ZIP Code 97754

Prineville is a city in and the seat of Crook County, Oregon, United States. It was named for the first merchant located in the present location, Barney Prine. The population was 9,253 at the 2010 census. Apple and Facebook have invested over a billion dollars, each, in multiple data centers within Prineville City limits, in the past 8 years. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 10.92 square miles (28.28 km²), all of it land. The city is located on the Crooked River at the mouth of Ochoco Creek, 14 miles (23 km) northwest of the Prineville Reservoir. During the Miocene and Oligocene, great basaltic flows swept through the area, and Barnes Butte is a prominent butte of this activity, located partially within the city. In a 1917 election, residents voted 355 to 1 to build their own railway, and raised the money to connect their town to the main line 19 miles (31 km) away. The profits from the railroad were so abundant that between 1964 and 1968 the city levied no property taxes. However, with the decline of the timber industry in Oregon, the railroad reported a loss of nearly $1 million between 2002 and 2004. In 2010, there were 3,692 households, of which 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.8% were married couples living together, and 13.5% had a female householder with no husband present.

History

Prineville was founded in 1877 when Monroe Hodges filed the original plat for the city. The post office for the community had been established with the name of Prine on April 13, 1871, but changed to Prineville on December 23, 1872. The city was incorporated by the Oregon Legislative Assembly on October 23, 1880, and obtained its first high school in 1902. In a 1917 election, residents voted 355 to 1 to build their own railway, and raised the money to connect their town to the main line 19 miles (31 km) away. The profits from the railroad were so abundant that between 1964 and 1968, the city levied no property taxes. However, with the decline of the timber industry in Oregon, the railroad reported a loss of nearly $1 million between 2002 and 2004. Apple and Facebook have invested over a billion dollars, each, in multiple data centers within the city limits, in the past 8 years. In the past eight years, Apple has invested over $1 billion in data centers in the city, and Facebook has invested more than $500 million in its data center in the area. The town is located in the eastern part of Oregon, near the Ochoco National Forest and the Willamette River. It is located near the town of The Dalles, which is about 30 miles (50 km) south of the city's central business district. It was the site of the Oregon State Fair in the early 1900s, which was the first state fair in the United States.

Geography and climate

Prineville is located on the Crooked River at the mouth of Ochoco Creek, 14 miles (23 km) northwest of the Prineville Reservoir. During the Miocene and Oligocene, great basaltic flows swept through the area. Barnes Butte is a prominent butte of this activity, located partially within the city. The city has a cool semi-arid climate (BSk) according to the Köppen climate classification system. It has a total area of 10.92 square miles (28.28 km²), all of it land. The town has a population of 2,816 (as of the 2010 U.S. Census). The city is located in the eastern part of the Cascade Range of the Rocky Mountains. It is located near the junction of the Columbia River and the Snake River, and is on the eastern edge of the Wasatch Range. It was founded as a settlement in the 17th century. The U.N. World Heritage Site is located nearby, at the base of a mountain known as the "Cascade Range" It is one of the oldest cities in the United States, dating back to the 13th century, when it was known as "Pineville" The city's name comes from the word "Prine", which means "princess" or "principal" in French, and "ville" means "place" or "(place) in English. It also means "town" or"village" in Spanish.

Demographics

As of the census of 2010, there were 9,253 people, 3,692 households, and 2,407 families residing in the city. There were 4,181 housing units at an average density of 382.9 per square mile (147.8/km²) The racial makeup of the city was 90.4% White, 0.2% African American, 1.5% Native American, 0.,7% Asian, 0,1% Pacific Islander, 4.9% from other races, and 1.2%. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.1% of the population. The median income for a household in theCity was $30,435. Males had a median income of $31,224 versus $22,852 for females. The per capita income for the City was $14,163. About 10.0% of families and 14.3% of those under age 18 were below the poverty line, including 16.6% of Those age 65 or over. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.09. The city's median age was 38.2 years, and the median age for a resident was 33.1 years. It is located in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which is part of the Army National Guard. It has a population of 7,356, and a population density of 847.3 inhabitants per squaremile (327.1/km 2).

Economy

Les Schwab Tire Centers, a chain of tire stores based in Prineville, has been associated with the city since the company's founding in 1952. The company announced on December 12, 2006, that it would be moving the corporate headquarters to nearby Bend, where a growing number of its executives live. In December 2006, unemployment was 4.4 percent, the lowest since the 1960s. Both Apple and Facebook have invested over a billion dollars, each, in multiple data centers within the city limits, in the past eight years. Since 2010, Facebook has funded multiple projects in the city, including water mains and new devices at local schools. Apple announced in February 2012, it would open a "Green Data Center" on a 160-acre (65 ha) tract of land owned by the company. This center has been met with criticism from environmental groups such as Greenpeace because the power utility company contracted for the center, PacifiCorp, generates 70 percent of its electricity from coal. The center will be located on a site owned by Apple, which owns the land in which the data center is to be built. It is expected to be completed by the end of the year, and will be the largest data center of its kind in the U.S., according to a report by the Center for American Progress. The data center will cost $1.5 billion to build, according to the report. It will have a capacity of 1.5 million square feet, which is about the size of a football field.

Transportation

Prineville has a municipally owned railway, the City of Prineville Railway, which was established in 1918. U.S. Route 26 and Oregon Route 126 are main routes through the city. The city also has an airport, which is located on the outskirts of the city, near the town's downtown area. The City has a population of about 2,000 people, the majority of whom live in or near the city's central business district. It is located near the junction of the Oregon and Washington Turnpike, which runs through the town. The town also has a post office, which serves as a hub for the local economy. It was founded in 1883. The Prineley Railway was established by the city in 1918, and is still in operation. The railway is owned by the City, which also runs a bus service. The airport is located in the town, and has an airfield, which opened in 1998. It has a passenger terminal, which can handle up to 20,000 passengers a day. It also serves as an airport for the nearby town of Puyallup, Washington, which has a small airport of its of its own, and also has its own post office. It's also possible to fly in and out of the town by air from the airport, as well as other airports in Washington and Poughkeepsie, New York, and Los Angeles. There are no direct flights from the city to the rest of the United States, but there is a direct flight link to the West Coast.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Prineville, Crook County, Oregon = 98. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 60. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 99. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Prineville = 3.1 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 18,261 individuals with a median age of 33.9 age the population grows by 30.51% in Prineville, Crook County, Oregon population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 836.79 residents per square mile of area (323.07/km²). There are average 2.57 people per household in the 3,661 households with an average household income of $35,112 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 16.00% of the available work force and has dropped -7.74% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 8.52%. The number of physicians in Prineville per 100,000 population = 69.5.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Prineville = 10.1 inches and the annual snowfall = 12.6 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 75. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 204. 86 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 20.6 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 68, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Prineville, Crook County, Oregon which are owned by the occupant = 61.31%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 25 years with median home cost = $105,830 and home appreciation of -8.10%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $12.25 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $4,327 per student. There are 23.6 students for each teacher in the school, 678 students for each Librarian and 405 students for each Counselor. 7.04% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 7.10% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 4.44% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).