Prineville, Oregon
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Prineville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97754. It lies near Putnam Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Prineville quadrangle. 10,736 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 2,868 feet above sea level.
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On record in Prineville
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 5 records
Thomas M. Baldwin Houselisted 1987
Crook County Bank Buildinglisted 1991
Marion Reed Elliott Houselisted 1989
Lamonta Compound-Prineville Supervisor's Warehouselisted 1986
Old First National Bank of Prineville, and Foster and Hyde Storelisted 1985
Population over time
3 figuresPrineville grew from 7,356 to 10,736 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 | 7,356 | |
| 2010 | 9,253 | +1,897 (+26%) |
| 2020 | 10,736 | +1,483 (+16%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 10 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.
- 1955 USGS Bend quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Bend quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Bend quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Prineville quadrangle1:24000
- 1962 USGS Prineville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Prineville quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Prineville quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
23 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 23 fires within 5 miles of Prineville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 30 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 1 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 | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Prineville District | MGRATH RD |
| 31 August 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Prineville Unit | SUNSET HILLS |
| 23 August 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Prineville District | BARNES BT |
| 16 August 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | KEYSTONE |
| 7 July 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Prineville District | 0418 TUFFTIN |
| 4 July 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | OCHOCO VIEWPOINT 0354 |
| 4 July 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Crook County Fire & Rescue | 0343 RS |
| 4 July 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | PRINEVILLE FIREWORKS |
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 38 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 38 workings within 5 miles of Prineville: 24 past producers, 13 producers, 1 unknown. 13 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Bentonite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crook County Cinder Pit | Pumice | Producer | ||
| Oregon Emerald Tuff Quarry | Volcanic Materials | Past Producer | ||
| Barnes Butte | Mercury | Past Producer | 1940 | |
| Barnes Butte Mine | Mercury | Past Producer | 1940, 1941 | |
| Prineville Bentonite | Bentonite | Past Producer | ||
| Prineville Bentonite | Bentonite | Unknown | ||
| Basalt Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Crook County Cinder Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Oregon Emerald Tuff Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
46 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Prineville in 46 storm reports between 1997 and 2020: 30 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 5 heavy rain, 3 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2006 | Hail | Prineville | $20,000,000 | no account filed |
| August 2019 | Flash Flood | Prineville | $15,000 | House flooded with 4 feet of water in basement. Time estimated from radar. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prineville | $2,000 | Six to eight inch diameter tree branches were blown down across power lines causing power outage to southwest part of Prineville. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prineville | $1,000 | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prineville | $100 | no account filed |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prineville | - | Thirty foot tall tree blown down. |
| August 2019 | Hail | Prineville | - | Hail covering the ground with standing water on some flood prone roadways. |
| July 2012 | Hail | Prineville | - | Hail accompanied by wind gust to 40 mph. |
| June 2009 | Heavy Rain | Prineville | - | Water covering the road at the entrance to Prineville due to heavy rainfall. |
| July 2009 | Hail | Prineville | - | Hail 3/4 inch to 1 inch fell for 15 minutes. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prineville | - | Two inch diameter tree limbs blown down. Tree limb 1 foot in diameter also blown down. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Prineville | - | Hail size between dime and quarter size. |
| July 2006 | Hail | Prineville | - | Quarter sized hail producing dents in car. |
| August 1999 | Hail | Prineville | - | Wind gusts up to 27 mph and frequent lightning accompanied this storm |
| May 1998 | Hail | Prineville | - | Thunderstorms moved through Crook County with strong wind, hail, and heavy rain. In the town of Post, 0.70 inches of rain fell in 50 minutes with 1/3 inch hail and wind gusts to 30 mph. In Prineville, 1/4 to 1 inch hail covered the ground to a depth of one inch in places, up to 1.15 inches of rain fell in 20 minutes, and the wind gusted to 60 mph. The road from Post to Prineville had rock and mud slides on it. |
| May 1998 | Hail | Prineville | - | A thunderstorm produced up to 1 inch hail, heavy rain, and wind gusts to between 50 and 60 mph. 1/2 inch hail covered the ground to a depth of one inch. 1.13 inches of rain fell in 20 minutes. Highway 26 east of Prineville had mud slides on it. |
| May 1998 | Heavy Rain | Prineville | - | Two inches of rain fell in 24 hours. |
| April 1998 | Lightning | Prineville | - | A thunderstorm moved through Deschutes, Crook, and Wheeler counties. Lightning caused a power pole to catch fire 3 miles northeast of Prineville. One quarter to one half inch hail covered the ground in eight miles north of Bend. Five eighths inch hail and 30 mph wind were reported in the town of Post. Heavy rain, strong wind, and pea-sized hail were reported in the town of Fossil. The storm moved through the town of Spray with heavy rain and strong wind gusting to 40-50 mph. |
| May 1998 | Heavy Rain | Prineville | - | A spotter reported 0.75 inches of rain in twenty minutes. Another spotter reported wind gusts to 45 mph with this thunderstorm. |
| June 1998 | Heavy Rain | Prineville | - | Spotters in Prineville reported up to two inches of rain in 20 minutes, hail up to 1/2 inch, and wind gusts to 30 mph. |
| July 1998 | Heavy Rain | Prineville | - | Close to one inch of rain fell in half an hour causing local flooding. Highway 126 had water over it. |
| July 1998 | Hail | Prineville | - | A spotter 15 miles north of Prineville reported 3/4 inch hail and a heavy downpour that lasted 45 minutes. Allen Creek over flowed its banks. Some roads were washed out. |
| August 1997 | Hail | Prineville | - | A weather spotter at Prineville Resevoir State Park reported dime sized hail and up to an inch of rain in 30 minutes. Another spotter three miles north of Prineville Resevoir reported marble sized hail. |
| July 1997 | Lightning | Prineville | - | A lightning strike touched off a one and a half acre fire on a residential hillside in Prineville. Homeowners were able to fight the fire with garden hoses. No homes were damaged. |
| August 1997 | Hail | Prineville | - | Weather spotters reported hail between .5 and .75 of an inch...covering the ground in places. One spotter reported 0.70 of an inch of rain in twenty minutes. |
| July 2014 | Hail | Prineville | - | no account filed |
| August 2013 | Hail | Prineville | - | no account filed |
| July 2012 | Hail | Prineville | - | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Hail | Prineville | - | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Hail | Prineville | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Prineville | - | no account filed |
| August 2008 | Hail | Prineville | - | no account filed |
| August 2008 | Hail | Prineville | - | no account filed |
| August 2008 | Hail | Prineville | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Prineville | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | Prineville | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | Prineville | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Prineville | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prineville | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Prineville | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Prineville | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Prineville | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Prineville | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Prineville | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Flash Flood | Prineville | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Lightning | Prineville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Juniper Canyon | 8.9 miles | 9 | |
| Powell Butte | 10.3 miles | 16 | |
| Forest Crossing | 13.5 miles | 15 | |
| Roberts | 17.0 miles | 11 | |
| Post | 20.6 miles | 11 | |
| Paulina | 47.6 miles | 14 | |
| Suplee | 63.4 miles | 14 |
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 Prineville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q330678 | 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 1154317. 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.






