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HISTORY The site of the city at the confluence of the Calapooia River with the Willamette . In the 19th Century , the area was inhabited by Kalapuya , a Penutian -speaking Native American people who inhabited the middle Willamette Valley. The Kalapuya called the area ''Tekenah'', from a word meaning "the deep pool where the rivers meet" (and often humorously translated to "hole in the ground"). The name specifically refers to a location near the confluence of the Calapooia where the current had cut a hole near the bank. It is the earliest known name for the locality, and was also the name for a neighboring Kalapuya settlement as late as the 1850s . The first white settler inside the current city limits of Albany arrived in 1846 . Although Albany replaced Calapooia as the county seat in 1851 , it was not until 1864 that Albany was incorporated as a city. In the 1970s Albany attempted to extend its City Limits to cover the land to include a Zirconium processing plant of Wah Chang Corporation . Wah Chang responded in 1974 by sponsoring a vote to incorporate the desired properties as Millersburg . GEOGRAPHY Albany is located at 44°37'49" North, 123°5'46" West (44.630188, -123.095992). According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 41.6 Km&2 (16.1 Mi&2 ). 41.1 km&2 (15.9 mi&2) of it is land and 0.5 km&2 (0.2 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 1.18% water. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census of 2000, there were 42,280 people, 16,108 households, and 10,808 families residing in the city. The Population Density was 993.3/km&2 (2,571.8/mi&2). There were 17,374 housing units at an average density of 422.4/km&2 (1,093.8/mi&2). The racial makeup of the city was 91.68% White , 0.53% African American , 1.22% Native American , 1.14% Asian , 0.21% Pacific Islander , 2.65% from Other Races , and 2.56% from two or more races. 6.09% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 16,108 households out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.1% were Married Couples living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.9% were non-families. 26.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.99. In the city the population was spread out with 26.4% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 94.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.7 males. The median income for a household in the city was $39,409, and the median income for a family was $46,094. Males had a median income of $36,457 versus $24,480 for females. The Per Capita Income for the city was $18,570. 11.6% of the population and 9.3% of families were below the Poverty Line . 14.1% of those under the age of 18 and 7.5% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. TRANSPORTATION Albany, Oregon is adjacent to Interstate 5 , while Highway 99E runs through it in a north and south direction and Highway 20 runs through it in an east and direction. Public transportation within Albany is provided by Albany Transit System (ATS). Transit to Corvallis, Oregon is provided by bus service via the Linn-Benton Loop and the Valley Retriever inter-county bus systems. Albany also has an Amtrak station near downtown, providing daily stops for both the Coast Starlight and Amtrak Cascades . ATS, the Linn-Benton Loop, Greyhound , and the Valley Retriever all provide bus service to and from the station. ALBANY TRIVIA
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