Condon, Oregon
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Condon census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97823. The Survey maps it on the Condon quadrangle. 711 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 2,831 feet above sea level.
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On record in Condon
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 4 records
S. B. Barker Buildinglisted 1989
Condon Commercial Historic Districtlisted 1998
Condon Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase)listed 2001
Silas A. Rice Log Houselisted 1991
Population over time
3 figuresCondon fell from 759 to 711 between 2000 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.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 759 | |
| 2010 | 682 | -77 (-10%) |
| 2020 | 711 | +29 (+4%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 printed sheetsMatched 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.
- 1916 USGS Condon quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS The Dalles quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS The Dalles quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS The Dalles quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Condon quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Condon quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
2 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Condon between 1992 and 2019, burning about 2,781 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None was 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 July 2019 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 781 acres | Prineville District | BARNETT RD |
| 18 July 1992 | Natural | 2,000 acres | Prineville District | BUCKHOLLOW |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Condon: 5 past producers, 5 producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Condon Rock Products Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| 30 Mile Creek Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| 30 Mile Creek | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Basalt Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Basalt Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Condon Rock Products | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
9 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Condon in 9 storm reports between 1995 and 2020: 5 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2003 | Flash Flood | Condon | $7,000 | A thunderstorm produced very heavy rain in a short period of time in Condon. A cooperative observer reported 1.12 inches of rain in about 15 minutes, which led to flash flooding. The flash flood resulted in flooding on Main Street, while mud, rocks, and water spilled over roadways inside, and in the vicinity of Condon, flooding some buildings, and shorting out power lines. The basement of the North Central Education Service District Building collected water that rain gutters couldn't contain. Gilliam county Road Department Employees aided in cleaning and repairing county roads. The property damage from this event is estimated at $7,000. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Condon | - | Tree down and damage to a home. |
| June 2019 | Hail | Condon | - | Hailstones up to the size of nickels were reported with accumulations of up to 2 inches on the ground. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Condon | - | Power lines down across northern half of county between Arlington and Condon. |
| July 1998 | Heavy Rain | Condon | - | A thunderstorm moved through Condon and produced heavy rain and strong wind. Local rain gages measured up to 2.25 inches of rain in less than two hours. Several basements and downtown businesses, including the post office, were flooded. The wind also broke tree branches. |
| May 2004 | Hail | Condon | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Hail | Condon | - | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Hail | Condon | - | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Hail | Condon | - | no account filed |
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 | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thirtymile | 4.7 miles | 12 | |
| Igo (historical) | 5.2 miles | 11 | |
| Alville (historical) | 9.0 miles | 11 | |
| Mayville | 10.5 miles | 11 | |
| Trail Fork (historical) | 11.0 miles | 11 | |
| Clem | 12.9 miles | 11 | |
| Mikkalo | 16.5 miles | 11 | |
| Olex | 18.2 miles | 11 |
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 Condon | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2252119 | The 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 1119195. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.





