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Morrow County, Oregon
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HUMAN
ECONOMIC
ATLAS
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April 1973
Oregon State University Extension Service
Prepared by Marilyn Ruttle, Research Assistant,
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,
$2.50 per copy.
Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331.
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MORROW
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Primary Highways
Secondary Highways
County Roads
Interstate Highways ()
Contents
Page
General Description
Physical Aspects
Climate
Soils
Soil Characteristics and Land Capability
Land Ownership
Land Use
Agricultural Land
Water
Minerals
Wildlife
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12
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Human Resources
Population
Employment
Income
Education
Health and Vital Statistics
Public Welfare
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Housing
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The County's Economy
Agriculture
Logging and Wood Products
Manufacturing
Business
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46
Public Services
Transportation
Communication
Library Facilities
Utilities
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Public Finance
52
Selected List of Agencies.
Selected Bibliography
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GENERAL DESCRIPTI0N'
Morrow County Is located in the northeast portion of the state along
the Columbia River.
It extends from the Columbia River approximately 60
miles south to the Blue Mountains.
It contains 1,321,600 acres of which
about 292,000 acres are federally owned and over one million acres are farm
land.
The topography varies from gently rolling plains near the Columbia
River to broad plateaus and rounded ridges leading to the rugged terrain of
the Blue Mountains.
Heppner, the county seat, is located in the center of the county and
contains 1,425 people, nearly one-third of the total population of 4,320.
Agriculture is the leading Industry In the county while forestry and
tourism are also important factors in the county's economy. A long growing
season, low elevation, fertile soil, and adequate irrigation water provide
A
a golden opportunity for future agricultural growth in Morrow County.
brief summary of the major facts for the county is noted below.
Area:
2,065 square miles
1,318,592 acres
Elevation at Heppner:
Population:
1,955 feet
Average Temperature:
Summer - 65.1
Winter - 37.1
County Seat:
4,320
(July 1, 1972)
True Cash Value:
$97,340,843
(Nov. 20, 1970)
Principal Industries:
Agriculture, Livestock,
Lumbering, Recreation
Heppner
PHYSICAL ASPECTS
Climate
The climate of Morrow County is temperate and semi-arid characterized
by low annual precipitation, low winter temperatures, and high summer
temperatures. Much of the county is subject to violent convection (cloudburst) summer storms that cover a small area but are of high intensity.
These storms cause severe soil erosion and flood damage and add very little
1/
OSU Cooperative Extension, Agriculture in Oregon Counties -- Farm Sales
and General Characteristics, Special Report 330, Oregon State University,
1971.
to the soil moisture. Strong winds, generally from the west and southwest,
may occur at any time of the year. The winds cause drifting snow in the
winter and soil movement and excessive evaporation during other seasons.
Average annual precipitation varies from 26 inches in the upper reaches
of the county to 7 inches in the Boardman area along the Columbia River.
Annual precipitation in most of the agricultural areas of the basin varies
from 8 to 20 inches. Precipitation during the irrigation season, April 1
to September 30, averages less than 6 inches in most agricultural areas.
Table 1.
Weather Stations, Elevation and Years of Record, Morrow County
Station
Elevation
Years of Record
Prec.
Heppner
Boardman
lone
SOURCE:
1,950
260
2,130
74
1
Temp.
70
1
36
U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, Climatological Data Annual Summary, Vol. 77
November 13, 1971.
Table 2.
Freeze Temperature Data
last date in spring - first date in fall; minimum oi:
Station
Heppner
Boardman
SOURCE:
16° or below
3/1-10/28
-10/29
I
20°
3/2-10/16
-10/29
J
24°
3/19-10/16
-10/29
I
28°
4/19-10/16
-10/17
32°
5/17-9/30
-10/17
U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, Climatological Data Annual Summary, Vol. 77
November 13, 1971.
Table 3.
Temperature and Precipitation, Morrow County, Monthly and Annually, 1971
Station
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May kune
Ju1y
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Annua
73.0
--
56.4
60.1
48.5
52.0
42.5
43.3
35.6
37.7
50.8
.26
1.60
1.25
2.15
.43
.81
.91
1.85
1.33
1.44
14.38
.88
Aug.
Average
Temperature
degrees Farenheit
Heppner
Boardman
39.1
39.4
40.9
--
46.5
--
56.9 59.6
70.8
--
Total
Precipitation
inches
Heppner
Boardman
lone
SOURCE:
.82
.49
1.38
1.34
1.60
.97
.67
-.67
-.33
.98
1.09
1.56
.94
.30
.38
1.09
1.56
U.S. Iepartment of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
Climatological Data Annual Summary, Vol. 77, November 13, 1971.
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Table 4.
Tempe rature Data, Morrow County, Monthly and Annually,
Station
No. of
Years
Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May
1951 - 1960
Averages
June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
Annu
Mean Daily Maximum
Temperature
degrees Farenheit
Heppner
41.2 46.5 51.7 60.5 67.4 748 84.8 82.1 76.4 64.3 50.6 44.3
Rec2/69 40.4 44.9 53.3 60.9 68.2 75.1 84.6 83.3 74.4 63.7 51.3 42.7
PerI10
62.
61.
Mean Daily Minimum
Temperature
degrees Farenheit
Heppner
Per
Rec
10 25.3 28.9 30.7 36.1 42.1 47.2 51.7 50.3 45.8 38.7 30.4 27.5
69 24.4 28.0 32.4 36.3 41.6 47.2 52.3 51.4 45.4 38.5 32.2 27.5
37.
38.
Highest
Temperature
degrees Farenheit
Heppner
Per
Rec
10
69
64
70
71
72
78
78
84
92
90
100
99
101
103
108
100
110
99
99
85
89
80
71
75
38
35
28
21
10
-8
-8
-18
75
103
110
Lowest
Temperature
degrees Farenheit
Heppner
Per
Rec
10 -15 -8
68 -19 -21
9
21
-6
9
25
21
34
33
37
36
19
8
Per indicates the period or number of years the data were gathered.
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.
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Soils
Most soils of the basin are derived from transported materials. At
the lower elevations on the west the soil material is of glacial origin with
areas of medium textured, clacareous sediments and areas of coarse textured
sediments. At higher elevations over most of the basin is the Palouse
formation of aeolian deposit of white volcanic ash found in small pockets
on north exposures and relatively large areas in the Blue Mountains. Alluvial
soil material from the uplands is found along the streams. The exceptions
are the Blue Mountains and their footsiopes which have soils that have
partially developed from the underlying rock. The basin is dissected by
drainages with south exposures of shallow, stony, residual soils from basalt.
The alluvial soils are on nearly level to gently sloping valley bottoms
near the rivers and creeks. They vary in texture from silt loam to sandy
loam, sometimes mixed with gravels. Volcanic ash deposits are found in
pockets and in horizons in the soils. They vary from neutral to strongly
alkaline in reaction and from excessively to poorly drained. The following
soils are included: Cáldwell, Catherine, Yakima, Onyx, Pedigo, Stanfield,
Umapine, and Snow.
These soils are often irrigated and are adapted to a wide variety of
crops.
Condon-Walla Walla and Lickskillet soils occur predominately on nearly
level to gently sloping upland plateaus and associated steeply sloping canyon
walls.
Condon and Walla Walla are moderately deep to deep, well drained,
grayish brown, medium textured soils.
The canyon walls have deep soils on
the north exposures and shallow stony soils on the south exposures.
The deep soils of the association are used primarily for wheat production
in a wheat-fallow rotation. The remainder of the area is used for range.
These soils on favorable slopes are well adapted for irrigation.
Morrow-Bakeoven-Lickskillet soils occur on nearly level to gently sloping
upland plateaus and steeply sloping canyon walls. Morrow is a moderately
shallow to moderately deep, well drained, grayish brown, medium textured soil.
The canyon walls have deep soils on the north exposures and shallow, stony
soils on the south exposures.
Morrow soils are used primarily for small grains in a rotation with
The remainder of the area is very well adapted and used for range.
The potential for irrigation of these soils is limited because of relatively
shallow depth and location.
fallow.
Quincy-Ephrata soils were developed from the coarse-textured glacial
sediments which have been reworked by water and wind. The topography is
gently undulating, and dunes are quite conunon, some of which are still active.
These sandy soils are weakly developed, light colored, excessively drained,
and neutral to slightly alkaline in reaction. Included in this association
are the Quincy, Ephrata, Rupert, and Taunton series.
Winter range for sheep is the principal use of this association. The
dominant vegetation is annual grasses and sagebrush. A smaller area is
irrigated, producing forage and other crops.
Some of these soils respond
well to irrigation while others do not. Good water management is of utmost
importance for the entire group.
Ritzville-Starbuck soils were developed from bess. The principal soil
is Ritzville, which is a deep, pale brown, well drained, medium textured soil.
Starbuck occurs on the south exposures on gently to very steep canyon walls
and is shallow and stony.
Most Ritzville soils are used for small grain in a rotation with fallow.
Most of the Starbuck and some Ritzville is used for range. Ritzville soils
are well adapted for irrigation.
Rockland-Quincy soils occur in the area of coarse-textured glacial
sediments that have been severely eroded by water and wind so that basalt
has been exposed. Rockland is a miscellaneous land type and is mapped
separately as a complex with Quincy and Ephrata.
The only agricultural use
of this land is range and primarily winter range for sheep. The dominant
vegetation is annual grasses and sagebrush.
Sagemoor-Quincy-Taunton soils are formed on the medium-textured glacial
sediments. The major soil is Sagemoor which is a well drained, medium textured soil.
Quincy, Ephrata, and Taunton are the other soils in this group.
Winter range for sheep is the principal use of these soils with the
vegetation being bluebunch wheatgrass, annual grasses, and sagebrush. A
small portion of Sagemoor is producing wheat successfully. These soils are
reasonably well adapted to irrigation.
Tolo-Klicker soils occur in the high country of th Blue Mountains
with nearly level to gently sloping uplands which break off to very steeply
sloping canyon walls. Tolo, Couse, and Helnier are deep soils developed
primarily from bess and volcanic ash and to a lesser extent the underlying
rock.
Klicker and Kilmerque are moderately deep soils developed from the
underlying rock and to a lesser extent from aeolian sediments. Rock Creek
and Snipe are shallow to very shallow, very stony soils developed from the
underlying rock.
Most of these soils support a forest or mixed forest-grass type
vegetation which is used for summer grazing of livestock. Minor areas of
all the deep soils are cultivated and produce small grain, legumes and
grass, and berries. The shallow, stony soils are used for range.
Waha-Snipe soils are found on the footsiope of the Blue Mountains on
nearly level to very steep slopes.
On the east portion of the basin the
Waha, Couse, and Palouse series occur in almost equal parts with a minor
area of shallow stony soils. On the south and west portion approximately
half of the area is composed of the Waha and Hurwall series with the remainder
being shallow stony Snipe soils.
These soils are used mostly for relatively high producing range.
major vegetation is Idaho fescue, bluebunch wheatgrass, and shrubs.
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Table 5.
Soil Characteristics, Morrow County
Soil
Material
Elevation (ft.)
Quincy
coarse from fine and loamy sand
350-1,000
Ephrata
wind-blown sandy
300-800
Dunes
bare sand
Koehler
coarse, wind blown sand
500-1,200
Winchester
wind blown sand, dark minerals
265-700
Sagemoor
wind blown silt over stratified
lake deposits
800-1,200
Sagehill.....
wind blown fine sand over
stratified lake deposits
600-1,100
Tautoii.
sand over gravelly sediment
500-1,000
Ritzville
wind blown silt on uplands
750-1,800
Starbuck
stony silt and basalt
750-2,000
Onyx ........
recent silty stream deposits
750-2,000
Stanfield
alkali formation on stream
deposits
400-1, 500
Esquatzel
recent stream deposits
300-1,200
Walla Walla
wind-blown silt
1,400-2.400
Condon
wind deposited silt
1,600-3,000
Lickskillet
basalt silt on south and
west slopes
1,000-3,300
Bakeoven.
basalt and silt
1,700-3,200
Nansene
wind blown silt on steep
north and east slopes
800-2, 200
Morrow
wind blown silt on steep
basalt
2,500-3,500
Waha
wind blown silt
1,500-3,500
Snell
stony, fine, silt and basalt
1,800-4,500
Hurwal
fine silty-on north slopes
1,700-4,000
Rock Creek
extremely stony silt and
basalt
2,500-5,000
Klicker
fine silt and basalt
3,500-5,000
Tolo
volcanic ash over buried soil
2,500-5,000
Hermis ton
silt on flood plains
1,000-2,500
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Table 5, cont.
Soil
Annual
rec. (in.)
Soil Characteristics, Morrow County
Mean air
temp. (°F)
Acres
(thousands)
Growing season days
(32° and above)
Quincy
7-9
53-54
104.6
170-190
Ephrata
7-9
50-52
17.9
150-170
Dunes
1.6
Koehier
7-8
Winchester
7-8
Sagemoor
8-10
Sagehill
8-9
Tauton
8-10
Ritzville
9-12
Starbuck
53
27.9
180-190
53-54
36.0
180-190
50-53
75.6
150-170
32.7
150-180
9.4
170-190
52
192.0
160-170
8-12
52
18.9
160-170
Onyx
9-14
50
8.8
150-180
Stanfield
8-12
51-54
1.3
165
Esquatzel
7-11
53
3.3
150-180
24.5
165-185
Walla Wafla
12-14
Condon
11-13
Lickskillet
10-14
Bakeoven
10-14
Nansene
11-12
Morrow
13-15
Waha
15-18
Snell
15-30
Hurwall
53
52-54
49-51
48
47-50
48
109.9
130
123.2
125-150
7.6
140
48-52
3.1
140-160
46-48
74.2
110-130
46.9
80-130
46-47
42.5
80-110
20-35
43-46
0.4
80-100
Rock Creek
16-26
42-44
21.0
80-110
Klicker
17-26
43-47
10.3
less than 90
Tolo
20-35
42-46
23.6
less than 90
Hermiston
10-16
49-50
10.3
150-170
SOURCE:
47
State Water Resources Board, Oregon's Long Range Requirements for
Water--General Soil Map, IJinatilla Drainage Basin, 1969.
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Soil Characteristics and Land Capability
There is a constant need for information on conservation needs that will
aid in carrying out a conservation program. There is also a need for a
systematic collection of facts regarding soil and water resources, the
problems in their use, and an estimate of the acres needing treatment. The
need for these facts resulted In an inventory by the Oregon Conservation
Needs Committee assembling such facts--"Oregon Soil and Water Conservation
Needs Inventory", Oregon Conservation Needs Committee, September, 1967.
The acreage covered by the inventory included about 48 percent of the
total land area in Oregon by county. Most. of the excluded area was federally
owned land on which conservation programs were already In progress.
(1) present
The inventory was developed from basic data regarding:
acreage in major uses and (2) acreage of each land use classified by physical
pro1eis affecting its use. The estimates of needs for conservation treatment,
for each major land use, were based on acreages expected for 1975 and the
condition of the land or of the vegetation cover as of January 1, 1967.
Oregon's land varies widely in capability for agricultural use. Eight
land capability classes express the range of suitability for cultivation and
other uses and the need for conservation treatment. The subclasses indicate
the major reason for limitation. The capability classes are designated by
Roman numerals I through VIII. They indicate progressively greater limitations
and narrower choices for practical use. In subclassification "E" indicates
erosion, "W" indicates excessive water, "S" indicates shallowness or stoniness,
and "C" indicates climate that is too cold or too dry.
The second table following shows land use by these capability classes.
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Table 6.
Land Area and Use of Inventory Acreage, Morrow County, 1967
Use
Acres
Inventory Acreage
Cropland
Pasture
Range
Forest & Woodland
In Farms
Other
Other Land
393,950
551,072
97,000
96,900
100
41,000
Total inventory acres
1,083,022
Npn-Inventory Acreage
Federal Non-cropland
Urban and Build-up Areas
Water Areas
220,338
13,800
600
Total non-inventory acres
234,738
Total land area
SOURCE:
Table 7.
1,317,900
Oregon Conservation Needs Committee, Oregon Soil and Water Conservation
Needs Inventory, U.S. Soil Conservation Service, 1971.
Use of Morrow County Inventory Acreage by Capability Class, 1967
Capability
Class J
Use
Total Cropland (acres)
I
II
III
IV
(E)
(E)
(E)
VI
VII
V
(E)
(E)
3,182
17,000
119,076
40,294
9,142
O
O
Total Rangeland (acres)
9,515
0
43,178
54,159
62,205
168,320
4,391
(w)
(S)
(S)
(S)
35,676
25,201
4,750
VII
(5)
(S)
O
0
II
III
(C)
(C)
lO2,63:8
2,927
191,740
5,123
5,123
393,950
551,072
II
III
IV
VI
Total
1/
36,991
732
3,569
0
See page 9 for general description of classes.
Oregon Conservation Needs Committee, Oregon Soil and Water Conservation
Needs Inventory, U.S. Soil Conservation Service, 1971.
SOURCE:
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Land Ownership
Publically owned land in Morrow County constitutes 44.3% of the land
Of this, 7.3% is state owned, 37% is federally owned, with the remaining land in city streets. The major holders of public land in the county
are the Veterans Administration and the U.S. Forest Service.
The following
tables give information on state and federally owned lands.
area.
State Land Ownership, Morrow County, 1970
Table 8.
Agency
Land
Value
Acres
Dept. of Forestry
Game Commission
Div. of State Lands
Highway Division
office & maintenance.
Dept. of Veterans
Affairs
96,266.04 2,130,600
Totals
96,382.87 2,158,433
SOURCE:
Improve.
6.73
104.10
--12,080
10,600
$ 4,690
1,190
---
6.00
5,153
24,973
$
Total
Value
Value
4,690
13,270
10,600
$
---
$
206
2,189,286
64,956
36,569
64,956
36,775
Legislative Fiscal Committee, Inventory Of State-Owied Real Property,
Section VII, January, 1970.
Federal Land Ownership, Morrow County, 1962
Table 9.
Agency
Acres
U.S. Forest Service
Army
Corps of Engineers
Bonneville Power Administration
Public Domain
Bureau of Reclamation
Veterans Administration
47,082
771
291,777
Total
487,571
SOURCE:
$
Taxes
Paid
30,126
2,130,600
30,853
Rental
Income
136,176
9,084
2,679
2
Carolan, W. B. Jr., Federal Land Oregon, Oregon State University, 1963.
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Table 10.
Land Area In Highways, Streets, and Roads, Morrow County
Ownership
Acres
State Highways
County Roads
City Streets
3,690
7,445
150
Total
SOURCE:
11,285
Oregon State Department of Revenue and Oregon State Highway Division,
unpublished data.
Land Use
Land use in Morrow County is devoted primarily to agriculture and forest.
The county is almost totally rural, with only 1,292 of the county's 1,318,592
acres classified as urban. Much of the county's agricultural area is poor
farm land and is used only for grazing. The following tables are land use
analyses of Morrow County.
Table 11.
Land Use, Morrow County, 1969
Use
Acres
Total Cropland
409,194
182,470
21,460
205,264
57,910
533,404
20,759
Harves ted
Pasture
Other
Total Woodland
All Other Land
Irrigated Land
Total Land Area
SOURCE:
1,318,592
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.
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,Tabie12. Land...Use.Analysis, Morrow.County, .1970
True. Cask Value
Per Assessor's
Roll (1,000's)
It am
Acres
I.
II.
Urban
Business, etc
Residential-Rents
Quasi-Private, Hosp.*
Public Roads, etc.*
Total
-
Rurban
Business
Residential-Rents
(Agricultural)
Quas i-Private*
Public Roads, etc.*
Total Less Misc
III.
IV.
Ave. Value
Per Acre
Agricultural-Grazing
Private Inventory
Urban
Outlying
Allocation
Residential-Rents
Best Land (Irrigated).
Average Land (Wheat)
Poor Land (Grazing)
Public Inventory*
Miscellaneous
Roads, etc
Total
Forest, etc
Private Inventory
Allocation
Residential-Rents
Outlying
Public Inventory*
Forest
Roads
Total
Land
Water
Grand Total
100
500
130
562
1,292
55
(3,488)
40
125
220
$
500
1,250
390
760 .
2,900
95
(195)
16
10
81
$ 5,000
2,500
3,000
1,352
2,245
1,000
(56)
400
80
368
1,071,198
3,488
1,067,710
44,550
1,000
11,000
445,210
613,988
13,683
500
3,300
28,475
12,275
545
40
1
13,643
1,084,881
544
45,095
40
25
40
42
187,365
2,000
11
100
11
11
11
195
44,355
42
56
42
500
300
64
20
50
5
187,315
43,992
42,492
1,500
231,357
1,995
488
470
2,488
12
11
1,317,750
3,850
1,321,600
50,564
38
*
18
Tax exempt
SOURCE:
Oregon Department of Revenue, unpublished data compiled by Waldo
Carison.
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Agricultural Land
About 75% of the land in Morrow County is In farms. Of this land,
almost 20% is harvested cropland.
Over half of the cropland is designated
"other land" in the table below. Much of this land is used for grazing
in Morrow County.
Table 13.
Land in Farms, Morrow County, 1964 and 1969
Year
Item
1964
acres
1969
percent
acres
100.00
82.8
1,318,592
percent
Total land area
Proportion in farms
1,318,450
Acres in farms
1,092,150
163,655
20,580
203,755
100.00
14.98
1.88
18.66
1,000,508
182,470
21,460
205,264
100.00
18.24
2.14
20.52
128,859
575,301
11.80
52.68
57,910
533,404
5.79
53.31
206
.02
145
.01
Cropland harves ted
Cropland pasture
Other cropland
Woodland including
woodland pasture
Other land
Irrigated land
SOURCE:
100.00
750
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.
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Water
Most of the water control facilities in Morrow County are for irrigation
and flood control. According to the state engineer, there are plans for
improving the Butter Creek Watershed
This includes 231,000 acres in Umatilla
and Morrow Counties. The primary problem is flooding of agricultural land
and lack of late seasonal irrigation water. Presently, there are 2,170 acres
irrigated with a possibility of an additional 6,200 acres.
The following tables give the discharge of the major creeks and streams
in Morrow County and the dam and reservoir sites on those water flow areas.
Table 14.
Surface Discharge in CFS and 4cre-Feet,
Morrow County, Water Year 19681'
Drainage Area
Station
sq. mi.
Butter Creek near Pine City
Willow Creek at Heppner
Rhea Creek near }Ieppner
Willow Creek near Arlington
291
87
120
850
Total
2,280.
946.55
1,330.99
132.44
Mean
Max.
Ac.-Ft.
6.23
2.59
3.64
83
22
23
2.9
4,520
1,880
2,640
263
.36
1/ Cubic foot-per-second (cfs) is the rate of discharge of a stream whose
channel is 1 sq. foot 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 foot and is equivalent to 43,560 cubic feet.
SOURCE:
U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey in cooperation
with the state engineer, Water Resources Data for Oregon, Surface
Water Records.
Morrow County has two treatment plants for sewage that enter water
The first is at Heppner and empties into Willow
systems in the county
The other is located on a lagoon near the Columbia River. This
Creek.
sewage receives secondary treatment before being emptied into the Columbia.
There is only one industrial waste treatment plant in the county. It
The treatment facility
is located at Heppner at the plywood-veneer plant.
consists of a non-overflow evaporative pond.
The other cities in the county have no sewage disposal or treatment
plants.
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Table 15.
Dam and Reservoir Sites, Morrow County
Drainage
Area
Site Name
Sq. Mi.
Reported
Average
Annual
Yield
Ac. Ft.
Reservoir
Ma. Pool
Area
Purpos e-' Acres
Total
Storage
Ac. Ft.
Source
No.
SAND
LOW
;Ci1ow
BUTTEF JREEK
SOUTh FORK BUTTER CREEK
South Fork Butter Creek
NORTH FORK BUTTER CREEK
Sai
Butter C:'aek 1
WILLOW CREEK
Willow Creek (Heppner)
Wilow Creek 2
lilow Creek 3
ili)W Creek 4
GtLjILE CANYON
Eightmile Canyon 1
Eightmie Canyon 2
EL tmile Reservoir
74
4,000
75
I-FC
125
2,500
1
10,000
I-FC-R
100
3,080
1
291
17,000
I-FC-R
324
10,370
100
12,900
13,300
11,500
5,900
12,600
12,600
7,700
I-FC-R
I-FC-R
220
54
I-R.
20
20
150
150
2,000
11,500
1,450
300
420
3,000
3,000
1,200
197,000
71
54
22
262
262
161
161
I-R
I-FC
I-FC
I-FC
I
75
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
REF A CREEK
eea Creek
130
38
33
9
I-FC
I-FC-R
I-FC-R
I-FC-R
170
259
130
80
4,800
10,360
8,320
1,050
2
8,200
7,000
2,600
25
24
3,500
3,300
I-FC-R
I-FC-R
20
20
460
470
1
11
10
1
7
I-R
I-R
I-R
230
290
riiflton CreeK i
1,800
1,600
1,200
25
tiLiton Creek 2
30
350
65
33
7,000
3,500
I-FC
I-FC
640
350
12,800
7,000
5,600
145,000
200
300
4,800
10,000
Rha Creek 2
Rhea Creek 3
Rhea Creek 4
iLM FORK
BaL Canyon 1
rn Canyon 2
hi1CN
CREEK
Hinton Creek 1
1
1
1
1
1
1
SIX1uE LANYON
Sixmile
Canyon (Carty West)
ixmiie Canyon 2
;y East
cy Est and West
I
I
Sanrcrd Canyon
1
3
JUNIPER CANYON
Juniper
Juner Canyon
1,3
2
2
33
18
3,500
1,900
None:
This table includes damsites with conflicting reservoir areas.
Purpcses
I-Irrigation, FC-Flood Control, R-Recreation, Fish & Wildlife
SOURCE:
Compiled from data available from:
I.
U.S. Department of Agriculture Field Party.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.
1/
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1
1
Minerals
Because of limited mineral resources that are mined connnercially in
Morrow County, the U.S. Bureau of Nines withholds figures on value of mineral
production to avoid disclosing confidential data of individual companies.
However, the U.S. Bureau of Nines Minerals Yearbook gives some information
on the county combined with other counties.
Wildlife
Morrow County has numerous species of wildlife, but deer and elk seem
to be the most numerous and the ones that draw most people to the county for
recreation.
In 1970, 10,440 hunters took advantage of Morrow County's deer
hunting opportunities. There were also many elk hunters and small game and
fowl hunters. The following tables give information on the harvest of
animals and on herd composition and population.
Table 16.
Hunting Season Harvest, Heppner Area, Morrow County, 1971
Animals
No. of
Hunters
Deer
Elk
General
Season Total
10,440
3,150
SOURCE:
Mule Deer
Rocky Mtn. Elk
2.29
347
.24
Male
Female
Offspring
Males per
100 Females
594
113
413
53
14
12
85
14
Offspring per
100 Females
70
47
Oregon State Game Commission, 1971 Annual Report.
Table 18.
Animals
SOURCE:
3,350
iiii.
Big Game Herd Composition, Heppner Area, Morrow County, 1971
Animals
Duck
Goose
per sq.
Oregon StateGame Commission, "Oregon State Game Commission Bulletin",
May, 1972.
Table 17.
SOURCE:
Animals Harvested
Duck and Goose Harvest, Morrow County, 1970
Hunters
Hunter Days
Harvest
350
460
2,480
2,500
3,980
1,580
Oregon State Game Commission, 1971 Annual Report.
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Table 19.
Small Game Population Trends, Morrow County, 1968 and 1971
Per 100 Acres
1968
1971
Animals
Pheasants
Valley Quail
Blue Grouse
Chukar Partridge
Hungarian Partridge
SOURCE:
43.3
35.2
55.6
49.9
.00
.19
.12
Oregon State Game Division, 1971 Annual Report.
Table 20.
Trapping Reports, Morrow County, 1970-1971
Animals
Number Trapped
Beaver
Mink
Muskrat
Raccoon
Wildcat
Coyote
SOURCE:
Per Mile
1968
1971
34
1
9
4
8
5
Oregon State Game Division, 1971 Annual Report.
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.01
.20
.10
HUMAN RESOURCES
Population
Morrow County is very sparsely populated with only 2.01 persons per
square mile. Although most of the county is made up of rural farmland,
almost all of the people live in or near one of the cities in the county,
with one-third of the population centered around the county seat of
Heppner.
Table
21.
Number of Persons by Racial Group, Morrow County, 1970
Racial Group
Total
Caucasian
Spanish Language
Black
American Indian
Other
SOURCE:
Percent
6,996
6,891
69
100.00
98.50
.99
1
.01
29
.41
.09
6
OSU Cooperative Extension Service, Income & Poverty Data for Racial
Groups, A Compilation for Oregon Census County Divisions, Special
Report 367, September, 1972.
Table
County
22. Population and Rank Order in Oregon,
Morrow and Bordering Counties, 1972
Population
4,320
1,980
45,450
1,820
6,910
MORROW
Gilliam
Umatilla
Wheeler
Grant
souRcE:
Number
Rank
33
35
12
36
29
Center for Population Research and Census, Population Estimates of
Counties and Incorporated Cities of Oregon, Portland State University,
July 1972.
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Table
23.
Population Estimates of Incorporated Cities, Morrow County, 1972
City and County
Population
Morrow County
4,320
Boar dman
365
370
lone
Heppner
Irrigon
1,425
270
220
Lexington
SOURCE:
Center for Population Research and Census, Population Estimates of
Counties and Incorporated Cities of Oregon, Portland State University,
1972.
Table
24.
Social Characteristics, Morrow County, 1970
Subject
Population
Total Population
Nativity and Parentage
Native of native Parentage
Native of foreign or mixed parentage
Foreign Born
Total Foreign Stock
Country of Origin of Foreign Stock
United Kingdom
Ireland
Sweden
Germany
Poland
U.S S R
Italy
Canada
Mexico
All Other and Not Reported
4,003
366
96
462
46
71
32
41
13
15
6
94
33
111
Persons of Spanish Language
Persons of Spanis1 Origin or Descent
SOURCE:
4,465
120
21
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.
Components of Change in Morrow County's Population, 1960-1970
Subj ect
Population
Births
Deaths
Net Migration
SOURCE:
-
4,871
1970
Percent Change
4,465
-8.3
756
427
-735
Bureau of Business and Economic Research, Oregon Economic Statistics
1972, University of Oregon, 1972.
Table 26.
Age Group
Total Population
under 5
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85 and older
SOURCE:
1960
Population by Age and Sex, Morrow County, 1970
Total
Male
Female
4,465
325
436
2,249
179
216
236
222
111
98
121
120
134
120
130
153
133
91
2,216
146
220
249
209
93
121
120
132
126
135
118
143
110
485
431
204
219
241
252
260
255
248
296
243
180
149
123
68
50
80
58
21
26
89
69
65
47
24
U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Population: 1970 General
Social & Economic Characteristics, Final Report PC(1) - C39 Oregon,
U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1972.
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Table 27.
Rural Farm Population by Age and Sex, Morrow County, 1970
Age Group
Total Population
under 5
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
603
54
99
54
42
15
22
28
43
39
29
37
73
24
24
75 and over
SOURCE:
Male
Female
Total
624
52
53
1,227
106
152
120
122
66
80
17
42
33
44
30
49
46
53
9
19
30
4
11
6
32
64
61
87
69
78
83
126
43
54
13
17
U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Population, 1970 General
Social & Economic Characteristics, Final Report PW - C39 Oregon,
U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1971.
Employment
There were 1,775 people in the labor force in Morrow County in 1970.
Of these, 1,626 were employed. The greatest percentage of workers were
employed in agriculture or related fields. Most of the unemployed were
either craftsmen or operatives of some type. The 123 persons unemployed
constitute 7.3% of the labor force, with Morrow County ranking twentieth
out of the 36 counties for unemployment.
The following tables give data on types of employment, composition of
labor force and unemployment.
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Table 28.
Employment Status, Morrow County, 1970
Subj ect
Male
Total Population, 16 years and over
Total Labor Force
Percentage of Total
Civilian Labor Force
Employed
Unemployed
% of Civilian Labor Force
Not in Labor Force
Inmate of Institution
Enrolled in School
Female
1,559
1,240
79.5
1,214
1,155
1,546
535
34.6
535
471
59
4.9
319
64
12.0
1,011
56
127
84
179
615
269
Other:
Under 65 years
65 and older
SOURCE:
U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Population, 1970 General
Social & Economic Characteristics, Final Report PCW - C39 Oregon,
U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1971.
Table 29.
Occupations of Employed, Morrow County, 1970
Number Employed
Occupation
Male
Total employed, 16 years and over
Professional, technical, and
kindred workers
Managers, administrators, except
farm
Sales workers
'1erica1 and kindred workers
Craftsmen, foremen, and kindred
workers
Operatives, except transport
Transport equip. operatives
Laborers, except farm
Farmers, farm managers
Farm laborers, foremen
Service workers, except private
household
Private household
SOURCE:
Female
Total
1,155
471
1,626
78
60
138
87
24
32
33
61
116
120
85
148
178
14
77
64
5
105
268
175
10
15
192
82
64
115
283
216
67
104
12
0
I
41
171
12
U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of the Population, 1970 General
Social & Economic Characteristics, Final Report PCW - C39 Oregon,
U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1971.
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Table 30.
Major Occupation Group of Unemployed, Morrow County, 1970
16
Grc u
Male
Professional, technical, managerial
Sales
Clerical
Craftsmen, foremen
Operatives,
transport
Laborers, except farm
Farm workers
Service workers
11
14
21
md.
6
9
15
41
Total
SOURCE:
ears and older
Female
59
64
U.S. Buread of the Census, Census of the Population, 1970 General
Social & Economic Characteristics, Final Report PCW - C39 Oregon,
U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1971.
Table 31.
Industry Group of Employed, Morrow County, 1970
16
ears and older
Female
Total
Industr
Male
Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries
Construction and Mining
Manufacturing
Transportation
Communication, Utilities, Sanitary
Services
Wholesale Trade
Food, Bakery, Dairy Products
Eating, Drinking Places
Other Retail Trade
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate
Business and Repair Services
Personal Services
Entertainment and Recreation Services
Health Services
Schools & Colle,es--Gov't
Schools & Colleges--Private
Other Professional and Related
Services
Public Administration
499
64
136
72
0
52
5
64
166
57
43
41
10
0
28
66
60
23
0
24
53
41
33
84
171
28
12
62
5
0
8
48
55
5
56
SOURCE:
5
18
111
5
12
38
31
4
18
65
30
571
86
0
4
26
24
44
89
U.S. Bur2u of the Census, Census of the Population, 1970 General
Social & conolnic Characteristics, Final Report PCW - C39 Oregon,
U.S. Coverrrnent Printing Office, Washington, D.C.,
- 24 -
1971.
Table 32.
Labor Force in Morrow County, 1968 and 1971
Annual Avera:e
1971
1968
Industr
Civilian Labor Force
Unemployment
Percent of Labor Force
Employment
Agricultural
Nonagricultural
Self-employed, unpaid, & domestic
Wage and salary workers
70
1
Food products
Lumber and wood products
Other
Non-Manufacturing
Contract construction
Transportation, Communication,
Utilities
Trade
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate
Service and Misc
Government
1,640
600
1,040
140
900
150
10
700
20
750
80
200
20
70
310
80
230
40
80
320
0
Oregon State Department of Human Resources, Employment Division,
Labor Force & Employment in Oregon by County, 1968 and 1971,
Research Statistics Division 1969, 1972.
Table 33.
Labor Force in Morrow County, By Sex, 1970
Male
Industry
Employed in Agriculture
Wage or salary workers
Self-employed workers
Unpaid family workers
Private wage or salaried workers
Government Workers
Local government workers
Self-employed workers
Unpaid family workers
Total non-agricultural employed
SOURCE:
1
1,620
620
1,000
140
860
160
10
140
Manuf ac turing
SOURCE:
1,780
140
1,690
487
234
247
6
618
191
58
340
6
1,155
Female
Total
67
21
15
31
554
255
262
273
114
59
43
41
471
891
662
117
383
37
47
1,626
U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Population, 1970 General
Social & Economic Characteristics, Final Report PCW - C39 Oregon,
U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1971.
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Table 34.
Percent of Age Group.in Labor Force, By Sex, Morrow County, 1970
Age Group
Years
14-15
16-17
8-19
20-21
22-24
25-34
35-44
45-64
65 and over
SOURCE:
Male
Female
54.7
54.1
89.4
11.4
18.1
34.4
45.3
52.0
31.4
55.9
43.5
7.5
82.8
92.1
97.9
92.0
35.1
U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Population, 1970 General
'ocial & Economic Characteristics, Final Report PCW - C39 Oregon,
U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1971.
Income
Table 35.
Net Effective Buying Income, Morrow and Bordering Counties, 1970
Area
MORROW
% of U.S. Total
$ 12,861
134,492
5,418
7,597
$6,650,690
Umat lila
Wheeler
Gi iliam
Oregon
SOURCE:
Net Dollars
Per Household
.0019
.0198
.0008
.0011
.9806
$9,186
9,026
7,740
9,496
9,440
Bureau of Business and Economic Research, Oregon Economic Statistics
1972, University of Oregon, 1972.
Table 36.
Mean Income by Racial Groups, Morrow County, 1970
All Races
In come
no.
under $3,999.
339
311
928
344
$4 ,000-$5,999
$6,000-$1i,999
$12,000+
total
1,922
%
17.64
16.18
48.28
17.90
100.00
Caucasian
no.
334
311
920
340
1,905
Spanish
no.
17.53
16.33
48.29
17.85
100.00
Other
no.
5
38.46
8
61.54
13
100.00
4
4
100.00
100.00
SOURCE: O.S.U. Cooperative Extension Service, Income & Poverty Data for Racial
Groups: A Compilation for Oregon Census County Divisions, Special Report
367, September 1972.
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Table 37.
Bank Debits and Deposits, 1966-1971, Morrow County
Year
Bank Debits
Bank Deposits
thousand dollars 1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
10,237
10,481
11,318
11,479
13,160
81,829
91,794
110,464
102,631
111,073
SOURCE:
Bureau of Business and Economic Research, Oregon Economic Statistics
1972, University of Oregon, 1972.
Table 38.
Data on Below Poverty Level Incomes, Morrow County, 1970
I tern
Number
Families below, poverty level (bpl)'
All races
194
189
Caucasian
Spanish
Persons in families bpl
Unrelated individuals bpl
Under 65 years
65 years and over
Male family head, 14-64 yrs., bpl
Employed
Unemployed
Not in labor force
Income source of families bpl
Earnings
Social Security or railroad
retirement
Public assistance or welfare
SOURCE:
5
Percent
100.00
97.42
2.58
716
89
90
97
7
4
194
134
41
0.S.U. Cooperative Extension Service, Income & Poverty Data for
Racial Groups: A Compilation for Oregon Census County Divisions,
Special Report 367, September 1972.
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Table 39.
Median Earnings of Selected Occupational Groups, Morrow County, 1969
Occupation Group
Earnings
Male, 16 years and older
Total with earnings
Professional, managerial
Craftsmen, foremen
Laborers, except farm
Farmers, farm managers
Farm laborers
Operatives, mci. transport
Female, 16 years and older
$7,167
8,648
8.117
6,075
5,289
3,487
7,175
Total wil± eartrings
2,867
3,667
Clerical and kindred worker
Operatives, mci. transport
SOURCE:
U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of the Population, 1970 General
Social & Economic Characteristics, Final Report PCW - C39 Oregon,
U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1971.
Table 40.
Income of Rural Farm Population, Morrow County, 1969
Income
Number Earning
Less than $1,000
$l,000-$l,999
$2,000-$2,999
12
4
27
4
43
24
28
22
$3,000.-$3,999
$4,000-$4,999
$5,000-$5,999
$6,000-$6,999
$7,000-$7,999
$8,000-$8,999
$9,000-$9,999
9
18
16
19
$l0,000-$n,999
$l2,000-$l4,999
$15,000-$24,999
$25,000-$49,999
42
27
Median income
Mean Income
SOURCE:
$ 7,250
$10,477
U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Population, 1970 General
Social & Economic Characteristics, Final Report PCW - C39 Oregon,
U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1971.
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Education
Table 41.
Formal Education Facilities, Morrow County, 1970-1971
School
Morrow School District #1
Heppner High School
lone Jr.-Sr. High School
Riverside Jr.-Sr. High School
A. C. Houghton Elem. School
Heppner Elem. School
lone Elem. School
*JM 69-70
Grades
9
7
7
1
1
-
12
12
12
6
8
213
100
159
159
390
92
1-6
Location
Heppner
lone
Boardman
Irrigon
Heppner
lone
* average daily membership
SOURCE: Oregon Board of Higher Education, 1970-1971 Oregon School Directory,
School Finance & Statistical Services.
Morrow School District 1/1 is a unified "A" district according to the
State Board of Education. This means that it provides education for grades
1 through 12 and is an administrative school district organized under the
provisions of ORS 330.505 to 330.780.
The ADM as seen on the table above designates the average daily memberThis is computed by dividing the sum of total days present and absent
by the number of days actually taught.
ship.
Table 42.
Years of School Completed by Population 25 Years & Over, Morrow County
Education
Number Males
1,283
Total, 25 years and over
No school years completed
1-4 years
Elementary:
5-7 years
8 years
High School: 1-3 years
4 years
1-3 years
College:
4 years or more
Median years completed
% high school graduates
SOURCE:
Number Females
1,299
4
3
40
71
184
271
424
185
104
24
51
161
232
12.2
55.6
551
178
99
12.3
63.7
U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Population, 1970 General Social
& Economic Characteristics, Final Report PCW - C39 Oregon, U.S.
Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1971.
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Table 43.
School Enrollment by Grade, Morrow County, June 1971
Grade
Number Enrolled
Kindergarten
Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Total kindergarten-8
Grade 9
Grade 10
Grade 11
Grade 12
Total 9-12
Total all pupils
SOURCE:
102
105
96
84
83
96
91
98
775
113
104
87
94
398
1,153
Oregon Board of Education, Management Services/Program Support,
School Finance & Statistical Services, unpublished data.
Table 44.
School Enrollment, Morrow County, 1970
Age
Number and Percent Enrolled
Total Enrolled,
3-34 years old
Kindergarten
Public
Elementary (1-8 years)
Public
High School (1-4 years)
Public
College
Percent enrolled,
3-34 years old
3-4 years old
5-6 years old
7-13 years old
14-15 years old
16-17 years old
18-19 years old
20-21 years old
22-24 years old
25-34 years old
SOURCE:
1,232
92
59
753
753
351
341
36
55.8
3.8
72.8
96.3
92.9
94.3
26.9
10.4
7.9
4.3
U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Population, 1970 General
Social & Economic Characteristics, Final Report PCW
- C39 Oregon,
U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1971.
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Youth Organizations, Morrow County
Table 45.
Number Enrolled
Organization
Future Farmers of America
Vocational Agricultural Enrollment
Paid FFA Membership
4-H
Leaders
Members
SOURCE:
82
77
82
373
FFA and 4-H offices, unpublished data.
Health and Vital Statistics
The only licensed health care facilities in Morrow County are located
in Heppner, the largest town in the county. They include one hospital and
one nursing home facility that is affiliated with the hospital. The total
capacity for patient care is 44.
The following tables give data on health care facilities and medical
personnel. In Table 46, the ratio figure equals population per professional
in each particular category.
Table 46.
Number of Licensed Medical Personnel and Ratio to Population
Morrow County, 1969
Medical doctors and doctors of osteopathy
Dentists
Registered nurses
Licensed practical nurses
Pharmacists
SOURCE:
1,150
4,600
354
2,300
2,300
4
1
13
2
2
State of Oregon Executive Department, Program Planning Division,
District Facts, 1970.
Table 47.
Licensed Health Care Facilities, Morrow County, 1972
Name of Facility
Capacity
Nursing Homes
Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home
In-patient Care Facility
Pioneer Memorial Hospital
SOURCE:
Ratio
Number
Profession
I
Location
20
Heppner
24
Heppner
Oregon State Health Division, unpublished data received on
December 2, 1972.
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The next tables give data on major uses of health facilities. This
includes births, deaths, and major illnesses. According to District Facts,
published by tne State of Oregon Executive Department, 10 in every 100
persons in Morrow County made visits to the one diagnostic and treatment
center in the county, which is located in Heppner.
Table
48.
Medical Facilities and Percent of Occupancy, Morrow County,
Facility
Number, Ratio, and Percent
General Hospital
Number of beds
Population per bed. ratio
Percent of occupancy
159
39
Long Term Care Facility
Number of beds
Population per bed ratio
Percent of occupancy
20
230
94
SOURCE:
1
29
1
State of Oregon Executive Department, Program Planning Division,
District Facts, 1970.
Table
49.
Births by Race and Sex, Morrow County, 1971
Sex
Area
Total
Morrow County
Oregon
SOURCE:
1967.
Male
66
36
33,344
17,272
Female
Race
White jBlack llndian
30
66
16,072
31,850
654
478
Other
354
Oregon State Department of Human Resources, State Health Division,
Vital Statistics Section, Vital Statistics Annual Report, 1970 and
1971.
Table 50.
Reported Cases of Diseases, Morrow County, 1971
Disease
Number of Cases
Influenza
Malaria
Rheumatic Fever
Rubella
Shigellosis
Gonorrhea
SOURCE:
160
1
1
4
1
5
Oregon State Department of Human Resources, State Health Division,
Vital Statistics Section, Vital Statistics Annual Report, 1970 & 1971.
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Table 51.
Births and Deaths by Number and Rate4
Morrow County, 1971
County
I tern
Live Births
Ii lige timate
Number
Rate
66
14.9
15.2
15.2
1
1
Premature
Deaths from all causes
Malignant Neoplasms
Diabetes Nellitus
Diseases of the heart
Cerebrovascular diseases
Arteriosclerosis
Other cardiovascular diseases
Influenza and pneumonia
Bronchitis, Emphysema, and
Asthma
Peptic Ulcer
Causes of mortality in early
infancy
All other diseases
Accidents
Suicides
39
6
1
10
3
2
1
1
8.8
135.4
22.6
225.7
67.7
45.1
22.6
22.6
1
45.1
22.6
1
6
4
1
22.6
135.4
90.3
22.6
Inf ant deaths
2
Neonatal deaths
Fetal deaths
Therapeutic abortions
1
4
5
30.3
15.2
60.6
75.8
2
Rates are computed as follows:
Live births, deaths, per 1,000 population
Illegitimate and premature births, infant and neonatal deaths, per
1,000 live births
Selected causes of death and morbidity, per 100,000 population
Therapeutic abortions, per 1,000 live births
Oregon State Department of Human Resources, State Health Division
SOURCE:
Vital Statistics Section, Vital Statistics Annual Report, 1970 and
1/
1971.
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Public Welfare
Table 52.
Food Stamp Activity, Morrow County, 1972
Item
Number
P.A. -- Eligible
Households
Persons
35
109
P.. -- Participating
Households
17
42
48.
Persons
Percentage households participating
Non-P.A. -- Participating
Households
Persons
Total Participants
Households
Persons
SOURCE:
19
66
36
108
Oregon State Department of Human Resources, Public Welfare Division,
Public Welfare in Oregon, August 1972.
Statistics for Morrow County alone are not available, so the following
tables are for Umatilla and Morrow Counties combined.
Table 53.
Public Welfare Payments for Non-Medical Assistance,
Morrow County, 1972
Category
Old
Aid
Aid
Aid
Number
Age Assistance
to the Blind
to the Disabled
to Dependent Children
249
5
114
1,266
38
C.eneral Assistance
SOURCE:
Average
Total
$ 62.49
89.10
106.77
43.92
33.54
$15,559
445
12,171
55,607
I
Oregon tate Department of Human Resources, Public Welfare Division,
Public Welfare in Oregon, August 1972.
34
Table 54.
Public Welfare Payments for Medical Assistance,
Morrow County, 1972
Physicians
Category
Person
Aver age
I
Hospitals
Person
I
Average
Drugs
Person
Average
Old Age Assistance
55
15 .87
20.07
2
77.50
208
Aid to the Blind
2
28 .13
3
3.79
Aid to the Disabled
62
68
18.38
37 .69
19
364.67
Aid to Dependent Children
301
8.12
19 .82
126
42
351.83
General Assistance
22
11
17.
34 .55
6
799.25
Family Cases
31
5.31
16. 89
0
-3
Total
22. 21
473
15.91
419
386.32
69
SOURCE:
Oregon State Department of Human Resources, Public Welfare Division,
Public Welfare in Oregon, August 1972.
Table 55.
Total Public Welfare Payments for Medicd Assistance,
By Type of Service, Morrow County, 1972
Service
Amount of Payments
Physicians
Hospitals
Outpatient
Nursing homes
Drugs
Dental
Visual
Transportation
Other
Total
SOURCE:
$10,516
26,656
6,880
45,900
6,668
867
350
512
250
$98,599
Oregon State Department of Human Resources, Public Welfare Division,
Public Welfare in Oregon, August 1972.
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Housing
Table 56.
Housing Occupancy, Utilization, and Facilities,
Morrow County, 1970
Subj ect
Population in housing units
Per occupied unit
Owner occupied
Rental occupied
Tenure, Race, & Vacancy Status
Owner occupied
Caucasian
Black
Renter occupied
Caucasian
Black
Vacant year round
For sale only
Vacant less than 6 mos
Median price asked
For rent
Vacant for less than 2 mos
Median rent asked
Other vacant
Facilities
All facilities
Lacking some or all facilities
Lacking only hot water
Lacking other facilities
Water
Hot and cold
Cold only
None
Toilet
For one household
Also used by another hshld
None
Tub or shower
For one household
Also used by another hshid
None
Complete kitchen
For one household
Also used by another hshld.
No complete kitchen
SOURCE:
Total
Rural
4,458
4,458
3.0
2.9
3.1
3.0
2.9
3.1
Occupied
Rural Farm
1,224
3.3
3.3
3.3
1,024
1,020
1,024
1,020
294
294
463
457
463
457
76
76
259
30
259
30
8
8
60
15
$46
169
60
15
$46
169
1,645
101
1,645
101
5
5
96
96
5
1,668
1,668
365
30
48
30
48
5
1,650
1,650
365
15
81
15
81
5
1,650
1,650
365
7
7
89
89
5
1,607
1,607
365
139
139
5
365
5
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
57.
Housing Structural, Plumbing, & Equipment Characteristics,
Morrow County, 1970
Total
Subject
Source of water
Public system or private company
Individual well
Other
Sewage Disposal
Public sewer
Septic tank or cesspool
Other
Air conditioning
Room unit - 1
2 or more
Central system
None....
Heating equipment
Steam or hot water
Warm-air furnace
Built-in electric units
Floor, wall, pipeless furnace
Room heaters with flue
Room heaters without flue
Fireplace, stoves, portable heaters
None
Telephone
Available
None
All occupied units
SOURCE:
887
725
134
Occupied
Rural Farm
11
338
18
620
1,041
359
85
8
513
43
138
122
1,052
6
56
183
36
474
297
186
566
108
99
49
104
9
168
10
10
1,316
344
171
26
1,487
370
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 58.
Housing Occupancy Characteristics, Morrow County, 1970
Sub] ect
Rooms per housing unit
1 room
2 rooms
3 rooms
4 rooms
5 rooms
6 rooms
7 rooms
8 or more rooms
Median, all units
Persons per housing unit
1 person
2 persons
3 persons
4 persons
5 persons
6 persons
7 persons
8 or more persons
Persons per room
1.00 or less
1.01 to 1.50
1.51 or more
SOURCE:
--
37
72
4
184
312
448
342
149
202
5.1
278
506
221
190
142
16
50
88
96
30
86
5.8
27
144
66
38
47
30
66
39
45
6
12
1,386
343
72
29
17
10
U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Housing, 1970 Detailed Housing
Characteristics, Final Report HC(l) - B39 Oregon, U.S. Government
Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1972.
Table 59.
SOURCES:
Occupied
Rural Farm
Total
Number of Housing Units by Ten Year Periods, Morrow County
Year
Number
1940
1950
1960
1970
1,421
1,631
1,778
1,764
Oregon State Executive Department, Program Planning Division,
District Facts, 1970.
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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THE COUNTY'S ECONOMY
Morrow County is mostly rural. As a result, most of the countys economy
is centered in agricultural and forest related industries and occupations.
The tables in this section are designed to give a perspective of the
economy as divided into its major factors: agriculture, logging and wood
products, manufacturing and trade and service sectors.
There is little data
on mining or outdoor recreation as these items are not too important in
Morrow County, with the exception of hunting.
Agriculture
Table 60.
Farm Value and Ownership, Morrow County, 1950-1968 by Periods
Subject
Total land area, acres
Percent in farms
Total Number of Farms
Acres in Farms
Average size of farm
Value of land and buildings
Average per farm
Average per acre
Farm Operators
Full owners
Part owners
Managers
Tenants
By age:
65 years and older
Average age
SOURCE:
1950
1968
1964
1954
1959
1,317,760
76.1
1,317,760
74.2
1,317,760
84.2
1,318,400
82.8
1,318,400
457
386
1,109,903
2,875.4
338
1,092,146
3,231.2
347
2,195. 7
463
978,130
2,112.6
$52,890
$26.16
$74,862
$36.66
$134,793
$47.98
270
117
266
125
175
137
153
130
174
123
1,003,419
1
75.9
1,000,508
2,883.3
$66,746,831
$192,353
$197,861
$66.71
$62.15
5
7
5
5
65
65
69
50
56
50.1
41
49
50.0
51.7
50
U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Agriculture, 1959 & 1969, Vol. 1
Area Reports, Part 47, Oregon, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington,
D.C., 1960, 1972.
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The next table shows distribution of farms by size.
Over half of the farms
in Morrow County are over 1,000 acres in area. The table also includes data
on harvested and irrigated land.
Number of Farms by Size, Harvested and Irrigated, Morrow County, 1969
Table 61.
All Farms
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 & over
Total farms
SOURCE:
No.
26
31
8
9
4
Acres
Harvested Cropland
Total
Acres
No.
Acres Harvested
65
809
436
760
485
4
13
3
4
3
20
382
164
334
365
1,447
581
1,165
6,925
16
153
47
98
170
696
160
289
2,646
Irrigated Land
Total
Acres
Acres Irrigated
N
12
16
7
7
2
22
27
59
142
1,447
581
1,620
8,091
20,101
89,017
877,096
18
25
56
134
18,871
84,625
732,620
6,928
27,473
143,794
14
14
19
51
347
1,000,508
277
847,499
182,470
145
9
3
7
9
3
5
7
3
3
10
304
246
210
140
773
288
219
10
464
374
599
264
1,137
581
696
5,130
10,023
27,371
378,424
2,106
2,435
992
13,036
425,073
20,759
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.
Table 62.
Number of Class 1-5 Farms* by Value of Agricultural Products Sold,
Morrow County, 1964 & 1969
Value
1969
under $2,499
$2,500-$4,999
$5,000-s 7,499
$7,500-$9,999
2
--
18
23
23
17
13
26
41
55
38
24
27
17
27
35
57
27
34
37
17
$1O,000-$14,999
$15 ,000-$19 ,999
$20,000-$29 ,999
$30,000-$39 ,999
$40,000-$59 ,999
$60,000 and over
$60,000-$79,999
$80,000 and over
1964
20
Not available
Not available
* Farms with sales of $2,500 and over
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.
- 40 -
Table
63.
Economic Class
Class
Class
Class
Class
Class
I (sales of $40,000 or more)
II (sales of $20,000-$39,999)
III (sales of $lO,000-$19,999).
IV (sales of $5,000-$9,999)
V (sales of $2,500-$4,999)
SOURCE:
1964 & 1969
Number of Farms by Economic Class, Morrow County,
1964
1969
51
93
67
30
23
71
84
62
40
20
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.,
Table
1972.
64.
Farm Production Expenses, Morrow County,
1964 & 1969
1964
Item
Livestock, poultry
Feed
Seeds, bulbs, plants, trees
Commercial fertilizer
Lime
Other agricultural chemicals.
Gasoline, petroleum fuel
Hired labor
Contract labor, machine hire,
custom work
Other expenses
1969
Dollars
Farms
Dollars
Farms
157
217
173
200
$582,465
548,165
92,625
205,495
138
225
110
166
328
257
600,985
830,845
204
341
227
939,740
705,822
133,088
404,123
36,607
154,779
597,807
829,548
126
95,807
168
322
4,371,983
4
$
315,273
Number of farms with expenditure
of:
under $500
18
13
18
25
33
58
182
$500- $999
$l,000-$l,999
$2,000-$2,999
$3,000-$4 ,999
$5 ,000-$9 ,999
$10,000 and over
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.
-
41 -
Table 65.
Land in Farms, Morrow County, 1964 & 1969
1964
Land Use
Farms
Total Cropland
Harvested cropland
Cropland for pasture
All other cropland
Woodland, including woodland
pasture
All other land
Irrigated land
SOURCE:
317
305
139
NA
40
NA
206
1969
Acres
Farms
387,990
163,655
20,580
203,755
317
277
147
221
409,194
182,470
21,460
205,264
128,859
575,301
16,131
31
298
145
57,910
533,404
20,759
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.
Table 66.
Farms by Type of Production, Morrow County, 1969
Product
No. of Farms
Cattle and calves
Hogs and pigs
Sheep and lambs
Horses and ponies
Chickens (3 months and older)
Broilers, meat chickens
(under 3 montns)
Other livestock, poultry
226
13
41
135
Amount Produced
49
27,473
173
10,420
659
1,445
2
8
18
No. of Farms
Field corn
Wheat for grain
Small grains
Hay (except sorghum)
Irish and sweet potatoes
Vegetables, corn, melons
Orchards
Other crops
SOURCE:
Acres
f
Acres
2
75
204
136
157
122,192
44,407
14,045
3
5
6
380
7
79
22
644
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.
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Table 67.
Machinery and Equipment on Farms, Morrow County, 1964 & 1969
Machinery
1964
Farms
Reporting Number
Automob lies
Motor trucks
Tractors (except garden tractors
and motor tillers)
Riding tractors (7 h.p. & over)
Grain and bean combines
Pickers, picker-shellers, &
corn heads
Pick-up balers
SOURCE:
1969
Farms
Reporting jNumber
291
311
435
968
299
315
423
996
307
766
285
NA
NA
29
125
181
135
724
31
200
2
3
143
149
123
130
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.
In general, most farmers live on the farms they operate. Only 16 percent
of the farm operators in Morrow County do not live on the farms they operate.
Table 68.
Data on Farm Operators, Morrow County, 1964 & 1969
Subject
1964
Farm operators by age:
under 25 years
25 - 34 years
35 - 44 years
45 - 54 years
55 - 64 years
65 years and older
Farm operators by residence
Resides on farm operated
Does not reside on farm
operated
Days of work off farm
1 - 49 days
50-99 days
SOURCE:
1969
3
2
32
54
81
67
27
23
57
80
83
232
219
31
61
32
39
7
4
100 - 199 days
200 days and over
J
18
32
81
35
4
12
30
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.
- 43 -
Logging and Wood Products
Morrow County has four manufacturing operations either directly or
indirectly related to the lumber industry.
These include a logging contractor,
two sawmills and lumber companies, and a box manufacturer. The industry
employs an average of 140 people.
The following tables give data on timber harvest, log consumption, and
installed 8-hour capacity of mills.
Table 69.
Timber Harvest by Ownership, Morrow County, 1970
Ownership
Product ion*
Private
Forest industry
Other
Bureau of Land Management
National forest
16,286
13,372
2,914
1,033
11,152
Total timber harvest
28,471
* Scribner Log Rule - thousand board feet
SOURCE:
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Pacific Northwest Forest and Range
Experiment Station, Portland, Oregon, Forest Service, Forest Survey
Prolect.
Table 70
Log Consumption by Sawmills, By Species, Morrow Courity-" 1968
Species
Consumption*
All species
Douglas Fir
True Firs
Ponderosa & Jeff ery Pines
118,227
11,758
2,629
103,840
* Scribner Log Rule - thousand board feet
SOURCE: Oregon State Department of Forestry jointly with the U.S. Forest
Service, Oregon Timber Industries, 1968 Wood Consumption and Mill
Characteristics, Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment
Station, 1970.
1/ Morrow and Harney Counties are combined to avoid disclosure.
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Table 71.
Origin of Logs Consumed, By Ownership Class, Morrow County, 1968
Ownership
Consumption*
All owners
National forest
Bureau of Land Management
Forest industry
Own lands
Other industry
Farmer & misc. private
118,227
81,950
833
32,444
1,200
1,800
* Scribner Log Rule - thousand board feet
SOURCE: Oregon State Department of Forestry jointly with the U.S. Forest
Service, Oregon Timber Industries, 1968 Wood Consumption and Mill
Characteristics, Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment
Station, 1970.
Table 72.
Production and Dispositi
of Residue, By Weight,'
Morrow County,-±-' 1968
Subj ect
Total Produced
Total Used..'
Pulp
Fuel
Miscellaneous
Unused
All Types
Coarse
Medium
Fine
123,649
120,481
52,786
55,486
12,227
3,168
62,709
62,709
52,786
25,659
25,659
35,281
32,113
0
0
0
32,113
9,923
23,355
2,304
0
0
3,168
0
1/ Tons, dry weight
2/ Morrow and Harney Counties are combined to avoid disclosure
3/ Used residues were not necessarily consumed in the area in which they were
produced.
SOURCE:
Oregon State Department of Forestry jointly with the U.S. Forest
Service, Oregon Timber Industries, 1968 Wood Consumytion and Mill
Characteristics, Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment
Station, 1970.
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Table 73.
Installed 8-Hour Capacity of Sawmills, Morrow County, 1968
Sawmill
Capacity*
Mill Size Class
Mill Size Class B2'
50
100
Total Capacity
150
* Scribner Log Rule - thousand board feet
1/ Class C - 40,000 to 79,000 board feet capacity per 8 hour shift
2/ Class B - 80,000 to 119,000 board feet capacity per 8 hour shift
SOURCE:
Oregon State Department of Forestry jointly with the U.S. Forest
Service, Oregon Timber Industries, 1968 Wood Consumption and Mill
Characteristics, Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment
Station, 1970.
Manufacturing
Table 74.
Name
Docken Corp., I.M
Heppner Box Mill
Heppner Gazette Times
Heppner Lumber Company.
Morrow Company Creamery
Chris Logging and
Construction Corp
SOURCE:
Type of Manufacturing, Morrow County, 1970
Type of Manufacturing
Prepared feed for animals
Wooden boxes and shooks
Newspaper
Sawmill - lumber
Creamery butter
Logging camps, contractors
No. Employed
30
2
6
50
3
1
Oregon State Executive Department, Economic Development Division,
Directory of Oregon Manufacturers, 1970.
Business
Most of the trade and service businesses of Morrow County are located
at Heppner with a few located at lone, Boardman, or Irrigon. The greatest
percentage of retail trade establishments in the county are either food
stores or farm related businesses.
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Table 75.
Retail Trade Statistics, Morrow County, 1967
Subject
Amount
All establishments
Number
Sales ($1,000's)
Proprietors
Establishments with payroll
Number
Sales ($l,000's)
Payroll, entire year
Payroll, first quarter
Paid employees for week
includIng March 12
SOURCE:
$6,803
71
56
$6,210
715
182
189
U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Business, 1967 Retail Trade:
Oregon, BC 67 - RA 39, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington,
D.C., 1969.
Table 76.
Retail Trade Statistics by Kind of Business, Morrow County, 1967
Kind of Business
Es tab lishments
Building materials, hardware,
farm equipment
General merchandise
Food stores
Automotive dealers
Gasoline service stations
Apparel stores
Furniture,
equipment
Eating, drinking places
Drug, proprietary stores
Misc. retail stores
Nonstore retailers
10
Sales (In $l,000's)
$
949
3
6
1,198
1,107
10
892
2
D
282
674
D
1,118
D
10
4
13
2
13
2
- withheld to avoid disclosure
U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Business, 1967 Retail Trade:
Oregon, BC 67 - BA 39, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.,
SOURCE:
1969.
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Table 77.
Selected Services Statistics, Morrow County,
Subject
All establishments
Number
Receipts ($1,000)
Establishments with payroll
Number
Receipts ($1,000)
Payroll, entire year ($1,000)
SOURCE:
Table
1963
1967
27
$367
$471
15
$237
64
$264
61
32
11
U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Business, 1967 Selected Services:
Oregon, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1968.
78.
Number of Selected Services by Kind of Business, Morrow County, 1967
Kind of Business
No. of Establishments
Hotels, motels, tourist courts,
camps
Personal services
Misc. business services
Auto repair, service garages
Misc. repair services
Amusements, recreation
Motion pictures
SOURCE:
1963 & 1967
5
13
3
4
4
3
U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Business, 1967 Selected Services:
Oregon, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1968.
Table
79.
ho1esale Trade Statistics, Morrow County, 1967
Subj ect
Establishments
Merchant wholesalers
Other operating types
Total wholesale trade
Sales ($l,000's)
2
9
11
D
$5,050
* Withheld to avoid disclosure.
SOURCE:
U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Business, 1967 Wholesale Trade:
Oregon, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1968.
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PUBLIC SERVICES
Transportation
Table 80.
Motor Vehicle Registration, Morrow County, 1970
Vehicle
Number
Passenger vehicles
Buses
Trucks
Trailers
Motorcycles
Recreational
3,142
8
601
329
151
280
4,511
Total
SOURCE:
Bureau of Business and Economic Research, Oregon Economic Statistics
1972, University of Oregon, 1972
Although there is no bus service to Heppner, Greyhound Bus Lines operates
bus service at Boardman
There are five arrivals from Portland daily with two
continuing east through Pendleton and Salt Lake City
The other buses continue
northward through Yakima and Spokane, Washington. Buses also leave Heppner
four times daily for Portland.
Communications
The county is served by the Eastern Oregon Telephone Company with an
exchange at Boardman. Morrow County also has a newspaper, which is located
at Heppner.
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Table 81.
Communications Facilities, Morrow County, 1970
Facilities
Telephone
Available
None
Total year-round housing units.
Television
Number of sets
1
2 or more
None
UHF equipped sets
Yes
No
Total year-round housing units
Battery Operated Radios
Yes
No
Total year-round housing units
SOURCE:
Occupied
Rural Farm
Total
Rural
1,316
171
1,746
1,316
171
1,746
344
26
370
1,180
200
128
1,180
200
128
303
845
535
1,708
845
535
1,708
312
54
366
1,167
341
1,708
1,167
341
1,708
273
93
366
63
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
Morrow County has two libraries located within the county; one is located
at Heppner and the other at lone
The following table gives means of financing,
expenditures, and circulation of the two libraries combined.
Table 82.
Library Statistics, Morrow County, 1970
Subject
Amount
Value of Taxable Property
Population
City funding for library
Total expenditures
Expenditures per capita
Volumes
Circulation
Circulation per capita
SOURCE:
$88,872,889
4,600
$1,690
$1,687
$
.37
6,266
5,840
1.3
Oregon State Library, Directory of Oregon Libraries, annual statistics
for the year ending June 30, 1970.
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Utilities
Utility gas is not available in the county; however, bottled, tank, or
LP gas is used f or cooking. The following tables give source of water, sewage
disposal, and types of fuel and their uses.
Table 83.
Utilities Statistics, Morrow County, 1970
Utility
Source of Water
Public system or private
company
Individual well
Other
All year-round housing units..
Sewage Disposal
Public sewer
Septic tank - cesspool
Other
All year-round housing units..
SOURCE:
Rural
887
725
134
1,746
887
725
134
1,746
11
338
18
370
620
1,041
620
1,041
359
85
85
1,746
1,746
8
370
1970 Detailed Housing
U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Housing:
Characteristics, Final Report HC(l) - B39 Oregon, U.S. Government
Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1972.
Table 84.
Types of Fuels and Fuel Usage, Morrow County, 1970
Type of Fuel
Fuel oil, kerosene
Coal or coke
Wood
Electricity
Bottled,.tank, or LP gas
SOURCE:
Occupied
Rural Farm
Total
Rouse Heating
809
18
45
452
184
Water Heating
Cooking
23
1,428
1 ,280
80
205
1970 Detailed Housing
U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Housing:
Characteristics, Final Report HC(l) - B39 Oregon, U.S. Government
Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1972.
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PUBLIC FINANCE
Table 85.
Source
Amount of Revenue
Receipts from State Government
Liquor revenue
Highway revenue
Gas tax refund
Electric co-op tax
County fair apportionment
Cigarette tax
Surplus foods program
Misc. and other
Total
6,937
60,885
3,815
9,887
20,793
6,956
1,967
2,795
$114,035
$
Receipts from Federal Government
National forest receipts
Taylor grazing receipts
5% land sales
Flood control leases
Health Dept. contributions
Civil Defense Disaster Grants
Total
$ 40,508
87
2,141
1,086
1,546
3,291
$ 48,659
Receipts from Local Sources
Fees and permits
Fines, court costs
Law and public libraries
Interest income
Sale, rental public property
Public service enterprises
Misc. and other
Total
SOURCE:
1968-1969
Revenue Sources, Morrow County,
$
6,851
15,770
446
8,922
12,758
15,246
20,114
$ 80,107
Bureau of Government Research and Science, Revenue Sources of Oregon
Counties, Fiscal Year 1968-1969, Bulletin #162, University of Oregon.
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Table 86.
Summary of Assessment Rolls for 1971-72 Fiscal Year Real Property,
Personal Property and Utilities, Morrow County
Assessed
Value
I tern
Percent of
Total
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
$ 1,745,820
40,425,530
8,842,830
11,022,180
(-304,190)
(-258,270)
1.98
45.77
10.01
12.48
(-.34)
(-.29)
$61,473,900
69.60
$ 1,790,510
170,750
5,250,720
877,320
3,752,833
2.03
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
$11,834,633
13.40
Total taxable real and personal property
$73,308,533
83.00
324,662
.37
8,238,078
9.33
4,413,155
451,564
5.00
1,525,043
1.73
63,800
$15,016,302
17.00
$88,324,835
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:
(-7,500)
.19
5.94
.98
4.25
(-.01)
.51
.07
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
87.
Summary of
1971-72 Property Tax Levies & Assessments, Morrow County
Item
Amount in Dollars
Levies
County
Cities
Community Colleges
Elementary & 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
Ned Ad Valorem Taxes by Class
Real Property
Personal Property
Utility Property
SOURCE:
$
370,277
73,258
149,705
1,265,091
1,265,091
25,446
21,921
10,063
29,232
1,698
88,360
1,946,691
15,933
43,740
59,673
2,006,364
(-6,699)
(-230)
1,939 ,762
1,356,959
258,675
324,129
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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Per Capita City Taxes and Valuation Percentage Distribution of
Table 88.
Consolidated Rates and Dollars Per Thousand Rates on True Cash Value,
Morrow County, 1971-72 Fiscal Year
Item
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:
Heppner
Irrigon
Boardinan
lone
$7,274,332
5,069
$2,389,086
9,556
$1,430,563
4,030
33
140
57
252
23
6
108
67
15.2
23.9
58.0
15.8
22.6
56.7
4.8
15.6
21.7
60.6
2.1
16.6
8.8
56.4
18.1
4.18
5.97
14.97
1.26
26.38
4.18
5.81
16.24
4.18
2.22
14.19
4.55
25.14
2.9
4.18
660
15.99
.79
27.56
$711,814
2,676
.57
26.80
Oregon State Department of Revenue, Summary of Assessment and Tax
Rolls for the 1971-72 Fiscal Year and 1969-70 and 1970-71 Property
Tax Collections, 1972.
Table 89.
City Valuation, Tax Rates and Taxes Extended, Morrow County
Item
Population
Code Area 1/
Assessed Value
Assigned Ratio
Rate/$l,000 by levying unit
County
City
School
Other
Total
City Tax
Consolidated Tax
Irrigon
Boardman
lone
1,435
1-1
$7,274,332
100.00%
250
25-1
$2,389,086
100.00%
355
35-1
$1,430,563
100.00%
266
10-3
$711,814
100.00%
4.18
6.60
15.99
4.18
5.97
14.97
4.18
5.81
16.24
.79
1.26
26.38
$14,263
$63,024
26.80
$8,312
$38,339
4.18
2.22
14.19
4.55
25.14
$1,580
$17,895
Heppner
27.56
$48,011
$200,481
.57
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 f or the 1971-72 Fiscal Year and 1969-70 and 1970-71 Property
Tax Collections, 1972.
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Table
90.
Amount and Percent of Unpaid Property Tax, Morrow County, 1971
I tern
Property Taxable
Real
Personal
Public Utilities
Western Oregon additional
timber tax
Yield tax
Total
SOURCE:
Total
Amount
Amount
Unpaid
1,305,274
162,943
21,136
222,272
284,350
1,811,896
Percent
of Unpaid
12.5
9.5
0
184,079
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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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
Assess or
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
4H 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, Oregon 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 Caine Commission, 1634 Alder, Portland, Oregon 97214
Oregon State Health Division, Department of Human Resources, 1400 S.W. 5th,
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, Salem, Oregon 97310
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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OREGON STATE UNiVERSITY.
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