Editing Gearhart, Oregon

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|subdivision_name1        = [[Oregon]]
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Clatsop County, Oregon|Clatsop]]
|government_type          = 
|leader_title             = Mayor
|leader_name              = Paulina Cockrum{{citation needed|date=November 2023}}
|established_title        = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
|established_date         = 1918
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|population_total         = 1793
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|population_density_km2   = 373.95
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|timezone                 = [[Pacific Time Zone|Pacific]]
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|website                  = [http://www.ci.gearhart.or.us/ www.ci.gearhart.or.us]
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 97138
|area_code                = [[Area codes 503 and 971|503 and 971]]
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|blank_info               = 41-28450<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
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'''Gearhart''' is a city in [[Clatsop County, Oregon|Clatsop County]], Oregon, United States. The population was 1,462 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].

== Geography ==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.91|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|1.90|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.01|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<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/20120112090031/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=January 12, 2012 }}</ref>

== History ==
The city is named for Phillip Gearhart, a [[settler]] who in 1848 set out from [[Independence, Missouri]], with his family and arrived in [[Oregon City, Oregon|Oregon City]] in October of that year. He rented a [[log cabin]] on [[Clatsop Plains]]. At that time, other farmers had already settled primarily on the northern Plains. The first farmer to settle there was [[Solomon Smith]].  In 1851, Gearhart bought a [[squatter's right]] in the south Plains for $1,000.  He used it to create a {{Convert|640|acre|km2|adj=on}} [[donation land claim]]; the US patent was granted in 1874. Gearhart increased his holdings by {{Convert|537|acre|km2}} in 1859 through a purchase from Obadiah C. Motley, and again in 1863 by {{Convert|571|acre|km2}} purchased from Jefferson J. Louk. The entire parcel encompassed all of what is now called Gearhart, as well as a portion of Seaside across the [[Necanicum River]] estuary. Gearhart built a home and farm for his family near a [[grist mill]] by Mill Creek, in a sheltered area north and east of the estuary.<ref name="hist">{{cite web|url=http://ci.gearhart.or.us/cityhall.html|title=City of Gearhart - About the City|access-date=April 20, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409115124/http://www.ci.gearhart.or.us/cityhall.html|archive-date=April 9, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 1889, a railroad was built between [[Astoria, Oregon|Astoria]] and [[Seaside, Oregon|Seaside]].  It became a means of transportation to Seaside not only for Astorians but for [[Portland, Oregon|Portlanders]] disembarking from the ferry in Astoria.  Gearhart began to draw attention as a pleasant landscape for wandering and [[picnic]]king. Early settlers were attracted to the Ridge Path through the dune meadows of the Phillip Gearhart land claim.<ref name="hist" />

== Demographics ==
{{US Census population
|1910= 75
|1920= 127
|1930= 125
|1940= 319
|1950= 568
|1960= 725
|1970= 829
|1980= 967
|1990= 1027
|2000= 995
|2010= 1462
|2020= 1793
|footnote=source:<ref name="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=Gearhart, Oregon|work=[[United States Census Bureau]]|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|url=https://www.census.gov|access-date=June 14, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Moffatt|first=Riley Moore|title=Population History of Western U.S. Cities and Towns, 1850–1990|location=Lanham, Maryland|publisher=Scarecrow Press|year=1996|page=210|isbn=978-0-8108-3033-2}}</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<ref name ="wwwcensusgov"/> of 2010, there were 1,462 people, 649 households, and 429 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|769.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 1,450 housing units at an average density of {{convert|763.2|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 94.6% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.3% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.4% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.8% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.2% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.7% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 2.0% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 4.0% of the population.

There were 649 households, of which 22.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.2% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 33.9% were non-families. 26.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.69.

The median age in the city was 49 years. 17.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 20.3% were from 25 to 44; 37.8% were from 45 to 64; and 18.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.9% male and 51.1% female.

===2000 census===
[[File:Oceanavenueginridge.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.25|Homes on Gin Ridge]]
As of the census<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 995 people, 450 households, and 282 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|804.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,055 housing units at an average density of {{convert|852.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 98.39% White, 0.30% Native American, 0.30% Asian, and 1.01% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.50% of the population. 16.0% were German, 15.7% English, 10.2% Irish, 7.4% American, 5.7% [[Norwegians|Norwegian]] and 5.2% [[Swedish people|Swedish]] ancestry according to [[2000 United States Census|Census 2000]].

There were 450 households, out of which 22.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.9% were married couples living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.3% were non-families. 32.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.76.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 19.9% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 21.3% from 25 to 44, 35.6% from 45 to 64, and 18.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.9 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 93.4 males.
[[File:Gearhart from south - Oregon.JPG|thumb|Gearhart, looking north from Seaside with Necanicum River outlet in foreground]]

The median income for a household in the city was $43,047, and the median income for a family was $49,583. Males had a median income of $32,500 versus $23,636 for females. The per capita income for the city was $25,224. About 4.7% of families and 6.4% of the population were below the [[poverty threshold|poverty line]], including 4.8% of those under age 18 and 6.8% of those aged 65 or over.

==Topography==
The city lies on flat land along the coast.  The Oregon geology department determined the city lacks viable options for high ground, leaving it vulnerable to [[tsunami]]s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2013/06/17/295725.htm|title=New Maps Show Less High Ground In Oregon Tsunami|date=June 17, 2013 |website=Insurance Journal |access-date=June 18, 2013}}</ref>

==Education==
It is in the [[Seaside School District 10]].<ref>{{cite map|author=Geography Division|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st41_or/schooldistrict_maps/c41007_clatsop/DC20SD_C41007.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Clatsop County, OR|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|date=December 18, 2020|access-date=2025-04-03}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st41_or/schooldistrict_maps/c41007_clatsop/DC20SD_C41007_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref> The comprehensive high school of that district is [[Seaside High School (Oregon)|Seaside High School]].

Clatsop County is in the boundary of [[Clatsop Community College]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.clatsopcc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/02-2-OR-CC-color-map.pdf|title=Oregon Community Colleges and Community College Districts|publisher=[[Oregon Department of Community Colleges & Workforce Development]]|accessdate=2025-04-03}}</ref>

==Notable people==

* [[Charles Royer]], journalist and former [[Mayor of Seattle]]<ref>{{cite news |last=Girgis |first=Lauren |date=July 26, 2024 |title=Charles Royer, Seattle's longest-serving mayor, dead at 84 |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/obituaries/charles-royer-seattles-longest-serving-mayor-dead-at-84/ |work=[[The Seattle Times]] |accessdate=July 26, 2024}}</ref>

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==References==
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== External links ==
* [https://sos.oregon.gov/blue-book/Pages/local/cities/e-k/gearhart.aspx Entry for Gearhart] in the ''[[Oregon Blue Book]]''

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[[Category:Cities in Oregon]]
[[Category:Cities in Clatsop County, Oregon]]
[[Category:Populated coastal places in Oregon]]
[[Category:Seaside resorts in Oregon]]
[[Category:1918 establishments in Oregon]]
[[Category:Astoria, Oregon micropolitan area]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1918]]