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Chenoweth, Oregon

17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1934 and the latest in 1994. It stands in The Dalles census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97058. It stands on Badger Creek. The Survey maps it on The Dalles North quadrangle. 1,975 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 443 feet above sea level.

Chenoweth within Wasco County

Population over time

2 figures

Chenoweth grew from 1,855 to 1,975 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
20101,855
20201,975+120 (+6%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 17 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

203 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 203 fires within 5 miles of Chenoweth between 1992 and 2020, burning about 8,271 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 6 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined41
Debris and open burning39
Railroad operations and maintenance26
Equipment and vehicle use24
Fireworks17
Recreation and ceremony14
Smoking12
Power generation/transmission/distribution8
Other causes8
Arson/incendiarism6
Misuse of fire by a minor5
Natural3

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined14 acresColumbia River Gorge National Scenic AreaSHOOTING RANGE
9 September 1999Railroad operations and maintenanceunder an acreColumbia River Gorge National Scenic AreaRIVER RD
9 September 1999Railroad operations and maintenanceunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
7 September 2020Equipment and vehicle use1.2 acresOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersSEVENMILE 2
6 September 1999Smokingunder an acreColumbia River Gorge National Scenic AreaGOLF COURSE
5 September 2008Arson/incendiarismunder an acreThe Dalles UnitRICHARD RD.
30 September 1995Smokingunder an acreThe Dalles UnitBROWNS CREEK
30 September 1993Smokingunder an acreThe Dalles UnitCHENOWITH CREEK

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Wasco County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 48 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 48 workings within 5 miles of Chenoweth: 27 past producers, 20 producers, 1 plant. 21 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Geothermal. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
(Facility) the Dalles Aluminum SmelterAluminum, Contained or MetalPlant
Douthit PitClayProducer
J. Sandoz WellGeothermalProducer
Foley LakesStonePast Producer
Foley Lakes PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
HarveyStonePast Producer
Harvey PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Harvey QuarryStonePast Producer
Harvey QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
MarshStonePast Producer

Every working recorded in Wasco County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Cherry Heights1.7 miles17
Ortley3.1 miles16
Rowena3.4 miles16
The Dalles4.1 miles17
Petersburg8.8 miles15
Mosier9.0 miles15
Endersby10.5 miles13
English (historical)12.4 miles15

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on ChenowethAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2183142The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1129791. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.