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A Pivot Point? Economic Slow-Down Affects Oregon’S Migration Flow, Jason R. Jurjevich
A Pivot Point? Economic Slow-Down Affects Oregon’S Migration Flow, Jason R. Jurjevich
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The combination of three components: fertility, mortality, and migration, collectively lead to population change. Fertility and mortality events in recent history, including escalated fertility levels associated with the ‘baby boom cohort’ and spikes in mortality linked to the Spanish Flu of 1918 for example, have produced demonstrative demographic effects. However, both the unpredictability and ability of migration to produce virtually immediate impacts, often enduring for decades across social, cultural, demographic, and economic landscapes, has long captured the attention of scholars and public policy makers alike. Over the past several decades here in Oregon, migration has undoubtedly shaped the state socially …
Central Oregon, Metropolitan Portland Are State’S Fastest-Growing Areas, Jason R. Jurjevich
Central Oregon, Metropolitan Portland Are State’S Fastest-Growing Areas, Jason R. Jurjevich
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Population grew in all regions of Oregon between 2000 and 2010, and the proportion of Oregonians living in the three-county metropolitan Portland region inched up to nearly 43 percent, according to newly released U.S. Census Bureau data. Central Oregon grew by 30.5 percent during the decade — the fastest growth rate of any region of the state. By 2010, about 5.2 percent of Oregon residents, or just over 200,000 people, lived in the area composed of Crook, Deschutes and Jefferson counties (Table 1). The three-county Portland metro region grew 13.6 percent during the decade, the second-fastest rate of growth in …