Chiloquin, Oregon
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Chiloquin is a city in Klamath County
Klamath County, Oregon
-National protected areas:* Bear Valley National Wildlife Refuge* Crater Lake National Park * Deschutes National Forest * Fremont National Forest * Klamath Marsh National Wildlife Refuge* Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge...

, Oregon
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, United States
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. 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.

Points of interest

The Train Mountain Miniature Railroad in Chiloquin is, according to the Guinness Book of World Records, the longest miniature hobby railway system in the world. It includes a railway museum, 25 miles of total track, and trains that a person can straddle and ride.

Geography

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

Demographics

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

According to responses provided by Chiloquin residents who participated in the census, the demographic makeup of the city was:

51.54% Native American

42.60% White

5.31% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race
4.47% from two or more races.

1.26% from other races
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0.14% Asian

There were 257 households out of which:

40.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them

39.3% were married couples
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 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
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 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.

External links

  • Listing for Chiloquin in the Oregon Blue Book
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  • Government of Chiloquin from chiloquin.com (unofficial community website)
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