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Population (year 2000): 12,327. Estimated
population in July 2005: 12,440 (+0.9% change)
Males: 5,849 (47.4%), Females: 6,478 (52.6%)
Union County
Zip code:
97850
Median resident age: 33.7 years
Median household income: $31,576 (year 2000)
Median house value: $91,700 (year 2000)
Races in La Grande:
- White Non-Hispanic (91.8%)
- Hispanic (2.8%)
- Two or more races (2.1%)
- American Indian (1.5%)
- Other race (1.4%)
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (0.9%)
- Black (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (20.6%), English (13.6%),
Irish (12.5%), United States (9.2%), French (4.2%), Scotch-Irish
(3.9%).
Elevation: 2771 feet
Land area: 4.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in La Grande
- High school or higher: 85.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 9.4%
- Unemployed: 7.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 13.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in La Grande city
- Never married: 28.9%
- Now married: 49.9%
- Separated: 1.5%
- Widowed: 7.0%
- Divorced: 12.8%
3.5% Foreign born (1.2% Latin America, 1.0%
Asia, 0.6% Oceania, 0.4% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +301 (+2.5%).
Hospital/medical center in La Grande:
- GRANDE RONDE HOSPITAL (900 SUNSET DRIVE, PO
BOX 3290)
Other hospitals/medical centers near La Grande:
- ST ELIZABETH HEALTH SERVICES, INC (about 42 miles;
BAKER CITY, OR)
- EASTERN OREGON PSYCHIATRIC CENTER (about 54 miles;
PENDLETON, OR)
- ST ANTHONY HOSPITAL (about 54 miles; PENDLETON, OR)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to La
Grande:
- WALLA WALLA REGIONAL (about 54 miles; WALLA WALLA,
WA; ID: ALW)
- EASTERN OREGON REGIONAL AT PENDLETON (about 57
miles; PENDLETON, OR; ID: PDT)
- TRI-CITIES (about 96 miles; PASCO, WA; ID: PSC)
Other public-use airports nearest to La Grande:
- LA GRANDE/UNION COUNTY (about 8 miles; LA GRANDE,
OR; ID: LGD)
- BAKER CITY MUNICIPAL (about 40 miles; BAKER CITY,
OR; ID: BKE)
- MARTIN FIELD (about 54 miles; COLLEGE PLACE, WA; ID:
S95)
Amtrak station:
LA GRANDE (2106 COVE AVE.) - Bus Station. Services: enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, full-service food
facilities, free short-term parking, free long-term parking,
call for taxi service.
College/University in La Grande:
- EASTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY (Full-time
enrollment: 2,192; Location: ONE UNIVERSITY BLVD;
Public; Website: www.eou.edu; Offers Master's degree)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
La Grande:
- WALLA WALLA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 54 miles; WALLA
WALLA, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,812)
- COLUMBIA BASIN COLLEGE (about 95 miles; PASCO, WA;
FT enrollment: 3,529)
- LEWIS-CLARK STATE COLLEGE (about 106 miles;
LEWISTON, ID; FT enrollment: 2,213)
- WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 109 miles;
PULLMAN, WA; FT enrollment: 18,110)
- UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO (about 143 miles; MOSCOW, ID; FT
enrollment: 9,823)
- EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 151 miles;
CHENEY, WA; FT enrollment: 7,852)
- SPOKANE FALLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 164 miles;
SPOKANE, WA; FT enrollment: 6,284)
Public high school in La Grande:
- LA GRANDE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 764;
Location: 708 K AVE; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in La Grande:
- CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 425;
Location: 402 K AVE; Grades: KG - 06)
- LA GRANDE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 366;
Location: 1108 4TH ST; Grades: 07 - 08)
- GREENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 345;
Location: 2300 SPRUCE ST N; Grades: KG - 06)
- WILLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 167;
Location: 1305 WILLOW ST; Grades: KG - 06)
Private primary/middle schools in La Grande:
- LAGRANDE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 138;
Location: 1702 6TH; Grades: PK - 6)
- LA GRANDE S D A SCHOOL (Students: 30;
Location: PO BOX 1025 2702 ADAMS; Grades: 1 - 10)
- CAREER ENHANCEMENT CENTER (Students: 2;
Location: 1916 ISLAND AVE; Grades: 8 - 8)
Library in La Grande:
- LA GRANDE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$343,121; Location: 1006 PENN AVENUE; 45,571 books;
1,410 audio materials; 1,631 video materials; 123 serial
subscriptions)
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