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Demographics
As of the census
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of 2000, there were 1,027 people, 485 households, and 317 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 1,090 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.16% Caucasian
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, 1.75% Native American, 0.58% Asian, 2.04% from other races, and 1.46% from two or more races. Hispanic
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or Latino of any race were 3.02% of the population.
There were 485 households, out of which 13.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.8% were married couples
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living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.6% were non-families. 30.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.12 and the average family size was 2.55.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 16.1% under the age of 18, 4.0% from 18 to 24, 17.6% from 25 to 44, 35.0% from 45 to 64, and 27.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 53 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.1 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $33,250, and the median income for a family was $55,368. Males had a median income of $26,042 versus $26,250 for females. The per capita income
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for the CDP was $25,819. About 8.4% of families and 7.9% of the population were below the poverty line
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, including 23.8% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.
Infrastructure
The shore station for the National Science Foundation's Ocean Observatories Initiative Regional Scale Nodes
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underwater cabled observatory is located in Pacific City.
Telecommunications undersea cables
Four undersea telecommunications cables come ashore in Pacific City:
* Hawaiki Cable, which connects Pacific City and Los Angeles
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with Polynesian ashore sites in Kapolei
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, Tafuna
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, Mangawhai Heads, and Sydney
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.
* New Cross Pacific (NCP) Cable System, which connects Pacific City with East Asia ashore sites in Toucheng
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, Pusan
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, Nanhui
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, Maruyama, Lingang, and Chongming.
Transportation
Pacific City is located from U.S. Route 101
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and is served by the Pacific City State Airport
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, owned and maintained by Oregon Department of Aviation
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.
Tillamook County Transportation District, with two bus stops in Pacific City, offers bus service to Tillamook.
Education
It is in the Nestucca Valley School District 101J
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The county is in the Tillamook Bay Community College
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district.
References
External links
Pacific City Dory Builder
Video produced by Oregon Field Guide
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