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Population (year 2000): 7,741. Estimated
population in July 2005: 8,987 (+16.1% change)
Males: 3,599 (46.5%), Females: 4,142 (53.5%)
Polk County
Zip code:
97361
Median resident age: 23.1 years
Median household income: $32,256 (year 2000)
Median house value: $137,300 (year 2000)
Races in Monmouth:
- White Non-Hispanic (83.0%)
- Hispanic (9.7%)
- Other race (6.2%)
- Two or more races (3.4%)
- American Indian (2.2%)
- Black (0.9%)
- Japanese (0.8%)
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (22.3%), English (15.6%),
Irish (12.1%), Norwegian (5.7%), United States (5.5%), Scottish
(4.5%).
Elevation: 201 feet
Land area: 1.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Monmouth
- High school or higher: 86.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 38.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 15.8%
- Unemployed: 10.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Monmouth city
- Never married: 41.5%
- Now married: 43.2%
- Separated: 1.7%
- Widowed: 4.3%
- Divorced: 9.3%
7.7% Foreign born (5.1% Latin America, 2.0%
Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +1,414 (+22.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Monmouth:
- VALLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; DALLAS,
OR)
- GOOD SAMARITAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CTR (about 17 miles;
CORVALLIS, OR)
- SAMARITAN ALBANY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles;
ALBANY, OR)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Monmouth:
- MCNARY FLD (about 17 miles; SALEM, OR; ID: SLE)
- MC MINNVILLE MUNI (about 24 miles; MC MINNVILLE, OR;
ID: MMV)
- CORVALLIS MUNI (about 26 miles; CORVALLIS, OR; ID:
CVO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Monmouth:
- INDEPENDENCE STATE (about 4 miles; INDEPENDENCE, OR;
ID: 7S5)
- ALBANY MUNI (about 20 miles; ALBANY, OR; ID: S12)
- LEBANON STATE (about 32 miles; LEBANON, OR; ID: S30)
Amtrak stations near Monmouth:
- 16 miles: SALEM (500 13TH ST. SE). Services: ticket
office, fully wheelchair accessible, public payphones,
vending machines, free short-term parking, free
long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit
connection.
- 18 miles: ALBANY (110 SW 10TH AVE.). Services:
ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones,
vending machines, free short-term parking, free
long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit
connection.
- 20 miles: CORVALLIS (153 NW 4TH AVE.) - Bus Station.
Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting
area, public restrooms, public payphones, free
short-term parking, call for car rental service, call
for taxi service.
College/University in Monmouth:
- WESTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY (Full-time
enrollment: 4,209; Location: 345 N MONMOUTH AVE; Public;
Website: www.wou.edu; Offers Master's degree)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Monmouth:
- LINN-BENTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 18 miles;
ALBANY, OR; Full-time enrollment: 3,057)
- WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY (about 18 miles; SALEM, OR; FT
enrollment: 2,325)
- OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; CORVALLIS,
OR; FT enrollment: 15,404)
- CHEMEKETA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 22 miles; SALEM,
OR; FT enrollment: 5,253)
- GEORGE FOX UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; NEWBERG, OR;
FT enrollment: 2,032)
- LEWIS AND CLARK COLLEGE (about 56 miles; PORTLAND,
OR; FT enrollment: 2,795)
- CLACKAMAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 57 miles; OREGON
CITY, OR; FT enrollment: 3,446)
Public primary/middle schools in Monmouth:
- MONMOUTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 413;
Location: 958 E CHURCH ST; Grades: KG - 04)
- ASH CREEK INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (Students: 387;
Grades: 05 - 06)
- LUCKIAMUTE VALLEY CHARTER SCHOOL (Students:
44; Location: 12975 KINGS VALLEY HWY; Grades: 05 - 08)
Private primary/middle schools in Monmouth:
- LUCKIAMUTE SCHOOL (Students: 32; Location:
265 W CLAY STREET; Grades: 1 - 6)
- MONMOUTH MONTESSORI SCHOOL (Students: 25;
Location: PO BOX 242; Grades: PK - KG)
Library in Monmouth:
- MONMOUTH PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$500,638; Location: 168 S ECOLS ST; 57,990 books; 3,665
audio materials; 1,559 video materials; 171 serial
subscriptions)
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