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Population (year 2000): 2,228. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,287 (+2.6% change)
Males: 1,111 (49.9%), Females: 1,117 (50.1%)
Columbia County
Zip code:
97064
Median resident age: 32.1 years
Median household income: $41,181 (year 2000)
Median house value: $116,800 (year 2000)
Races in Vernonia:
- White Non-Hispanic (94.3%)
- American Indian (2.4%)
- Hispanic (2.2%)
- Two or more races (1.9%)
- Other race (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (20.2%), English (15.0%),
Irish (11.8%), United States (6.9%), Scottish (5.2%), Norwegian
(5.1%).
Elevation: 621 feet
Land area: 1.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Vernonia
- High school or higher: 84.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
- Unemployed: 7.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 41.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Vernonia city
- Never married: 22.4%
- Now married: 61.1%
- Separated: 2.3%
- Widowed: 4.4%
- Divorced: 9.8%
1.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +395 (+21.5%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Vernonia:
- HOSPICE CARE CENTER HOSPITAL (about 25 miles;
LONGVIEW, WA)
- PEACEHEALTH ST JOHN MEDICAL CENTER (about 25 miles;
LONGVIEW, WA)
- TUALITY HEALTHCARE (about 30 miles; HILLSBORO, OR)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Vernonia:
- PORTLAND INTL (about 47 miles; PORTLAND, OR; ID:
PDX)
- MC MINNVILLE MUNI (about 47 miles; MC MINNVILLE, OR;
ID: MMV)
- ASTORIA REGIONAL (about 51 miles; ASTORIA, OR; ID:
AST)
Other public-use airports nearest to Vernonia:
- VERNONIA AIRFIELD (about 4 miles; VERNONIA, OR; ID:
05S)
- SKYPORT (about 23 miles; CORNELIUS, OR; ID: 4S4)
- SCAPPOOSE INDUSTRIAL AIRPARK (about 25 miles;
SCAPPOOSE, OR; ID: SPB)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Vernonia:
- LOWER COLUMBIA COLLEGE (about 25 miles; LONGVIEW,
WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,237)
- UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND (about 37 miles; PORTLAND,
OR; FT enrollment: 2,683)
- CLARK COLLEGE (about 40 miles; VANCOUVER, WA; FT
enrollment: 5,106)
- GEORGE FOX UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; NEWBERG, OR;
FT enrollment: 2,032)
- PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles; PORTLAND,
OR; FT enrollment: 13,255)
- LEWIS AND CLARK COLLEGE (about 44 miles; PORTLAND,
OR; FT enrollment: 2,795)
- CLACKAMAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles; OREGON
CITY, OR; FT enrollment: 3,446)
Public high school in Vernonia:
- VERNONIA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 243;
Location: 299 BRIDGE ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Vernonia:
- WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 344;
Location: 199 BRIDGE ST; Grades: 01 - 08)
- LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 124;
Location: 1462 BRIDGE ST; Grades: KG - 03)
Library in Vernonia:
- VERNONIA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$59,070; Location: 701 WEED AVENUE; 9,585 books; 298
audio materials; 425 video materials; 36 serial
subscriptions)
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