The Ontario
Micropolitan Statistical Area (or Ontario μSA), as defined by the
United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties – one in southeastern
Oregon and one in
southwestern
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Idaho, anchored by the city of
Ontario.
As of the
2000 census, the area had a population of 52,193 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 53,844).
Counties
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Malheur County, Oregon
Malheur County () is one of the 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2020 census, the population was 31,571. Its county seat is Vale, and its largest city is Ontario. The county was named after the Malheur River, which runs thr ...
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Payette County, Idaho
Payette County is a county located in Idaho in the United States of America. As of the 2010 census, the population was 22,623. The county seat and largest city is Payette.
Payette County is part of the Ontario micropolitan area.
History
The ...
Communities
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Adrian, Oregon
Adrian is a city in Malheur County, Oregon, United States, near the confluence of the Snake River and the Owyhee River. The population was 177 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Ontario, OR– ID Micropolitan Statistical Area.
History
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Arock, Oregon
Arock is an unincorporated rural hamlet in Malheur County, Oregon, United States. Although it has never been visited by Google Maps, it is part of the Ontario, OR– ID Micropolitan Statistical Area. There is a post office and K-8 school in ...
(unincorporated)
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Brogan, Oregon (unincorporated)
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Fruitland, Idaho
Fruitland is a city along the Snake and Payette rivers in Payette County, Idaho, United States. It lies along U.S. Route 95 in the Treasure Valley of southwest Idaho, about west of Boise on the border with Oregon. It is part of the Ontari ...
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Jordan Valley, Oregon
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Juntura, Oregon (unincorporated)
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McDermitt, Nevada-Oregon
McDermitt is an unincorporated community straddling the Nevada–Oregon border, in Humboldt County, Nevada, and Malheur County, Oregon, United States. McDermitt's economy has historically been based on mining, ranching, and farming. The last mini ...
(unincorporated; partial)
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New Plymouth, Idaho
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Nyssa, Oregon
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Ontario, Oregon (Principal city)
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Payette, Idaho (Payette County seat)
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Riverside, Oregon (unincorporated)
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Rome, Oregon (unincorporated)
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Vale, Oregon (Malheur County seat)
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 52,193 people, 17,592 households, and 12,920 families residing within the μSA. The racial makeup of the μSA was 81.49%
White, 0.78%
African American, 0.96%
Native American, 1.52%
Asian
Asian may refer to:
* Items from or related to the continent of Asia:
** Asian people, people in or descending from Asia
** Asian culture, the culture of the people from Asia
** Asian cuisine, food based on the style of food of the people from Asi ...
, 0.06%
Pacific Islander, 12.73% from
other races, and 2.47% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino
Latino or Latinos most often refers to:
* Latino (demonym), a term used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America
* Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States
* The people or cultures of Latin America;
** Latin A ...
of any race were 20.22% of the population.
The median income for a household in the μSA was $31,644, and the median income for a family was $36,551. Males had a median income of $28,065 versus $21,593 for females. The
per capita income for the μSA was $14,410.
See also
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Oregon census statistical areas
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Idaho census statistical areas
References
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