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==Demographics== {{US Census population |1890= 405 |1900= 828 |1910= 1616 |1920= 1656 |1930= 1675 |1940= 1982 |1950= 2395 |1960= 3120 |1970= 7495 |1980= 11196 |1990= 13404 |2000= 20100 |2010= 24080 |2020= 27827 |estyear=2022 |estimate=29173 |estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2019.html|date=May 24, 2020|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 27, 2020}}</ref> |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|author=United States Census Bureau|author-link=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 26, 2014}}</ref><br>2018 Estimate<ref name="2018 Pop Estimate">{{cite web|title=Population Estimates|url=https://census.gov/data/tables/2018/demo/popest/total-cities-and-towns.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=June 8, 2018}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:41&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=Oct 12, 2022}}</ref> }} ===2010 census=== As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=QuickFacts: Woodburn city, Oregon |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/woodburncityoregon |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2012-12-21}}</ref> of 2010, there were 24,080 people, 7,545 households, and 5,375 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|4484.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 8,283 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1542.5|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}. The racial makeup of the city was 60.4% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.5% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 2.8% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.8% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 31.5% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 3.8% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 58.9% of the population. There were 7,545 households, of which 35.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 28.8% were non-families. 24.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.17 and the average family size was 3.74. The median age in the city was 31.7 years. 30.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.2% were from 25 to 44; 17.9% were from 45 to 64; and 15.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.2% male and 49.8% female. ===2000 census=== As of 2000,<ref name="GR2" /> there were 6,274 households, out of which 34.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.1% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.4% were non-families. 23.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.11 and the average family size was 3.63. In the city, the population was spread out, with 30.9% under the age of 18,<ref name="prc" /> and, as of 2000, 11.8% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 14.6% from 45 to 64, and 18.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.7 males. [[File:OR Woodburn Cityhall.JPG|thumb|Woodburn city hall]] As of 2000, the median income for a household in the city was $33,722, and the median income for a family was $36,730. Males had a median income of $21,702 versus $22,606 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,954. About 11.5% of families and 17.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.6% of those under age 18 and 8.8% of those age 65 or over. According to the 2000 Census, English is the most popular language, used by 46.53% of the general population and 25.94% of those aged 5β17. On the other hand, Spanish is used by 45.83% and 60.41% respectively, while Russian & Ukrainian are spoken by 7.02% among the general population and 13.64% of those aged 5β17.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mla.org/map_data_results&state_id=41&place_id=83750&cty_id=|title=Data Center Results}}</ref> ===Old Believers=== Woodburn is home for a sizable community of [[Old Believers|Russian Orthodox Old Believers]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Kramer|first= Andrew |others=Associated Press|title=Three Centuries on, Russian Old Believers Hang on in Oregon |newspaper= The Berkeley Daily Planet |url = http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2001-11-24/article/8516?headline=Three-centuries-on-Russian-Old-Believers-hang-on-in-Oregon |date= November 24, 2001 |access-date=2021-03-03}}</ref> This Christian traditionalist church had escaped persecution from the official [[Russian Orthodox Church]] and moved to the United States from [[Turkey]] in the 1950s. Its women wear traditional long skirts and scarfs, and its men wear beards. Also present in the city are communities of Russian [[Molokan]]s, [[Doukhobor]]s and recent refugees from the former USSR: Ukrainian and Russian Pentecostals and Baptists. ===Mexican immigration=== In the 1950s, Mexican immigration to Oregon began to increase. Woodburn became a destination that accumulated immigrant farmworkers, and was a place where Mexican workers were caught in sweeps during a federal initiative called [[Operation Wetback]], which returned about one million illegal immigrants to Mexico. Immigration of Mexicans to Woodburn continued to increase through the 1980s, when Latinos made up about 2.5 percent of Oregon's population. By the early 21st century, 59% of the population of Woodburn was Latino, with a mix of first-generation immigrants and long-term residents.<ref>{{cite web |author=Jerry Garcia |date=September 17, 2020 |title=Latinos in Oregon (essay) |website=The Oregon Encyclopedia |url=https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/hispanics_in_oregon/#.X_a1M9hKiUk }}</ref> ===Woodburn Estates=== Woodburn is also home to the largest 55+ retirement community in Oregon<ref>{{cite web|url=https://woodburnestatesgolf.com/|title=Woodburn Estates & Golf 55+ Community|access-date=April 24, 2021}}</ref> with 1510 single family homes, a mobile home park, a private, eighteen hole golf course surrounding a clubhouse with auditorium, swimming pool, fitness center, restaurant, billiards room, crafts room, RV storage, and a variety of social events, clubs and activities. The Woodburn Estates are located between [[Interstate 5]], running down the middle of Oregon, and North Boones Ferry Road, which can take you from [[Oregon Route 99E]], connecting you to Portland, and just south of the [[Willamette River]], near [[Wilsonville, Oregon|Wilsonville]].
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