Polk
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Oregon
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Oregon Route 22
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near the
South Yamhill River
The South Yamhill River is a tributary of the Yamhill River, approximately long, in northwest Oregon in the United States. It drains an area of the Northern Oregon Coast Range, as well as part of the Willamette Valley west of the Willamette Rive ...
. For statistical purposes, the
United States Census Bureau
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has defined Fort Hill as a
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
(CDP). The census definition of the area may not precisely correspond to local understanding of the area with the same name. The hill of the same name, located just east of Valley Junction, was the site of a
blockhouse
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built by settlers in 1855–1856. The blockhouse became part of
Fort Yamhill
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, and was later moved to
Grand Ronde Agency
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and is now located in
Dayton
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.
Demographics
As of the 2020 census there were 154 people, 79 housing units, and 98 families in the CDP. There were 116
White
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people, 0
African Americans
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Asians
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, 2 from some other race, and 18 from two or more races. There were 14 people with
Hispanic or Latino
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origin.
The median age in Fort Hill was 57.9 years old. 43.4% of the population were between the ages of 75 and 84. 30.1% of the population were veterans.
The median household income was $16,914, but 0.0% of the population were in poverty.