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Zip Codes: 97064 |
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City Description for Relocating to Portland MetroThese pages contain items about suburbs of Portland such as: employers, transportation, city housing, schools, religious affiliations, parks and recreation, entertainment, demographics, library, clubs, restaurants, sports, city history, surrounding cities and city pictures. Vernonia, Oregon |
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Vernonia,
Oregon. This is a really neat looking railroad
bridge that still works today.| Vernonia |
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Employment opportunities:
Click here for a list of the large employers in Vernonia. |
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| The Columbia County Rider provides transportation to the area. |
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| For listings in specific areas of Vernonia click here to e-mail pdxrelocate and we will route your e-mail to the best Real Estate Agent who exclusively serves Vernonia and qualifies under the pdxrelocate standards and practices for Real Estate Agents. |
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| Public Schools: Vernonia Schools: Elementary Schools Middle Schools High Schools Private Schools |
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| There is an abundant amount of religious affiliations in Vernonia. Click here for a list of all the churches, synagogues, temples and mosques in Vernonia, Oregon. |
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| Click here for your guide to Vernonia Oregon Parks and Recreation information. |
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| Scout Cabin features a
large meeting room, fully equipped kitchen and adjacent
gazebo. 901 Park Drive Cedar Ridge Retreat & Conference Center, offers Amazing 300 foot slip n'slide, heated outdoor swimming pool, creek, horseshoes, bingo, croquet, walking trails, basketball, 9 hole frisbee golf course, volleyball, soccer, ping pong, campfire, nearby hiking and horseback riding. Keasey Road, Vernonia, OR 97064 Phone: 503-429-2801 |
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| Vernonia Demographics taken from
the 2000 Census. Population was reported as 2,228, with 49.9% male and 50.1% female. The median age was 32.1. 186 or 8.3% were under 5, 1,471 or 66% were 18 years or older, and 219 or 9.8% were 65 and older. This compares to the United States in which 6.8% are under 5, 74.3% are 18 and older, and 12.4% are 65 and older. 2,125 or 95.4% White, .2% Black, 1.4% American Indian & Alaska Native, .5% Asian, .1% Native Hawaiian & other Pacific Islander, and 2.2% Hispanic or Latino. Housing Total housing units = 880 Occupied housing units = 789 Owner-occupied housing = 607 Renter-occupied housing = 182 Vacant housing units = 91 Social Characteristics of the population 25 years & older 84.3% high school graduate or higher 10.4% Bachelor's degree or higher 18.1% Civilian veterans 18 years and over 17.8% disability status for ages 5 and older 59.1% males 15 years and older are married 63.1% of females 15 and older are married. Economic 60.8% of those 16 and older are working Median house hold income is $41,181 Median family income in 1999 was $48,563 8.6% of families are below the poverty level 9.7% of individuals are below the poverty level |
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| Library is open 39 hours a week. Hours: Monday, Wednesday & Friday: 10 am to 5 pm, Tuesday & Thursday: 1 pm - 7 pm, Saturday: 10 pm - 4 pm. Phone: 503-429-1818 |
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| Vernonia Golf Club offers an 18
hole course. 15961 Timber Road East, Vernonia, Oregon
97064. Phone: 1-800-64-GOLF (503) 429-6811 Habitat For Humanity near Vernonia. Forest Grove, Oregon: West Tuality HFH, PO Box 806, Forest Grove, OR 97116-0806 Phone: (503) 357-1201. Saint Helens, Oregon: Columbia County HFH, PO Box 921, Saint Helens, OR 97051-0921 Phone: (503) 556-4304 Hillsboro, Oregon: Willamette West HFH, 5293 NE Elam Young, Pkwy Ste 140, Hillsboro, OR 97124-7558 Phone: (503) 844-7606 "The Friends of the Library" are a group of people who promote the library and its services and raise money through an annual Book Sale held on the Saturday of the Jamboree weekend. |
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Vernonia Restaurants:
Buckhorn Restaurant, 934 Bridge St, Vernonia,
OR 97064 Phone: (503) 429-3751 |
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Larry Steele Basketball Camp, PO Box 296 Vernonia,
OR 97064 Phone: 503-429-2801. Lee's U-catch, 54658 South Hwy 47, Vernonia, OR 97064. Phone: 503-429-2450. Vernonia Golf Course is an 18 hole course. 15961 Timber Road East Vernonia, Oregon 97064. 1-800-64-GOLF (503) 429-6811 |
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| Clark Parker was the
first settler in the Upper Nehalem Valley. In 1874 he
began homesteading on the East side of the Nehalem
River. In 1875 Van Blaricom came and homesteaded along
Rock Creek which is the main part of town now.
Volunteers started the first road out of the upper
valley to the North in 1879. It was a dirt wagon road
and is known today as the 'St. Helens-Pittsburg'. In
1880 a violent windstorm followed by extraordinary snow
closed all roads from fallen trees and isolated the area
for months. Vernonia has had severe weather conditions several times. The first recorded great flood was in 1895 which swamped the city. This happened again in 1996, a century later/ Mail service began in 1891. In 1920, Vernonia was the site of the Oregon-American Sawmill which was supposed to be the largest in the world. It fed logging railroads in all directions but by 1950 the timber was gone. While the timber eventually grew back the sawmill did not come back. Vernonia was named for the daughter of one of the original settlers, Ozias Cherrington who moved there in 1876. The daughter's name was Vernona and she never even came to Oregon. |
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