ZIP Code 97381

Silverton is a city in Marion County, Oregon, United States. It is situated along the 45th parallel about 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Salem. The city is named after Silver Creek, which flows through the town from Silver Falls into the Pudding River, and thence into the Willamette River. The population was 9,222 at the time of the 2010 census. Human habitation of the Silverton area extends back approximately 6,000 years before the present. Farming was Silverton's first major industry, and has been a dominant land-use activity in and around Silverton since the mid-19th century. The agricultural richness of the environs is due to massive and repeated floods from prehistoric Lake Missoula in western Montana. Silverton is part of the Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area, and the population core of theSilver Falls School District. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.47 square miles (8.99 km²), of which 3.43 sq mi (8 km²) is land and 0.04sq mi (0.10sq km) is water.Silverton's elevation is between 200 and 250 feet (61 and 76 m) above mean sea level with the steep-sided, heavily-wooded Waldo Hills to the south rising an additional 200ft (61 m) Silverton has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "bb" on climate maps.

Geography

Silverton is situated on the eastern edge of the Willamette Valley, a fertile and alluvial plain. The agricultural richness of the environs is due to massive and repeated floods from prehistoric Lake Missoula in western Montana. Silverton's elevation is between 200 and 250 feet (61 and 76 m) above mean sea level with the steep-sided, heavily-wooded Waldo Hills to the south rising an additional 200 feet. The city has a total area of 3.47 square miles (8.99 km²), of which 3.43 square miles of land is land and 0.04 sq miles (0.10 km²) is water. The region experiences warm (with occasional hot spells) and dry summers, but with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F (22.0 °C) According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Silverton has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps. Precipitation, primarily in the form of fall and winter rain, ranges between 40 and 50 inches (1,000 and 1,300 mm) annually.Silverton lies on either side of Silver Creek, a tributary of the Pudding River, which joins the Molalla River before emptying into the northward-flowing Willamett River. Abiqua Creek also empties into the P pudding River; it flows across the eastern valley north of Silverton, further draining the land around the city.

Demographics

As of the census of 2010, there were 9,222 people, 3,452 households, and 2,442 families residing in Silverton. There were 3,477 housing units, 18.1% of which were housing units in multi-unit structures. The homeownership rate was 64.3% and the median value of owner-occupied housing units was $229,700. The median household income was $51,687. About 10.4% of families and 13.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.7% of those under age 18. Silverton's gender makeup was 47.6% male and 52.4%. The median salary for a male was $34,707 while the median for a female was $24,479. Major employers in 2000 included the Silver Falls School District (400+ employees), Silverton Hospital (402), Champion Homes (200+), Brucepac (100+), and Mallorie's Dairy (90). The racial makeup of Silverton was 89.4%) White, 11.6%. Hispanic or Latino of any race, 1.09% Native American, 0.43% Asian, 0,21% African American, and 8.83% other races. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.15. The. median age in Silveron was 33 (31 for males and 35 for females). 37.7%. were under the age of 18, 13.4. were 65 years of age or older, 47% were male and 53% female.

Education

Silverton is the population core of the Silver Falls School District, which, in addition to Silverton, serves nearby Scotts Mills in as well as communities in the surrounding foothills up to Silver Falls State Park. Voters passed a bond levy in 1994 for construction of a new high school to be completed in two phases. The first phase was completed in 1997, with a capacity for 500 students. The second phase was not completed until the summer of 2009, after voters passed a new bond levy. In autumn 2009, students at the high school's old campus moved into the new campus at 802 Schlador Street. As of October 2014, the School District was seeking proposals from architectural firms for completion of the Middle School Schlador Campus Reconstruction in Silverton. In 2014, Silverton High School's enrolled students numbered 1,196. Of those students, 39% were judged to be economically disadvantaged. 36.9% were entitled to receive a free or reduced-rate lunch. 14% of the student population were disabled, 11% were English language learners. The racial makeup of the school was 81.7% White, 14.5% Hispanic, 0.9 African-American, 0.6 Native American, 1.5 Asian, and Unknown. Silverton and Silver Falls District formed a partnership to support, maintain, and operate Silverton's local access cable channel, SCAN-TV. In 2006, the two districts formed an agreement to support and maintain the channel.

History

Silverton was first known as Silver Creek but the name was changed a year later. The first white settlers arrived at Silver Creek in the 1800s. In 1854, the town was abandoned and the settlers moved downstream to the current spot of Silverton. The town continued to grow until now, where it now has over 10,000 people. In June 2008, an unarmed Irish citizen, Andrew James (AJ) Hanlon, aged 20, was killed by a police officer, Tony Gonzalez, in controversial circumstances. Gonzalez, who was responding to a reported disturbance of the peace, shot the unarmed Hanlon five times, although Hanlon's sister recalled seeing seven bullets in her brother's body. On December 7, 2008, Gonzalez was sentenced to 6 years and 3 months imprisonment when he pleaded guilty to sexually abusing a teenage girl. He had been arrested in July and charged with child abuse. On 24 July 2008, a Marion County grand jury found that because Gonzalez had testified that he believed that Andrew James Hanlon was armed, his killing was justified. Eight days later, on August 1, 2008, and just over a month after Andrew was killed on the 30th of June, Gonzalez resigned from Silverton's police department. The city's establishment "had closed ranks on" the Hanlon family to protect Gonzalez, according to Andrew's mother. Requests for transparency were greeted by obfuscation and secrecy. It took six hours for the police to inform his sister of the death, despite her living only a mile away. Protests outside Silverton City Hall were also ignored.

Points of interest

Silverton is the gateway to Silver Falls State Park, Oregon's largest state park. The Oregon Garden, an 80-acre (32 ha) botanical park, is in Silverton. The Palace Theater has survived two fires, one in 1935 that destroyed a large portion of downtown, and the other in April 2012. The first openly transgender mayor in the United States, Stu Rasmussen, was the mayor of Silverton in the 1970s and 1980s. Silverton is home to one of the last remaining examples of the Usonian style of architecture, the Gordon House, which was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in the late 1800s and early 1900s. It is located on the grounds of the Oregon Botanical Garden, which is open to the public every day of the year except when the weather is bad. The city is also home to the Oregon State Museum, which has been open since the 1930s, and is the oldest museum in the U.S. of its kind. It also has a National Park Service museum, which opened in the 1950s and is located in the town's historic district. The town is also the site of the world's first gay pride parade, which took place in the early 1960s and was attended by more than 1,000 people. It's also the home of the first openly gay mayor, who was the first to be elected to office in the state of Oregon in the 1980s and 1990s. The City of Goldsmith, which dates back to 1788, is the only city in Oregon to have a city hall, which stands on a former gold mine site.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Silverton, Marion County, Oregon = 72.2. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 60. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 100. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Silverton = 2.9 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 17,161 individuals with a median age of 32.6 age the population grows by 28.29% in Silverton, Marion County, Oregon population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 2,989.45 residents per square mile of area (1,154.25/km²). There are average 2.78 people per household in the 3,392 households with an average household income of $46,216 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 10.60% of the available work force and has dropped -3.80% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 21.80%. The number of physicians in Silverton per 100,000 population = 180.6.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Silverton = 46.7 inches and the annual snowfall = 3.5 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 162. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 157. 79 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 33.6 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 66, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Silverton, Marion County, Oregon which are owned by the occupant = 56.17%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 29 years with median home cost = $199,680 and home appreciation of -8.88%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $12.22 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $4,636 per student. There are 18.1 students for each teacher in the school, 285 students for each Librarian and 456 students for each Counselor. 5.65% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 14.89% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 6.89% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).