NATURAL HUMAN ECONOMIC PUBLIC
OCTOBER 1973
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I OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY Polk County, Oregon
NATURAL
RESOURCE HUMAN
ATLAS ECONOMIC
PUBLIC
October 1973
Oregon State University ExtensionService
Prepared by Gary Valde, Research Assistant, Under the supervision of Robert 0 Coppedge, Extension Economist, and Russell C. Youmans, Extension Resource Economist, Department of Agricultural Economics
For sale by the Extension BusinessOffice, Extension Hall 118, Oregon State University, Corvallis,Oregon 97331. $2.50 per copy. POLK COUNTY
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SECONDARY HIGHWAYS COUNTY ROADS INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS Contents
General Description
Physical Aspects.
Climate . 2 Soils ...... 4 Soil Characteristics and LandCapability 5 Land Ownership and Land Use 8 Agricultural Land 9 Forest Land 10 Water 12 Minerals ...... 14 Wildlife ...... 15 Human Resources 16 Population...... 16 Employment 20 Income 27 Education 30 Health and Vital Statistics . 33 Public Welfare 37 Housing 38 The County's Economy 40 Agriculture 40 Logging and Wood Products 45 Manufacturing 47 Mining - Mineral and Metal Industries 49 Outdoor Recreation 50 Business
...... 52
Public Services
...... 54 Transportation 54 Communication 55 Library Facilities 57 Utilities ...... 57 Public Finance...... 59 Selected List of Agencies 64 Selected Bibliography...... 66 GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Polk County is located in the northwest portion of Oregon. It is situ- ated in the west-central part of the Willamette Valley between the Cascade Mountains and the Willamette River.
The county is bounded on the north by Yamhill County, on the west by Lincoln County, on the south by Benton County, and on the east by Marion County Dallas, the county seat, is approximately 60 miles southwest of Portland, 15 miles west of Salem, 70 miles northwest of Eugene, and 70 miles northeast of Newport
Covering 708 squaremiles, the county ranks 30th in size in the state. Over half the land area is in forests Most of the remaining land is used for cultivated agriculture. About 12 percent of the land is publicly owned.
The county has a maritime climate with dry, moderately warm summers and wet, mild winters.
In 1972 the total county population was 37,060. Dallas is the largest town in the county with a 1972 population of 7,065 Agriculture and lumbering are the major industries although employment in retail trade and services has been increasing in recent years
Polk County was created in 1845 Many early wagon trains to Oregon terminated at Independence in the county.
A brief summary of facts for the county is noted below.
Area: 708 square miles Population: 37,060 472,960 acres (July 1, 1972)
Elevation at Dallas: 365 feet True Cash Value: $319,980,690 (1972)
Average Temperature: Principal Industries: Summer - 63.6 Agriculture, Lumbering, Winter - 41.1 Heavy Manufacturing, Education
County Seat: Dallas
Oregon State Executive Department, Clay Myers, Secretary of State, Oregon Blue Book, 1973-74, Tanuary 1973 PHYSICAL ASPECTS
The two major physiographic divisions in Polk County are the Coast Mountain Range and the Willamette Valley. The Coast Range is characterized by irregular ridges and short, steep slopes. The crest of the range aver- ages around 1,500 feet. Most slopes are covered with forests and receive relatively high levels of precipitation. The Willamette Valley is charac- terized by gently rolling topography and low elevations.
Climate
Polk County has a temperate maritime climate with dry, moderately warm summers and wet, mild winters. Climate varies throughout the county mainly with elevation Average annual precipitation varies from around 40 inches in the eastern portion of the county to well over 100 inches in the western part of the Coast Range. Most precipitation falls from November through February, while only about 10 percent of the annual total falls during the dryest months, June through September.
Wind velocities are moderate, though strong winds sometimes accompany winter storms.
Winter temperatures below l0°F and summer temperatures above 100°F. are rare. The frost-free season is from 180 to 200 days in most of the county.
Table 1. Selected Weather Stations and Their Elcvations, Polk County
Station Elevation in Feet
Dallas 325 Falls City 599 Valsetz l,l35
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Weather Bureau, Decennial Census of U.S. Climate, Supplement for 1951 through 1960, Oregon No. 86-31, 1965.
Oregon State Water Resources Board, Middle Willamette River Basin, 1963.
-2 Table 2 Temperature and Precipitation, Polk County, By Month, 1951 1960 Averages
Station Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. MayJune1 July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Annual I
Average Temperature degrees Farenhe
Dallas )/...... 273 316 36645853460369066058.147.9 36.7 29.9 46.9 Falls City.... 38.2 40.9 42.6 48.6 53.8 58.2 64.1 63.8614 536 440 399 508 Valsetz 1/.... 38.3 41.0 41.6 47.1 52.2 58.2 62.5 61.257.9 51.7 43.7 40.3 49.6
Total Precipitation inches - -
Dallas 11.33 7.18 5.68 2.99 2.02 1.20 .17 .641.40 3.69 6.74 8.00 51.04 Falls City. 16.07 10.98 9.35 4.76 2.40 1.31 .25 .761.98 5.77 10.95 13.24 77.82 Valsetz...... 23.47 16.17 15.56 8.17 4.13 2.32 1.00 1.524.76 12.83 16.98 19.88 126.64
1/ Some months are for somewhat less than the 1951-1960,ten year, period. SOURCE U S Department of Commerce, Weather Bureau, Decennial Census of U S Climate, Supplement for 1951 through 1960, Oregon No. 86-31, 1965.
The following table gives anaverage day-time high and night-time low for each month over the years 1951 to 1960.
Table 3. Mean Daily Maximum and Minimum Temperatures, Polk County, By Month, 1951-1960 Averages
Station Jan.Feb.Mar.Apr.May JuneJJulyAug. Sep. 0ct.Nov.Dec. Annual
Mean Daily Maximum Temp. degrees Farenheit
Dallas 45.2 49.7 53.1 61.8 68.7 73.3 82.8 80.8 77.8 65.8 53.3 47.2 63.3 Falls City... 44.5 48.5 51.1 59.2 65.2 70.0 79.5 78.8 75.2 64.3 52.2 46.6 61.3 Valsetz 1/... 44.5 49.0 51.1 59.5 65.9 72.2 79.4 76.9 73.6 64.4 53.1 47.6 61.4
Mean Daily Minimum Temp. degrees Farenheit
Dallas 1/.... 32.5 33.6 34.0 37.3 41.8 46.2 48.1 47.6 46.7 41.7 36.5 33.9 40.0 FalisCity 318332341379424464487487476428358332 40.2 Valsetzl/ 321330320347384441445454421389343329 377
1/ Some months are for somewhat less than the 1951-1960,ten year, period. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Weather Bureau, Decennial Census of U.S. Climate, Supplement for 1951 through 1960, Oregon No. 86-31, 1965. Table 4. Freeze Data for Polk County, By Month, 1951-1960
Mean Number of Days with a Temperature of 32°F. or Below Station Jan. IFeb.lMariApr1 MayJuneIJulyAug.ISep.0ct.Nov.IDec.IAnnual
Dallas 15 14 13 7 1 1/ 0 0 0 2 10 14 76 Falls City 17 14 13 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 10 15 75 Valsetz 2/ 15 15 18 13 6 1 1 1/ 2 6 13 16 106
1/ Some months are for somewhat less thanthe 1951-1960, ten year, period. 2/ Less than 0.5 days. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Weather Bureau, Decennial Census of U.S. Climate, Supplement for 1951 through 1960, Oregon No. 86-31, 1965.
For more recent climatological data on Polk County, see: U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Environmental Data Service, Climatological Data, Annual Summary 1971, Vol. 77, No. 13, 1971.
Soils 1/-
Polk County's soils may be grouped into those characteristic of the Coast Range and those located in the Willamette Valley.
Coast Range soils are formed from weathered rock. Variations in these soils are closely related to parent rock and slope.
There are two general groups of soils in the Willamette Valley. The first group is the residual soils formed from basic igneous rock and tuffa- ceous sandstone. These soils are generally reddish-brown in color, well drained, moderately fine textured, moderately deep, slightly to medium acid, and gently sloping to moderately steep.
The second group was formed from alluvial sediments. Medium to fine textured soil is most common and pH values vary from slightly acid to strongly acid.
Oregon State Water Resources Board, Middle Willamette River Basin, 1963. Table Summary of Selected Soil SeriesCharacteristics, Polk County
Root Acres Percent Zone Irrigation Septic Tank Soil Series (1,000) Slo'e Draina:e (Inches) Suitabiljt Limitation amity 16.7 3-7 poor 60+ good severe Astoria 10.0 20-60 good 40-60 very poor very severe Bellpine 13 6 7-60 good 20-40 very poor very severe Blachly 12.6 20-60 good 40-60+ very poor very severe Chehalis 14 0 0-3 good 40-60+ excellent moderate Chehulpam 28 0 7-35 good 10-20 good to poor severe Dayton 8.1 0-3 poor 12-24 fair Hembre severe 35.4 20-90+ good 40-60 very poor very severe Klickitat 25.6 20-90+ good 20-40 very poor McBee very severe 8.5 0-3 poor 60+ excellent severe Nekia 13.4 3-60 good 20-40 very poor severe Newberg 7.7 0-3 slightly 40-60+ good severe excessive Steiwer 15 0 7-60 good 20-40 fair to severe very poor Wapato 8.5 0-3 poor 60+ good severe Willakenzie. 37.7 7-60 good 20-40 very poor very severe Willamette 3.4 0-3 good 60+ excellent slight Woodburn 31.1 0-12 good 60+ excellent severe to fair
SOURCE Simonson, G I-I and JA Norgren, Oregon's Long-Range Requirementsfor Water, General Soil Nap Report withIrrigable Areas, Willamette Drainage Basin, Appendix 1-2, State WaterResources Board, 1969.
Soil Characteristics and Land Capability
An interpretive grouping of soilsinto "Land Capability Classification" has been developed by the SoilConservation Service This grouping shows, in general, how suitable soilsare for most kinds of farming Soil characteristics such as depth, texture, wetness, slope, erosion hazard, overflow hazard, per- meability, structure, reaction,waterholding capacity, inherent fertility and climatic conditions as they influencethe use and management of landare con- sidered in grouping soils intoeight land capability classes These eight classes are designated by Roman numerals The hazards and limitations of use of the groups increase as the class numberincreases. Class I land has few hazards or limitations, whereasClass VIII land is so limited that it is unf it for cultivation and grazing. This land can be used only for recreation, wildlife habitat, or water supply. Table 6. Use of inventory Acreage by Capability Class, Polk County, 1967
Capability Class Use in Acres and Limitation 1 Cro.land Pasture-Ran:e Forest Other Land Total
I 756 0 0 0 756 lIE 11,023 0 2,257 3,876 17,156 w 46,383 7,702 1,036 2,243 57,364 S 573 0 622 0 1,195 IIIE 43,816 1,216 26,621 4,963 76,616 w 13,011 5,824 1,244 1,013 21,092 IVE 7,912 1,203 18,381 0 27,496 W 9,439 360 0 1,967 11,766 V 0 0 0 0 0 VIE 6,338 5,824 110,589 1,910 124,661 W 749 0 1,000 203 1,952 VIlE 0 1,014 61,807 0 62,821 S 0 0 12,443 0 12,443 VIII 0 0 0 0 0 1/ Limitations: E - main limitation is erosion. W - water in soil interferes with plant growth. S - soil is shallow, droughty, or stony. SOURCE: Oregon Conservation Needs Committee, Oregon Soil and Water Conservation Needs Inventory, U.S. Soil Conservation Service and Oregon State Univ- ersity Extension Service, 1971.
Table 7. Land Area and Use of Inventory Acreage, Polk County, 1967
Use Acres
Inventory Acreage Cropland 140,000 Pasture 23,143 Range 0 Forest and woodland 236,000 Other land 16,175 Total inventory acres 415,318 Percent of total land area in inventory. 88.3% Non-Inventory Acreage Federal land 43,592 Urban and built-up areas 10,490 Water areas 1,000 Total non-inventory acres 55,082 Total land area 470,400 SOURCE: Oregon Conservation Needs Committee, Oregon Soil and Water Conser- vation Needs Inventory, U.S. Soil Conservation Service and Oregon State University Extension Service, 1971.
-6- Table 8 Conservation Treatment Needs, Polk County, 1967
Classification Acreage
ALL CROPLAND 140,000
Cropland needing reatment 94,245 Type of treatment needed: Residue cover. 13,954 Sod in rotation 17,936 Drainage 41,478 Management 6,394 Other1/ 14,483
ALL PASTURE...... 23,143
Pasture needing treatment 16,198 Type of treatment needed: Establishment of vegetation Improvement of vegetation 16,198
GRAZED WOODLAND 18,027
Grazed woodland needing treatment 16,324 Type of treatment needed: Improved forage 2,702 Grazing reduction or elimination 13,622
FOREST AND WOODLAND 236,000
Forest and woodland. needing treatment 180,585 Description of problems: Establishment of timber stand 26,427 Improvement of timber stand 154,158
OTHER LAND 5,675
Other land needing treatment 567
1/ Includes improved irrigation systems andmanagement SOURCE: Oregon Conservation Needs Committee, Oregon Soil and Water Conser- vation Needs Inventory, U.S. Soil Conservation Service and Oregon State University Extension Service, 1971. Land Ownership and Land Use
Nearly 12 percent of Polk County's land area is publicly owned. About 9 percent is owned by the federal government alone. Most of the federal land is administered by the Bureau of Land Management. 'Less than 2 percent of the land is owned by the state. The State Department of Forestry manages most of this acreage.
Over half of the county is covered by forests. About 42 percent is used for intensive agriculture.
Table 9. Land Use and Ownership, Polk County, 1964
Polk County State Item Acres Percent Percent
Total land area 472,960 100.00 100.00
Land Use
Urban 0.49 Industrial 0.. 16 Military 0.10 Intensive agriculture 197,130 41.68 6.52 Dryland farming 3.33 Forests... 243,953 51.58 44.84 Parks 0.32 Conservation 31,877 6.74 2.25 Grazing 41.50 Non-productive land 0.49
Land Ownership
Total private land ownership 417,019 88.2 44.2 Total public land ownership 55,941 11.8 55.8 Federal 42,390 9.0 51.8 State 8,708 1.8 2.9 Local 4,843 1.0 1.1
SOURCE: Oregon Department of Planning and Development, Resources for Development, 1964. Table 10. Inventory of State-Owned Real Property, PolkCounty, 1970
Annual Agency Land Improvement Total Rental Acres Value Value Value Income
Dept. of Forestry 5,994.84 $ 5,803,322 $ 159,480 $ 5,962,802 $ 960 Oregon College of Education 95.24 2,771,976 13,710,254 16,482,230 600 Div. of State Lands 1,612.44 1,370,000 1,370,000 Military Department 0.34 17,772 122,960 140,732 Aeronautics Division 69.20 24,300 24,300 Highway Division Parks 548.98 7,501 115,946 123,447 Office and Maintenance 4.40 9,105 37,270 46,375 Totals...... 8,325.44 $10,003,976 $14,145,910 $24,149,886 $1,560
SOURCE: Legislative Fiscal Committee, Inventory ofState-Owned Real Property, By County, Sec. 7, 115 State Capital,Salem, Oregon, 1970.
Table 11 Land Area in Highways, Streets, and Roads, Polk County
Ownership Acres Percent
State highways. 1,350 23.7 County roads 4,000 70.2 City streets 350 6.1 Total 5,700 100.0 SOURCE: Oregon State Department of Revenue and OregonState Highway Division, unpublished data.
Agricultural. Land..
In 1969 there were over 210,000acres in farms in Polk County. Less than half of this areawas harvested cropland while nearly 20 percent was in woodland. Irrigated farmland increased from 9,921acres to 14,582 acres between 1964 and 1969. Table 12. Land in Farms, Polk County, 1964 and 1969
1964 1969 I tern Acres Percent Acres Percent
Total land area 470,405 100.0 470,720 100.0 Proportion in farms 45.7 45.3
Acres in farms 215,055 100.0 213,108 100.0 Cropland harvested 102,505 47.7 99,763 46.8 Cropland pasture 16,196 7.5 22,527 10.6 Other cropland 19,198 8 9 17,817 8 4 Woodland including woodland pasture 50,077 23.8 42,445 19.9 Other land 27,069 12.6 30,556 14.3
Irrigated land 9,921 4.6 14,582 6.8
SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Agriculture, 1969, Vol.1, Area Reports, Part 47, Oregon, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1972.
Forest Land
Over half of Polk County's area is forest land. Most of this land is classified as commercial forest land Only about 0 2 percent is reserved from timber production About 47 percent of the forest land is owned by the forest industry, while another 37 percent is owned byfarmer and miscella- neous private parties Less than 16 percent is publicly owned
In addition to production of timber, forest lands in the county are used for outdoor recreation, grazing, and wildlife habitat They also serve as a watershed for the county.
Table 13. Forest Acreage, Ownership and Use, Polk County, 1963
Item Acres Percent
LAND Total land 473,000 100.0 Forest land 280,000 59.2 Commercial 279,000 59.0 Unproductive 1/ -- Productive-reserved 1,000 0.2 Nonforest 193,000 40.8 OWNERSHIP All ownerships 279,000 100.0 National forest 1,000 0.3 Other public 43,000 15.4 Forest industry 132,000 47.3 Farmer and miscellaneous private 103,000 36.9
1/ Less than 500 acres. SOURCE U S Forest Service, Forest Statistics for Northwest Oregon, Resource Bulletin PNW-7, Pacific Northwest Experiment Station, 1964. - 10 - Table 14. Volume of All Growing Stock and Sawtimber byOwnership, Polk County, 1963
Total Commercial Total Commercial Ownership Growing Stock Sawtimber million million cubic ft. percent board ft.1/ percent OWNERSHIP National forest 14 2 0 98 2 8 Other public 317 44 5 2,289 65 3 Forest industry 184 25 8 651 18 6 Farmer and misc. private 198 27 8 470 13 4 Total 713 100 0 3,508 100 0
1/ International 1/4 inch rule. Not available by Scribner log rule. SOURCE U S Forest Service, Forest Statistics for Northwest Oregon,Resource Bulletin PNW-7, Pacific Northwest ExperimentStation, 1964.
Table 15. Volume of All Growing Stock and Sawtimberon Commercial Forest Land by Species, Polk County, 1963
Species Growing Stock Sawt imb er
million million cubic ft percent board ft - percent All species 713 100 0 2,952 100 0 Softwoods ...... 534 74.9 2,650 89.8 Douglas fir 466 65 4 2,346 79 5 True firs 3 0.4 Sitka spruce -- -- 15 0 5 Western hemlock 65 9 1 288 9 7 Western red cedar 2/ -- 1 0 1 Hardwoods 179 25 1 302 10 2 Red alder 33 4 6 86 2 9 Big leaf maple 7 1 0 Other hardwoods 139 19 5 216 7 3
1/ Scribner log rule. 2/ Less than 500,000 board feet SOURCE U S Forest Service, Forest Statistics for Northwest Oregon, Resource Bulletin PNW-7, Pacific Northwest Experiment Station, 1964. Water 1/
There are three principal watersheds or stream systems that are either wholly or mostly contained in Polk County. They are the Luckiamute River Basin, Rickreall Creek, and Salt Creek.
The Luckiamute Basin, with both the Main and Little Luckiamute Rivers, drains 198,000 acres. Both streams have their headwaters in the east slope of the summit of the Coast Range and run eastward. Low summer stream flow inhibits recreation and prohibits further expansion of irrigation. About 78 percent of the watershed, or 155,500 acres, lies below 1,000 feet elevation. It is 20 miles wide at its widest point and 27 miles long and empties into the Willamette River near Suver in the southeast corner of the county.
The Salt Creek watershed covers approximately 62,000 acres. Its head- waters are in the range of hills northwest of Dallas. The stream empties into the Ymahill River near Whiteson 17 miles north of Dallas.
The Rickreall Creek watershed covers some 55,000 acres. Elevation varies from Willamette River level 3 miles south of Salem to its highest point,3,287 feet, at Riley Peak. The watershed at its widest point is 6 miles and averages 4 miles in width in its 24 miles of length. Its course is almost due west to east in the central part of the county.
The Coast Range division of the county is generally deficient inground- water due primarily to the fine-grained compact and relativelyimpermeable sedimentary rocks forming the range. Wells situated along these slopes seldom produce more than 10 gallons per minute (gpm) and those drilled deeper than 100 feet often tap salty water unfit for domestic or irrigation use The eastern edge of the county is also generally deficient ingroundwater
Table 16. Extremes of Discharge at Selected Stations, Polk County
Maximum Dischar:e Minimum Dischar:e Stream and Location Year Flow (cfs)_ Year Flow (cfs)
Luckiamute R. at Pedee 1964 15,700 1944 7.0 Little Luckiamute R. at Falls City 1964 3,570 1966 3.5 Luckiamute R. near Suver 1964 32,900 1966 0.6 Rickreall Cr. near Dallas 1964 7,160 No flow at times Willamette R. at Salem...... 1923 348,000 1940 2,470.0 S. Yamhill near Willamina 1964 19,600 1952 2.6 Willaminá Cr. near Willamina 1964 10,800 1967 5.4 Mill Cr. near Willamina 1964 6,170 1958 2.6
1/ cfs - cubic feet per second. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Interior, Geological Survey, Water Resources Division, Water Resources Data for Oregon, Part 1, Surface Water Records, 1968.
Oregon State Water Resources Board, Middle Willamette River Basin, 1963.
- 12 - Table 17. Annual Yield of Representative Streams,Polk County
Drainage Years Mean Annual Yield Stream and Area of acre-f eet/ Gaging Point 2/ sq. miles Record acre-feet--- sq. mile
Luckiamute R. at Pedee 115 28 331,600 2,883 Little Luckiamute R. at Falls City 22.7 NA* NA Luckiamute R. near Suver 240 34 666,800 2,778 Rickreall Cr. near Dallas 27.4 11 102,100 3,726 Willamette R. at Salem 7,280 52 16,840,000 2,315 S. Yamhill near Willamina. 133 34 446,000 3,353 Willamina Cr. near Wil lamina 64.7 34 186,100 2,876 Mill Cr. near Willamjna. 27.4 10 98,460 3,995 *NA - not available. 1/ Annual yield of surface wateris the net yild, or quantity of water, leaving a drainage area during thehydrologic, or water year, which extends from October 1 ofone year to September 30 of the following year Net yield is the precipitationon the area minus evaporation, transpir- ation, and net underground percolation Average or mean annual yield actually reflects a composite of constantlychanging conditions due to withdrawals from stream flow and changesin watershed characteristics 2/ Acre-feet equals the quantity of water (43,650cu ft )that covers one acre to a depth of one foot SOURCE: U.S. Department of Interior, GeologicalSurvey, Water Resources Division, Water Resources Data forOregon, Part 1, Surface Water Records, 1968.
Domestic water use includes individualand small group water supply systems plus campsite, park, and stock wateringuse In rural areas, water for these purposesis obtained mostly from wells and springs, with a smaller amount taken from streams.
Streamflows are the source of water formost irrigated acreage; ground- water is second in importance, andreservoir and pond storage is the source for the remainder Sprinkler irrigation is used almost exclusivelyin the county, with only a small percentusing flooding Approximately 15,000 acres were irrigated in the county in 1969.
Major industrial waterusers are either lumber and wood products manu- facturers or food and kindred productsprocessers Surface water is relied upon for most lumber and wood products manufacturing because of theavail- ability of supply, qualityrequirements, and the cost of developing ground- water Water requirements foruse in food and kindred products processing include water for washing and cleaning offood products, brining, packaging, and canning of food stuffs Water use is very seasonal with approximately .80 percent being required during thesummer processing season from June through October.
- 13 - Most developed parks in the county are either on a stream or in some way connected with .iater use. Valsetz Reservoir and the Willamette River are main water sources for recreation. Wildlife needs for water vary according to species and are met in most cases from streams, lakes, and marsh areas.
Table 18. Selected Polk County Municipal Water Supplies, 1960
Population City Served Water Source Treatment
Dallas 7,500 Rickreall Cr. A,B,C Independence 1,900 Wells A Monmouth 2,200 Teal Cr. and A springs
1/ A - disinfection, B - taste and odor control, C - floridation. SOURCE: State Water Resources Board, Middle Willamette River Basin, 1963.
Table 19. Sewage Treatment Plants, Polk County, 1967
Design Design Popu- Year Popu- Flow lation Receiving Location Built Type' lation MGD - Served Stream
Dallas 1952 TF 8,000 1.000 55OO Rickreall Cr. Independence 1951-67 L 3,850 0.385 2,400 Ash Creek Monmouth 1964 L 7,000 0.700 4,000 Ash Creek West Salem 1958 ST 180 0.015 150 Glenn Creek Salemtowne 1967 AD 1,000 0.100 20 Winslow Cr.
1/ AD - aerobic digestion, L - lagoon, ST - septic tank, TF trickling 2/ MGD - million gallons per day. filter SOURCE: Oregon State Sanitary Authority, Water Quality Control in Oregon, Volume I for calendar years 1966-1967, 1967.
Minerals 1/
Most mineral production in the county is sand and gravel from gravel bars. However, there are also deposits ofmanganese, clay, and limestone in the county.
Several exploratory oil wells have been drilled in the county, but none have found commercial deposits of oil or gas.
Oregon State Water Resources Board, Middle Willamette River Basin, 1963.
- 14 - Wildlife
The most numerous big game species in the county is the Colunibianblack- tailed deer. A relatively stable black bearpopulation is also present.
Table 20 Big Game Animal PopulationTrends, Polk County
Animals Game Miles 1/ Observed Animals Per Mile Management Unit Traveled 1971 1971 I 19701 5 yr. average* Black-tailed deer Alsea 250 761 3.1 3.0 3.0 Polk 125 173 1.4 1.4 2.0
*5 yearaverage: 1966-1970. 1/ Game management units listeddo not completely cover Polk County andare not contained within its borders SOURCE: Oregon State Game Commission, 1971Annual Report, Oregon State Game Commission.
There are several game birdspecies in the valley area including ring- necked pheasants, valley quail,bobwhite quail, mourning doves, andband- tailed pigeons The most common game birdspecies in the forested mountain areas are band-tailed pigeons, bluegrouse, ruf fed grouse, and mountain quail Migratory waterfowl are abundantduring migration periods, and smallnumbers of some species nestin the county
Silver gray squirrelsare common in the nut-producing section of the county.
Many species of furbearers includingbeaver, raccoon, gray .f ox, red fox, marten, mink, muskrat, otter, skunk,and weasel are found in the county Beaver, raccoon, and minkare common along streams in the county, however, pollution of some streams hascreated unfavorable habitat conditions
The most common predatoryspecies in the basin are coyote and bobcat, although neither speciesis abundant
There are small silver salmonruns in the Luckiamute River and spring chinook, silver salmon, cutthroattrout, and steelhead trout migrateup the Willamette River and its tributaries.
The lowland streams containwarm water fish such as large-mouth and small-mouth bass, white and blackcrappie, bullhead catfish, and blue-gill Streams in the mountains with coolwater temperatures contain several species of trout. Trash fish occur in the lowerreaches of major streams and inter- fere with sport fishing.
- 15 - HUMAN RESOURCES
Population
Polk County's population was 37,060 in 1972, or 52.3 persons per square mile. Approximately 59 percent of the population lived in urban areas and 41 percent in rural areas of the county during 1970 The county seat, Dallas, had a 1972 population of 7,065.
Table 21. Number of Persons by Racial Group, Polk County, 1970
Racial Group Number of Persons
Total 35,349 Caucasian 33,895 Spanish Language 866 Black 82 American Indian 276 Other 230
SOURCE: Valde, Gary R. and Robert 0. Coppedge, Income and Poverty Data for Racial Groups A Compilation for Oregon Census County Divisions, Special Report 367, Oregon State University Extension Service, Corvallis, Oregon, 1972.
Table 22. Polk and Bordering Counties, Populacion and Rank Order in Oregon, 1960 and 1972
1960 1972
County Rank I Population Rank Population
POLK 16 26,523 15 37,060 Benton 13 39,165 9 59,800 Lincoln 20 24,635 19 26,100 Marion 3 120,888 5 157,200 Yamhill 12 32,478 13 42,190
SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Population: 1960 General Social and Economic Characteristics, Final Report PC(l) - C39, Oregon, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1962. Center for Population Research and Census, Population Estimates of Counties and Incorporated Cities of Oregon, Portland State Univ- ersity, July 1972.
- 16 - Table 23 Land Area and Population Desnity, Polk County,1950, 1960, 1970
Population Density County and State Land Area 1950 I 1960 1 1970
- square miles -- persons per sq. mile -
State of Oregon 96,248 15 8 18 4 21 7 POLK 739 35.6 35.9 48.0 Benton 668 473 586 805 Lincoln 985 216 250 261 Marion 1,173 86.4 103.1 129.8 Yamh ill 709 47.2 45.8 56.6
SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Population: 1950, 1960, and 1970 General Population Characteristics,Final Report PC(l) - B39, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington,D.C., 1951, 1961, 1971.
Polk CountyTs populationhas nearly tripledsince 1910. The population has continually grown, but therate of growth has fluctuated widely.
Table 24. Population Growth, Polk County
Percent Increase Year Population Period f Percent
1910 13,469 1920 14,181 1910-1920 5.3 1930 16,858 1920-1930 18.9 1940 19,989 1930-1940 18.5 1950 26,317 1940-1950 31.6 1960 26,523 1950-1960 0.8 1965 34,200 1960-1965 28.9 1970 35,349 1965-1970 3.4 1972 37.060 1970-1972 4.8
SOURCE: Center for Population Research and Census, Population Estimates of Counties and Incorporated Cities of Oregon, Portland State Univ- ersity, various years.
- 17 - Table 25. Components of Change in Polk County's Population, 1940-1970
Natural Net Year Net Change Increase Migration
1940-1950 6,328 2,858 3,470 1950-1960 206 3,487 -3,281 1960-1970 8,826 2,401 6,425
SOURCES: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Population, General Demographic Trendsfor Metropolitan Areas, 1960 to 1970, Final Report PHC(2) - 39, Oregon, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1971. Oregon State Board of Census, Components of Population Growth, Population Bulletin P-3, 1961
Table 26. Urban and Rural Population, Polk County
Urban Rural e Year Population f Percent Change Population Percent Chang
1950 18,471 1960 17,554 - 5.0 1970 20,795 131.9 14,554 -17.1
1/ The urban population comprises all persons living in and in places ofnhabitants or more outside urbanized areas. The population not classified as urban constitutes the rural population. SOURCE U S Bureau of the Census, Census of Population 1960 and 1970 Number of Inhabitants, Final Report PC(l) - A39, Oregon, U S Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1961, 1971.
Table 27. Population Estimates of Incorporated Cities, Polk County, 1960, 1965, 1971, 1972
City and County l9 60 1965 1971 1972
Polk County 26,523 34,200 36,690 37,060 Dallas 5,O72 5,50O 6,610 1/ 7,065 Falls City 653 800 710 755 3,145 Independence .) 1,930 2,326 3,O58 Monmouth 2,229 3,437 5,585 5,725 Part of Salem in Polk County 43,897 4-,.35O *-5,809 6,328 Incorporated area 2/ CIV2TT. 16,795 22,313 23,523 Unincoiporated area 12,596 17,405 14,377 13,537
1/ Includes population annexed from April 1, 1970 to June 30, 1971. 2/ Includes parts of Salem and Willamina lying in Polk County. SOURCE: Center for Population Research and Census, Population Estimates of Counties and Incorporated Cities of Oregon, Portland State Univ- ersity, various years.
- 18 - In 1970 about 37 percent of Polk County's population was 18 years old or under while nearly 12 percent were 65 years old or over.
Table 28. Population by Age and Sex, Polk County, 1960 and 1970
Male Female Total Percent Age Group 1960 1970 I 1960 I 1970 1960 jl97O 1960 1 .1970
Total population. 13,127 17,013 13,396 18,336 26,523 35,349 100.0 100.0 Under 5 1,300 1,339 1,317 1,226 2,647 2,565 10 0 7 2 5-9 1,441 1,569 1,406 1,579 2,817 3,148 10.6 8.9 10-14. 1,335 1,853 1,353 1,755 2,688 3,608 10 1 10 2 15-19. 1,156 1,921 1,127 2,194 2,283 4,115 8 6 11 6 20-24 703 1,391 822 1,745 1,525 3,136 5 7 8 9 25-34. 1,402 1,846 1,453 1,990 2,855 3,836 10 8 10 9 35-44 1,614 1,752 1,770 1,937 3,384 3,689 12 8 10 3 45-54 1,556 1,964 1,481 1,994 3,037 3,958 11 5 11 2 55-64. 1,232 1,524 1,215 1,613 2,447 ,3,137 9 2 8 9 65 and over 1,388 1,854 1,452 2,303 1,901 4,157 10.7 11.8
Median age 29.7 27.2 29.9 28.2 29.8 27.7
SOURCE: U.S. Bureau Of the Census, Census of Population: 1960 and 1970 General Population Characteristics, Final Report PC(l) - B39, Oregon, U S
Government Printing Office, Washington, D C , 1961, 1971
Table 29. Population of Selected Polk County Cities by Age and Sex, 1960 and 1970
Dallas Independence Monmouth
Age Group 1960 I 1970 1960 I 1970 1960 1970
Under 5 502 534 174 273 222 348 5-14 976 1,136 397 531 334 690 15-24 625 1,052 258 516 757 2,562 25-34 583 767 187 270 192 557 35-44 626 665 226 218 198 341 45-54 550 743 224 263 154 273 55-64 489 561 174 226 148 181 65 and over 721 903 290 297 224 285
Total population 5,072 6,361 1,930 2,594 2,229 5,237 Male 2,439 3,097. 955 1,258 1,007 2,307 Female 2,633 3,264 975 1,336 1,222 2,930
SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Population: 1960 and 1970 General Population Characteristics, Final Report PC(1) - B39, Oregon, U S
Government Printing Office, Washington, D C , 1961, 1971
- 19 - Employment
The Oregon State Department of Employment reported that in 1971 an average of 5,838 people in Polk County were on covered payrolls.
The 1970 Census of Population shows that 12,479 people 16 years and over were employed in the county out of a total labor force of 13,320. These figures are based on a survey taken during March of 1970. About 23.9 percent were employed in manufacturing, while lumber and wood products manufacturing alone employed 12.3 percent. Other major employers were: retail trade, 14.8 percent; educational services, 13.2 percent; agriculture and forestry, 8.1 percent; and public administration, 7.5 percent.
Table 30. Employment Status, Polk County and Dallas, 1960 and 1970
Polk County Dallas Subj ect 1960 I 19701/ 1 1960 19701/
Total males, 14 years and over 9,281 11,773 1,728 2,108 Total labor force 6,954 8,382 1,296 1,510 Armed forces 8 15 -- Civilian labor force 6,946 8,367 1,296 1,510 Employed 6,467 7,923 1,168 1,441 Unemployed 479 444 128 69 Not in labor force 2,327 3,391 432 598 Inmate of institution 48 149 NA* NA Enrolled in school 1,039 1,223 " Other 1,240 2,019
Total females, 14 years and over 9,550 13,474 1,923 2,445 Total labor force 2,956 4,938 635 951 Employed 2,706 4,556 592 849 Unemployed 250 376 43 102 Not in labor force 6,594 8,536 1,288 1,494 Inmate of institution...... 69 352 NA NA Enrolled in school 992 1,719 " Other 2,791 6,465 U U
Married (husbands present) in labor force 1,978 3,199
*NA - not available. 1/ 16 years and over. SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Population: 1960 and 1970 General Social and Economic Characteristics, Final Report PC(l) - C39, Oregon, U S Government Printing Office, Washington, D C 1962, 1972.
- 20 - Table 31. Industry Group of Employed, Polk County, 1960 and 1970
Number Employed Industry 1960 I 1970
Agriculture 1,260 Forestry and fisheries } Mining Construction 599 664 Manufacturing 2,530 2,988 Lumber and wood products 1,626 1,535 Food and kindred products 260 285 Other 644 168 Transportation 217 208 Communications 41 127 Wholesale trade 185 280 Retail trade 1,185 1,854 Business services 511 848 Personal services 440 414 Hospitals 155 744 1/ Educational services 864 1,650 Professional and related services 145 534 Public administration 245 931 Utilities and sanitary services 55 113
1/ Includes health services. SOURCE U S Bureau of the Census, Census of Population 1960 and 1970 General Social and Economic Characteristics, Final Report PC(l) - C39, Oregon, U SGovernment Printing Office, Washington, D C 1962, 1972.
Table 32. Percent of Age Group in Labor Force, Polk County, 1970
Polk County
e Grou Male I Female
Years 14-15 16.2 10.2 16-17 33.3 27.9 18-19 45.9 32.8, 20-21 61.7 47.3 22-24 77.4 48.8 25-34 94.4 41.2 35-44 93.6 52.0 45-64 89.6 42.1 65 and over 18.0 8.1
SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Population: 1970 General Social and Economic Characteristics, Final Report PC(l) -C39, Oregon, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1972.
- 21 - Table 33. Polk County Occupations, 1970
Number Employed
Occupation Male Female I Total
Total employed, 16 years and over 7,923 4,556 12,479 Professional, technical, and kindred workers 1,176 823 1,999 Engineers NA* NA 108 Physicians and related practitioners NA NA 130 Other health workers NA NA 124 Teachers 219 359 578 Technicians, except health 96 14 110 Other professional workers 613 336 999 Managers and administrators 919 144 1,063 Sales workers 461 412 873 Clerical and kindred workers 367 1,534 1,901 Craftsmen and kindred workers 1,555 66 1,621 Operative except transport 1,092 165 1,257 Transport 320 38 358 Laborers except farm 765 54 819 Farmers and farm managers 408 39 447 Farm laborers 300 134 434 Service workers 556 1,001 1,557 Cleaning service 199 90 289 Food service 78 454 532 Health service 37 255 292 Personal service 63 119 182 Protective service 153 --- 153 Private household 4 146 150
*NA - not available. SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Population: 1970 General Social and Economic Characteristics, Final Report PC(l) - C39, Oregon, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1972.
- 22 - Table 34 Number of Hired Seasonal Workers in Agriculture byType of Worker, Salem Area, 1965 and1971, Midmonth Figures 1/
Intrastate Interstate Month Local Migratoy Migratory 1965 I 1971 1965 1971 I 1965 I 1971 May 865 1,580 June 10 50 915 40 12,650 7,930 July 375 75 3,800 1,760 4,710 7,425 August 870 1,155 2,750 6,520 10,885 9,500 850 265 7,125 1,995 September 3,265 2,830 1,775 October 900 390 1,320 300 1/ No figures are reported for Polk Countyalone. SOURCES: Oregon State Department of Employment, 1965OregonFarm Report, 1966. Labor Oregon State Department of Human Resources,Employment Division, 1971 Annual RuralManpower Report, 1972.
Table 35 Annual Average LaborForce in Salem Area,1'1968-1971
Number of Persons Indus tr 1968 1969 1970 1971 Civilian labor force 72,000 Workers in labor 74,000 76,300 79,400 management disputes.... 0 Unemployment 0 0 0 4,000 3,800 Percent of labor force 5,000 5,400 5.6 Employment 5.1 6.6 6.8 68,000 70,200 Agricultural 71,300 74,000 8,100 7,400 Nonagricultural 7,500 7,400 59,900 62,800 63,800 66,600 Self-employed, unpaid familyand domestics 8,200 Wage and salary 8,400 8,600 8,900 workers 51,700 54,400 Manufacturing 55,200 57,700 10,400 10,800 Lumber and wood 10,600 11,100 2,700 2,600 Food products 2,400 2,400 4,300 Other 4,400 4,000 4,200 3,4O0 3,800 4,200 Nonmanufacturing 4,500 41,300 43,600 44,600 Contract construction 46,600 2,600 2,800 2,600 2,800 Transportation,communication, utilities 1,800 1,900 1,900 Wholesale and retail trade 2,000 10,200 10,900 11,300 Finance, insurance and 11,500 real estate 3,000 3,100 Service and miscellaneous 3,100 3,100 7,100 7,600 Government 7,900 8,200 16,600 17,300 17,800 19,000 1/ Includes Polk andMarion Counties. SOURCE Oregon State Departmentof Human Resources, Employment Labor Force and Division, Employment in Oregon byCounty 1968 through 1971 publications, Research andStatistics Section, 1969, 1972.
- 23 - Table 36. Median Earnings of Selected Occupation Groups, Polk County, 1959 and 1969
Occupation Group 1959
Male, total with. earnings $4,399 $ 7,466 Professional, managerial, and kindred workers 6,065 10,337 Farmers and farm managers 3,328 2,963 Craftsmen, foremen, and kindred workers.... 5,111 7,913 Operatives and kindred workers 4,568 6,995 Farm laborers 1,204 2,155 Laborers, excluding farm and mine 3,834 5,582
Female, total with earnings $1,610 $ 2,767 Clerical and kindred workers 2,527 3,440 Operatives and kindred workers 1,347 1,895
SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Population: 1960 and 1970 General Social and Economic Characteristics, Final Report PC(l) - C39, Oregon, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1962, 1972.
Table 37. Covered Payrolls and Employment by Industry, Polk County, 1970 and 1971
Average Emp1oyment Annual Payroll Indus tr y 1970 1971 1971
Agriculture, forestry, and
fisheries 58 94 $ 224,492 Mining Contract construction 288 292 2,366,443 Lumber and wood products manufacturing 1,502 736 4,066,662 Food and kindred products manufac turing 674 1,531 14,016,266 Other manufacturing 867 759 6,670,036 Transportation, communication, gas, electric, and sanitary services 88 93 616,550 Wholesale and retail trade 1,243 1,150 5,385,158 Finance, insurance and real estate 285 290 1,337,428 Services and miscellaneous 477 524 1,892,305 Government 346 362 2,331,927
Yearly total 5,854 5,838 $38,960,099
1/ Not published. SOURCE: Oregon State Department of Human Resources, Employment Division, Oregon Covered Employment and Payrolls, 1970 and 1971, Summary Data, Research and Statistics Section, 1971, 1972.
- 24 - Table 38. Number and Percent of PersonsUnemployed inSalem Area and Bordering Counties, 1968and 1971 1/
Number of Percent of County People Labor Force 1968 1971 1968 I 1971 SALEM AREA 4,000 5,400 5.6 6.8 Benton 810 1,230 3.7 5.2 Lincoln 520 740 5.7 7.8 Ymahill 890 1,460 6.5 9.8
1/ Salem area includes Polk andMarion Counties. SOURCE Oregon State Department of HumanResources, Employment Division, Labor Force and Employmentin Oregon by County 1968 and 1971 publications, Research andStatistics Section, 1969, 1972.
Table 39. Major Occupation Group ofUnemployed, Polk County, 1960 and 1970
Number of Persons Occupation Group 1960 I 1970
Professional, technical, and kindredworkers 16 251/ Farmers and farmmanagers NA* Managers, officials andproprietors, excluding farm 19 NA Clerical and kindred workers 39 80 Sales workers 8 16 Craftsmen, foremen, and kindredworkers 105 169 Operatives and kindred workers 241 249 Service workers, including private household 77 110 Farm laborers 70 42 Laborers, excluding farm and mine 122 102
1/ Includes managerialworkers. *NA - not available. SOURCE: U.S. Bureau ofthe Census, Census of Population: 1960 and 1970 eneraI Social and Economic Characteristics,Final Report PC(l) - uregon, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington,D.C., 1962, 1972.
- 25 - Table 40. Local Government Employees and Payroll, Polk County, October 1967
I tern Employees and Earnings
Employees 837 Full-time only 655
Full-time equivalent employment 703 Education 484 Teachers only 359 Functions other than education 219 Highways 62 Public welfare Hospitals Health 11 Police protection 33 Fire protection 2 Sewerage 5 Sanitation other than sewerage Parks and recreation 2 Natural resources Housing and urban renewal Correction Libraries 2 Financial administration 21 General control 37 Water supply 14 Other local utilities 5 Other and unallocable 20
October payroll $398,000 Education 301,000 Teachers only 243,000 Functions other than education 97,000
Average monthly earnings, full-time employment Teachers $682 Others 437
SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Governments, 1967, Vol. 3, No. 2, Compendium of Public Employment, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1969.
- 26 - Income
Table 41. Net Effective Buying Income Estimates,-'Polk County, 1967 and 1970
Net Dollars Per Household Area 1967 L 1970 1967 I 1970 - thousand dollars - - dollars - Oregon $5,224,888 $6,650,690 $8,113 $9,440 Polk County 73,352 96,012 7,053 8,349
1/ Net effective buying income includeswages, salary, interest, dividends, profits, and property income minusfederal, state, and local taxes. SOURCE Bureau of Business and EconomicResearch, Oregon Economic Statistics 1969 and 1972, University of Oregon,1969, 1972.
Table 42. Bank Debits and Deposits, Polk County,1965-1970
Year Bank Debits 1/ Bank Deposits
- - - thousand dollars - - -
1965 $102,011 $15,994 1966 105,504 15,048 1967 113,173 17,170 1968 129,505 22,513 1969 196,592 21,648 1970 215,791 22,216
1/ Bank debits represent the dollarvalue of checks drawn against deposit accounts of individuals and businesses Included are debits to demand deposit accounts of individuals,business firms, and state and other political subdivisions, andpayments from escrow or trust accounts. Excluded are debits to U S Government, interbank, time and savings accounts, and several other categories ofaccounts. SOURCE: Bureau of Business and Economic Research,Oregon Economic Statistics 1969 and 1972, Universityof Oregon, 1969, 1972.
- 27 - Table 43. Income and Poverty Data for Racial Groups Polk County, 1970
I tern Number Percent
Mean Income Families: All races $10,059 Caucasian 10,114 Spanish Language 8,170 Black 4,975 Other 7,779 Unrelated individuals: All races $ 2,293 Caucasian 2,280 Spanish Language Black 1,135 Other 3,104
Families by Family Income Class All races: under $3,999 1,542 17.03 $4,000-$5,999 1,026 11.33 $6,000-$ll,999 3,862 42.64 $l2,000+ 2,626 29.00 total 9,056 100.00 Caucasian: under $3,999 1,506 17.06 $4,000-$5,999 989 11.20 $6,000-$ll,999 3,730 42.26 $12,000+ 2,600 29.48 total 8,825 100.00 Spanish Language: under $3,999 26 15.12 $4,000-$5,999 27 15.70 $6,000-$1l,999 93 54.07 $l2,000+ 26 15.11 total 172 100.00 Black: under $3,999 4 50.00 $4,000-$5,999 $6,000-$11,999 4 50 00 $l2,000+ total 8 100.00 Other: under $3,999 6 11.76 $4,000-$5,999 10 19.61 $6,000-$ll,999 35 68.63 $l2,000+ total 51 100.00
- 28 - Table 43, cont Income and Poverty Data for Racial Groups, Polk County, 1970
item Number Percent
Income Below Poverty Level (bpl) Families bpl All races 942 100.00 Caucasian 914 97.03 Spanish Language..... 28 2.97 Black Other Persons in families bpl 3,063 Unrelated individuals bpl Under 65...... 1,065 65 and over 558 Male family head, 14-64yrs., bpl Employed 327 Unemployed 24 Not in labor force 169 Female family heads bpl in labor force with children below 6 yrs 30 Income source of families and unrelated individuals bpl Earnings 1,340 Social security or railroad retirement 943 Public assistance or welfare 305
1/ Blank spaces indicatea zero, suppressed data, or not applicable SOURCE Valde, Gary Rand Robert 0Coppedge, Income and PovertyData for Racial Groups A Compilation for Oregon Census CountyDivisions, Special Report 367, OregonState University Extension Service, Corvallis, Oregon, 1972.
- 29 - Education
Table 44. Formal Education Facilities, Polk County, 1968-69 and 1971
School District., Type School, Enrollment -" High School
and Number of Each Type 1968-69 1971 I Graduates, 1971
Dallas School District #2 Elementary - 6 1,226 1,197 Junior high - 2 660 627 High school - 607 627 202 Central School District #13 Elementary - 7 1,190 1,178 Junior high - 1 586 589 High school - 1 485 552 171 Perrydale School District #21 Elementary - 1 88 160 High school - 1 48 66 13 Falls City School District #57 Elementary - 1 148 81 High school - 1 83 59 Valsetz School District #66 Elementary - 1 138 134 High school - 1 37 39 11
County totals Elementary - 16 2,789 2,750 Junior high - 3 1,246 1,216 High school - 5 1,261 1,343 406 County grand total - 24 5,297 5,309 406
1/ Average daily membership. Enrollments may vary from year to year partially because student loads were shifted from one district to another. SOURCES:. Oregon Board of Higher Education, Summary of Pupil Personnel for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 1969, 1971-72 Oregon School - Community College Directory, and 1971 Oregon Public School High School Graduates, School Finance and Statistical Services.
Table 45. Racial and Ethnic Distribution of Public School Enrollment by School District, Polk County, 1972
American Spanish 1/ District White Black Indian Surname Other Total number of students Central 2,154 16 19 248 19 2,456 Dallas 2,508 3. 18 16 12 2,557
Falls City 209 . 1 210 Perrydale...... 132 ------132 Valsetz 146 4 7 2 159 Total 5,149 19 41 272 33 5,514
1/ Includes Japanese, Chinese, Filipino, and others. SOURCE: Compiled from Oregon Board of Education reports by Oregon State University Extension Service. - 30 - Table 46. Years of School Completed by Population 25 Years and Over, Polk County, 1970
Number Number Educat ion Males Females I Total ,I Percent
Total, 25 years and over 8,940 9,840 18,780 l0&.O No school years completed. 86 46 132 07 Elementary: 1-4 years 239 97 336 18 5-7 years 755 621 1,376 7 3 8 years 1,399 1,451 2,850 15 2 High school: 1-3 years 1,466 1,670 3,136 16.7 4 years 2,552 3,564 6,116 32.6 College: 1-3 years 1,001 1,300 2,301 12 3 4 yrs. or more. 1,442 1,085 2,527 13.4
Median school years completed. 12.2 12.3
SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Population: 1970 General Social and Economic Characteristics, Final Report PC(l)- C39, Oregon, U S Government Printing Office, Washington, D C , 1972
Table 47. Polk County Residents Enrolled in' Oregon Higher Education Institutions, Fall 1971
Institution Number Enrolled
Total enrolled 1,639 Eas tern Oregon College 4 Oregon College of Education 714 Oregon State University 141 Portland State University 18 Southern Oregon College 7 University of Oregon 57 Oregon Technical Institute 10 University of Oregon Dental School 1 University of OregonMedical School 3 Total in private and independent institutions 56 Total in public community colleges 628
SOURCE: Oregon Educational Coordinating Council, Post Secondary Enrollment in Oregon, An Analysis of the Statewide Student Enrollment Data Survey, 1972. Table 48. Youth Organizations, Polk County
Organization Membership
Boy Scouts 373 1/ Camp Fire Girls 475 _/- 4-H 1,125 Future Farmers 109 Girl Scouts 209 YMCA 3/ YWCA...... 3/
1/ Excludes the portion of Salem located in Polk County. 2/ Approximate figure; includes both Yamhill and Polk Counties. 3/ No chapter in county. SOURCES: July 1973 Boy Scouts figure, Salem Boy Scout office, unpublished data; August 1973 Camp Fire Girls figure, Salem Camp Fire Girl off ice, unpublished data, 1973 4-H figure, Oregon State Extension Office, 4-H Division, unpublished data, 1972 FFA figure, Oregon State Department of Education, unpublished data, April 1973 Girl Scouts figure, Salem Girl Scout office, unpublished data
Although Polk County operates no correctional institutions of its own,- it is served by four State correctional institutions in Marion County. These include training schools for socially maladjusted boys between12 and 18 years of age and girls between the ages of 12 and 21.
Table 49. Felonies and Juvenile Delinquency, Polk County, 1968
Subject Number
Commitments to felony and correctional institutions, 1967-68
Total commitments 20 Oregon State Penitentiary 3 Oregon State Correctional Institution 6- MacLaren (boys' training school) 1/ 7 Hillcrest (girls' training school) 1/ 4
Juvenile court cases, 1968 All cases 1,103 Delinquency 545 Traffic 330 Other 228
1/ 1968 figures from Oregon State Department of Human Resources, Children Services Division, Adolescent Population and Commitment Data by County, by Calendar Year 1967-1970. SOURCE: Oregon State Executive Department, Program Planning Division, District Facts, 1970.
- 32 - Health and Vital Statistics
The following tables indicate the numbers of health facilitiesand health personnel located in Polk County There are substantially fewer health per- sonnel per capita within Polk County than for thestate as a whole, indicating a reliance on Salem and other neighboring areas for health services
During the 1969 fiscal year, Polk County allocated $128,007to its health budget, or $3,90 per capita This compares with $5 70 spent per capita on the average by all counties in the state. 1/
Table 50. Existing Medical Facilities, Number of Existing Beds, and Number of Beds Needed, Polk County, 1971 1/
Number of Faciliti,es Number of Beds Category and Community Existing I Needed Existing INeeded
General. hospitals Dallas
Long-term care facilities Dallas...... Independence
Diagnostic and treatment centers Dallas
1/ Mental facilities: the state plan of the Mental Health DivIsion is made a part of this plan by reference. Tuberculosis hospitals none Rehabilitation facilities no facilities are programmed beyond the services in area hospitals and neighboring areas SOURCE Oregon State Board of Health, Oregon Plan for Construction and Moderni- zation of Hospitals, Public Health Centers and Medical Facilities, 1971 Annual Revision, Health Facility Planning and Construction Seátion, 1971.
Table 51. Diagnostic or Treatment Center Facilities, Polk County, 1970 1/
Outpatient Visits Name Location During Year
Dallas Hospital Dallas 4,417
1/ A diagnostic and treatment center receives out-patients, has facilities for examination of patients by a physician or dentist, or has x-ray and clinical laboratory services available. SOURCE: Oregon State Board of Health, Oregon Plan for Construction and Moderni- zation of Hospitals, Public Health Centers and Medical Facilities, 1971 Annual Revision, Health Facility Planning and Construction Section, 197L
Oregon State Executive Department, Program Planning Division, District Facts, 1970. Table 52. Percent Occupancy of Existing Medical Facilities, Polk County, 1969
Total Percent of Name of Facilit Location Ca'acit Occu'anc
General hospitals Dallas Hospital Dallas 18 93
Long-term care facilities Bowerman Nursing Home Dallas 40 98 Dallas Rest Home Dallas 37 158.J Cedar Wood Care Center Independence 80 49 2/ Capital Manor Salem 22 103 1/ 3/
Tuberculosis hospitals None
1/ Licensed capacity exceeds evaluation capacity, resulting in a high percentage of occupancy. 2/ New facility opened July, 1969. Percent occupancy is based on the last six months of the year. 3/ This facility does not have skilled nursing care. SOURCE: Oregon State Board of Health, Oregon Plan for Construction and Moderni- zation of Hospitals, Public Health Centers, and Medical Facilities, 1971 Annual Revision, Health Facility. Planning and Construction Section, 1971.
Table 53. Number of Licensed Medical Personnel and Ratio of Population Per Professional, Polk County, 1969
Polk County State Rat io/ Profession Number I Ratio/
Medical doctors and doctors of osteopathy 13 2,525 770 Dentists 7 4,689 1,470 Registered nurses 37 887 276 Licensed practical nurses 8 4,103 1,002 Pharmacists 29 1,132 1,375
1/ Ratio figure equals population per professional in particular category. SOURCE Oregon State Executive Department, Program Planning Division, District Facts, 1970.
- 34 Table 54 Number of Admissions toState Psychiatric Hospitals and Mental Health Clinics and Ratioper 100,000 Population, Polk County, 1968-69
Polk County State Facility Number Ratio Ratio Psychiatric hospitals 34 104 134 Mental health clinics 194 591 460 SOURCE Oregon State ExecutiveDepartment, Program Planning Division, District Facts, 1970.
From 1968 to 1971, both Polk County'sbirth rate and its death rate rose, but they remained below theaverage birth and death rates for the state as a whole Although the accidental deathrate rose from 1968 to 1971, it remained belowthe state rate.
Table 55 Births and Deaths by MajorCategory, Polk County, 1968 and 1971
Polk Count y State Category Number Rate Rate
1968 I 1971 1968 I 1971 197]. All births 1/ 479 546 14.2 14.9 15.6 All deaths 1/ 278 331 8.2 9.0 9.4 Illegitimate births 2/ 23 30 48.0 54.9 78.1 Premature births 2/ 22 33 45.9 60.4 57.4 Infant deaths 2/ 3 11 6.3 20.1 18.4 Accidental deaths 3/ 14 21 41.5 57.2 61.3 1/ Rates per 1,000 population 2/ Rates per 1,000 live births 3/ Rate per 100,000 population SOURCE Oregon State Department of HumanResources, State Health Division, 1968 Statistical Report 1969, and Vital Statistics Annual Report, 1971, Vital Statistics Section. Table 56. Health Statistics, Polk County, 1971
Polk County State [tern Number Rate1! RateI Morbidity Tuberculosis 11.6 Syphilis 1 2.7 5.3 Gonorrhea 60 163.5 422.0 Influenza 437 1,191.1 1,171.7 Hepatitis, infectious 12 2/ 36.6 2/ 45.1 2/ Measles (Rubella) 2 5.5 18.1
Deaths from all causes 331 9.0 3/ 9.4 3/ Malignant neoplasms (cancer) 56 152.6 - 168.4 Diabetes mellitus 7 19.1 13.3 Heart diseases 132 359.8 349.6 Cerebrovascular diseases 41 111.7 110.9 Arteriosclerosis 11 30.0 21.2 Other cardiovascular diseases 5 13.6 17.3 Influenza and pneumonia 10 27.6 26.4 Bronchitis, emphysema, asthma 7 19.1 26.9 Peptic ulcer 4.3 Cirrhosis of liver 2 5.5 15.8 Congenital anomalies 2.7 8.2 Certain infancy mortality causes. 4 10.9 14. 7
All other diseases 29 79.0 76.9 Accidents 21 57.2 61.3 Suicide 3 8.2 d4.9 Homicides 1 2.7 3.8
1/ Rate per 100,000 population. 2/ 1966-68 average, taken from Office of the Governor, Planning Division, Health Facts, 1969. 3/ Rate per 1,000 population. SOURCE Oregon State Department of Human Resources, Oregon State Health Division, Vital Statistics Annual Report, Vital Statistics Section, 1971.
- 36 - Public Welfare
Table 57 Public Welfare Payments for Assistance,Polk County, August 1972
Category Number of Cases Average Payments
Cases receiving non-medicalpayments Old Age Assistance 175 $ 63.38 Aid to the Blind. 10 138.95 Aid to the Disabled 107 103.25 Aid to Dependent Children 1/ 1,477 47.21 General Assistance 18 58.21 Foster Care NA* NA Physicians services 1/ OAA 46 $16.21 AB 2 11.68 AD 39 18.19 ADC 353 23.20 GA 25 31.86 FC 36 9.62
Hospital payments 1/ OAA 12 $ 57.50 A.B...... 1 555.91 AD 4 343.97 ADC 29 303.14 GA 0 FC 0
Drug payments 1/ OAA S 147 $ 21.90 AB 2 43.88 AD 67 23.38 ADC 264 8.12 GA 15 14.93 FC 19 6.81
*NA - not available. 1/ Persons, not cases. SOURCE Oregon State Department of Human Resources, Oregon PublicWelfare Division, Public Welfare in Oregon, August 1972. Table 58. Average Monthly Public Welfare Payments by Type of Service, Polk County, Fiscal Years 1968-69 and 1971-72
Average Payment Per Case Type of Service 1968-69 1971-72
Old Age Assistance $ 59.33 $ 62.45 Aid to the Disabled 77.64 84.32 Aid to the Blind 83.99 107.18 General Assistance 56.49 56.02 Aid to Dependent Children 1/ UN 2/ 32.87 45.87 Basic / 40.14 47.63
1/ Payment per person, not case. 2/ The UN figure represents payments to families where the male parent is in the home but unemployed. The basic figure represents all others. SOURCE Unpublished data received from Sondra Lipman, Oregon Public Welfare Division, Research and Statistics Section, May 1973.
The State of Oregon operates three special schools for the handicapped, all located at Salem in Marion County. The School for the Blind provides special education for approximately 100 children with acute vision problems in a boarding school situation. The School for the Deaf provides parallel training for severely handicapped children from four years of age through high school. Oregon Fairview Home provides in- and out-patient training for mentally deficient minors and adults.
Housing
Table 59. Housing Occupancy and Facilities for Places with Over 2,500 Inhabitants, Polk County, 1970
Dallas j Independence Monmouth
Subject Number Percent I NumberIPercent NumberIPercent
Occupancy All year-round housing units 2,218 100.0 864 100.0 1,597 100.0 Owner occupied 1,444 65.1 533 61.7 631 39.5 Renter occupied 718 32.4 288 33.3 900 56.3 Vacant year-round 56 2.5 43 5.0 66 4.1 Facilities Telephone available 1,861 83.9 648 75.0 1,370 85.8 Air conditioning 263 11.8 14 1.6 81 5.1 Median gross rent of renter occupied 1/ $99 $98 $112
*NA - not available. 1/ Excludes one-family homes on 10 acres or more. SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Housing: 1970 Detailed Housing Characteristics, Final Report HC(1) - B39, Oregon, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1972. - 38 - Table 60 Housing Occupancy and Facilities, Polk County, 1970
Polk County State Subj ect Number Units Percent Percent
Occupancy All housing units 11,808 100.0 100.0 Vacant-seasonal or migratory... 104 0.9 1.3 Owner occupied 7,540 63.8 61.3 Renter occupied 3,672 31.1 31.5 Vacant year-round 492 4.2 5.9
Population in housing units per unit Owner occupied Renter occupied
Persons per room All occupied units 11,212 100.0 100.0 1.00 or less 10,647 95 0 94 7 1.01 to 1.50 446 4.0 4.2 1.51 or more 119 1.1 1.1
Facilities Lacking some or all plumbing facilities 270 2.4 3.6 Telephoneavailable...... 9,845 87.8 89.5 Air conditioning 712 6.3 10.3 -number - - number Median number of rooms 52 50 Median value 1/ $14,600 $11,300 Median gross rent 2/ $ 96 $107
1/ Specified owner occupied. Limited to one-family homes on less than 10 acres and no business on property 2/ Specified renter occupied Excludes one-family homes on 10 acres or more SOURCE U S Bureau of the Census, Census of Housing, 1970 Detailed Housing Characteristics, Final Report HC(l)- B39, Oregon, U SGovernment Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1972. THE COUNTY'S ECONOMY
Agriculture and lumbering are major components of Polk County's economy. Food processing and machinery manufacturing are also important. A substan- tial portion of the county's labor force is employed in retail and wholesale trade.
Agriculture
Agriculture in Polk County is quite diversified. The county is favored with close population centers for marketing, good soils, and moderate weather.
In 1970 agriculture contributed nearly $15 million in sales to Polk County's economy. A variety of crops are grown and livestock raised. Seed crops and small grains are produced on benchlands and foothills while vege- tables and berries are generally produced on valley bottom lands with irrigation.
Table 61. Farm Size and Value, Polk County, 1959, 1964, and 1969
Subj ect 1969
Approximate acres of land area 472,960 470,405 470,720 Proportion in farms 49.2% 45.7% 45.3% Total number of farms 1,363 1,235 1,056 Acres in farms 232,683 215,055 213,108 Average size of farms 170.7 174.1 201.8 Value of land and buildings Average per farm $39,434 $53,016 $77,498 Average per acre $244.58 $306.52 $384.02
SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Agriculture, 1964 and 1969, Vol. 1, Area Reports, Part 47, Oregon, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1967, 1972.
Table 62. Farm Operators by Tenure, Polk County, 1959, 1964, and 1969
Tenure 1959 1964 1969 f 1
Full owners 987 930 786 Part owners 271 227 199 Managers 8 10 Tenants 97 68 71 Total operators 1,363 1,235 1,056
SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Agriculture, 1964 and 1969, Vol. 1, Area Reports, Part 47, Oregon, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1967, 1972.
- 40 - Table 63. Farm Operators by Age and Years of School Completed, Polk County, 1959, 1964, and 1969
Subj ect 1959 1964 1969
Average age (years) 50.8 5l.5 51.3 Farm operators 65 years and over 21.9 216 177
Years of school completed: Elementary: 0-4 years NA* 41 NA 5-7 years I, 70 'V 8 years I, 237 High school: 1-3 years 224 4 years Vt 441 College: 1-3 years It 113 4 years or more. Vt 103
*NA - not available. SOURCE U S Bureau of the Census, Census of Agriculture, 1964 and 1969, Vol. 1, Area Reports, Part 47, Oregon, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1967, 1972.
Average farm size in Polk County was about 200 acres in 1969. About 23 percent of the county's farms were 260 acres or larger in size.
Table 64. Number and Percent of Farms by Size, Polk County, 1959, 1964, and 1969
Number Percent Size 1959 I 1964 I 1969 1959 I1964 I 1969
Less than 10 acres 124 100 97 9.1 8.1 9.2 10 to 49 acres 393 379 273 28.8 30.7 25.8 50 to 69 acres 108 113 91 7.9 9.1 8.6 70 to 99 acres 127 104 95 9.3 8.4 9.0 100 to 139 acres 109 105 113 8.0 8.5 10.7 140 to 179 acres 84 73 58 6.2 5.9 5.5 180 to 219 acres 71 55 46 52 44 44 220 to 259 acres 58 44 36 4.3 3.6 3.4 260 to 499 acres 176 149 149 12 9 12 1 14 1 500 to 999 acres 88 88 74 64 71 70 1,000 to 1,999 acres 24 22 19 18 18 18 2,000 acres or more 1 3 5 0.1 0.2 0.5
Total farms 1,363 1,235 1,056 100.0 100.0 100.0
SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Aricu1ture, 1964 and 1969, Vol 1, Area Reports, Part 47, Oregon, U SGovernment Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1967, 1972.
- 41 - Classification of farms by economic class considers only those classi- fied by the U.S. Department of Agriculture as "commercial farms".
In general, all farms with a total value of products sold amounting to $2,500 or more are classified as commercial. Farms with sales of $50 to $2,499 are classified as commercial if the farm operator was under 65 years of age and (1) he did not work off the farm 100 or more days during the year and (2) the income received by the operator and members of this family from nonfarm sources was less than the value of all farm products sold.
Table 65. Farms by Economic Class, Polk County, 1959, 1964, and 1969
Number Percent Economic Class 1959 1 1964 I 1969 1959 1 1964 1969
Commercial farms 741 680 6,6 53.8 55.1 62.1 Class I (sales of $40,000 or more) 42 63 97 3.1 5.1 9.2 Class II (sales of $20,000 to $39,999) 125 82 91 9.1 6.6 8.6 Class III (sales of $10,000 to $19,999) 145 130 107 10 5 10 5 10 1 Class IV (sales of $5,000 to $9,999) 179 138 151 13 0 11 2 14 3 Class V (sales of $2,500 to $4,999) 190 142 151 13 8 11 5 14 3 Class VI (sales of $50 to $2,499) 60 125 59 4.4 10.1 5.6
Other farms 636 555 400 46.2 44.9 37.9 Part-time 515 415 312 37.4 33.6 29.5 Part-retirement 121 140 88 8.8 11.3 8.3 Abnormal
Total farms l,377-'1,235 1,056 100.0 100.0 100.0
1/ Discrepancy between total farms and total farms reported elsewhere. SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Agriculture, 1964 and 1969, Vol. 1, Area Reports, Part 47, Oregon, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1967, 1972.
- 42 - Income from the sale ofcrops and livestock in Polk County was nearly $15 million during 1970. Crop sales accounted for about 69.7percent of this income. Tree fruits and nuts earned 23.6percent of all agricultural income. Cherry sales were over $2.5 million,while plums brought over $0.4 million and filberts brought $0.23million. Other important income crops were: small grains, 13.0 percent ofagricultural income; seed crops, 12.3 percent; berries, 6.5percent; and vegetables, 5.5 percent.
Livestock contributed 30.3percent of Polk County's agricultural income in 1970. Dairy products were most important,accounting for 9.9 percent, but poultry products and cattle alsocontributed 7.2 percent and 7.9 percent respectively.
Table 66. Value of FarmProductsSold,21Polk County, 1966-1970.
Product 1966 1967 1968 1969 l970?'
thousand dollars - All crops, livestock and livestock products 14,154 14,901 12,070 14,495 14,727
All crops 10,494 11,126 8,227 10,185 10,266 All grain, hay and seeds. 4,674 3,784 3,436 4,013 3,936 All seed crops 1,752 1,225 1,170 1,678 1,810 All grain and hay 2,922 2,559 2,266 2,335 2,126 All hay 302 254 237 203 214 All grains 2,620 2,305 2,029 2,132 1,912 Wheat 1,254 1,600 1,303 1,077 1,030 Barley 1,056 487 512 692 540 Vegetables, fresh and for processing 754 664 1,014 1,032 820 All berries 759 694 652 928 951 Strawberries NA* NA 400 450 458 All tree fruits and nuts 3,070 4,722 2,123 3,071 3,473 Specialty field crops 994 1,024 817 895 870 Specialty horticultural crops 84 83 85 88 91
All livestock and livestock products 3,660 3,775 3,843 4,310 4,461 Dairy products 1,291 1,224 1,274 1,382 1,451 Poultry products 735 968 928 1,107 1,067 Cattle and calves 741 765 871 1,053 1,171 Sheep and lambs 299 271 238 298 295 Hogs 244 273 266 275 331
*NA - not available. 1/ Crop year includes quantities soldor held for sale. 2/ preliminary. SOURCE: U.S.D.A. and Oregon State University ExtensionService cooperating, "Oregon Commodity Data Sheets",Oregon State University, 1971-72.
- 43 - Table 67. Acres of Crops Harvested, Polk County, 1969 and 1970
Crops Harvested 1969 1970 1/
Corn for grain 100 100 Small grains Wheat 16,000 13,600 Oats 14,000 13,000 Barley 17,000 14,000 Hay crops 11,400 11,200 Field seed crops Ryegras s 9,600 12,800 Fescue 2,000 2,200 Crimson clover 1,250 1,100 Bentgrass 200 280 Mint oil 1,750 1,800 Vegetables Sweet corn 1,300 1,100 Snap beans 900 900 Berries Strawberries 525 500 Blackberries 230 250 Raspberries 45 40 Tree fruits, nuts, and grapes 2/ 334 NA*
*NA - not available. 1/ preliminary. 2/ From U.S. Census of Agriculture, 1969. SOURCE U S D Aand Oregon State University Extension Service cooperating, "Oregon Commodity Data Sheets", Oregon State University, 1971-72.
From 1950 to 1970 the number o1 dairy cattle in Polk County declined while total cattle numbers increased about 44 percent. Numbers of sheep and lambs rose sharply during this period but fell to near the" 1950 level by 1970.
Table 68. Livestock and Poultry Numbers, Polk County, 1950, 1960, 1965, and 1970
CategoryJ 1950 1960 1965 1970
All cattle 13,200 14,000 18,000 19,000 Dairy cattle 6,500 4,700 3,100 3,000 Sheep and lambs 18,000 30,500 20,000 19,000 Hogs 3,500 3,500 3,800 NA* Chickens NA NA 53,000 50,000 Turkeys raised NA NA 4,000 6,000
*NA - not available. 1/ Numbers as of January 1, unless otherwise indicated. 2/ Preliminary. SOURCE: U.S.D.A. and Oregon State University Extension Service cooperating, "Oregon Commodity Data Sheets", Oregon State University, 1971-72.
- 44 - Population centers in the WillametteValley and surrounding areas pro- vide outlets for most of the livestockproducts in Polk County Other agricultural products such as vegetables, fruits,nuts, berries, and specialty crops are processed locally and marketed throughoutthe United States.
Table 69. Food and Kindred Products Manufacturing,Polk County, 1968 and 1970
Number of Firms Employment Product Groups 1968 I 19701/ 1968 I l970./ Meat products Meat packing plants 60 60 Dairy products Canning and processing fruits and vegetables. Canned fruits and vegetables 300 325 Grain mill products Prepared feeds for animals and fowls 42 31 Bakery products 10. 14 Beverages Miscellaneous food preparations
Total ...... 412 430
J Somefirms locatedin Polk County but in Salemmay be excluded. SOURCE: Oregon StateDepartment of Commerce, Economic Development Division, Directory ofOregon Manufacturers- 1968. Oregon StateExecutive Department, Economic Developmemt Division, Directory ofOregon Manufacturers- 1970.
Logging and Wood Products
Logging and wood products manufacturingare major employers in Polk County. During 1970 over 40 such firms employed nearly1,500 people. In recent years over 50 percent of the value added by manufacturingin the county was contri- buted by lumber and wood products Both the number of firms and the number of persons employed increased significantly from 1968 to 1970
In 1968 Polk County used over 100 million board feet ofits own log pro- duction During the same year it exported about 32 million board feet from the county for use in other counties and imported 164,976board feet for its own processing.
About 166,000 tons of bark and wood residuewere produced by sawmills in Polk County during 1968 Over 156,000 tons of this residue were consumed
for such uses as pulp, particle board,, or fuel.
- 45 - Table 70. Lumber and Wood Products Manufacturing Excluding Furniture, Polk County, 1968 and 1970
Number of Firms Employment Product Group 1968 I l970/ 1968 I 19701/
Logging camps and contractors 13 20 173 215 Sawmills and planing mills 7 9 186 241 Special products sawmills 2 3 54 57 Miliwork plants 2 2 15 10 Veneer and plywood mills 5 4 1,178 940 Other wood products 4 3 106 25
Total 33 41 1,712 1,488
1/ Some firms located in Polk County but in Salem may be excluded. SOURCE: Oregon State Department of Commerce, Economic Development Division, Directory of Oregon Manufacturers - 1968. Oregon State Executive Department, Economic Development Division, Directory of Oregon Manufacturers - 1970.
From 1960 through 1970 timber harvested in Polk Countyvaried from 55,729,000 board feet in 1961 to almost 160,000,000 board feet in 1963. The annual average for the 1960-1970, eleven year, period was about 98 million board feet.
Table 71. Timber Harvest by Ownership, Polk County,l970'
Owner ship Production4'1 I Percent of Total
Total timber harvest 88,008 100.0 Private 3/ 48,729 55.4 Bureau of Land Management 4/ 38,831 44.1 National forest 5/ State 3/ 448 0.5
1/ Includes volume removed as logs but not volume removed for poles, piling, and woodcutting operations. 2/ Scribner log rule - thousand board feet 3/ Compiled by State Forestor. 4/ Compiled by Bureau of Land Management. 5/ Compiled by U.S. Forest Service. SOURCE: Wall, Brian R., "1970 Timber Harvest", U.S.D.A. Forest Service Resource Bulletin PNW-38, U S Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station, Portland, Oregon, 1971.
- 46 - Table 72 Log Consumption in Thousand Board Feet bySpecies and Industry, Polk County, 1968 1/
Type of Industry Veneer and Shake and Species Sawmills Plywood Shingle
All species 131,222 127 ,787 6,650 Douglas fir.... 50,099 109,317 NA* Hemlock 73,504 917 I, True firs 1,470 1,941 I, Spruce 625 14,458 H Other softwoods 1,024 'I Hardwoods 4,500 1,100 *NA - not available. 1/ Scribner log rule. SOURCE Manock, Eugene R, Grover AChoate, and Donald R Gedney, Oregon Timber Industries, 1968, Wood Consumption and MillCharacteristics, Oregon State Department of Forestry jointlywith U.S. Forest Service, Salem, Oregon, 1968.
Table 73. Installed 8-Hour Capacity of Wood-Using Industries, Polk County, 1968
Indus try Capacity
Sawmill-lumber 1/ 595,000 Veneer and plywood 2/ 590,000 Pulp and board mills 3/ 4/
1/ Scribner log rule, board feet. 2/ Square feet, 3/8 inch basis. 3/ 24 hour capacity in tons. 4/ None reported. SOURCE Manock, Eugene R, Grover A Choate, and Donald R Gedney, Oregon Timber Industries, 1968, Wood Consumption and Mill Characteristics, Oregon State Department of Forestry jointly withU SForest Service, Salem, Oregon, 1968.
Manufac turing
Table 74. Value Added by Major Manufacturing Industries, Polk County, 1968
Item Value Added Percent of Total
All manufacturing $31,600,000 100.0 Food and kindred products 8,800,000 27.8 Lumber and wood products 17,400,000 55.1
SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Manufacturers, 1967, Area Services Oregon, MC67(3) - 38, U S Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1970.
- 47 - Table 75. Manufacturing, Other than Lumber and Wood Products: Food and Kindred Products and Mineral, Metal, and Related Products Manufacturing, Polk County, 1968 and 1970
Number of Firms Employment
Product Group 1968 I 1970 1968 1970
Ordnance and accessories Textile mill products Felt goods 45 45 Finished products from fabrics Canvas products 5 5 Printing, publishing and allied industries Newspapers 3 2 NA* 17 Commercial printing 1 1 2 2 Furniture and fixtures 1 1 28 28 Paper and allied products 1 1 8 13 Chemicals and allied products 0 0 Leather and leather products Leather tanning and finishing 1 11 Machinery except electrical Construction machinery and equipment 1 1 55 95 Industrial, trucks, trailers 1 2 307 575 Woodworking machinery 2 3 32 124 Machine tool accessories 0 1 6 Miscellaneous machinery 0 Electrical machinery 0 Transportation equipment 0 Professional, scientific and controlling instruments and optical goods Miscellaneous manufacturing goods Other manufacturing industries... 15
Total 13 18 492 939
*NA - not available. SOURCE: Oregon StateDepartment of Commerce, Economic Development Division, Directory ofOregon Manufacturers - 1968. Oregon StateExecutive Department, Economic Development Division, Directory ofOregon Manufacturers - 1970.
- 48 - Mining - Mineral and Metal Industries
Most of the income from mineral productionin Polk County is derived from sand and gravel andvaries from year to year depending on the level of construction activitiesin the area Clays are also mined in the county for manufacturing.
Table 76. Mineral, Metal and Related Manufacturing,Polk County, 1968 and 1970
Number of Firms Employment Product Group 1968 J 1970 1968 1970
Petroleum refining and related industries 0 0 Stone, clay, glass, and concrete products
Brick and structural clay tile 1 1 NA* 1 Concrete products 1 1 14 14 Ready-mix concrete 0 1 -- 16 Minerals and earths, treated.or ground 1 1 16 16 Nonmetallic mineral productsnot else- where classified Primary metal industries Fabricated metal products
Total
*NA - not available. SOURCE: Oregon State Department of Commerce, EconomicDevelopment Division, Directory of Oregon Manufacturers- 1968. Oregon State Executive Department, EconomicDevelopment Division, Directory of Oreon Manufacturers- 1970.
Table 77 Value of Mineral Production, Polk County, 1963,1965, 1970
Year Value Minerals Produced in Order of Value
1963 $489,000 Sand and gravel, stone, clays 1965 879,000 Sand and gravel, stone, clays 1970 709,000 Sand and gravel, stone, clays
SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of Mines, Minerals Yearbook, taken fromBureau of Business and Economic Research, OregonEconomic Statistics, various years, University of Oregon.
- 49- Outdoor Recreation
There are several recreation areas in Polk County. Still, there are relatively few developed areas considering the county's populatIon and physical resources, such as its forest lands and water areas Developed facilities include state, county, and city parks, Bureau of Land Management camps, and a national wildlife refuge.
Besides picnicking, swimming, and water skiing, hunting and fishing are very popular in the county. Each year several thousand hunters hunt duck, geese, pheasant, and black-tailed deer in the county.
Table 78. Polk County Park and Recreation Facilities, 1972
Ownership and Name Acres Facilities & Activities
U.S. Forest Service None
Bureau of Land Management Mill Creek NA* F,H,P,S
State Parks H. B. Van Duzer Forest Corridor Wayside 508 P Holman State Wayside 10 P Sarah Helmick State Park 31 P,S
County Parks Mill Creek NA F,H,P,S Buell NA F,P,S
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge NA
*NA - not available. 1/ Facilities and activities: F - fishing P - picnicking W - wildlife H - historical interest S - swimming viewing SOURCES Oregon State Department of Transportation, State Highway Division, State Parks and Recreation Section, "State Park Acreages", 1972, and Travel Information Section, "Oregon Parks", 1972.
- 50 - Table 79. Attendance at State Parks in Polk County, 1968-72
Attendance Park and Use 1968-69 I 1969-70 I 1970-71 I 1971-72 H. B. Van Duzer Day visitor attendance 514,560 620,027 679,118 732,318 Holinan Wayside Day visitor attendance 53,576 77,822 104,708 138,680 Sarah Helmick Day visitor attendance 118,928 152,665 162,282 174,206
SOURCES Oregon State Department of Transportation,State Highway Division, "Day Visitor Attendance" and "OvernightCamping by the Public", State Parks and Recreation Section, 1972.
Table 80. Polk County Game Harvest
Hunters Harvest Game Percent of Percent of Days Number State Total Number State Total Hunted
Pheasant 2,207 3 06 4,747 1 95 9,447 Quail 618 2 36 2,744 1 73 2,972 Blue and ruf fed grouse 159 2 06 455 2 70 279 Silver gray squirrel 52 1 14 486 2 23 2,531 Band-tailed pigeon 324 2 61 3,366 2 78 1,435 Mourning dove 514 3.14 6,868 3.49 3,416 Ducks 1,900 3.40 15,490 2.72 12,480 Geese 1,300 4.62 3,010 4.72 7,060 Deer 1/ 3,340 1.19 1,010 1.15 NA*
*NA - not available. 1/ Figures are for Polk state gamemanagement unit, which covers only part of Polk County and includes part of LincolnCounty. SOURCES Oregon State Game Commission, "1966 Upland Game Questionnaire", 1967, "Water Fowl Estimates, 1969-70 Season", 1970,"Oregon State Game Commission Bulletin", May 1972.
- 51 - Business
Table 81. Retail and Wholesale Trade, Polk County, 1967
Number Number Kind of Business Establish- Paid Sales ments Employees ($1,000)
Retail trade, total...... 231 838 $29,718
Lumber, building materials, hard- ware, farm equipment dealers 2/.. 24 NA* 5,650 General merchandise group stores... 9 1,054 Food stores 30 8,568 Automotive dealers 18 4,762 Gasoline service stations 35 3,089 Apparel, accessory stores 9 503 Furniture, home furnishing, equipment stores 14 863 Eating, drinking places 38 2,171 Drug, proprietary stores 9 1,135 Other retail stores 34 1,754 Nonstore retailers 11 169
Wholesale trade, total 36 176 $29,506
Merchant wholesalers 3/ 16 NA 6,021 Other operating types 20 I, 23,485
*NA - not available. 1/ Excludes active proprietors of unincorporated businesses 2/ Only counties with 500 or more retail establishments are reported by specific kinds of business 3/ Only counties with 100 or more wholesale establishments are reported by specific kinds of business SOURCES U S Bureau of the Census, Census of Business, 1967 Retail Trade Oregon, BC67 - RA39; 1967 Wholesale Trade: Oregon, BC67 - WA39 U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1969.
- 52 - Table 82. Selected Services, Polk County, 1967
Number Number Kind of Business Es tab lish- Receipts Paid ments ($1,000) Employees
Selected services, total...... 133 $2,194 120 Hotels, motels, tourist courts, camps 2/...... Personal services Miscellaneous business services. Auto repair, services, garages Miscellaneous repair services Motion pictures Amusement, recreation services, exc. motion pictures
*NA - not available. 1/ Excludes active proprietors ofunincorporated businesses, 2/ Only counties with 300 or moreservice establishments are reported by specific kinds of business. SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Business, 1967 Selected Services: Oregon, BC67 - SA39, U.S.Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1969.
- 53 - PUBLIC SERVICES
Transportation
Polk County is served by an extensive road and highway system. Federal Highway 99W runs north and south across the western portion of the county to connect It with Portland and Salem. State Highway 22 is the major east-west route and travels across the northern portion of the county. A network of access roads is still being developed in the western portion of the county.
Regularly scheduled bus service is available on the major highways In the county.
The Southern Pacific Railroad traverses the county in a north-south direction, passing through both Dallas and Independence.
No commercial air service is available within the county, but there are airfields at Dallas and Independence.
Table 83. Miles of Roadway In Polk County, 1968
Agency Miles
Federal agency roads 77 State agency roads 166 County and public usage roads 1/ 587 City streets 67
Total 897
1/ Public usage roads are roads under county jurisdiction but generally privately maintained. SOURCE Transportation Research Institute, Oregon State University, Functional Classification of Public Roads and Streets in Oregon, 1970
Table 84. Number of Aircraft and Boats in Polk County, 1968
Subj ect Number
Aircraft 10 Boats 953
SOURCE: Oregon State Executive Department, Program Planning Division, District Facts, 1970.
- 54 - Table 85 Motor Vehicle Registration, PolkCounty, 1970 and 1972
Number of Vehicles Vehicle 1970 I 1972
Passenger vehicles 18,060 21,342 Buses 6 1 Trucks 1,384 1,728 Trailers 1,014 721 Motorcycles 909 1,227 Recreational 1/ 1,224 1,715 Snowmobiles NA* 26 Total vehicles 22,597 26,760
NA* - not available. 1/ Includes campers and travel trailers. SOURCE Oregon State Department ofTransportation, Motor Vehicles Division, 1970 figures taken from Bureau ofBusiness and Economic Research, Oregon Economic Statistics 1972,University of Oregon, 1972, 1972 figures from State Motor VehiclesDivision, unpublished data.
Communication
Table 86 Residential Communication Facilities, Polk County, 1960 and 1970
Number of Housing Units Facilities 1960 I 1970
Battery radio sets Yes NA* 8,281 No NA 2,931
Telephone available Yes 6,652 9,845 No 1,540 1,367
Television sets One 6,706 8,444 Two or more 406 2,066 None 1,080 702
UHF equipped television Yes NA 3,488 No NA 7,022
- not available. SOURCE U S Bureau of the Census, Census of Housing 1960 and 1970 Detailed Housing Characteristics, Final Report HC(l)- B39, Oregon, U S Government Printing Office, Washington, D C 1962, 1972.
- 55 In addition to a radio station located within the county at Dallas, numerous other stations can be received in Polk County. Also, several tele- vision stations are receivable Cable television is available in Dallas, Independence, Monmouth, and Salem
Pacific Northwest Bell provides telephone service for most of Polk County. United Telephone Company also operates in the county
Three newspapers are published in the county. Portland and Salem papers are also available.
Table 87. Communication Facilities, Polk County
Network Ty.e of Service Location Affiliation
Radio stations KROW Dallas
Telephone United Telephone Company of the Northwest Grande Ronde Pacific Northwest Bell Dallas, Independence, Salem, Nonmouth, surrounding areas
Newspapers Polk County Itemizer-Observer Dallas Enterprise-Herald Independence Lamron Monmouth
Television No station located within the county, but stations from outside the county are received.
SOURCES: Oregon Association of Broadcasters, Directory of Radio and Tele- vision Stations for the State of Oregon, 1972. Oregon State Executive Department, Clay Myers, Secretary of State, Oregon Blue Book, 1973-74, January 1973. Pacific Northwest Bell, unpublished data
- 56 - Library Facilities
Support for libraries in Polk Countycomes from individual cities. During the 1969-70 fiscal year, cities inthe county provided $33,821 and spent $32,005 to support public libraries. The county's circulation per capita of 2.6 and expenditures per capitaof $.98 compare with average figures for all counties in Oregon of 6.3and $3.48.
Oregon College of Education also maintainsa library at Monmouth with over 100,000 volumes.
Table 88. Polk County Libraries, by City of Location, 1969-70
Circu- Circ./ Hrs. Open Operating Expend. / City Volumes lation Capita Per Week Expend. Capita
Dallas 12,817 44,055 7.0 34 $ 12,150 $1.94 Monmou th 9,960 27,407 5.6 30 13,560 2.75 Falls City 2,795 2,500 2.9 6 945 1.08 Independence 10,223 10,797 4.0 30 5,350 1.98
County total 35,795 84,759 2.6 $ 32,005 $0.98
Oregon College of Education... 104,007 $251,254
SOURCE: Nielsen, Alice M., Editor, Directory of Oregon Libraries, annual statis- tics for the year ending June 30, 1970, Oregon State Library, Salem, Oregon.
Utilities
Table 89. Housing Units by Water Supply and Sewage Disposal, Polk County, 1970
Polk County State
Subj eôt Number I Percent'! Percentj
Water source Public system or private company. 8,835 75.4 79.8 Individual well 2,430 20.8 16.9 Other or none 435 3.7 3.3
Sewage disposal Public sewer 7,107 60.7 61.0 Septic tank or cesspool 4,408 37.6 37.5 Other or none 185 1.6 1.5 1/ Percent of all year-round housing units. SOURCE U S Bureau of the Census, Census of Housing 1970 Detailed Housing Characteristics, Final Report HC(l)- B39, Oregon, U SGovernment Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1972. Table 90. Housing Units by Water Supply and Sewage Disposal for Places with Over 2,500 Inhabitants, Polk County, 1970
Dallas Independence Monmouth
Subj ect Number I Percent1! Number Percent/Number Percent/
Water source Public system or private company. 2,210 99.6 850 98.4 1,572 98.4
Individual well. . 8 0.4 7 0.8 28 1.8 Other or none -- -- 7 0.4 Sewage disposal Public sewer 2,029 91.5 828 95.8 1,557 97.5 Septic tank or cesspool 189 8.5 22 2.6 50 3.1 Other or none -- -- 7 0.8
1/ Percent of all year-round housing units. SOURCE U S Bureau of the Census, Census of Housing 1970 Detailed Housing Characteristics, Final Report HC(l) - B39, Oregon, U S Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1972.
Table 91. Types of Fuels and Fuel Usage, Number of Housing Units, Polk County, 1960 and 1970
Home Heating Water Heating Cooking 1970 1960 1970 1960 1970 Type of Fuel 1960 I
Utility gas 489 2,369 139 581 118 285 Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 3,755 3,517 83 79 86 Coal or coke 61 ------20 23 Wood 1,924 661 391 39 414 122 Electricity 1,575 4,116 7,117 9,998 7,182 10,255 Bottled, tank, or LP gas 142 446 257 387 372 527 Other fuel 246 81 20 --- None 22 185 128
All occupied housing units 8,192 11,212
SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Housing: 1960 and 1970 Detailed Housing Characteristics, Final Report HC(l) - B39, Oregon, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1961, 1971.
Polk County is served with electric power by Pacific Power and Light Company. Electric power is imported from other areas since there are no major electric power generating plants in the county. Relatively small amounts of electric power are produced by lumber mills in the county for their own consumption.
- 58 - PUBLIC FINANCE
Table 92 Selected Items of Local Government Finances, Polk County,1 1966-67
Polk County State It em Total Per Capita Per Capita Amount Amount Amount
-$1,000 - - dollars -
General revenue, exc. interlocal... $7,350 $238 $308 Intergovernmental revenue 2,594 84 97 From state government...... 2,144 69 83 From local sources 4,757 154 210 Taxes...... 3,708 120 156 Property 3,644 118 151 Other 64 2 5 Charges and miscellaneous 1,049 34 54 Direct general expenditure 8,566 277 316 Capital outlay 2,066 67 62 Other 6,499 210 254 Education 6,201 201 180 Other than capital outlay 4,363 141 152 Highways 684 22 30 Other than capital outlay 673 22 20 Public welfare 3 0.09 2 Hospitals -- 6 Other than capital outlay Health 108 3 4 Police protection 223 7 12 Fire protection 109 4 9 Sewerage.. 158 5 8 Other than capital outlay 139 4 3 Sanitation other than sewerage.. 38 1 2 Parks andrecreation...... 62 2 10 Natural resources 78 3 4 Housing and urban renewal -- 4 Correction 55 2 2 Libraries...... 13 0.41 3 Financial administration 143 5 5 General control 197 6 8 General public buildings 181 6 3 Interest on general debt 163 5 6 Other and unallocable 151 5 21
Water supply revenue 183 6 12 Water supply expenditure 186 6 13 General debt outstanding 4,648 150 214 Long- term 4,558 147 203 Local schools 3,664 119 101 Other ...... 894 29 i01 1/ Includes prorated amounts for intercounty units. SOURCE U S Bureau of the Census, Census of Governments, 1967, Vol 4, No 5 Compendium of Government Finances, U S Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1969.
- 59 - Table93. Summary of Assessment Rolls for1971-72Fiscal Year Real Property Personal Property and Utilities, Polk County
Assessed Percent of I tern Value Total
Class
Real property Lands inside corporate limits $28,697,750 9.8 Lands outside corporate limits 52,107,180 17.8 Improvements inside corporate limits 95,428,980 32.5 Improvements outside corporate limits 57,616,210 19.6 Timber (excludes land) 7,798,320 2.6 Less veterans exemptions (2,972,300) 1.0 Less senior citizens residence exemptions. (1,967,310) 0.7 Taxable real property 236,708,830 80.6
Personal property Merchandise and stock in trade 19,230,398 6.6 Furniture, fixtures and equipment 1,127,565 0.4 Farm machinery and equipment 6,202,210 2.1 Other machinery and equipment 6,413,530 2.2 Livestock 2,177,418 0.7 Miscellaneous 1,861,025 0.6 Less veterans exemptions (38,240) 1/ Less senior citizens residence exemptions (76,415) 1/ Taxable personal property 36,897,491 12.6
Total taxable real and personal property.. 273,606,321 93.2
Utilities Airline companies Electric companies 6,729,142 2.3 Express companies Gas companies 4418,806 1.4 Heating companies Pipeline companies Railroad companies 1,908,900 0.6 Tank and private car companies 28,194 1/ Telegraph companies 2,300 1/ Telephone companies 6,399,741 2.2 Water companies 717,080 0.2 Water transportation companies Taxable utility property 19,904,163 6.8
Total taxable real, personal and utility property $293,510,484 100.0
1/ Less than0.05percent. SOURCE Oregon State Department of Revenue, Summary of Assessment and Tax Rolls foi the1971-72Fiscal Year and1969-70and 1970-71 Property Tax Collections, Research and Special Services Division,1972
-- 60 - Table 94. Summary of 1971-72 PropertyTax Levies and Assessments, Polk County
Item Amount in Dollars
Levies
County Cities $ 754,154 899,847 Community colleges 351,938 Elementary and secondaryschool districts Intermediate county 797,742 Education joint 233,406 Elementary and unified 4,971,101 Union high County unit.. Total school districts 6,002,249 Special districts Cemetery 17,623 Fire protection 100,615 Hospital Park and recreation Port. Road Sanitary Water supply Other 1,881 Total special districts 120,119 Total gross ad valorem levies 8,128,307 Special assessments Fire patrol 47,649 Forest fee 7,342 Diking and drainage Irrigation Lighting 6,995 Other 2 Total special assessments 61,988 Total gross levies and assessments 8,190,295 Less property reliefmoney Senior citizens (68,574) Game Commission Total net ad valorem levies 8,059,733 Net ad valorem taxes by class Real property 6,521,872 Personal property 1,007,500 Utility property ... 530,362 SOURCE: Oregon State Department ofRevenue, Summary of Assessment andTax Rolls for the 1971-72 FiscalYear and 1969-70 and 1970-71 Property Tax Collections, Researchand Special Services Division, 1972.
-6L- Table 95. City Valuation, Tax Rates and Taxes Extended in Polk County for 1971-72 Fiscal Year
1/ I tern Salenr- Dallas Monmouth
Population 5,809 6,610 5,585 True cash value (TCV) $51,272,083 $56,402,215 $23,931,793 Per capita TCV 8,826 8,533 4,285 City tax 467,601 253,810 66,770 Consolidated tax 1,668,394 1,719,851 599,187 Per capita tax City $80 $38 $ 12 Consolidated 287 260 107 Percentage of total levy County NA* 8.4 10.2 City 14.8 11.1 School 76.5 78.1 Other 0.4 0.6 Average rate/$TCV basis County 2.55 2.55 2.55 City 9.12 4.50 2.79 School 20.87 23.32 19.55 Other 0.00 0.12 0.15 Total 32.54 30.49 25.04
1/ Item Independence Willamina- Falls City
Population 3,058 501 750 True cash value (TCV) $14,838,955 $1,007,172 $1,621,911 Per capita TCV 4,853 2,010 2,163 City tax 74,640 12,519 24,507 Consolidated tax 404,130 37,003 67 ,886 Per capita tax City $24 $25 $ 33 Consolidated 132 74 91 Percentage of total levy County 9.4 NA* 6.1 City 18.5 'I 36.1 'I School 71.8 57.8 Other 0.4 I, 0.0 Average rate/$TCV basis County 2.55 2.55 2.55 City 5.03 12.43 15.11 School 19.55 21.76 24.20 Other 0.10 0.00 0.00 Total 27.23 36.74 41.86
*NA - not available. 1/ Only the portion of the city that is in Polk County is included. SOURCE: Oregon State Department of Revenue, Summary of Assessment and Tax Rolls for the 1971-72 Fiscal Year and 1969-70 and 1971-72 Property Tax Collections, Research and Special Services Division, 1972.
- 62 - Table 96. Amount and Percent of Unpaid 1970-71Property Tax As of June 30, 1971, Polk County
Total Amount Percent I tern Amount Unpaid Unpaid Property taxable Real $5,888,361 $755,120 12.8 Personal 983,339 102,787 10.4 Public utilities 491,181 29,735 6.0 Western Oregon additional timber tax 34,677 34,127 Yield tax 66,597 33.7 Other 23,089 1/ Total for collection $7,487,244 $921, 769 12.3
1/ "Other" taxes unpaid notreported or included in total unpaid SOURCE Oregon State Department of Revenue, Summaryof Assessment and Tax Rolls for the 1971-72 Fiscal Yearand 1969-70 and 1970-71 Property Tax Collections, Research andSpecial Services Division, 1972.
- 63 - Selected List of Agencies
The following list gives names and addresses of agencies that have served as data sources for this publication and may provide further or more current data on subjects of interest.
In addition, a number of local and county offices are available to offer local information and assistance, including:
Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Assess or City Library Corrections and Parole County Engineer County Extension County Surveyor Employment Division Game Commission Health Department Public Welfare Soil Conservation Service
Bureau of Business and Economic Research, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403
Center for Population Research and Census, Portland State University, 724 S.W. Harrison, Portland, Oregon 97201
Children Services Division, Oregon State Department of Human Resources, Public Services Building, Salem, Oregon 97310
Department of Environmental Quality, 1234 S.W. Morrison, Portland, Oregon 97204
5. Economic Research Service, U.S.D.A. Extension Hall, Oregon State. University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331
6 Extension Service, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331
7 Fish Commission of Oregon, 1400 S W5th St , Portland, Oregon 97201
8 4-H Youth Office, Extension Hall, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331
Forest Service, U.S.D.A., 319 S.W. Pine St., Portland, Oregon 97204
Governor's Office, Economic Development Special Projects, State Capital Building, Salem, Oregon 97310
- 64 - 11 Local Government Relations Division,Oregon Executive Department, 240 Cottage S.E., Salem, Oregon 97310
12. Oregon Association of Broadcasters,Allen Hall, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403
Oregon Board of Higher Education,SchoolFinance and Statistical Services, 942 Lancaster Dr. N.E.,Salem,Oregon 97310
Oregon Department of Geology andMineralindustries, 1400 S.W. 5th St., Portland, Oregon 97201
Oregon Educational CoordinatingCouncil,4263 Commercial S.E., Salem, Oregon 97310
Oregon State Department of Revenue,State OfficeBuilding, Salem, Oregon 97310
Oregon State Employment Division,Community Manpower, Research and Statistics, or Rural Manpower Sections,Labor and Industries Building, Salem, Oregon 97310
18 Oregon State Game Commission, 1634 Alder,Portland, Oregon 97214
19 Oregon State Health Division, Departmentof Human Resources, 1400 S W 5th, Portland, Oregon 97201
20. Oregon State Highway Division, StateParks and Recreation Section, 8009 E. Burnside, Portland, Oregon 97215
21 Oregon State Lands Division, 502 Winter N E , Salem, Oregon 97310
Oregon State Library, State LibraryBuilding, Salem, Oregon 97310
Oregon State Public Welfare Division,Department of Human Resdurces, Public Services Building, Salem, Oregon 97310
24 Pacific Northwest Forest and RangeExperiment Station, U S Forest Service, 809 N.E. 6th St., Portland, Oregon97232
Secretary of State's Office, StateCapital Building, Salem, Oregon 97310
Soil Conservation Service, U.S.D.A., 1218S.W. Washington, Portland, Oregon 97205
State Water Resources Board, 1158ChemeketaN.E., Salem, Oregon 97310
U.S. Department of Commerce, 921S.W. Washington, Portland, Oregon 97204 (for copies of U.S. Censuspublications)
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8 Office of the Governor, Planning Division, Health Facts, 1969
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Oregon Conservation Needs Committee, Oregon Soil and Water Conservation Needs Inventory, U S D A Soil Conservation Service and Oregon State University Extension Service, 1971.
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- 67 - Oregon State Fisheries Commission, 1968 and 1971 AnnualReport.
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OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION fl SERVICE
ExtenstOn Service, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Joseph R. Ccx, director. This publication wes produced and distributed In furtherance of the Acts of Congress of May $ and June 30 1914. Extewocn work Is a cooperative proam of Oregon State University the U S. Department of Agrlcu*we and Oregon cowdiss.