Editing White City, Oregon

{{Short description| Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = White City, Oregon
|settlement_type          = [[Census-designated place]]
|image_skyline            = Josephson Skate Park.jpg
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|image_caption            = Josephson Skate Park in White City
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|map_caption              = Location of White City, 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        = [[Jackson County, Oregon|Jackson]]
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|unit_pref                = Imperial
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|area_total_km2           = 4.83
|area_land_km2            = 4.83
|area_water_km2           = 0.00
|area_total_sq_mi         = 1.86
|area_land_sq_mi          = 1.86
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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|population_total         = 9090
|population_density_km2   = 1881.60
|population_density_sq_mi = 4873.99
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|timezone                 = [[Pacific Time Zone|Pacific (PST)]]
|utc_offset               = -8
|timezone_DST             = PDT
|utc_offset_DST           = -7
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|elevation_ft             = 1348
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 97503
|area_code                = [[Area code 541|541]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 41-81450<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>
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 2409581<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2409581}}</ref>
|footnotes                = 
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'''White City''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Jackson County, Oregon|Jackson County]], [[Oregon]], United States. The population was 7,975 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]],<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4181450| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): White City CDP, Oregon| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| access-date=October 30, 2018| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213102858/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4181450| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> up from 5,466 at the 2000 census. White City is about {{convert|9|mi|0}} north of the center of [[Medford, Oregon|Medford]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode&q=white+city,+oregon+to+medford,+oregon&sll=45.523452,-122.676207&sspn=0.531106,1.172791&ie=UTF8&z=12|title=Google Maps|website=Google Maps}}</ref> and {{convert|4|mi|0}} south of [[Eagle Point, Oregon|Eagle Point]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode&q=white+city,+oregon+to+eagle+point,+oregon&sll=42.443221,-122.832298&sspn=0.139851,0.293198&ie=UTF8&z=13|title=Google Maps|website=Google Maps}}</ref>

==History==
{{main|Camp White}}
{{expand section|date=March 2010}}

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the White City CDP has a total area of {{convert|4.8|km2|order=flip}}, 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=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

===Climate===
This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above {{convert|71.6|F|C}}.  According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, White City has a [[Mediterranean climate#Warm-summer Mediterranean climate|warm-summer Mediterranean climate]], abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=656553&cityname=White+City,+Oregon,+United+States+of+America&units=|title=White City, Oregon Kappen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)|website=Weatherbase}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1980= 5445
|1990= 5891
|2000= 5466
|2010= 7975
|2020= 9090
|footnote=Sources:<ref name="GR2"/><ref name="Census 2010"/><ref name="Census1990">{{cite web |title=1990 Census of Population – General Population Characteristics: Oregon|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cp-1/cp-1-39.pdf?|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=October 30, 2018}}</ref><ref name="Census1980">{{Cite web|title=Characteristics of the Population – Number of Inhabitants: Oregon|url=http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_orABC.zip|work=Census of Population and Housing, 1980|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=October 30, 2018}}</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 2010 U.S. [[census]], there were 7,975 people, 2,431 households, and 1,865 families residing in the CDP. There were 3,018 housing units, of which 587, or 19.4%, were vacant. The racial makeup of the CDP was 74.7% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.3% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.3% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.8% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 17.8% [[Race (United States Census)|some other race]], and 3.9% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 28.8% of the population.<ref name="Census 2010 DP">{{Cite web| url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/SF1DP1/1600000US4181450| title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (DP-1): White City CDP, Oregon| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| access-date=October 30, 2018| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213124023/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/SF1DP1/1600000US4181450| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>

Of the 2,431 households in the CDP, 42.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.2% were headed by [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 16.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.3% were non-families. 17.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.1% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.08 and the average family size was 3.43.<ref name="Census 2010 DP"/>

29.8% of the residents in the CDP were under the age of 18, 9.4% were from ages 18 to 24, 28.5% were from 25 to 44, 23.7% were from 45 to 64, and 8.5% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 111.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 115.4 males.<ref name="Census 2010 DP"/>

For the period 2012-2016, the estimated median annual income for a household in the CDP was $44,940, and the median income for a family was $48,503. Male full-time workers had a median income of $35,333 versus $27,551 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $15,368. About 15.2% of families and 19.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 17.3% of those under age 18 and 17.4% of those age 65 or over.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/16_5YR/DP03/1600000US4181450| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213093547/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/16_5YR/DP03/1600000US4181450| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 13, 2020| title=Selected Economic Characteristics: 2012-2016 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (DP03): White City CDP, Oregon| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| access-date=October 30, 2018}}</ref>

In 2009 the estimated [[cost of living index]] in White City was 90.1, which is less than the U.S. average of 100.<ref>{{cite web | title=White City, Oregon (OR 97503) profile: population, maps, real estate, averages, homes, statistics, relocation, travel, jobs, hospitals, schools, crime, moving, houses, news, sex offenders | website=city-data.com | date=2023-01-12 | url=http://www.city-data.com/city/White-City-Oregon.html | access-date=2010-05-12}}</ref>

==Parks and recreation==
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The [[Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife]]'s [[Denman Wildlife Area]] has segments north and south of White City.  The [[TouVelle State Recreation Site]] is located along Table Rock Road where it crosses the [[Rogue River (Oregon)|Rogue River]].  Furthermore, The [[Nature Conservancy]]'s [[Agate Desert]] Preserve is on the west side of White City.

==Transportation==
White City is located at the junction of [[Oregon Route 62]] and [[Oregon Route 140]]. White City is also served by [[RVTD]] Route 60 connecting to Medford, and by the [[POINT Intercity Bus Service|Southwest POINT]] bus service, which is an intercity route connecting to a number of Southern Oregon cities.<ref>{{cite web | title=The Point - Public Oregon Intercity Transport | access-date=2010-04-28| url=http://www.oregon-point.com/sw_point.html }}</ref>

Freight rail service is provided to the White City Industrial Park by [[Rogue Valley Terminal Railroad Corporation|Rogue Valley Terminal Railroad]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Rogue Valley Terminal Railroad | access-date=2017-06-17| url=http://www.RogueValleyRR.com/ }}</ref>

==Facilities==
White City hosts the main [[United States Department of Veterans Affairs]] hospital serving southern Oregon.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.va.gov/southern-oregon-health-care/|title=VA Southern Oregon health care|website=Veterans Affairs}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Jackson County, Oregon}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Oregon]]
[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Jackson County, Oregon]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Jackson County, Oregon]]
[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Oregon]]