|  Warrenton,
Oregon A
101 years ago, a group of men ducked out of February’s chill, stepped into
a newspaper office and decided to form a city. Lexington,
as it was known then, was the Clatsop County seat and emerging as a bustling fishing
and logging hub brushing against the Pacific Ocean and Youngs Bay. But
Daniel Knight Warren, an enterprising New York native who made his money on North
Coast logging and other business ventures, “may have had a desire to make
Warren a household word,” according to local historian Lyle Anderson. In
1885, after spending seven years on a small farm near present-day Knappa and another
14 years running a mercantile in Astoria with his wife Sarah, Warren purchased
and reclaimed 900 acres across Youngs Bay. He
offered free lots to anyone who agreed to build a $1,000 home and a $1,000 bonus
for building a $3,000 home. He found plenty of takers. In
1899, ambitious town leaders agreed to form a city out of the growing coastal
community. Warrenton was born.
| Population:
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from the latest census for Warrenton and other Oregon cities. Temperature:
Lowest Monthly Average: 36°F
Highest Monthly Average: 69°F
Hottest Month: August
Coldest Month: January
Driest Month: July
Wettest
Month: December Precipitation:
Average Annual Precipitation: 66.420" Education:
1 High School
1 Middle School
1 Elementary
1 Private School |
Housing:
Total housing units: 1,118
vacancy rate: 7.20%
owner occupied: 706
median owner cost (mortgaged): $548
renter occupied: 332
median gross
rent: $318 Top
Industries:
Fishing, lumber and agriculture Major
Employers:
Willamette Industries
Ag-Bag International Ltd.
Carruthers
Equipment Co.
Warrenton Fiber Co. Inc.
Lektro Inc. |
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