Umatilla, Oregon
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1908 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Hermiston-Umatilla census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97882. It stands on Umatilla River. The Survey maps it on the Umatilla quadrangle. 7,363 people lived here at the 2020 count.
Population over time
16 figuresUmatilla grew from 150 to 7,363 between 1870 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 150 | |
| 1880 | 149 | -1 (-1%) |
| 1890 | 118 | -31 (-21%) |
| 1900 | 127 | +9 (+8%) |
| 1910 | 198 | +71 (+56%) |
| 1920 | 390 | +192 (+97%) |
| 1930 | 345 | -45 (-12%) |
| 1940 | 370 | +25 (+7%) |
| 1950 | 883 | +513 (+139%) |
| 1960 | 617 | -266 (-30%) |
| 1970 | 679 | +62 (+10%) |
| 1980 | 3,199 | +2,520 (+371%) |
| 1990 | 3,046 | -153 (-5%) |
| 2000 | 4,978 | +1,932 (+63%) |
| 2010 | 6,906 | +1,928 (+39%) |
| 2020 | 7,363 | +457 (+7%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 15 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 Umatilla quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1984 USGS Hermiston quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1993 USGS Umatilla quadrangle1:24000
What the histories say of this town
9,348 words1 chapter about Umatilla from the published histories of the county, public domain and reproduced complete.
| Chapter | From | Length |
|---|---|---|
| Historic Sketches of Walla Walla, Whitman, Columbia and Garfield Count | Historic Sketches of Walla Walla, Whitman, Columbia and Garfield Counties, Washington Territory, and Umatilla County, Oregon (1882) | 9,348 words |
Fires near this place
14 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Umatilla between 1996 and 2020, burning about 6,417 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 August 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | 18 acres | Spokane District | MCNARY |
| 28 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Umatilla National Wildlife Refuge | UMATILLA RIVER |
| 27 August 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Vale District | LAUBACK 2 |
| 20 August 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Vale District | PICKUP |
| 17 August 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Vale District | LAUBACK |
| 16 August 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Mid Columbia National Wildlife Refuge Complex | MARINA FIRE |
| 5 July 2001 | Fireworks | 400 acres | Spokane District | SILLUTUS |
| 4 July 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Benton County Fire Districts | TRUMAN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 50 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 50 workings within 5 miles of Umatilla: 38 past producers, 11 producers, 1 occurrence. 11 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berrian Island Placer | Gold | Occurrence | Placer | |
| Bensel Road Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Bensel Road Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Umatilla in 8 storm reports between 1997 and 2020: 8 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 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Umatilla | - | Trees and powerlines down. Roof damage reported. |
| September 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Umatilla | - | Trained spotter measured a wind gust of 66 mph. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Umatilla | - | Numerous trees and power lines down. A camper and carport were tossed into the air and destroyed. |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Umatilla | - | Oregon Port of Entry reported a thunderstorm wind gust to 60 mph. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Umatilla | - | no account filed |
| April 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Umatilla | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Umatilla | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Umatilla | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Power City | 2.1 miles | 15 | |
| McNary | 2.8 miles | 15 | |
| Charlestown | 3.1 miles | 15 | |
| Hermiston | 6.0 miles | 15 | |
| Hinkle | 8.5 miles | 15 | |
| Bucks Corners | 9.1 miles | 15 | |
| Ordnance (historical) | 9.2 miles | 13 | |
| Cold Springs | 9.8 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 Umatilla | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2862516 | 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 1128399. 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.





