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Population (year 2000): 469. Estimated
population in July 2005: 435 (-7.2% change)
Males: 222 (47.3%), Females: 247 (52.7%)
Wheeler County
Zip code:
97830
Median resident age: 51.5 years
Median household income: $30,250 (year 2000)
Median house value: $60,000 (year 2000)
Races in Fossil:
- White Non-Hispanic (93.8%)
- Hispanic (3.6%)
- American Indian (3.2%)
- Other race (2.1%)
- Two or more races (1.9%)
Ancestries: German (16.2%), English (13.9%),
Irish (9.2%), United States (7.5%), Scottish (4.7%), French
(3.6%).
Elevation: 2654 feet
Land area: 0.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Fossil
- High school or higher: 80.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.9%
- Unemployed: 6.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Fossil city
- Never married: 13.9%
- Now married: 54.2%
- Separated: 1.2%
- Widowed: 11.2%
- Divorced: 19.4%
0.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +69 (+17.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Fossil:
- PIONEER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 53 miles; HEPPNER,
OR)
- PIONEER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 65 miles;
PRINEVILLE, OR)
- MOUNTAIN VIEW HOSPITAL (about 68 miles; MADRAS, OR)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Fossil:
- ROBERTS FIELD (about 82 miles; REDMOND, OR; ID: RDM)
- EASTERN OREGON REGIONAL AT PENDLETON (about 107
miles; PENDLETON, OR; ID: PDT)
- YAKIMA AIR TERMINAL/MCALLISTER FIELD (about 110
miles; YAKIMA, WA; ID: YKM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Fossil:
- CONDON STATE PAULING FLD (about 17 miles; CONDON,
OR; ID: 3S9)
- LEXINGTON (about 49 miles; LEXINGTON, OR; ID: 9S9)
- ARLINGTON MUNI (about 49 miles; ARLINGTON, OR; ID:
1S8)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Fossil:
- CENTRAL OREGON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 98 miles;
BEND, OR; Full-time enrollment: 2,274)
- YAKIMA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 115 miles;
YAKIMA, WA; FT enrollment: 2,906)
- COLUMBIA BASIN COLLEGE (about 117 miles; PASCO, WA;
FT enrollment: 3,529)
- CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 140 miles;
ELLENSBURG, WA; FT enrollment: 7,420)
- WALLA WALLA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 149 miles;
WALLA WALLA, WA; FT enrollment: 2,812)
- EASTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY (about 150 miles; LA
GRANDE, OR; FT enrollment: 2,192)
- PORTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 155 miles;
Portland, OR; FT enrollment: 12,132)
Public high school in Fossil:
- WHEELER HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 28; Location:
600 B ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Fossil:
- FOSSIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 64;
Location: 404 MAIN ST; Grades: KG - 08)
Library in Fossil:
- FOSSIL PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$12,277; Location: 401 MAIN STREET; 3,400 books; 132
audio materials; 96 video materials; 5 serial
subscriptions)
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