St. Paul, Oregon | |
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 U.S. Bank branch in the city | |
 Location inOregon | |
| Coordinates:45°12′44″N122°58′38″W / 45.21222°N 122.97722°W /45.21222; -122.97722 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Marion |
| Incorporated | 1901 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Marty Waldo[citation needed] |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.29 sq mi (0.76 km2) |
| • Land | 0.29 sq mi (0.76 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 171 ft (52 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 434 |
| • Density | 1,476.19/sq mi (569.49/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (Pacific) |
| ZIP code | 97137 |
| Area code(s) | 503 and 971 |
| FIPS code | 41-64850[4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2411763[2] |
St. Paul orSaint Paul[2] is a city inMarion County, Oregon, United States. It is named after theSaint Paul Mission founded by ArchbishopFrançois Norbert Blanchet, who arrived in theOregon Country in 1838 to minister to theCatholic inhabitants ofFrench Prairie.[5] The population was 434 at the2020 census. The city is part of theSalem Metropolitan Statistical Area.
French Prairie settlers built alog church near this locale in 1836.[6] On January 6, 1839, Father (later Archbishop) Blanchet celebrated the first Catholic mass in Oregon at St. Paul, when he blessed the log church and dedicated it toSt. Paul.[6]
St. Paul Roman Catholic Church was built in 1846 and is the oldest brick building in thePacific Northwest.[7]
St. Paul post office was established in 1874.[5] The city was incorporated in 1901.
St. Paul Pioneer Cemetery, founded in 1839, is the burial location forWilliam Cannon, the only authenticatedRevolutionary War veteran buried inOregon.[8][9] He had arrived in Oregon in 1811 as part ofJohn Jacob Astor'sAmerican Fur Company.[8][9] His is the only grave marked with an uprightheadstone in the cemetery.[10] Only one other grave is marked; the rest of the grave markers were mistakenly bulldozed in the 1930s.[11]
Along with Cannon, 535 other early settlers andNative Americans are buried in the pioneer cemetery, includingÉtienne Lucier, known as "The Father of Oregon Agriculture", andFrançois Rivet andPhilippe Degre who claimed to be members of theLewis and Clark Expedition.[9][12] Rivet had accompanied the expedition as far asFort Mandan, and Degre attached himself in to the company while they wintered there in 1804–1805.[9][13]
A wall of remembrance in the cemetery was dedicated in 2005, with members of theConfederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon as honored guests.[9] EarlyFrench Canadian settlers often married women from the local tribes, which included theClackamas,Molala andKalapuya.[9]
Archbishop Blanchet was originally buried in the pioneer cemetery, but his remains were later moved to St. Paul Catholic Cemetery a few blocks away.[9][11] The new cemetery was founded in 1875 and includes a "Nuns Corner", where several sisters who had originally been buried in a corner of the convent garden were reinterred.[14] Early settler and provisional legislatorWilliam J. Bailey is also buried at the new cemetery.
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.29 square miles (0.75 km2), all of it land.[15]
The city is nearMission Creek, a tributary ofChampoeg Creek, which flows into theWillamette River.
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | 103 | — | |
| 1920 | 160 | 55.3% | |
| 1930 | 148 | −7.5% | |
| 1940 | 183 | 23.6% | |
| 1950 | 226 | 23.5% | |
| 1960 | 254 | 12.4% | |
| 1970 | 347 | 36.6% | |
| 1980 | 312 | −10.1% | |
| 1990 | 322 | 3.2% | |
| 2000 | 354 | 9.9% | |
| 2010 | 421 | 18.9% | |
| 2020 | 434 | 3.1% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[16][3] | |||
As of thecensus of 2010, there were 421 people, 147 households, and 113 families residing in the city. Thepopulation density was 1,451.7 inhabitants per square mile (560.5/km2). There were 151 housing units at an average density of 520.7 per square mile (201.0/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 94.1%White, 0.5%Native American, 4.8% fromother races, and 0.7% from two or more races.Hispanic orLatino of any race were 14.7% of the population.[4]
There were 147 households, of which 43.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.0% weremarried couples living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 23.1% were non-families. 20.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.28.[4]
The median age in the city was 38 years. 30.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.5% were from 25 to 44; 25.7% were from 45 to 64; and 12.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.2% male and 50.8% female.[4]
As of the census of 2000, there were 354 people, 123 households, and 90 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,231.4 inhabitants per square mile (475.4/km2). There were 128 housing units at an average density of 445.2 per square mile (171.9/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 78.25% White, 0.28%African American, 0.56% Native American, 0.28%Asian, 18.08% from other races, and 2.54% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 25.71% of the population.[4]
There were 123 households, out of which 34.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.5% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.8% were non-families. 19.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 3.34.[4]
In the city, the population was spread out, with 30.5% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 110.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.7 males.[4]
The median income for a household in the city was $43,750, and the median income for a family was $55,000. Males had a median income of $39,583 versus $25,357 for females. Theper capita income for the city was $19,144. About 3.8% of families and 11.3% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 8.0% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.[4]
TheSt. Paul Rodeo has been held every4th of July since 1935.[17] It is one of the 20 largest rodeos in the U.S. and was voted by theProfessional Rodeo Cowboys Association as the finest rodeo in the Pacific Northwest in 1991.[17]
Also, every summer, theProfessional Bull Riders holds a minor-league, Touring Pro Division (TPD) event in St. Paul.
The center of St. Paul was listed on theNational Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1982 as theSt. Paul Historic District.[18] The district includes 63 contributing properties,[19] with St. Paul Catholic Church, which is also individually listed on the NRHP, as the centerpiece.[6]
Public education in St. Paul is provided by the two-school St. Paul School District. St. Paul Elementary School serves gradesPre-K through6, andSt. Paul Middle & High School serves grades7 through12. St. Paul Parochial School, a private Pre-K througheighth gradeparish school, was founded in 1844 by sixSisters of Notre Dame de Namur as Sainte Marie de Willamette.[20] The sisters ran the school until 1853.[20] In 1861, theSisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary took over the school and ran it through the 1980s.[20] From 1993 through 2000, the school was served by theSisters of St. Mary of Oregon.[20]
Oregon Route 219 passes through St. Paul.
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