Yoncalla is a city in Douglas County, Oregon, United States. The population was 1,047 at the 2010 census.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which, is land and is water.
History
Settlers first came to the area that would become Yoncalla in a covered wagon in the fall of 1848. Jesse Applegate arrived in 1849, and named the area after the Yoncalla-speaking Native Americans of the region.
In 1920 Yoncalla received attention for electing a female mayor and an all-female city council.
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2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Yoncalla had a population of 1,021. The median age was 50.8 years. 19.7% of residents were under the age of 18 and 22.9% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 90.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 89.4 males age 18 and over.
There were 414 households in Yoncalla, of which 25.1% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 42.8% were married-couple households, 21.3% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 27.1% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 31.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
! Race !! Number !! Percent
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| White || 885 || 86.7%
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| Black or African American || 0 || 0%
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 12 || 1.2%
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| Asian || 8 || 0.8%
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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 1 || 0.1%
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| Some other race || 6 || 0.6%
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| Two or more races || 109 || 10.7%
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 50 || 4.9%
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2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,047 people, 441 households, and 292 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 476 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 92.3% White, 1.7% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 1.7% from other races, and 3.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.6% of the population.
There were 441 households, of which 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.8% were married couples living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 33.8% were non-families. 27.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.82.