Westfir, Oregon

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Coordinates: 43°45′24″N, 122°30′17″W
Westfir, Oregon
Location in Oregon
County	Lane County
Incorporated	1979
Government
- Mayor	Diana Tonkin
Area
- City	0.9 km² (0.3 sq mi)
- Land	0.9 km² (0.3 sq mi)
- Water	0.0 km² (0.0 sq mi)
Elevation	327.7 m (1,075 ft)
Population (2000)
- City	276
- Density	304.5/km² (789.9/sq mi)
Time zone	Pacific (UTC-8)
- Summer (DST)	Pacific (UTC-7)

Westfir is a city in Lane County, Oregon, United States. The population was 276 at the 2000 census.

Westfir was established in 1923 as a company town by the Western Lumber Company.

[edit] Geography

Westfir is located at 43°45′24″N, 122°30′17″W (43.756694, -122.504785)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.9 km² (0.3 mi²). 0.9 km² (0.3 mi²) of it is land and 2.86% is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 276 people, 100 households, and 74 families residing in the city. The population density was 304.5/km² (789.9/mi²). There were 106 housing units at an average density of 116.9/km² (303.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 99.28% White and 0.72% Native American. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.09% of the population.

There were 100 households out of which 37.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.0% were married couples living together, 5.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.0% were non-families. 21.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.0% 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 30.1% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 120.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 119.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $32,031, and the median income for a family was $31,875. Males had a median income of $27,500 versus $24,375 for females. The per capita income for the city was $11,324. About 8.9% of families and 12.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.5% of those under the age of eighteen and 7.4% of those sixty five or over.