Butteville, Oregon
Census-designated place (CDP) & unincorporated community
The historic Butteville Store, established in 1863
The historic Butteville Store, established in 1863
Location of Butteville, Oregon
Location of Butteville, Oregon
Coordinates: 45°15′20″N 122°50′05″W / 45.25556°N 122.83472°W / 45.25556; -122.83472
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyMarion
Area
[1]
 • Total1.11 sq mi (2.89 km2)
 • Land1.05 sq mi (2.72 km2)
 • Water0.07 sq mi (0.17 km2)
Elevation
[2]
197 ft (60 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total273
 • Density260.25/sq mi (100.43/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
97002
Area code503
FIPS code41-10100[4]
GNIS feature ID2407931[2]

Butteville is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Marion County, Oregon, United States. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Butteville as a census-designated place (CDP). The census definition of the area may not precisely correspond to local understanding of the area with the same name. As of the 2020 census the population was 273.[5] It is part of the Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Town plat from survey by R. V. Short in 1859, currently on display inside the Butteville Store.

Butteville was founded in the 1840s by members of the Methodist Mission. Butteville was once served by steamboats running on the Willamette River. Butteville saw the peak of its economy in the 1850s, as it competed with neighboring Champoeg, Oregon for shipping business from the surrounding French Prairie.[6] Most of Butteville's early residents were French-Canadian.[7]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km2), of which, 1.0 square mile (2.6 km2) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) of it (6.31%) is water.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020273—
U.S. Decennial Census[8][3]

As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 293 people, 106 households, and 83 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 282 inhabitants per square mile (109/km2). There were 113 housing units at an average density of 108.8 per square mile (42.0/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.56% White, 2.05% Native American, 0.34% Asian, 1.71% from other races, and 0.34% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.73% of the population.

There were 106 households, out of which 33% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.5% were married couples living together, 4.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.8% were non-families. 17.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.4% 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 3.18.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 28.7% under the age of 18, 4.1% from 18 to 24, 21.5% from 25 to 44, 34.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.0 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $36,429, and the median income for a family was $65,625. Males had a median income of $71,875 versus $26,607 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $31,258. About 9.7% of families and 12.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen or sixty five or over.

Church in Butteville

See also

References

  1. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Butteville, Oregon
  3. 1 2 "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  4. 1 2 "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ↑ Bureau, U.S. Census. "American FactFinder - Results". factfinder2.census.gov.
  6. ↑ http://www.champoeg.org/monographs/web/Butteville%20web.pdf%5B%5D
  7. ↑ http://www.champoeg.org/images/Historic%20Butteville%20store.pdf Archived 2008-07-06 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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