- Paisley, Oregon
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Paisley, Oregon — City — Aerial view of Paisley, 2008
Motto: Home of the Mosquito Festival Location in Oregon
Coordinates: 42°41′36″N 120°32′43″W / 42.69333°N 120.54528°WCoordinates: 42°41′36″N 120°32′43″W / 42.69333°N 120.54528°W Country United States State Oregon County Lake Incorporated 1911 Government – Mayor Mark Douglas[1] Area – Total 0.4 sq mi (1 km2) – Land 0.4 sq mi (1 km2) – Water 0 sq mi (0 km2) Elevation 4,369 ft (1,332 m) Population (2000) – Total 247 – Density 556.3/sq mi (214.8/km2) Time zone Pacific (UTC-8) – Summer (DST) Pacific (UTC-7) ZIP code 97636 Area code(s) 541 FIPS code 41-56250[2] GNIS feature ID 1147356[3] Website cityofpaisley.tripod.com Paisley is a city in Lake County, Oregon, United States. It is located along Oregon Route 31, between Summer Lake and Lake Abert. The population was 247 at the 2000 census.
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History
There are two theories about the origin of the name "Paisley". One story says that Charles Mitchell Innes, from Scotland, named the place for Paisley in his home country, in about 1873.[4] Another informant stated that the place was named by Samuel G. Steele, also a native of Scotland.[4] Steele was the first postmaster of the Paisley post office, which was established in 1879.[4]
Archeological sites from the 1930s at Paisley Caves and 1966 at Fort Rock give the oldest known evidence for early Native Americans. Radiocarbon dating of coprolites indicate they are from 12,750 to 14,290 years before the present.[5][6]
Arts and culture
Annual cultural events
Paisley is home to the Mosquito Festival which raises funds for vector control.[7] The festival is held the last full weekend of July.
Paisley is also home to the Paisley Players Community Theater, a non-profit organization with a board of directors. The group stages a play each year in the spring, either at the Community Center or the Paisley School Auditorium.
Geography
Paisley is located at an elevation of 4,369 feet (1,332 m). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2), all of it land.[8] The Chewaucan River flows through the city.
Demographics
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 247 people, 115 households, and 80 families residing in the city. The population density was 556.3 people per square mile (216.7/km²). There were 176 housing units at an average density of 396.4 per square mile (154.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.98% White, 0.81% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 0.81% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.21% of the population.
There were 115 households out of which 23.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.0% were married couples living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.6% were non-families. 26.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.15 and the average family size was 2.56.
In the city the population was spread out with 20.2% under the age of 18, 1.6% from 18 to 24, 20.2% from 25 to 44, 34.0% from 45 to 64, and 23.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49 years. For every 100 females there were 105.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $28,214, and the median income for a family was $30,625. Males had a median income of $21,250 versus $28,125 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,224. About 13.0% of families and 16.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.0% of those under the age of eighteen and 8.1% of those sixty five or over.
Recreation
Recreational activities including hunting, fishing in the Chewaucan River, hiking in the nearby Fremont National Forest and Winema National Forests, hang gliding, rock hounding, and swimming in local lakes and hot springs. The Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge, Goose Lake State Recreation Area, and a number of Oregon State Parks are within driving distance of Paisley as well.[9]
Transportation
References
- ^ "City of Paisley, Oregon City Council". http://cityofpaisley.tripod.com/id1.html.
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ a b c McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [First published 1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 737. ISBN 9780875952772. OCLC 53075956.
- ^ Colin Nickerson (April 4, 2008). "Oregon cave yields evidence of the earliest Americans yet". Boston Globe. http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2008/04/04/oregon_cave_yields_evidence_of_the_earliest_americans_yet/?page=1. Retrieved 2008-10-27.
- ^ David Wolman (April 3, 2008). "Fossil Feces Is Earliest Evidence of N. America Humans". National Geographic News. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/04/080403-first-americans.html. Retrieved 2008-10-27.
- ^ "City of Paisley, Oregon". City of Paisley. http://cityofpaisley.tripod.com/. Retrieved 2008-10-27.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ "Incorporated Cities: Paisley", Oregon Blue Book, Oregon State Archives, Salem, Oregon, 2008.
External links
- Entry for Paisley from the Oregon Blue Book
- Paisley Community Profile from the Oregon Infrastructure Finance Authority
Municipalities and communities of Lake County, Oregon Cities Lakeview | Paisley
Communities Adel | Christmas Valley | Fort Rock | New Pine Creek | Plush | Silver Lake | Summer Lake | Valley Falls
Categories:- Cities in Oregon
- Populated places in Lake County, Oregon
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