Editing Echo, Oregon

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|official_name            = Echo, Oregon
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|image_caption            = St. Peter's Catholic Church, dedicated 1913, in Echo
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|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Oregon]]
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Umatilla County, Oregon|Umatilla]]
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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|population_total         = 632
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|population_density_km2   = 422.20
|population_density_sq_mi = 1093.43
|timezone                 = [[Pacific Standard Time Zone|Pacific]]
|utc_offset               = -8
|timezone_DST             = Pacific
|utc_offset_DST           = -7
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|website                  = [http://www.echo-oregon.com www.echo-oregon.com]
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 97826
|area_code                = [[Area codes 541 and 458|458 and 541]]
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|blank_info               = 41-22200<ref name ="wwwcensusgov"/>
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'''Echo''' is a city in [[Umatilla County, Oregon|Umatilla County]], [[Oregon]], United States. The population was 699 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]]. It is part of the [[Pendleton, Oregon|Pendleton]]&ndash;[[Hermiston, Oregon|Hermiston]] [[Pendleton-Hermiston micropolitan area|Micropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History==
[[Image:Bank of Echo - Echo Historical Museum - Echo Oregon.jpg|thumb|left|Former Bank of Echo, now the Echo Historical Museum]]
[[File:Echo Memorial Cemetery Gate.jpg|thumb|Cemetery in Echo, Oregon|alt=|left]]
The original [[Oregon Trail]] passed just south of Echo. When the Columbia Plateau Route opened in 1847, it passed directly through Echo, crossing the [[Umatilla River]]. This eventually became the primary route of the Oregon Trail. Frequently pioneers would stay in [[Fort Henrietta Park|Lower Crossing Camp]], also located in Echo (the Upper Crossing being at [[Pendleton, Oregon|Pendleton]]).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://echo-oregon.com/|title=Home|website=City of Echo}}</ref> In the 1860s, settlers began moving into the area, and built a ferry crossing the Umatilla River at Echo. The city of Echo is named after Echo Koontz, daughter of Cynthia and J. H. Koontz.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://echo-oregon.com/history/ |title=History of Echo - City of Echo |website=echo-oregon.com |access-date=22 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125190015/https://echo-oregon.com/history/ |archive-date=25 January 2021 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Agriculture was the first draw, with [[alfalfa]] and corn being the main crops. A town was platted by 1880, and the [[Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company]] built a railroad through Echo by 1883, which made the town a shipping point for [[wool]], cattle and sheep during the early 1900s. Echo was incorporated in 1904.
On December 22, 1927, [[William Edward Hickman]], the murderer of [[Marion Parker]] in [[Los Angeles]] on December 17, was arrested by police near the town. The place of Hickman's arrest was commemorated by a billboard.<ref>{{cite web|last=Masek|first=Mark|title=Grave Spotlight - Marion Parker|url=http://cemeteryguide.com/PendletonBillboard.jpg|work=www.cemeteryguide.com|access-date=30 March 2013}}</ref>

==Geography==
Echo is {{convert|8|mi|km|0}} south of Hermiston and {{convert|20|mi|km}} west of Pendleton in northeastern Oregon.<ref>{{cite web|title=Welcome Center, City of Echo|url=http://www.echo-oregon.com/|publisher=City of Echo|access-date=2015-06-02}}</ref> It lies along the Umatilla River about {{convert|1|mi|km|0}} south of [[Interstate 84 in Oregon|Interstate 84]] and [[U.S. Route 395]].<ref>{{cite book|title=The 2013 Road Atlas|publisher=Rand McNally|year=2013|page=85|location=Chicago|isbn=978-052-80062-2-7}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.58|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all of it land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2012-12-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=2012-01-25 }}</ref>

===Climate===
According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Echo has a [[semi-arid climate]], abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.<ref>{{cite web|title=Echo, Oregon|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=465253&cityname=Echo%2C+Oregon%2C+United+States+of+America&units=|work=Weatherbase|publisher=CantyMedia|access-date=2015-06-02}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1910= 400
|1920= 501
|1930= 311
|1940= 280
|1950= 457
|1960= 456
|1970= 479
|1980= 624
|1990= 499
|2000= 650
|2010= 699
|2020= 632
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</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]] of 2010, there were 699 people, 245 households, and 177 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1205.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 256 housing units at an average density of {{convert|441.4|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 86.1% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.0% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.7% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 9.6% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 2.6% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 12.4% of the population.<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-12-21}}</ref>

There were 245 households, of which 40.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 17.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 27.8% were non-families. 22.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.22.<ref name ="wwwcensusgov"/>

The median age in the city was 37.5 years. 30% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.1% were from 25 to 44; 26.2% were from 45 to 64; and 13.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.5% male and 49.5% female.<ref name ="wwwcensusgov"/>

===2000 census===
As of the census of 2000, there were 650 people, 240 households, and 168 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,091.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 252 housing units at an average density of {{convert|423.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 89.38% White, 0.15% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.46% Native American, 0.31% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 6.92% from other races, and 2.77% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.15% of the population.<ref name ="wwwcensusgov"/>

There were 240 households, out of which 36.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.7% were married couples living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.0% were non-families. 22.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.18.<ref name ="wwwcensusgov"/>

In the city, the population was spread out, with 29.1% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.3 males.<ref name ="wwwcensusgov"/>

The median income for a household in the city was $34,464, and the median income for a family was $35,833. Males had a median income of $31,125 versus $20,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $15,879. About 8.9% of families and 15.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 24.2% of those under age 18 and 11.8% of those age 65 or over.<ref name ="wwwcensusgov"/>

== Parks and recreation ==
* [[Oregon Trail Arboretum]]
* [[Fort Henrietta Park]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [https://sos.oregon.gov/blue-book/Pages/local/cities/e-k/echo.aspx Entry for Echo] in the ''[[Oregon Blue Book]]''
* {{Oregon Encyclopedia|echo|Echo|Doyle, Susan Badger}}

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[[Category:Cities in Oregon]]
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[[Category:Cities in Umatilla County, Oregon]]