Editing Mehama, Oregon

{{Short description| Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States}}
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'''Mehama''' is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated]] community in [[Marion County, Oregon|Marion County]], [[Oregon]], United States, located on [[Oregon Route 22]] and the [[North Santiam River]]. For statistical purposes, the [[United States Census Bureau]] has defined Mehama as a [[census-designated place]] (CDP). The census definition of the area may not precisely correspond to local understanding of the area with the same name. The population was 317 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. It is part of the [[Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

Mehama is the eastern terminus of [[Oregon Route 226]], and is just one mile (1.6&nbsp;km) north of [[Lyons, Oregon|Lyons]], across the North Santiam.

==History==
Mehama was named for the wife of pioneer James X. Smith.<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 = Seventh 
| year = 2003 
| publisher = [[Oregon Historical Society]] Press 
| location = [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]], [[Oregon]] 
| isbn = 0-87595-277-1 
| pages = 635}}</ref> Smith laid out the townsite and operated a ferry on the North Santiam.<ref name="OGN"/> A post office, misnamed Mehamah, was established in 1877, but the name was changed to Mehama by 1881.<ref name="OGN"/>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|0.5|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|0.5|sqmi|km2}} of it is land and {{convert|0.04|sqmi|km2}} (4%) is water.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2020= 317
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</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>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 283 people, 110 households, and 77 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|596.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 123 housing units at an average density of {{convert|259.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 89.05% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.35% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 2.47% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.06% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.35% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 6.71% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.06% of the population.

There were 110 households, out of which 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.1% were non-families. 23.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 22.6% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 112.6 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $38,854, and the median income for a family was $54,286. Males had a median income of $35,192 versus $14,712 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $17,617. None of the families and 11.2% of the population were living below the [[poverty line]].

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://photos.salemhistory.net/cdm4/results.php?CISOOP1=all&CISOBOX1=&CISOFIELD1=title&CISOOP2=exact&CISOBOX2=Mehama,%20Oregon&CISOFIELD2=subjec&CISOOP3=any&CISOBOX3=&CISOFIELD3=descri&CISOOP4=none&CISOBOX4=&CISOFIELD4=audiena&CISOROOT=all Historic images of Mehama from Salem Public Library]

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Oregon]]
[[Category:Salem, Oregon metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Marion County, Oregon]]
[[Category:1877 establishments in Oregon]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1877]]
[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Oregon]]