Chiloquin, Oregon

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Coordinates: 42°34′30″N, 121°51′51″W
Chiloquin, Oregon
Location in Oregon
County	Klamath County
Incorporated	1926
Government
- Mayor	Mark Cobb
Area
- City	2.1 km² (0.8 sq mi)
- Land	2.1 km² (0.8 sq mi)
- Water	0 km² (0 sq mi)
Elevation	1,280.16 m (4,200 ft)
Population (2000)
- City	716
- Density	345.6/km² (890.1/sq mi)
Time zone	Pacific (UTC-8)
- Summer (DST)	Pacific (UTC-7)
Website: http://www.chiloquin.com/City.html

Chiloquin (IPA: ['tʃɪ.lə.kwɪn]) is a city in Klamath County, Oregon, United States. Chiloquin was the pioneer version of a Klamath family name Chaloquin, which was the name of a Klamath chief who was alive at the time of the treaty of 1864. The population was 716 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Transportation
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[edit] Geography

Chiloquin is located at 42°34′30″N, 121°51′51″W (42.575109, -121.864171)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.1 km² (0.8 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 716 people, 257 households, and 173 families residing in the city. The population density was 345.6/km² (890.1/mi²). There were 290 housing units at an average density of 140.0/km² (360.5/mi²).

The racial makeup of the city was:
42.60% White
51.54% Native American
0.14% Asian
1.26% from other races
4.47% from two or more races.
5.31% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race

There were 257 households out of which:
40.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them
39.3% were married couples living together
21.4% had a female householder with no husband present
32.3% were non-families
24.1% of all households were made up of individuals
10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older

The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.34.

The age distribution was:
34.9% under the age of 18
7.0% from 18 to 24
23.6% from 25 to 44
22.8% from 45 to 64
11.7% who were 65 years of age or older

The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 102.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $20,688, and the median income for a family was $21,250. Males had a median income of $29,167 versus $18,750 for females. The per capita income for the city was $9,604. About 33.5% of families and 31.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 42.3% of those under age 18 and 5.7% of those age 65 or over.