Editing Gervais, Oregon

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name            = Gervais, Oregon
| settlement_type          = [[City]]
| nickname                 = 
| motto                    = 
| image_skyline            = Gervais market and downtown gervais oregon.JPG
| image_caption            = Fourth Street in downtown Gervais
| image_flag               = 
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| image_map                = Marion_County_Oregon_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Gervais_Highlighted.svg
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| map_caption              = Location in [[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        = [[Marion County, Oregon|Marion]]
| government_type          = 
| leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name              = Brian Wagner{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}
| established_title        = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
| established_date         = 1874
| area_magnitude           = 
| area_total_sq_mi         = 0.41
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| area_total_km2           = 1.06
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| area_land_km2            = 1.06
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| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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| population_total         = 2595
| population_metro         = 
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| population_density_km2   = 2458.89
| population_density_sq_mi = 6375.92
| timezone                 = [[Pacific Standard Time Zone|Pacific]]
| utc_offset               = -8
| timezone_DST             = Pacific
| utc_offset_DST           = -7
| coordinates              = {{coord|45|06|29|N|122|53|47|W|type:city_region:US-OR|display=inline,title}}
| elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft             = 187
| website                  = [http://www.gervaisoregon.org www.gervaisoregon.org]
| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code              = 97026
| area_code                = [[Area code 503|503]]
| blank_name             = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info             = 41-28650<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
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| unit_pref              = Imperial
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'''Gervais''' {{IPAc-en|ˈ|dʒ|3:r|v|ɪ|s}} is a city in [[Marion County, Oregon|Marion County]], United States. The population was 2,595 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. It is part of the [[Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History==
The city is named for settler [[Joseph Gervais]] who was one of the first settlers on [[French Prairie]].<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/n135 136]}}</ref>

On October 6, 1902, the business district of the city burned and losses were estimated at $100,000. The local fire department's power was insufficient to handle the fire so [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]] and [[Salem, Oregon|Salem]] were called upon to help. Unfortunately they were unable to respond in time to help. In little over an hour all but two of the businesses in the town had burned to the ground.<ref>{{cite news|title=Gervais Burned|pages=1|work=The Oregon Daily Journal|date=1902-10-06}}</ref>

In the late 1960s, Russian [[Old Believers]] established a small colony between Gervais and [[Mt. Angel, Oregon|Mt. Angel]].<ref name=OHS>{{cite web| title = The Oregon History Project: Russian Old Believers| publisher = [[Oregon Historical Society]]| url = http://www.ohs.org/education/oregonhistory/historical_records/dspDocument.cfm?doc_ID=764E6BED-FFC4-C034-9A5563F41CE37080| access-date = 2007-08-22 }}</ref> As of 2002, Oregon had the highest population of Old Believers in the United States.<ref name=OHS/>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.39|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>

==Demographics==
[[File:City Hall - Gervais Oregon.jpg|thumb|Gervais City Hall]]
{{US Census population
|1880= 202
|1900= 224
|1910= 276
|1920= 268
|1930= 254
|1940= 332
|1950= 457
|1960= 438
|1970= 746
|1980= 799
|1990= 992
|2000= 2009
|2010= 2464
|2020= 2908
|estyear=2022
|estimate=3047
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2019.html|date=May 24, 2020|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 27, 2020}}</ref>
|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]]<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> of 2010, there were 2,464 people, 579 households, and 506 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|6317.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 628 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1610.3|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 52.4% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.6% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 3.7% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.9% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 38.0% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 4.5% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 67.1% of the population.

There were 579 households, of which 61.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 15.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 8.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 12.6% were non-families. 7.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 1.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.25 and the average family size was 4.40.

The median age in the city was 26.3 years. 37.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 10.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 30.6% were from 25 to 44; 17.8% were from 45 to 64; and 3.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 52.5% male and 47.5% female.

===2000 census===
As of the census<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 2,009 people, 452 households, and 391 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|5,133.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 477 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,218.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 40.32% White, 0.35% African American, 1.54% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.05% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 52.91% from other races, and 4.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 65.21% of the population.

There were 452 households, out of which 59.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.8% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.3% were non-families. 9.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.39 and the average family size was 4.45.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 37.7% under the age of 18, 12.9% from 18 to 24, 34.0% from 25 to 44, 10.6% from 45 to 64, and 4.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 24 years. For every 100 females, there were 120.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 132.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $43,882, and the median income for a family was $44,118. Males had a median income of $21,490 versus $21,167 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $10,862. About 13.3% of families and 17.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 20.9% of those under age 18 and 11.0% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable People==
* [[Joseph Gervais]], Pioneer who settled in [[Oregon Country]], the namesake of the city
* [[Peter G. Stewart]], Pioneer who settled in [[Oregon Country]], served as city recorder for Gervais
* [[Jules Eckert Goodman]], Playwright who [[Treasure Island (play)|adapted]] [[Robert Louis Stevenson]]'s [[Treasure Island]]
* [[Freeman Fitzgerald]], Footballer who played for the [[Rock Island Independents]], one of the founding teams of the [[National Football League|NFL]]
* [[Samuel Brown (Oregon politician)|Samuel Brown]], member of the [[Oregon Senate]]
* [[Sam H. Brown]], member of the [[Oregon Senate]]
* [[Teresa Alonso Leon]], member of the [[Oregon House of Representatives]] for the [[Oregon's 22nd House district|22nd district]]
* [[Tracy Cramer]], member of the [[Oregon House of Representatives]] for the [[Oregon's 22nd House district|22nd district]]

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

{{Marion County, Oregon}}

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[[Category:Gervais, Oregon| ]]
[[Category:Cities in Oregon]]
[[Category:Cities in Marion County, Oregon]]
[[Category:Salem, Oregon metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Old Believer communities in the United States]]
[[Category:1874 establishments in Oregon]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1874]]
[[Category:Russian-American culture in Oregon]]