Monmouth, Oregon
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1914 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Monmouth-Independence census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97361. It lies near Cupids Knoll. The Survey maps it on the Monmouth quadrangle. 11,110 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 214 feet above sea level.
On record in Monmouth
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 7 records
Joseph and Priscilla Craven Houselisted 1998
Graves-Fisher-Strong Houselisted 1985
John W. Howell Houselisted 1987
Polk County Banklisted 1986
Sarah Helmick State Parklisted 2022
Eleanor Sherman Houselisted 1989- Burford-Stanley Houselisted 2022
Population over time
2 figuresMonmouth grew from 9,534 to 11,110 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 | 9,534 | |
| 2020 | 11,110 | +1,576 (+17%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 16 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.
- 1914 USGS Independence quadrangle1:31680
- 1917 USGS Salem quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1940 USGS Salem quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Salem quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Monmouth quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Corvallis quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
9 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Monmouth between 1997 and 2019, burning about 8 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Dallas Unit | FISHBACK |
| 1 September 2012 | Other causes | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | BALLARD ROAD |
| 7 August 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Philomath Unit | LLOYD DAY |
| 7 August 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Dallas Unit | MONMOUTH HIGHWAY |
| 3 August 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | BURSELL RD. |
| 29 August 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Dallas Unit | COOPER HOLLOW RD. |
| 8 July 2001 | Smoking | under an acre | Dallas Unit | COOPER HOLLOW |
| 27 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | 2.3 acres | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | MISTLETOE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 20 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Monmouth: 10 past producers, 10 producers. 10 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Krauger Pit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Krauger Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Wigrich-Pomeroy Bar | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Wigrich-Pomeroy Bar | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hanna Ranch | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hanna Ranch Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Swope Bar | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Monmouth in 2 storm reports between 2004 and 2016: 2 funnel cloud. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2016 | Funnel Cloud | Monmouth | - | There were several reports and photos of a funnel cloud near Monmouth, Oregon. |
| April 2004 | Funnel Cloud | Monmouth | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stapleton | 2.1 miles | 16 | |
| Cochrane (historical) | 2.5 miles | 16 | |
| Independence | 2.5 miles | 16 | |
| Bowersville (historical) | 4.9 miles | 13 | |
| Putnam (historical) | 5.2 miles | 15 | |
| Parker | 5.5 miles | 16 | |
| Rickreall | 5.7 miles | 16 | |
| Fir Villa | 5.9 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 Monmouth | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1650626 | 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 1163156. 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.










