Gates, Oregon
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1929 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the East Marion census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97346. It stands on Pierce Creek. The Survey maps it on the Mill City North quadrangle. 548 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 945 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresGates grew from 471 to 548 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.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 471 | |
| 2020 | 548 | +77 (+16%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 17 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.
- 1929 USGS Mill City quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Mill City quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS North Santiam River quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Mill City North quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1991 USGS North Santiam River quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
95 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 95 fires within 5 miles of Gates between 1992 and 2020, burning about 151 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 7 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 27 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northwest Oregon District | MONUMENT WAGON |
| 6 September 1993 | Smoking | under an acre | Santiam Unit | HWY 22 M.P. 36.5 |
| 4 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Sweet Home Unit - ODF | REMINE POND #1 |
| 30 September 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.2 acres | Sweet Home Unit - ODF | REMINE |
| 29 September 2000 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Sweet Home Unit - ODF | SOUTH ROCK CREEK 1200 |
| 28 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northwest Oregon District | DEMOB PILE |
| 28 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.4 acres | Santiam Unit | DOUBLE RIGHT |
| 23 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | SIX MILE PILE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Gates: 7 past producers, 4 occurrences, 3 producers, 1 prospect. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith-Butler | Iron, Titanium, Metal | Occurrence | ||
| Welb Cat Mine | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Welb Cat Mine | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Elkhorn Creek Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Elkhorn Creek Prospect | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Gates | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Gates Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Mill City Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| National Group | Gold | Past Producer | Gold |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elkhorn Woods | 4.0 miles | 17 | |
| Niagara | 4.3 miles | 17 | |
| Elkhorn | 6.2 miles | 17 | |
| Mehama | 11.0 miles | 13 | |
| Jawbone Flats (historical) | 12.7 miles | 18 | |
| Detroit | 14.2 miles | 16 | |
| Hullt (historical) | 15.3 miles | 13 | |
| Drake Crossing | 17.3 miles | 13 |
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 Gates | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2454715 | 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 1121079. 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.









