Cayuse is a

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(CDP) and

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in Umatilla County,

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, United States, located east of Pendleton on the Umatilla Indian Reservation. The population was 59 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Pendleton– Hermiston Micropolitan Statistical Area. Served by a railroad station and post office, the area was named for the

Cayuse people The Cayuse are a Native Americans in the United States, Native American tribe in what is now the state of Oregon in the United States. The Cayuse tribe shares a Umatilla Indian Reservation, reservation and government in northeastern Oregon with t ...

. The post office was established in 1867 and discontinued in 2002.Post offices by state: Oregon
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Geography

According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 59 people, 22 households, and 17 families residing in the CDP. The

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was 20.5 people per square mile (7.9/km²). There were 22 housing units at an average density of 7.6 per square mile (2.9/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 42.37%

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, 1.69%

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, 49.15% Native American, 3.39% from other races, and 3.39% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 5.08% of the population. There were 22 households, out of which 36.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.5% were

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living together, 18.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.2% were non-families. 13.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.00. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 28.8% under the age of 18, 3.4% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 16.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 126.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 121.1 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $34,583, and the median income for a family was $38,500. Males had a median income of $23,333 versus $28,750 for females. The

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for the CDP was $13,311. There were 11.1% of families and 8.1% of the population living below the

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, including no under eighteens and 20.0% of those over 64.

Education

The CDP is served by Pendleton School District 016.

References

{{authority control Census-designated places in Oregon Pendleton–Hermiston Micropolitan Statistical Area Unincorporated communities in Umatilla County, Oregon Census-designated places in Umatilla County, Oregon Unincorporated communities in Oregon Oregon placenames of Native American origin