Wamic, Oregon
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1930 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Dufur census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97063. The Survey maps it on the Wamic quadrangle. 123 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,676 feet above sea level.
Population over time
3 figuresWamic grew from 36 to 123 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 | 36 | |
| 2010 | 85 | +49 (+136%) |
| 2020 | 123 | +38 (+45%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1930 USGS Dufur quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1934 USGS Dufur quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS The Dalles quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS The Dalles quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS The Dalles quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Wamic quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1983 USGS Mount Hood quadrangle1:100000
- 1996 USGS Wamic quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
93 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 93 fires within 5 miles of Wamic between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,250 acres in total. 13 started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 21 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Natural | 13 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
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 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | DODSON ROAD |
| 6 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | The Dalles Unit | FRONTAGE ROAD |
| 6 September 1993 | Smoking | under an acre | The Dalles Unit | DODSON RD. |
| 6 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | The Dalles Unit | SHARON ROAD |
| 3 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Prineville District | 1084 |
| 3 September 1994 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | The Dalles Unit | HAPPY RIDGE |
| 25 September 2004 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | The Dalles Unit | BADGER CREEK ROAD |
| 22 September 1997 | Smoking | under an acre | The Dalles Unit | HAPPY RIDGE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 18 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Wamic: 12 past producers, 6 producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tygh Valley Dredge and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Tygh Valley Dredge and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Basalt Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Basalt Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Justesen | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Justesen Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Magill | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Magill Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Metzentine Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Metzentine Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wamic in 3 storm reports between 2002 and 2019: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wamic | $5,000 | Large oak tree blown down in Wamic. |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wamic | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Hail | Wamic | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Hollow | 1.7 miles | 15 | |
| Tygh Valley | 5.3 miles | 14 | |
| Sportsmans Park | 6.8 miles | 13 | |
| Wapinitia | 7.9 miles | 13 | |
| Friend (historical) | 8.2 miles | 14 | |
| Kingsley | 8.6 miles | 13 | |
| Pine Grove | 9.6 miles | 13 | |
| Maupin | 10.6 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 Wamic | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2680427 | 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 1151871. 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.







