Editing Rickreall, Oregon

{{Short description| Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Rickreall, Oregon
|settlement_type          = [[Census-designated place]] (CDP)
|image_skyline            = Rickreall Post Office 1.JPG
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|image_caption            = Rickreall Post Office
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|map_caption              = Location of Rickreall, Oregon
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|subdivision_name         = United States
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|subdivision_name1        = [[Oregon]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Oregon|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Polk County, Oregon|Polk]]
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|unit_pref  = Imperial
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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|population_total         = 76
|population_density_km2   = 171.45
|population_density_sq_mi = 444.44
|timezone                 = [[Pacific Time Zone|Pacific (PST)]]
|utc_offset               = -8
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 97371
|area_code                = [[Area codes 503 and 971|503]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 41-61800<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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'''Rickreall''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|r|ɪ|k|r|i|ɔː|l}} {{respell|RIK|ree|awl}}) is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[Polk County, Oregon|Polk County]], [[Oregon]], United States. For statistical purposes, the [[United States Census Bureau]] has defined Rickreall 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 of the CDP was 76 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. Rickreall is part of the [[Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. [[Rickreall Creek]] runs along the community's southern edge.

==History==
[[File:Birds eye view of Rickreall, Oregon (3230129596).jpg|thumb|left|An early view of Rickreall]]
"Rickreal" post office was established in 1851 with [[Nathaniel Ford]] as postmaster.<ref name=OGN>{{Cite OGN|7th|page=809–810}}</ref> It was discontinued in 1857, but reestablished in 1866 with the spelling "Rickreall".<ref name=OGN/> Ford was again postmaster.<ref name=OGN/> The office has continued to operate to the present day.<ref name=OGN/> Rickreall was often referred to as '''Dixie''' during the [[American Civil War|Civil War]] and for some time after, because of the [[Southern United States|Southern]] sympathies of the local populace.<ref name=OGN/> Dixie was never the official name of the community or the post office.<ref name=OGN/>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|0.2|sqmi|km2}}, all of it land.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2020= 76
|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>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 57 people, 26 households, and 17 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|335.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 26 housing units at an average density of {{convert|153.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.25% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], and 1.75% from two or more races.

There were 26 households, out of which 19.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.8% were non-families. 23.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.56.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 15.8% under the age of 18, 1.8% from 18 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 38.6% from 45 to 64, and 19.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 71.4 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $27,222, and the median income for a family was $26,389. Males had a median income of $41,250 versus $21,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $12,846. None of the population and none of the families were below the [[poverty line]].

==Education==
[[Image:Rickreall Grange.JPG|thumb|Rickreall Grange]]
The Jefferson Institute, located a mile west of the Nathaniel Ford house, was founded in 1846; it closed sometime in the 1850s.<ref name=NCBible>
{{cite web
 |url= http://ncbible.org/nwh/orhistbc.html#jefferson
 |work= Pioneer History to about 1900: Churches of Christ & Christian Churches in the Pacific Northwest
 |title= Polk County: 1846-1855
 |publisher= Northwest College of the Bible
 |access-date= April 24, 2018
}}{{free access}}</ref>

Later there were two elementary schools in the Rickreall School District. One was Oak Grove Elementary, east of the community, and the other was Rickreall Elementary. In 2003, Rickreall Elementary was shut down by the Dallas School District, and the school building was leased to Our Jubilee Church and Academy.<ref name="IO2">
{{cite news
 |newspaper= Itemizer Observer
 |url= http://www.polkio.com/news/2004/jul/28/rickreall-transition-going-smoothly/
 |title= Rickreall transition going smoothly
 |date= July 28, 2004
 |access-date= April 24, 2018
}}{{free access}}</ref> Students who were attending Rickreall Elementary were sent to Whitworth Elementary in [[Dallas, Oregon|Dallas]]. As of 2007, the church ended their lease on the Rickreall Elementary building.<ref name="IO3">{{cite news
 |url= http://www.polkio.com/news/2006/apr/19/jesus-our-jubilee-school-will-vacate-rickreall/
 |newspaper= Itemizer Observer
 |title= Jesus Our Jubilee school will vacate Rickreall building
 |date= April 19, 2006
 |access-date= April 24, 2018
}}{{free access}}</ref> Oak Grove Elementary closed in the fall of 2005.<ref name="IO1">
{{cite news
 |newspaper= Itemizer Observer
 |url= http://www.polkio.com/news/2003/apr/29/eola-oak-grove-schools-face-closure/
 |title= Eola, Oak Grove schools face closure
 |date= April 29, 2003
 |access-date= April 24, 2018
}}{{free access}}</ref>

==Utilities==
Water service for the Rickreall area is provided by [https://rickreallwater.com Rickreall Community Water Association], a non-profit water association serving approximately 525 homes, 64 businesses, and 2 schools in the greater Rickreall area.

==References==
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==External links==
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[[Category:Census-designated places in Oregon]]
[[Category:Salem, Oregon metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Polk County, Oregon]]
[[Category:1851 establishments in Oregon Territory]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1851]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Polk County, Oregon]]
[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Oregon]]