Editing Chenoweth, Oregon

{{Short description|Community in Oregon, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name            = Chenoweth, Oregon
| settlement_type          = [[Census-designated place]] (CDP)
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| image_caption            = [[The Dalles-Wahtonka High School|Wahtonka High School]] in Chenoweth
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| map_caption              = Location of Chenoweth, Oregon
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| 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        = [[Wasco County, Oregon|Wasco]]

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| unit_pref                = Imperial
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| area_total_km2           = 14.62
| area_land_km2            = 14.58
| area_water_km2           = 0.04
| area_total_sq_mi         = 5.64
| area_land_sq_mi          = 5.63
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| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes     = <ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly"/>
| population_total         = 1975
| population_density_km2   = 135.45
| population_density_sq_mi = 350.80

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| timezone                 = [[Pacific Time Zone|Pacific (PST)]]
| utc_offset               = -8
| timezone_DST             = PDT
| utc_offset_DST           = -7
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| elevation_ft             = 784
| coordinates              = {{coord|45|37|20|N|121|14|12|W|region:US-OR|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type                = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 97058<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zipdatamaps.com/97058|title=Chenoweth 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               = 41-12800<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>
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| native_name              = Chenowith (locally)
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'''Chenoweth''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[Wasco County, Oregon|Wasco County]], [[Oregon]], United States.<ref name=gnis/> Locally the alternative spelling of '''Chenowith''' is used, such as for the 'Chenowith Elementary School'.<ref>{{cite web|title=Chenowith Elementary School|url=http://www.nwasco.k12.or.us/chenowith|accessdate=21 October 2013}}</ref> For statistical purposes, the [[United States Census Bureau]] has defined Chenoweth 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 3,412 at the 2000 census.

==History==
The town of Chenoweth was named after Justin Chenoweth (1825–1898), an [[Illinois]] native.<ref>{{cite web|title=The mystery of Justin Chenoweth|url=http://winquatt.livejournal.com/32352.html|accessdate=21 October 2013}}</ref> He was the son of John Chenoweth and Nancy Rose, who homesteaded in the area in the 1850s and '60s. Justin Chenoweth married Mary H. Vickers on December 9, 1852, in Wasco County.<ref>{{cite web
 | url = http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv10960
 | title = Guide to the Justin Chenoweth Papers 1848-1977
 | work = [[Northwest Digital Archives]]
 | accessdate = 2013-05-24
}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|6.7|sqmi|km2}}, of which, {{convert|6.7|sqmi|km2}} of it is land and 0.15% is water.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2020= 1975
|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 3,412 people, 1,311 households, and 942 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|510.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,387 housing units at an average density of {{convert|207.5|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 87.40% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.18% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.91% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.88% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.29% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 6.86% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.49% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 10.90% of the population.

There were 1,311 households, out of which 33.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 14.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.1% were non-families. 23.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 26.2% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 16.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.6 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $32,794, and the median income for a family was $41,552. Males had a median income of $38,856 versus $19,276 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $15,497. About 15.4% of families and 15.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 24.6% of those under age 18 and 2.2% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Wasco County, Oregon}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Oregon]]
[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Wasco County, Oregon]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Wasco County, Oregon]]
[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Oregon]]