Profile for Silverton, Oregon, OR

Home of Bobbie the Wonder Dog, a collie who was separated from his owners during a trip to Indiana and spent six months making his way back to their home in Oregon

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 5. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 0.6 per 1,000 people.

Local festivals include:

• Homer Davenport Days - Aug. 3-5, 2007
• Silverton Fine Arts Festival - Aug. 18-19, 2007
• October Fall Festival - Oct. 27-28, 2007

Historic sites and museums: Silverton Country Museum

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was on par with the national average. (See library links below.)

Listed places near Silverton

Cemeteries (23)

Communities (2)

Libraries (2)

Wineries (1)

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22% of Silverton residents report German ancestry, and 10% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Silverton ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Silverton
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Post a query on a message board:

• Marion County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - OR data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
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• Death index
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• Silverton business guide
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• Courts in Oregon

• Crime in Marion County
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• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
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• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Oregon
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Silverton was $18,062, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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22% of Silverton residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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Silverton festival dates:

• Homer Davenport Days - Aug. 3-5, 2007
• Silverton Fine Arts Festival - Aug. 18-19, 2007
• October Fall Festival - Oct. 27-28, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

Silverton festival web sites:

• Homer Davenport Days

• ePodunk festival listings
• Oregon county fairs
• Oregon festivals (Oregon tourism department)
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• Post history questions in Marion County genealogy forum

Median rent in Silverton, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $499.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,169.

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Libraries in Silverton include Silver Falls Library District ... View libraries

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Newspapers in Silverton include Silverton Appeal

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Marion County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Silverton political report.

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The average commute time for Silverton workers is 23 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

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