Editing Beaver, Oregon

{{Short description| Unincorporated community in Oregon, US}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Beaver, Oregon
|settlement_type          = [[Census-designated place]] (CDP)
|nickname                 = 
|motto                    =

<!-- Images -->
|image_skyline            = Beaver, Oregon.jpg
|imagesize                = 250px
|image_caption            = 
|image_flag               = 
|image_seal               =

<!-- Maps -->
|image_map = Tillamook_County_Oregon_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Beaver_Highlighted.svg
|mapsize                  = 250px
|map_caption              = Location of Beaver, Oregon
|image_map1               = 
|mapsize1                 = 
|map_caption1             =

<!-- Location -->
|subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Oregon]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Oregon|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Tillamook County, Oregon|Tillamook]]

<!-- Government -->
|government_footnotes     = 
|government_type          = 
|leader_title             = 
|leader_name              = 
|leader_title1            = 
|leader_name1             = 
|established_title        = 
|established_date         =

<!-- Area -->
|unit_pref                = Imperial
|area_footnotes           = <ref name="TigerWebMapServer">{{cite web|title=ArcGIS REST Services Directory|url=https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/5/query?where=STATE='41'&outFields=NAME,STATE,PLACE,AREALAND,AREAWATER,LSADC,CENTLAT,CENTLON&orderByFields=PLACE&returnGeometry=false&returnTrueCurves=false&f=json|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 12, 2022}}</ref>
|area_magnitude           = 
|area_total_km2           = 1.00
|area_land_km2            = 1.00
|area_water_km2           = 0.00
|area_total_sq_mi         = 0.39
|area_land_sq_mi          = 0.39
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.00

<!-- Population -->
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = <ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly"/>
|population_total         = 163
|population_density_km2   = 162.88
|population_density_sq_mi = 422.28

<!-- General information -->
|timezone                 = [[Pacific Time Zone|Pacific (PST)]]
|utc_offset               = -8
|timezone_DST             = PDT
|utc_offset_DST           = -7
|elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis/>
|elevation_ft             = 108
|coordinates              = {{coord|45|16|27|N|123|49|10|W|type:city_region:US-OR_source:gnis|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 97108
|area_code                = [[Area code 503|503]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 41-05200<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 2407817<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2407817}}</ref>
|website                  = 
|footnotes                = 
}}
'''Beaver''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[Tillamook County, Oregon|Tillamook County]], [[Oregon]], United States, along [[U.S. Route 101 in Oregon|U.S. Route 101]] and the [[Nestucca River]], about {{convert|12|mi|km}} south of [[Tillamook, Oregon|Tillamook]]. For statistical purposes, the [[United States Census Bureau]] has defined Beaver as a [[census-designated place]] (CDP). The census definition of the area may not precisely correspond to local understanding of the area with the same name. The population of the CDP was 122 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_PL_GCTPL2.ST10&prodType=table United States Census]{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

==History==
Beaver post office was established in 1889.<ref name=OGN>{{Cite OGN|7th|page=64}}</ref> The [[American beaver]] was important to the early economy of the [[Oregon Country]], and numerous places were named for the industrious rodent.<ref name=OGN/> The pioneers of Oregon associated the beaver's industry with the growth of their new home.<ref name=OGN/>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|0.4|sqmi|km2}}, all of it land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2020= 163
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</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" /> of 2000, there were 145 people, 60 households, and 43 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|365.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 73 housing units at an average density of {{convert|183.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 93.10% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.38% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 5.52% from two or more races.

There were 60 households, out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.7% were non-families. 23.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.84.

In the CDP, the population dispersal was 25.5% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 23.4% from 25 to 44, 29.0% from 45 to 64, and 16.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.9 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $34,286, and the median income for a family was $38,542. Males had a median income of $21,250 versus $13,750 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $17,284. None of the families and 7.9% of the population lived below the [[poverty line]], including none under 18 and 26.1% of those over 64.

==Education==
Beaver is served by the [[Nestucca Valley School District]].<!--UNI 08700--><ref>{{cite map|author=Geography Division|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st41_or/schooldistrict_maps/c41057_tillamook/DC20SD_C41057.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Tillamook County, OR|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|date=December 18, 2020|access-date=2025-04-08}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st41_or/schooldistrict_maps/c41057_tillamook/DC20SD_C41057_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

At one time, it was the home of an elementary school and district's middle school, but both are now closed.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nestucca.k12.or.us/nvms/ |title=Nestucca Valley Middle School |access-date=2007-05-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050126230103/http://www.nestucca.k12.or.us/nvms/ |archive-date=2005-01-26 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The county is in the [[Tillamook Bay Community College]] district.<ref>{{cite map |title=Oregon Community Colleges and Community College Districts |url=https://www.clatsopcc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/02-2-OR-CC-color-map.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.clatsopcc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/02-2-OR-CC-color-map.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |access-date=2025-04-08 |website=[[Oregon Department of Community Colleges & Workforce Development]]}}</ref>

==Parks and recreation==
Munson Creek Falls, the tallest [[waterfall]] in the [[Oregon Coast Range]], is in the [[Munson Creek Falls State Natural Site]] near Beaver.<ref>[http://www.oregonstateparks.org/park_245.php Munson Creek State Natural Site]</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.southtillamookcounty.com/nvmsheritage.htm Nestucca Valley Middle School Heritage Project]

{{Tillamook County, Oregon}}

{{authority control}}

[[Category:Census-designated places in Oregon]]
[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Tillamook County, Oregon]]
[[Category:1889 establishments in Oregon]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1889]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Tillamook County, Oregon]]
[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Oregon]]