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GEOGRAPHY Wood Village is located at 45°32'6" North, 122°25'7" West (45.535041, -122.418706). According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 2.5 Km&2 (0.9 Mi&2 ). 2.5 km&2 (0.9 mi&2) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census of 2000, there were 2,860 people, 1,014 households, and 701 families residing in the city. The Population Density was 1,162.4/km&2 (3,004.1/mi&2). There were 1,089 housing units at an average density of 442.6/km&2 (1,143.9/mi&2). The racial makeup of the city was 81.68% White , 0.56% African American , 1.29% Native American , 1.71% Asian , 0.24% Pacific Islander , 9.86% from Other Races , and 4.65% from two or more races. 15.21% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 1,014 households out of which 38.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.9% were Married Couples living together, 16.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.8% were non-families. 23.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.22. In the city the population was spread out with 28.6% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 32.8% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 8.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 102.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.2 males. The median income for a household in the city was $43,384, and the median income for a family was $48,167. Males had a median income of $31,577 versus $25,500 for females. The Per Capita Income for the city was $17,833. 8.3% of the population and 6.9% of families were below the Poverty Line . 7.9% of those under the age of 18 and 2.9% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. INFRASTRUCTURE General Wood Village has one city park, Donald L Robertson City Park , between NE Treehill Drive and NE Halsey Street. The city hall also has the maintenance yard, at NE Halsey and NE 238th Avenue. Transportation on NE 238th, connection to the MAX is made at 82nd Avenue in Portland rather than Cleveland Avenue in neighboring Gresham . The city has one exit, Exit 16, off Interstate 84 and U.S. Highway 30 . I-84 continues through Fairview to the west and Troutdale to the east. US-30 splits in Wood Village, with the main line following the route of I-84. US 30 Bypass starts on NE 238th Avenue, before turning west at NE Sandy Blvd. and continuing into Gresham . Due to it's location inside the Metro Region , all streets are named using Portland Quadrant Conventions , despite being about 15 miles away from the city. Because the entire City of Wood Village is north of Portland's Burnside Street and east of the Willamette River , all streets are in "Northeast" Wood Village, regardless of their proximity to the center of town (City Hall). TAX CONTROVERSY • At the May 18th meeting of City Council, the Councilors voted 4 – 1 to move forward with the first reading of a sales tax proposal rather than a public safety levy. (In order for the Council to adopt a sales tax by passing an ordinance, it must have a second reading and a vote, then a motion to adopt the ordinance and a vote.) • The City Council did not adopt the sales tax at the May 18th meeting in order to have more time to work out the details with businesses, including a possible exemption for high cost items beyond a certain amount. They also are seeking legal advice about the business tax option. • Several open public meetings were scheduled during June. The Mayor and Councilors gave a presentation and were available for discussion. The Mayor continued to meet with business owners one-on-one and hosted meetings of business groups to get their opinions on writing the sales tax ordinance. • A special meeting of the City Council was held on July 6th, 2005. Based on community and business feedback, Councilors voted to table the discussion of a 1% retail goods tax in order to provide additional time to pursue other alternatives suggested by the business community. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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