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The Dalles was a stop along the Oregon Trail.
A post office was established within the boundaries of the current city in 1851, and The Dalles was incorporated as a city in 1857. It has been the major commercial center between Portland and Pendleton since.
Construction of The Dalles Dam in 1957 submerged the Long Narrows.
City of The Dalles is located at 45°36'4" North, 121°10'58" West (45.601218, -121.182774) 1. Highways I-84, US 26United States Highway 26 is an east-west United States highway. It started in Ogallala, Nebraska, and gradually grew to reach the West Coast in Oregon. When the U. highway system was first defined, it was limited to Nebraska and Wyoming; by the 1950s, it, and US 97United States Highway 97 is a major north-south United States highway in the western United States. It begins at a junction with Interstate 5 at Weed, California, and travels north to the Canadian Border at Osoyoos, becoming B. Highway 97 upon entering Ca meet at this city.
According to the United States Census BureauThe United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. Its mission is defined in the Constitution of the United States, which directs that the population be enumerated at least once every te, the city has a total area of 14.4 km˛ (5.6 mi˛This article is about the unit of measure. In England, the Square Mile is a traditional name for the City of London. A square mile (symbol sq. or mi is an imperial unit which is the area of a square whose side is one mile (or 5,280 feet). A square mile is). 13.6 km˛ (5.3 mi˛) of it is land and 0.8 km˛ (0.3 mi˛) of it is water. The total area is 5.23% water.
As of the censusA census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). It can be contrasted with sampling in which information is only obtained from a subset of a population. As such it is a method used f 2 of 2000, there are 12,156 people, 4,896 households, and 3,226 families residing in the city. The population densityIf you were linked from a country article: the density there is based on land area, see below Population density can be used as a measurement of any tangible item. However it is most frequently applied to living organisms. Population density is usually ex is 892.3/km˛ (2,311.6/mi˛). There are 5,227 housing units at an average density of 383.7/km˛ (994.0/mi˛). The racial makeup of the city is 87.83% White, 0.39% African American, 1.20% Native American, 0.96% Asian, 0.77% Pacific Islander, 6.23% from other races, and 2.62% from two or more races. 10.50% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 4,896 households out of which 30.0% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.1% are married couples living together, 10.6% have a female householder with no husband present, and 34.1% are non-families. 29.2% of all households are made up of individuals and 13.5% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.40 and the average family size is 2.94.
In the city the population is spread out with 24.8% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 18.1% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 39 years. For every 100 females there are 94.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 91.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city is $35,430, and the median income for a family is $43,041. Males have a median income of $36,387 versus $22,583 for females. The per capita income for the city is $17,511. 12.4% of the population and 9.0% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 16.6% of those under the age of 18 and 8.6% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
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