Culver is a city in Jefferson County, Oregon, United States. As of the 2020 census, Culver had a population of 1,602.
History
Orace Gabriel Collver moved from Coos Bay, Oregon, to Central Oregon and founded the town of Culver. Since he was the postmaster, he got to name the town, but to avoid confusion with another town with similar spelling and sound, he changed it to Culver. He built a general store, which housed the post office and became the center of the community. In 1911, the railroad came through, but on the opposite side of the valley, so the town relocated to the railroad. Collver had the whole house moved to the new location, while the townspeople used the lumber from their old homes and buildings to build new ones. The upstairs of his store housed a meeting hall that was used for local events and dances.
Collver married Margaret J. Barnett on October 16, 1881. They raised Ruth Church, the daughter of his sister, Sarah Collver Church, after Sarah's death.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Culver had a population of 1,602. The median age was 33.7 years. 28.5% of residents were under the age of 18 and 11.8% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 97.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 95.9 males age 18 and over.
There were 531 households in Culver, of which 43.1% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 54.6% were married-couple households, 15.8% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 21.7% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 18.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
! Race !! Number !! Percent
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| White || 1,043 || 65.1%
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| Black or African American || 5 || 0.3%
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 31 || 1.9%
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| Asian || 8 || 0.5%
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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 1 || 0.1%
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| Some other race || 211 || 13.2%
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| Two or more races || 303 || 18.9%
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 499 || 31.1%
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2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,357 people, 436 households, and 338 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 482 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 79.5% White, 0.4% African American, 3.3% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 13.0% from other races, and 3.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 30.4% of the population.