Irrigon, Oregon
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1908 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Boardman census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97844. It lies near Island Number 17 (historical). The Survey maps it on the Irrigon quadrangle. 2,011 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 297 feet above sea level.
Population over time
3 figuresIrrigon grew from 1,702 to 2,011 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 | 1,702 | |
| 2010 | 1,826 | +124 (+7%) |
| 2020 | 2,011 | +185 (+10%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 14 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.
- 1908 USGS Umatilla quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Pendleton quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Pendleton quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Irrigon quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Hermiston quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1993 USGS Irrigon quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
65 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 65 fires within 5 miles of Irrigon between 1992 and 2020, burning about 7,284 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 15 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/undetermined | 20 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Umatilla National Wildlife Refuge | PATTERSON FERRY |
| 7 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Umatilla National Wildlife Refuge | PATTERSON SLOUGH |
| 2 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | McNary National Wildlife Refuge | PATTERSON FIRE |
| 17 September 1997 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 550 acres | Umatilla National Wildlife Refuge | PARIWHRAIL |
| 8 August 2008 | Natural | 9.6 acres | Umatilla National Wildlife Refuge | COLUMBIA SOUTH |
| 5 August 1995 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 600 acres | Umatilla National Wildlife Refuge | PAT-95-2 |
| 28 August 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 133 acres | Umatilla National Wildlife Refuge | PATER 1-94 |
| 25 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Umatilla National Wildlife Refuge | HATCHERY ROAD |
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 Irrigon: 10 past producers, 5 producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Irrigon in 5 storm reports between 2001 and 2006: 5 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Irrigon | - | 10,000 poplar trees blown down at Potlatch Tree Farm. Winds estimated 70 to 80 mph. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Irrigon | - | Several wind sensors located adjacent to the Umatilla Army Depot received severe wind gusts. 3 sites measured gusts of 70, 65 and 59 mph respectively. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Irrigon | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Irrigon | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Irrigon | - | 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.
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 Irrigon | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2132394 | 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 1167710. 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.





