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Population (year 2000): 10,019. Estimated
population in July 2005: 11,874 (+18.5% change)
Males: 4,981 (49.7%), Females: 5,038 (50.3%)
Columbia County
Zip code:
97051
Median resident age: 31.8 years
Median household income: $40,648 (year 2000)
Median house value: $128,400 (year 2000)
Races in St. Helens:
- White Non-Hispanic (90.9%)
- Hispanic (4.1%)
- American Indian (3.3%)
- Two or more races (3.1%)
- Other race (1.3%)
Ancestries: German (22.7%), Irish (11.7%),
English (11.5%), United States (6.9%), French (5.2%), Norwegian
(5.0%).
Elevation: 73 feet
Land area: 4.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in St. Helens
- High school or higher: 82.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
- Unemployed: 7.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in St. Helens city
- Never married: 21.4%
- Now married: 56.2%
- Separated: 2.5%
- Widowed: 6.3%
- Divorced: 13.5%
1.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +2,343 (+30.5%).
Hospitals/medical centers near St. Helens:
- S W WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER (about 21 miles;
VANCOUVER, WA)
- HOSPICE CARE CENTER HOSPITAL (about 24 miles;
LONGVIEW, WA)
- PEACEHEALTH ST JOHN MEDICAL CENTER (about 24 miles;
LONGVIEW, WA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to St.
Helens:
- PORTLAND INTL (about 25 miles; PORTLAND, OR; ID: PDX)
- MC MINNVILLE MUNI (about 52 miles; MC MINNVILLE, OR;
ID: MMV)
- MCNARY FLD (about 68 miles; SALEM, OR; ID: SLE)
Other public-use airports nearest to St. Helens:
- WOODLAND STATE (about 7 miles; WOODLAND, WA; ID:
W27)
- SCAPPOOSE INDUSTRIAL AIRPARK (about 7 miles;
SCAPPOOSE, OR; ID: SPB)
- GOHEEN (about 18 miles; BATTLE GROUND, WA; ID: W52)
Amtrak station near St. Helens:
- 19 miles: VANCOUVER (FOOT OF W. 11TH ST.). 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.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
St. Helens:
- CLARK COLLEGE (about 19 miles; VANCOUVER, WA;
Full-time enrollment: 5,106)
- UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND (about 20 miles; PORTLAND,
OR; FT enrollment: 2,683)
- LOWER COLUMBIA COLLEGE (about 24 miles; LONGVIEW,
WA; FT enrollment: 2,237)
- PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY (about 28 miles; PORTLAND,
OR; FT enrollment: 13,255)
- LEWIS AND CLARK COLLEGE (about 29 miles; PORTLAND,
OR; FT enrollment: 2,795)
- MT HOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles; GRESHAM,
OR; FT enrollment: 4,867)
- PORTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 37 miles;
Portland, OR; FT enrollment: 12,132)
Library in St. Helens:
- ST. HELENS PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$424,576; Location: 375 S. 18TH ST., SUITE A; 44,812
books; 1,163 audio materials; 1,073 video materials; 150
serial subscriptions)
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