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GEOGRAPHY Forest Grove is located at 45°31'17" North, 123°6'32" West (45.521372, -123.108759). It is on the western edge of the Portland metropolitan area and the Willamette Valley. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 12.3 Km&2 (4.7 Mi&2 ). 11.9 km&2 (4.6 mi&2) of it is land and 0.3 km&2 (0.1 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 2.75% water. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census of 2000, there were 17,708 people, 6,336 households, and 4,131 families residing in the city. The Population Density was 1,486.3/km&2 (3,850.5/mi&2). There were 6,702 housing units at an average density of 562.5/km&2 (1,457.3/mi&2). The racial makeup of the city was 81.46% White , 0.43% African American , 0.89% Native American , 2.11% Asian , 0.24% Pacific Islander , 11.39% from Other Races , and 3.47% from two or more races. 17.31% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 6,336 households out of which 35.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.3% were Married Couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.8% were non-families. 27.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.24. In the city the population was spread out with 27.4% under the age of 18, 13.4% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 16.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 90.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.6 males. The median income for a household in the city was $40,135, and the median income for a family was $47,733. Males had a median income of $36,139 versus $25,703 for females. The Per Capita Income for the city was $16,992. 14.3% of the population and 10.4% of families were below the Poverty Line . 16.2% of those under the age of 18 and 11.4% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. The principal landmark of Forest Grove is Pacific University , a private school of higher education. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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