Long Creek is a city in Grant County, Oregon, United States. The population was 173 at the 2020 census. The city is named after John Long, a prominent miner who came to Grant County in 1862 during the Canyon City rush of that same year. Located in a high valley of the Blue Mountains, ranching has been the principal enterprise for the area. Log harvesting was slowly curtailed in the nearby Malheur National Forest until the local mill was closed in 1998.
History
The city was incorporated in 1891. At the 1900 census the city recorded 123 residents. Long Creek fell to 86 people in 1910, and then rebounded to 148 at 1920's census.
Climate
This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F. Despite its inland location, Long Creek has an oceanic climate (Csb) according to the Köppen climate classification system. Its cold winter temperatures nearly qualify its climate as a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb).
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Long Creek had a population of 173. The median age was 48.5 years. 24.3% of residents were under the age of 18 and 30.1% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 101.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 114.8 males age 18 and over.
0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 67 households in Long Creek, of which 25.4% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 50.7% were married-couple households, 23.9% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 19.4% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 34.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 20.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
! Race !! Number !! Percent
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| White || 140 || 80.9%
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| Black or African American || 0 || 0%
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 1 || 0.6%
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| Asian || 0 || 0%
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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 0 || 0%
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| Some other race || 3 || 1.7%
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| Two or more races || 29 || 16.8%
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 18 || 10.4%
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2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 197 people, 84 households, and 52 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 112 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 94.4% White, 1.5% Native American, 0.5% from other races, and 3.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.6% of the population.
There were 84 households, of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.4% were married couples living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 38.1% were non-families. 33.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.98.