Editing Enterprise, Oregon

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name          = Enterprise, Oregon
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|image_caption          = Aerial view of Enterprise
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|map_caption            = Location in [[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      = [[Wallowa County, Oregon|Wallowa]]
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|population_total       = 2052
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|population_density_km2 = 540.02
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|timezone               = [[Pacific Standard Time Zone|Pacific]]
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|postal_code            = 97828
|area_code              = [[Area codes 541 and 458|458 and 541]]
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'''Enterprise''' is a city in [[Wallowa County, Oregon|Wallowa County]], [[Oregon]]. Enterprise serves as Wallowa County's [[county seat]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web |url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011}}</ref> The population was 1,940 in the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref name="psu">[http://www.pdx.edu/media/p/r/prcCertifiedRelease_07_web_cities.pdf PSU:Population Research Center] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080227001633/http://www.pdx.edu/media/p/r/prcCertifiedRelease_07_web_cities.pdf |date=February 27, 2008 }}</ref>

== History ==
[[File:Enterprise-Oregon-1912.jpg|thumb|right|Enterprise, c.1912]]
[[Image:Near Enterprise, Oregon.JPG|thumb|right|Near Enterprise, Oregon]]
Enterprise was [[plat]]ted in 1886,<ref name="main">{{cite book |last=Bailey |first=Barbara Ruth |title=Main Street: Northeastern Oregon |publisher=[[Oregon Historical Society]] |year=1982 |isbn=0-87595-073-6 |page=29}}</ref> and in 1887 residents considered ''Bennett Flat,'' ''Wallowa City'', ''Franklin'', and other possibilities before voting for ''Enterprise'' during a community meeting in a tent owned by a mercantile company.<ref name="OGN">{{cite book |last=McArthur |first=Lewis A. |author-link=Lewis A. McArthur |author2=Lewis L. McArthur |author2-link=Lewis L. McArthur |title=[[Oregon Geographic Names]] |orig-year=1928 |edition=7th |year=2003 |publisher=[[Oregon Historical Society]] Press |location=Portland, Oregon |isbn=0-87595-277-1 |page=333}}</ref> The name was meant to reflect "the policy of its inhabitants".<ref>{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ |title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States |publisher=Govt. Print. Off. |author=Gannett, Henry |year=1905 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n119 120]}}</ref> In November 1887, a post office was established in the community, and Catherine Akin became the first postmaster.<ref name="OGN"/> The city was incorporated by the [[Oregon Legislative Assembly]] on February 21, 1889.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Leeds |first=W. H. |year=1899 |title=Special Laws |journal=The State of Oregon General and Special Laws and Joint Resolutions and Memorials Enacted and Adopted by the Twentieth Regular Session of the Legislative Assembly |publisher=State Printer |location=Salem, Oregon |page=858 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gsCwAAAAIAAJ&q=%22ocean%20grove%22%20seaside%20oregon&pg=PA858}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.53|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=December 21, 2012 |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=January 25, 2012}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1890= 242
|1900= 396
|1910= 1242
|1920= 1895
|1930= 1379
|1940= 1709
|1950= 1718
|1960= 1932
|1970= 1680
|1980= 2003
|1990= 1905
|2000= 1895
|2010= 1940
|2020= 2052
|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=October 12, 2022}}</ref>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2010, there were 1,940 people, 871 households, and 522 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1268.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 965 housing units at an average density of {{convert|630.7|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 95.9% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.3% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.6% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.5% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.5% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 2.2% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.1% 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=December 21, 2012}}</ref>

There were 871 households, of which 24.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 40.1% were non-families. 34.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.78.

The median age in the city was 46 years. 21.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.8% were from 25 to 44; 29.5% were from 45 to 64; and 21.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.1% male and 51.9% female.<ref name ="wwwcensusgov"/>

===2000 census===
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,895 people, 821 households, and 522 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,289.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 952 housing units at an average density of {{convert|647.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 96.46% White, 0.05% African American, 0.95% Native American, 0.32% Asian, 1.06% from other races, and 1.16% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.64% of the population.<ref name ="wwwcensusgov"/>

There were 821 households, out of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.8% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.4% were non-families. 32.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.80.<ref name ="wwwcensusgov"/>

In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.3% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 22.5% from 25 to 44, 27.1% from 45 to 64, and 20.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.1 males.<ref name ="wwwcensusgov"/>

The median income for a household in the city was $31,429, and the median income for a family was $39,338. Males had a median income of $29,688 versus $22,232 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $16,755. About 6.7% of families and 11.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 13.6% of those under age 18 and 7.4% of those age 65 or over.<ref name ="wwwcensusgov"/>

==Climate==
Enterprise has a [[humid continental climate]] ([[Köppen Climate Classification]] ''Dfb''), one of the less common climate types in Oregon.

On June 11, 1968, an [[Fujita scale|F2]] tornado hit Wallowa County, north of Enterprise. The tornado cut a path between {{convert|8|mi|km|abbr=on}} and {{convert|10|mi|km|0}} long, and between {{convert|0.5|mi|km|1}} and {{convert|2|mi|km|0}} wide. About {{convert|1800|acre|ha|0}} of prime timber were destroyed, with an estimated loss of between 5 and 50 million dollars.<ref>{{cite web |last=Miller |first=George R. |title=Oregon Tornadoes: More Fact Than Fiction |publisher=George R. Miller |url=http://www.ametsoc.org/chapters/oregon/Minutes/2011/2011_1_20_Meeting/2011_1_20_GeorgeMiller.ppt |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222010101/http://www.ametsoc.org/chapters/oregon/Minutes/2011/2011_1_20_Meeting/2011_1_20_GeorgeMiller.ppt |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 22, 2014 |access-date=March 27, 2018}}</ref>
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|Feb record high F  = 66
|Mar record high F  = 78
|Apr record high F  = 91
|May record high F  = 96
|Jun record high F  = 101
|Jul record high F  = 107
|Aug record high F  = 105
|Sep record high F  = 98
|Oct record high F  = 90
|Nov record high F  = 71
|Dec record high F  = 63
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|Jan high F         = 33.9
|Feb high F         = 40.0
|Mar high F         = 47.3
|Apr high F         = 56.7
|May high F         = 65.5
|Jun high F         = 72.3
|Jul high F         = 82.9
|Aug high F         = 82.1
|Sep high F         = 73.3
|Oct high F         = 61.2
|Nov high F         = 45.3
|Dec high F         = 36.5
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|Jan mean F         = 23.9
|Feb mean F         = 29.3
|Mar mean F         = 35.2
|Apr mean F         = 42.8
|May mean F         = 50.2
|Jun mean F         = 56.1
|Jul mean F         = 62.9
|Aug mean F         = 61.3
|Sep mean F         = 54.2
|Oct mean F         = 45.2
|Nov mean F         = 33.8
|Dec mean F         = 27.0

|Jan low F               = 13.9
|Feb low F               = 18.6
|Mar low F               = 23.0
|Apr low F               = 28.9
|May low F               = 34.8
|Jun low F               = 39.9
|Jul low F               = 42.8
|Aug low F               = 40.4
|Sep low F               = 35.1
|Oct low F               = 29.1
|Nov low F               = 22.3
|Dec low F               = 17.5
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|Feb record low F        = −36
|Mar record low F        = −21
|Apr record low F        = 0
|May record low F        = 14
|Jun record low F        = 22
|Jul record low F        = 28
|Aug record low F        = 23
|Sep record low F        = 13
|Oct record low F        = 0
|Nov record low F        = −22
|Dec record low F        = −32
|year record low F       =
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|Jan precipitation inch  = .91
|Feb precipitation inch  = .70
|Mar precipitation inch  = .99
|Apr precipitation inch  = 1.17
|May precipitation inch  = 1.66
|Jun precipitation inch  = 2.08
|Jul precipitation inch  = 0.69
|Aug precipitation inch  = 0.78
|Sep precipitation inch  = 1.01
|Oct precipitation inch  = 1.08
|Nov precipitation inch  = 1.00
|Dec precipitation inch  = 1.02
|year precipitation inch = 13.10
|Jan snow inch           = 10.9
|Feb snow inch           = 7.5
|Mar snow inch           = 7.0
|Apr snow inch           = 2.2
|May snow inch           = 0.4
|Jun snow inch           = 0.1
|Jul snow inch           = 0
|Aug snow inch           = 0
|Sep snow inch           = 0
|Oct snow inch           = 0.8
|Nov snow inch           = 4.7
|Dec snow inch           = 7.9
|year snow inch          = 41.6
|Jan precipitation days  = 11
|Feb precipitation days  = 10
|Mar precipitation days  = 13
|Apr precipitation days  = 14
|May precipitation days  = 13
|Jun precipitation days  = 11
|Jul precipitation days  = 7
|Aug precipitation days  = 6
|Sep precipitation days  = 6
|Oct precipitation days  = 8
|Nov precipitation days  = 14
|Dec precipitation days  = 11
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|source 1                = WRCC,<ref name = "Western Regional Climate Center" >{{cite web |url=http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?or2672 |title=Monthly Normals for Enterprise |access-date=June 15, 2016 |publisher=[[NOAA]]}}</ref>   Weatherbase <ref name = Weatherbase>{{cite web |url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=576253&refer=&cityname=Enterprise-Oregon-United-States-of-America |title=Enterprise, Oregon |work=Weatherbase |publisher=CantyMedia |access-date=February 28, 2012}}</ref>
|date                    = February 2012
}}

==Economy==
[[File:Wallowa County Courthouse, Enterprise - DPLA - 53613a84ffad1941f1416466a99e8574.jpg|thumb|right|Building on E Main St., Enterprise, Oregon, across from the [[Wallowa County Courthouse]]]]The Wallowa Memorial Hospital is a primary employer in the area.

Many cattlemen and farmers live in the Enterprise area, including representatives of the Oregon Cattleman's Association, the Wallowa County Stockgrowers, and other groups. Livestock continues to be the largest sector of Wallowa County's agricultural economy, which is vastly dominated by cattle. There are currently over 24,000 mother cows in the permanent herds with an additional 8,000 cattle from other areas grazing for the summer. There is nearly 5,000 head of sheep that summer in the county. These operations produce over $17.9 million of farm gate sales.
The crops portion of agriculture is much more diversified with nearly 9,000 acres of wheat, 4,200 acres of barley, with nearly 29,000 acres of hay (alfalfa, grass, and grain) grown. Added to the incidental "tree farm" income, crops in Wallowa County produce over $25 million. The total agricultural farm gate sales for Wallowa County was $43,519,000 in 2007.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.wallowacounty.org/categories/agriculture.php |title=Agriculture in Wallowa County: Crops in Wallowa County: 2007 Report |publisher=Wallowa County Chamber of Commerce |access-date=August 25, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304230526/http://www.wallowacounty.org/categories/agriculture.php |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
Enterprise has several commercial greenhouses that sell nursery stock and numerous individuals within the local community also grow vegetables in private greenhouses. The organization of private growers into a brokerage is an ongoing project and several private growers feature their wares at the Enterprise Farmers Market every Saturday throughout the summer.

Two bronze foundries, Parks Bronze and TW Bronze, are situated in Enterprise. Numerous artists, craftsmen and musicians call Enterprise home.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Walker |first1=Jerad |title=A powerful new musical voice emerges from Eastern Oregon |url=https://www.opb.org/article/2021/11/06/a-powerful-new-musical-voice-emerges-from-eastern-oregon/ |access-date=November 7, 2021 |publisher=Oregon Public Broadcasting |date=November 6, 2021}}</ref>

==Education==
[[File:Enterprise Oregon 2011 IMG 4511.jpg|thumb|right|240px|Enterprise with the Wallowa Mountains in the distance]]
* [[Enterprise High School (Oregon)|Enterprise High School]]
* Enterprise Elementary School<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home - Enterprise Elementary School |url=https://es.enterprise.k12.or.us/en-US |access-date=2025-02-22 |website=Home - Enterprise Elementary School |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Media==
* ''The Wallowa County Chieftain'' is the newspaper of record, in continuous publication since 1884.
* ''Wallowa Valley Online''

===Radio===
* [[KWVR (AM)]] 1340
* [[KWVR-FM]] 92.1
* [[KWRL]] FM 102.3
* [[KCMB]] FM 104.7

==Infrastructure==

===Transportation===
* [[Enterprise Municipal Airport (Oregon)|Enterprise Municipal Airport]]

==Notable people==
* [[William B. Ault]], US Navy commander during World War II; posthumous recipient of the [[Navy Cross]].
* [[Carol D'Onofrio]], public health researcher (1936-2020). Grew up in Enterprise, Oregon.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Manke |first=Kara |date=April 23, 2020 |title=Carol D'Onofrio, champion of health for underserved communities, dies at 84 |url=https://news.berkeley.edu/2020/04/23/carol-donofrio-champion-of-health-for-underserved-communities-dies-at-84/ |access-date=August 10, 2021 |website=Berkeley News |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Dale T. Mortensen]], awarded a [[Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences|Nobel Prize in Economics]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2010/10/oregon_native_willamette_unive.html |title=Oregon native, Willamette University grad Dale Mortensen wins Nobel Prize in economics |first=Kimberly |last=Melton |date=October 11, 2010 |newspaper=[[The Oregonian]] |access-date=August 14, 2011}}</ref>
* [[Mike Rich]], screenwriter.
* [[Blaine Stubblefield]], founder of the annual [[National Oldtime Fiddlers' Contest]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [https://sos.oregon.gov/blue-book/Pages/local/cities/e-k/enterprise.aspx Entry for Enterprise] in the ''[[Oregon Blue Book]]''

{{Wallowa County, Oregon}}
{{Oregon county seats}}

{{Authority control}}

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