Editing Helix, Oregon

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|official_name            = Helix, Oregon
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|motto                    = Heart of the Country
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Umatilla County, Oregon|Umatilla]]
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|population_total         = 194
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|timezone                 = [[Pacific Standard Time Zone|Pacific]]
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|postal_code              = 97835
|area_code                = [[Area codes 541 and 458|458 and 541]]
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'''Helix''' is a city in [[Umatilla County, Oregon|Umatilla County]], [[Oregon]], United States. The population was 184 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==
Helix, a geometry term and a part of the [[Helix (ear)|ear]], was originally to be named Oxford, but authorities<!--"the state" per newspaper, OGN says "postal authorities"I'm sure it was the U.S. Postal Department, not the State that decided this, POs are the province of the feds--> declined that option when the community's post office was to be named in 1880.<ref name=naming>{{cite news|last=Terry|first=John|title=How did the small eastern Oregon town of Helix really get its name? The answer is an earful|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/O/index.ssf/2011/12/how_did_the_small_eastern_oreg.html|access-date=19 December 2011|newspaper=[[The Oregonian]]|date=December 10, 2011}}</ref>  The citizens then decided on Helix since a resident had recently had ear surgery.<ref name=naming/> The author of ''[[Oregon Geographic Names]]'', [[Lewis A. McArthur]], had his doubts about the story.<ref name=naming/>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.13|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==
{{US Census population
|1910= 109
|1920= 200
|1930= 193
|1940= 121
|1950= 182
|1960= 148
|1970= 152
|1980= 155
|1990= 150
|2000= 183
|2010= 184
|2020= 194
|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 184 people, 55 households, and 46 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1415.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 68 housing units at an average density of {{convert|523.1|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 81.0% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 8.7% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 3.8% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 6.5% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 6.0% 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 55 households, of which 43.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 9.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 16.4% were non-families. 9.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 1.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.35 and the average family size was 3.54.<ref name ="wwwcensusgov"/>

The median age in the city was 35.7 years. 34.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.1% were from 25 to 44; 21.3% were from 45 to 64; and 11.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 51.6% male and 48.4% female.<ref name ="wwwcensusgov"/>

===2000 census===
As of the census of 2000, there were 183 people, 62 households, and 46 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,600.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 68 housing units at an average density of {{convert|594.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 94.54% White, 2.19% Native American, 0.55% from other races, and 2.73% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.73% of the population.<ref name ="wwwcensusgov"/>

There were 62 households, out of which 48.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.9% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.2% were non-families. 19.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.95 and the average family size was 3.47.<ref name ="wwwcensusgov"/>

In the city, the population was spread out, with 38.8% under the age of 18, 3.8% from 18 to 24, 31.1% from 25 to 44, 14.8% from 45 to 64, and 11.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.1 males.<ref name ="wwwcensusgov"/>

The median income for a household in the city was $32,292, and the median income for a family was $36,250. Males had a median income of $33,750 versus $27,500 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $13,338. About 14.3% of families and 13.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 19.2% of those under the age of 18 and 6.3% of those 65 or over.<ref name ="wwwcensusgov"/>

==Economy==
[[Helix School]] is the predominant employer within the city.

The immediate land surrounding Helix is used almost exclusively for [[dryland farming]].  The predominant crop is [[wheat]] with [[canola]] or [[peas]] used as a [[cover crop]] and [[break crop]].<ref>{{cite web|author1=E.W. Anderson |author2=M.M. Borman |author3=W.C. Krueger |title=Palouse Ecological Province |url=http://oregonstate.edu/dept/range/sites/default/files/EcologicalProvincesOfOregon/palouse.htm |work=The Ecological Provinces of Oregon |publisher=Oregon State University |access-date=14 March 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120413131913/http://oregonstate.edu/dept/range/sites/default/files/EcologicalProvincesOfOregon/palouse.htm |archive-date=13 April 2012 }}</ref>  The [[Stateline Wind Farm]] and [[Vansycle Wind Project]] are nearby.

==Arts and culture==

===Annual cultural events===
The city is home to the Helix Heart of the Country Rodeo held each Memorial Day weekend.

The city also hosts the annual Wheatstock<ref name="Red dirt group">{{cite news|author=Malgesini, Tammy |title=Red Dirt Group Headlines Helix Wheatstock |url=http://www.eastoregonian.com/community/community_news/red-dirt-group-headlines-helix-wheatstock/article_61721862-c9a6-11e0-a38f-001cc4c03286.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130122014439/http://www.eastoregonian.com/community/community_news/red-dirt-group-headlines-helix-wheatstock/article_61721862-c9a6-11e0-a38f-001cc4c03286.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-01-22 |access-date=2012-03-14 |newspaper=East Oregonian |date=2011-08-18 }}</ref> music festival during August.

==Notable people==
* [[Bob Brogoitti]], Oregon state legislator
* [[Raymond F. Rees]], former Adjutant General of Oregon
* [[Lowell Stockman]], representative from Oregon to the [[United States House of Representatives]] from 1943 to 1953

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://sos.oregon.gov/blue-book/Pages/local/cities/e-k/helix.aspx Entry for Helix] in the ''[[Oregon Blue Book]]''
* [https://www.flickr.com/photos/76116317@N00/6208216335/ Photo of children in Helix] in 1922, courtesy of Bill Tozier
* [http://www.helixrodeo.org/ Heart of the Country Rodeo] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111124171251/http://www.helixrodeo.org/ |date=November 24, 2011 }}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110907103008/http://wheatstock.org/_/Home.html Wheatstock Music Festival]

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[[Category:Cities in Oregon]]
[[Category:Cities in Umatilla County, Oregon]]
[[Category:Pendleton–Hermiston Micropolitan Statistical Area]]
[[Category:1880 establishments in Oregon]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1880]]