Altamont is a

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(CDP) and

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in Klamath County,

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, United States, southeast of

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. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 19,257. All mailing addresses in Altamont are Klamath Falls addresses, although Altamont is outside of the

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of Klamath Falls.

History

Altamont may have been named after a locally famous

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named Altamont, by a prominent local horseman, Jay Beach. An Altamont post office was in operation from 1895 to 1902.

Geography

Altamont is located in southern Klamath County at above sea level. It is bordered to the north and west by the city of Klamath Falls, the

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passes through the center of the community as South 6th Street and the

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Parkway, while

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(Southside Expressway) runs along the southern edge of the community. OR 39 leads northwest into Klamath Falls and southeast to the

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border at Hatfield, while OR 140 leads east to Lakeview and west to

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near Medford. According to the

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, the Altamont CDP has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 19,603 people, 7,777 households, and 5,420 families residing in the CDP. The

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was 2,248.5 people per square mile (868.0/km²). There were 8,315 housing units at an average density of 953.8 per square mile (368.2/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was: * 88.65%

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* 0.64%

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* 3.52% Native American * 0.77%

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* 0.14%

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* 2.82% from

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* 3.47% from two or more races 6.76% of the population were

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of any race. There were 7,777 households, out of which: * 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them * 53.5% were

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living together * 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present * 30.3% were non-families * 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals * 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.96. The age distribution was: * 26.7% under the age of 18 * 7.7% from 18 to 24 * 25.8% from 25 to 44 * 22.9% from 45 to 64 * 16.8% who were 65 years of age or older The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.2 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $31,831, and the median income for a family was $37,715. Males had a median income of $31,229 versus $22,495 for females. The

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for the CDP was $15,957. About 9.4% of families and 13.7% of the population were below the

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, including 19.4% of those under age 18 and 6.4% of those 65 or over.

References

{{Authority control Unincorporated communities in Klamath County, Oregon Census-designated places in Oregon 1895 establishments in Oregon Populated places established in 1895 Census-designated places in Klamath County, Oregon Unincorporated communities in Oregon