Businesses in Fossil, Oregon

Categories in Fossil, Oregon

County Government Office Post Office Religious Organization Education Education Center Entertainment Provider Tourist Attraction American restaurants Restaurants Banks Cemetery Dentists Services for Industry Ranch Wholesale store Public parks Recreation Center Freight forwarding Hotels and motels

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Fossil, Oregon

Industry Description	Number of Establishments	Average Age of Business
Public administration	16	34 years
Restaurants	14	23 years

Fossil, Oregon Facts

Area	0.8 mi²
Population	452
Male Population	223 (49.2%)
Female Population	229 (50.8%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+126.0%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-11.7%
Median Age	59.2 years (Male: 56.7, Female: 61.8)
Area Codes	541
Neighborhoods	Kinzua
Local Time
Timezone	Pacific Daylight Time
Lat & Lng	44.99819, -120.21614
Zip Codes	97830

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Fossil, Oregon Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020
Population	200	405	512	452	452
Population Density	236.8 / mi²	479.5 / mi²	606.2 / mi²	535.2 / mi²	535.2 / mi²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Fossil, Oregon Population change from 2000 to 2015

Decrease of 11.7% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Fossil, Oregon	+126%	+11.6%	-11.7%
Oregon	+65%	+34.6%	+16.8%
United States	+46.9%	+27.2%	+13.7%

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Fossil, Oregon Median Age

Median Age: 59.2 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Fossil, Oregon	59.2 yrs	61.8 yrs	56.7 yrs
Oregon	38.4 yrs	39.6 yrs	37.3 yrs
United States	37.4 yrs	38.7 yrs	36.1 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Fossil, Oregon Population Density

Population Density: 535 / mi²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Fossil, Oregon	452	0.845 sq mi	535 / mi²
Oregon	4 million	98,378.8 sq mi	40.8 / mi²
United States	321.6 million	3,796,740.8 sq mi	84.7 / mi²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Fossil, Oregon Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1860 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Fossil, Oregon

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Fossil, Oregon CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Fossil, Oregon	8,562 tn	18.94 tn	10,137 tons/mi²
Oregon	70,678,562 tn	17.59 tn	718.4 tons/mi²
United States	5,664,619,810 tn	17.62 tn	1,492 tons/mi²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Fossil, Oregon CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	8,562 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	18.94 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/mi²/year)	10,137 tons/mi²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Low (2)
Earthquake	Low (2)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
12/30/10	9:17 AM	3.6	58.3 km	15,995 m	Oregon	usgs.gov
1/2/10	4:36 PM	3.6	60.2 km	14,468 m	Oregon	usgs.gov
4/20/09	9:41 PM	3.6	60.1 km	15,328 m	Oregon	usgs.gov
3/20/09	10:44 PM	3	60.5 km	13,958 m	Oregon	usgs.gov
12/27/08	11:32 PM	3.6	59.8 km	15,488 m	Oregon	usgs.gov
11/16/08	3:54 PM	3.4	59.9 km	13,178 m	Oregon	usgs.gov
7/14/08	6:45 PM	4.2	59.6 km	16,378 m	Oregon	usgs.gov
6/20/08	8:46 AM	3.2	58.7 km	19,288 m	Oregon	usgs.gov
6/1/08	4:46 PM	3.4	59.9 km	15,848 m	Oregon	usgs.gov
4/28/08	7:39 AM	3.1	59.8 km	19,875 m	Oregon	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Fossil, Oregon

Fossil is a city in and the county seat of Wheeler County, Oregon, United States. The name was chosen by the first postmaster, Thomas B. Hoover, who had found some fossil remains on his ranch. The population was 473 at the 2010 census.

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