St. Paul or Saint Paul The population was 434 at the 2020 census. On January 6, 1839, Father (later Archbishop) Blanchet celebrated the first Catholic mass in Oregon at St. Paul, when he blessed the log church and dedicated it to St. Paul.

St. Paul post office was established in 1874. He had arrived in Oregon in 1811 as part of John Jacob Astor's American Fur Company. Only one other grave is marked; the rest of the grave markers were mistakenly bulldozed in the 1930s.

Along with Cannon, 535 other early settlers and Native Americans are buried in the pioneer cemetery, including Étienne Lucier, known as "The Father of Oregon Agriculture", and François Rivet and Philippe Degre who claimed to be members of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Rivet had accompanied the expedition as far as Fort Mandan, and Degre attached himself in to the company while they wintered there in 1804–1805.

A wall of remembrance in the cemetery was dedicated in 2005, with members of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon as honored guests.<!--need better ref (more reliable source)--> Early settler and provisional legislator William J. Bailey is also buried at the new cemetery.

Geography

thumb|St. Paul's U.S. Post Office

St. Paul is in the northwestern corner of Marion County, along Oregon Route 219, which leads southeast to Woodburn and north to Newberg. Salem, the state capital and the Marion county seat, is to the south, and downtown Portland is to the northeast.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, St. Paul has a total area of , all land.

0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.

There were 153 households in St. Paul, of which 45.8% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 61.4% were married-couple households, 15.7% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 14.4% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 15.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

! Race !! Number !! Percent

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| White || 353 || 81.3%

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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 || 2 || 0.5%

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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 0 || 0%

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| Some other race || 53 || 12.2%

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| Two or more races || 26 || 6.0%

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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 85 || 19.6%

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2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 421 people, 147 households, and 113 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 151 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 94.1% White, 0.5% Native American, 4.8% from other races, and 0.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 14.7% of the population.

There were 147 households, of which 43.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.0% were married couples living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 23.1% were non-families. 20.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.28. It is one of the 20 largest rodeos in the U.S. and was voted by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association as the finest rodeo in the Pacific Northwest in 1991. The district includes 63 contributing properties, with St. Paul Catholic Church, which is also individually listed on the NRHP, as the centerpiece. The sisters ran the school until 1853.

References

  • Entry for St. Paul in the Oregon Blue Book
  • Historic images of St. Paul from Salem Public Library Historic Photograph Collections
  • Images of St. Paul from University of Oregon Libraries Digital Collections