Editing Altamont, Oregon

{{Short description| Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Altamont, Oregon
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|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Oregon]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Oregon|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Klamath County, Oregon|Klamath]]
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|unit_pref                = Imperial
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|area_total_km2           = 20.93
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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|population_total         = 20233
|population_density_km2   = 966.52
|population_density_sq_mi = 2503.15
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|timezone                 = [[Pacific Time Zone|Pacific (PST)]]
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 97603<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zipdatamaps.com/97603|title=Altamont OR ZIP Code|publisher=zipdatamaps.com|year=2023|access-date=June 16, 2023}}</ref>
|area_code                = [[Area codes 458 and 541|458 and 541]]
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|blank_info               = 41-01850<ref name="Census 2020" />
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|blank1_info              = 2407733<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2407733}}</ref>
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'''Altamont''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) and [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[Klamath County, Oregon|Klamath County]], [[Oregon]], United States, southeast of [[Klamath Falls, Oregon|Klamath Falls]].<ref name=gnis/> As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 Census]], the population was 20,233.<ref name="Census 2020">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4101850| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Altamont CDP, Oregon| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American FactFinder| access-date=April 16, 2019| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213053646/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4101850| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> All mailing addresses in Altamont are Klamath Falls addresses, although Altamont is outside of the [[city limits]] of Klamath Falls.

==History==
Altamont may have been named after a locally famous [[Harness racing|trotting horse]] named Altamont, by a prominent local horseman, Jay Beach.<!--<ref name="harness">{{cite web| last = Hervey| first = John| title = "Eat 'Em Up Cookie!" Recalling Klamath 2:07½, the "Oregon Wonder," and His Master, Tom Raymond| work = Harness Horse| publisher = A  Harness Racing-Standardbred Community| date = January 29, 1936| url = http://www.mi-harness.net/publct/hh/klamath.html| access-date = 2007-07-31 }}{{dead link|date=December 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>--><ref name="OGN">{{cite book|last=McArthur|first=Lewis A.|title=[[Oregon Geographic Names]]|author2=McArthur|first2=Lewis L.|publisher=[[Oregon Historical Society]] Press|year=2003|isbn=0-87595-277-1|edition=Seventh|location=[[Portland, Oregon|Portland]], [[Oregon]]|author-link=Lewis A. McArthur|author2-link=Lewis L. McArthur|orig-year=1928}}</ref> An Altamont post office was in operation from 1895 to 1902.<ref name="OGN"/>

==Geography==
Altamont is located in southern Klamath County at {{convert|4144|ft}} above sea level.<ref name=gnis/> It is bordered to the north and west by the city of Klamath Falls, the [[county seat]]. [[Oregon Route 39]] passes through the center of the community as South 6th Street and the [[Crater Lake]] Parkway, while [[Oregon Route 140]] (Southside Expressway) runs along the southern edge of the community. OR 39 leads northwest into Klamath Falls and southeast {{convert|21|mi}} to the [[California]] border at [[Hatfield, California–Oregon|Hatfield]], while OR 140 leads east {{convert|93|mi}} to [[Lakeview, Oregon|Lakeview]] and west {{Convert|72|mi}} to [[White City, Oregon|White City]] near [[Medford, Oregon|Medford]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the Altamont CDP has a total area of {{convert|21.0|km2|order=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2020" />

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1950= 9419
|1960= 10811
|1970= 15746
|1980= 19805
|1990= 18591
|2000= 19603
|2010= 19257
|2020= 20233
|footnote=source:<ref>
{{cite web
  |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=CENSUS OF POPULATION AND HOUSING (1790-2000)|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2010-07-30|df=mdy-all
  }}
</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>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 19,603 people, 7,777 households, and 5,420 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|2,248.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 8,315 housing units at an average density of {{convert|953.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.

'''The racial makeup of the CDP was:'''
* 88.65% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]]
* 0.64% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]]
* 3.52% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
* 0.77% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
* 0.14% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
* 2.82% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]]
* 3.47% from two or more races

6.76% of the population were [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race.

'''There were 7,777 households, out of which:'''
* 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them
* 53.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together
* 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present
* 30.3% were non-families
* 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals
* 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older

The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.96.

'''The age distribution was:'''
* 26.7% under the age of 18
* 7.7% from 18 to 24
* 25.8% from 25 to 44
* 22.9% from 45 to 64
* 16.8% who were 65 years of age or older

The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.2 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $31,831, and the median income for a family was $37,715. Males had a median income of $31,229 versus $22,495 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $15,957. About 9.4% of families and 13.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 19.4% of those under age 18 and 6.4% of those 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Klamath County, Oregon}}

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[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Klamath County, Oregon]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Oregon]]
[[Category:1895 establishments in Oregon]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1895]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Klamath County, Oregon]]
[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Oregon]]