Glendale is a city in Douglas County,

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, United States. The population was 874 at the 2010 census.

History

After construction of a railroad line south from Roseburg in 1881–83, Solomon Abraham, the local right-of-way agent, platted the community and named it "Julia" after his wife. After a dispute with Abraham, A. F. Morris, the chief engineer for the railroad, changed the name to "Glendale". A Julia post office was established in February 1883, and its name was changed to Glendale in August of the same year. L. D. Montgomery was the first postmaster. Fire destroyed much of Glendale's business district in 1928. Glendale was quickly rebuilt. In the 1880s, Russian-Jewish immigrants came here trying to escape the anti-Semitic rule of Alexander III. New Odessa, the first Jewish Communitarian Community in America settled near Glendale. By 1888 the New Odessa Community disbanded due to political and religious division. Glendale was incorporated in 1901. Glendale Marker

Geography

According to the

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, the city has a total area of , all of it land.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 874 people, 325 households, and 229 families living in the city. The

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was . There were 391 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 89.8%

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, 0.3%

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, 1.4% Native American, 0.1%

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, 3.8% from

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, and 4.6% from two or more races.

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of any race were 9.4% of the population. There were 325 households, of which 38.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.4% were

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living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 8.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 29.5% were non-families. 22.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.14. The median age in the city was 35.8 years. 29.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.5% were from 25 to 44; 23.9% were from 45 to 64; and 14.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.8% male and 49.2% female.

2000 census

As of the census of 2000, there were 855 people, 311 households, and 224 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 355 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 89.82% White, 2.92% Native American, 1.05% Asian, 0.12%

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, 2.34% from other races, and 3.74% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.54% of the population. There were 311 households, out of which 40.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.8% were married couples living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.7% were non-families. 23.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.23. In the city, the population was spread out, with 35.6% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 8.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.8 males. The median income for a household in the city was $27,625, and the median income for a family was $30,278. Males had a median income of $34,167 versus $17,143 for females. The

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for the city was $13,067. About 19.4% of families and 22.4% of the population were below the

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, including 26.6% of those under age 18 and 15.2% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

Entry for Glendale
in the ''

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