Lostine is a city in Wallowa County, Oregon, United States. The population was 241 at the 2020 census.
History
Lostine was named after a place by the same name in Cherokee County, Kansas, that served as the site of a short-lived farmers' post office in the 1870s. Lostine, Oregon, established a post office in August 1878; W.R. Laughlin was the first postmaster.
Geography
Lostine lies along Oregon Route 82 about halfway between Wallowa and Enterprise. Nearby is the Lostine River, a tributary of the Wallowa River, east of the Wallowa Mountains of northeastern Oregon.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.
Climate
This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Lostine has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Lostine had a population of 241. The median age was 44.1 years. 23.7% of residents were under the age of 18 and 27.4% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 107.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 97.8 males age 18 and over.
0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 102 households in Lostine, of which 35.3% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 45.1% were married-couple households, 23.5% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 25.5% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 30.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 20.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
! Race !! Number !! Percent
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| White || 222 || 92.1%
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| Black or African American || 0 || 0%
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 0 || 0%
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| Asian || 3 || 1.2%
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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 0 || 0%
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| Some other race || 1 || 0.4%
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| Two or more races || 15 || 6.2%
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 3 || 1.2%
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2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 213 people, 95 households, and 57 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 93.0% White, 2.3% Native American, 3.3% Asian, and 1.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.9% of the population.
There were 95 households, of which 23.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.4% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 40.0% were non-families. 32.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.82.