assigned Ratio
Rate/$l,000 by the levying
unit
County
City
School
Other
Total
City Tax
Consolidated Tax
190
17-1
$892,776
100.00%
160
8-1
$401,127
100.00%
440
6-1
$1,432,939
100.00%
405
3-6
$557,374
100.00%
3.28
2.79
17.65
1.59
25.31
2,491
22,596
3.28
4.76
17.30
1.72
27.06
1,909
10,854
3.28
8.67
19.71
1.93
33.59
12,424
48,132
3.28
.00
17.93
1.93
23.14
12,898
1/ Code areas are assessors' divisions which cover all or part of a city.
SOURCE:
Oregon State Department of Revenue, Summary of Assessment and Tax
Rolls for the 1971-72 Fiscal Year and 1969-70 and 1970-71Property
Tax Collections, 1972.
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Selected List of Agencies
The following list gives names and addresses of agencies that have
served as data sources for this publication and may provide further or more
current data on subjects of interest.
In addition, a number of local and county offices are available to offer
local information and assistance, including:
Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation
Assessor
City Library
Corrections and Parole
County Engineer
County Extension
County Surveyor
Employment Division
Game Commission
Health Department
Public Welfare
Soil Conservation Service
Bureau of Business and Economic Research, University of Oregon, Eugene,
Oregon, 97403
Center for Population Research and Census, Portland State University,
724 S.W. Harrison, Portland, Oregon, 97201
Children Services Division, Oregon State Department of Human Resources,
Public Services Building, Salem, Oregon, 97310
Department of Environmental Quality, 1234 S.W. Morrison, Portland, Oregon,
97204
Economic Research Service, U.S.D.A. Extension Hall, Oregon State University,
Corvallis, Oregon, 97331
Extension Service, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, 97331
Fish Commission of Oregon, 1400 S.W. 5th St., Portland, Oregon, 97201
4-H Youth Office, Extension Hall, Oregon State University, Corvallis,
Oregon, 97331
Forest Service, U.S.D.A., 319 S.W. Pine St., Portland, Oregon, 97204
Governor's Office, Economic Development Special Projects, State Capitol
Building, Salem, Oregon, 97310
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Local Government Relations Division, Oregon Executive Department,
240 Cottage S.E., Salem, Oregon, 97310
Oregon Association of Broadcasters, Allen Hall, University of Oregon,
Eugene, Oregon, 97403
Oregon Board of Higher Education, School Finance and Statistical Services,
942 Lancaster Dr. N.E., Salem, Oregpn, 97310
Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries, 1400 S.W. 5th St.,
Portland, Oregon, 97201
Oregon Educational Coordinating Council, 4263 Commercial S.E., Salem,
Oregon, 97310
Oregon State Department of Revenue, State Office Building, Salem, Oregon,
97310
Oregon State Employment Division, Community Manpower, Research and
Statistics, or Rural Manpower sections, Lab. and md. Building, Salem,
Oregon, 97310
Oregon State Game Commission, 1634 Alder, Portland, Oregon, 97214
Oregon State Health Division, Department of Human Resources, 1400 S.W. 5th
St., Portland, Oregon, 97201
Oregon State Highway Division, State Parks and Recreation Section, 8009 E.
Burnside, Portland, Oregon, 97215
Oregon State Lands Division, 502 Winter N.E., Salem, Oregon, 97310
Oregon State Library, State Library Building, Salem, Oregon, 97310
Oregon State Public Welfare Division, Department of Human Resources,
Public Services Building, Salem, Oregon, 97310
Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station, U.S. Forest Service,
809 N.E. 6th St., Portland, Oregon, 97232
Secretary of State's Office, State Capitol Building, Saldm, Oregon, 973l0
Soil Conservation Service, U.S.D.A., 1218 S.W. Washington, Portland,
Oregon, 97205
State Water Resources Board, 1158 Chemeketa N.E., Salem, Oregon, 97310
U.S. Department of Commerce, 921 S.W. Washington, Portland, Oregon, 97204
( for copies of U.S. Census publications)
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Selected Bibliography
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1972, University of Oregon, 1972.
Carolan, W.B. Jr., Federal Land Oregon, Oregon State University, 1963.
Center for Population Research and Census, Population Estimates of Counties
and Incorporated Cities of Oreon, Portland State University, July 1972.
Office of the Governor, Planning Division, Health Facts, 1969.
Oregon Association of Broadcasters, Directory of Radio and Television
Stations for the State of Oregon, 1972.
Oregon Board of Higher Education, 1969 School Directory and 1971-72 Oregon
School-Community College Directory, School Finance and Statistical Services.
Oregon Conservation Needs Committee, Oregon Soil and Water Conservation
Needs Inventory, U.S. Soil Conservation Service, 1971.
Oregon Department of Planning and Development, Resources for Development,
1964.
Oregon Educational Coordinating Council, Past Secondary Enrollment in
Oregon, 1972.
Oregon State Board of Census, Components of Population Growth, Population
Bulletin P-3, 1961.
Oregon State Board of Health, Oregon Plan for Construction and Modernization
of Hospitals, Public Health Centers and Medical Facilities, 1971 Annual
Revision, Health Facility Planning and Construction Section, 1971.
Oregon State Department of Commerce, Economic Development Division,
Directory of Oregon Manufacturers - 1970.
Oregon State Department of Employment, 1965 Oregon Farm Labor Report, 1966.
Oregon State Department of Environmental Quality, Water Quality Control In
Oregon, Oregon Sanitary Authority, 1970.
Oregon State Department of Forestry jointly with U.S. Forest Service,
Oregon Timber Industries, 1968, Wood Consumption and Mill Characteristics,
1968.
Oregon State Department of Human Resources, Children Services Division,
Adolescent Population and Commitment Data by County, by Calendar Year
1967-1970.
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Oregon State Department of Human Resources, Employment Division, Labor
Force and Employment inOregon by County 1968 through 1971 publications,
Research and Statistics Section.
Oregon State Department of Human Resources, Employment Division, 1971
Annual Rural Manpower Report, 1972.
Oregon State Department of Human Resources, Employment Division, Oregon
Covred EmplOyment and Payrolls, 1970 and 1971, Summary Data, Research
Oregon State Department of Human Resources, Oregon Public Welfare Division,
Public Welfare in Oregon, October 1970 and December 1970 editions.
Oregon State Department of Human Resources, Oregon State Health Division,
Implementation and Enforcement Plan for the Public Waters of the State
of Oregon, Oregon Sanitary Authority, 1967.
Oregon State Department of Human Resources, Oregon State Health Division,
Vital Statistics Annual Report, Vital Statistics Section, 1971
23
Oregon State Department of Revenue,
First Biennial Report 1968-70
Oregon State Department of Revenue, Summary of Assessment and Tax Rolls
for the 1971-72 Fiscal Year and 1969-70 and 1970-71 Property Tax Collections,
Oregon State Department of Transportation, State Highway Division,
"Day Visitor Attendance", State Parks andRecreation Section, 1972.
26
Oregon State Departthent of Transportation, State Hightay Divisiott,
"Overnight Camping by the Public", State Parks and Recreation Section,
1972.
Oregon State Department of Transportation, State Highway Division, "The
State Park Visitor in Oregon", State Parks and Recreation Division
Oregon State Executive Department, Clay Meyers, Secretary of State,
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Oregon State Executive Department, Local Government Relations Division,
District Facts, 1970.
Oregon State Fisheries Commission, 1968 and 1971 Annual Report.
Oregon State Game Commission, 1968 and 1971 Annual Report, Oregon State
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Oregon State Game Commission, "Oregon State Game Commission Bulletin",
May 1972.
Oregon State Lands Division, Inventory of State-Owned Real Property,
By County, 1970.
64 -
Oregon State Library, Directory of Oregon Libraries, annual statistics
for the year ending June 30, 1970.
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Oregon Counties - Farm Sales and General Characteristics, Special
Report 330, Oregon State University, 1971.
O.S.U. Cooperative Extension Service, Income and Poverty Data for Racial
Groups: A Compilation for Oregon Census County Divisions, Special
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Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station, 1968.
State Water Resources Board, River Basin Reports.
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Related Land Resources, 1962.
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