Siletz, Oregon
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Siletz census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97380. It lies near Government Hill. The Survey maps it on the Toledo North quadrangle. 1,230 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 130 feet above sea level.
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On record in Siletz
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 1 record
Siletz Agency Sitelisted 1976
Population over time
3 figuresSiletz grew from 1,133 to 1,230 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 | 1,133 | |
| 2010 | 1,212 | +79 (+7%) |
| 2020 | 1,230 | +18 (+1%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 11 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.
- 1942 USGS Toledo quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Toledo quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Corvallis quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Toledo North quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
51 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 51 fires within 5 miles of Siletz between 1992 and 2019, burning about 66 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 19 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2007 | Firearms and explosives use | under an acre | Toledo Unit | GUN RANGE FIRE |
| 26 September 1993 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Toledo Unit | STANTON CEMETERY |
| 26 September 1993 | Smoking | under an acre | Toledo Unit | OLD RIVER ROAD |
| 23 September 2000 | Smoking | under an acre | Toledo Unit | DERRICK LAKE |
| 23 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Toledo Unit | SILETZ RIVER |
| 27 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Toledo Unit | SHOTGUN |
| 26 August 2009 | Fireworks | under an acre | Toledo Unit | HAPPY VALLEY |
| 25 August 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Toledo Unit | CAMP 12 LOOP |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Siletz: 3 past producers, 2 producers, 1 prospect. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baldface Placers | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Siletz Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Siletz Plant Site | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Siletz Plant Site | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
9 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Siletz in 9 storm reports between 2006 and 2021: 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2012 | Flood | Siletz | $2,000,000 | Heavy rain caused the Siletz River near Siletz to overflow its banks and flood low lying areas. The Siletz River crested at 23.5 feet on January 19th at 2 pm PST, 7.5 feet above flood stage. |
| December 2015 | Flood | Siletz | $128,000 | Heavy rain resulted in flooding of the Siltez river near Siletz and the Alsea River near Tidewater. High water covered many roads. |
| November 2021 | Flood | Siletz | - | The Siletz River near Siletz (SILO3) rose above flood stage of 16 feet at 0830PST of the 11th, crested at 18.1 feet at 1345PST on the 11th, then fell below flood stage at 2200PST on the 12th. |
| December 2020 | Flood | Siletz | - | The gage on the Siletz river near Siletz (SILO3) crested at 17.6 feet. Flood stage is 16.0 feet. No damage was reported. |
| November 2016 | Flood | Siletz | - | Heavy rain resulted in flooding of the Siletz River at Siletz. The Siletz River reached flood stage at 115 AM on November 25th, and crested at 16.5 feet at 345 AM on November 25th. The river dropped below flood stage at 715 AM on November 25. |
| December 2014 | Flood | Siletz | - | The Siletz River at Siletz reached flood stage of 20 feet at 1045 PM PST on December 20th. The river crested at 20.33 feet at 1230 AM PST on December 21st, before dropping below flood stage an hour later. |
| November 2012 | Flood | Siletz | - | Heavy rain caused the Siletz River near Siletz to overflow its banks and flood low lying areas. The Siletz River crested at 16.8 feet on January 19th at 6 pm PST, 0.8 feet above flood stage. |
| November 2006 | Flood | Siletz | - | The Siletz River near Siletz crested at 23.0 feet on November 7th, with flood stage at 16.0 feet. |
| January 2006 | Flood | Siletz | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bellamy (historical) | 2.3 miles | 11 | |
| Fruitvale | 5.6 miles | 11 | |
| Pioneer | 5.7 miles | 11 | |
| Morrison (historical) | 6.1 miles | 11 | |
| Pioneer City (historical) | 6.4 miles | 11 | |
| Logsden | 6.8 miles | 11 | |
| Chitwood | 6.9 miles | 11 | |
| Toledo | 7.0 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 Siletz | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2241347 | 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 1126955. 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.








