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Hermiston, Oregon Historic company precinct of Hermiston Historic company precinct of Hermiston Hermiston is a town/city in Umatilla County, Oregon, United States.
The populace of 17,730 makes it the biggest city in Eastern Oregon.
Hermiston is the largest, and fastest-growing, town/city in the Hermiston-Pendleton Micropolitan Statistical Area, a micropolitan region that had a combined populace of 87,062 at the 2010 census. Hermiston sits near the junction of I-82 and I-84, & is 7 miles south of the Columbia River, Lake Wallula, and the Mc - Nary Dam.
The Hermiston region has turn into a transit and logistics core due to the adjacency of the I-82 and I-84 interchange, and central locale between the primary Pacific Northwest urbane areas.
5.1 2016 Portland State University Population Estimates The historic inhabitants of the region were the indigenous Umatilla, Cayuse, Walla Walla, and Columbia Indians, descendants of citizens s who lived in this region for thousands of years.
On July 10, 1907, the town of Hermiston was incorporated.
Hermiston serves as the retail and services center for much of Umatilla County, as well as Morrow County and parts of Gilliam county.
Hermiston's Local Trade Area, which describes the region where citizens will travel to purchase items on a weekly basis, stretches from Pendleton on the East, the Columbia River to the North, Heppner to the South, and Gilliam County to the West.
There were 46,000 citizens living inside Hermiston's Local Trade Area based on 2010 U.S.
Enumeration data. Major nationwide chain retailers in Hermiston include Wal-Mart, Home Depot, Big Lots, Sears, Auto - Zone, Big 5's sporting goods and Harbor Freight, among many others.
Even with a mostly robust small-town retail & services market, Hermiston experiences momentous retail revenue leakage to the Tri-Cities for items purchased on less than a weekly basis.
The Tri-Cities, positioned approximately 30 minutes north of Hermiston in Washington, had a metro-area populace of 275,740 as of April 1, 2014, making it the fourth biggest urbane region in Washington. Hermiston has the biggest 30-mile-radius workforce in Eastern Oregon.
Enumeration estimates, there were 119,632 citizens actively working inside a 30-mile radius of Hermiston. That's compared to 75,075 in the next-largest county-wide Labor Shed in Bend. Hermiston-area employers benefit greatly from the adjacency of the Tri-Cities in Washington which, based on light traffic, and easy freeway access, is approximately 30 35 minutes to the north of Hermiston.
According to Hermiston's 2014 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the town/city are: 5 Hermiston School District 519 7 Hermiston Foods 325 The City of Hermiston Parks Department maintains 10 parks, 13 landscape areas, and 100 plus acres for the appreciatement of the community.
Recent primary enhancements include the additions of Riverfront Park, the Oxbow Trail, and continual additions to the Hermiston Family Aquatic Center.
Riverfront Park features 16 acres of open grassy areas alongside the Umatilla River, as well as nearly a mile of paved walking paths, playground equipment, picnic shelters, restrooms, and fishing access.
Hat Rock, positioned on the Columbia River near Hermiston, was one of the first landmarks of the region noted by Lewis and Clark in their journals. The Hermiston Butte features a several easy hiking trails accessible from Butte Park, the Hermiston Family Aquatic Center, and Good Shepherd Medical Center According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 7.81 square miles (20.23 km2), all land. Portland, Oregon - 181 miles (291 km) Hermiston's recent populace growth is due to its adjacency to large metros/cities in the Pacific Northwest and its locale along two primary freeways. According to the Koppen climate classification system, Hermiston has a steppe climate (Koppen BSk).
Climate data for Hermiston Average rain days 10 9 7 6 5 5 2 2 4 6 10 11 77 The Population Research Center at Portland State University provides annual official populace estimates to the State of Oregon.
Hermiston's certified populace estimate as of July 1, 2016 was 17,730, which is an increase of nearly 1,000 inhabitants since the 2010 Census.
Eastern Oregon Higher Education Center- Hermiston Hermiston School District is the biggest precinct in Eastern Oregon, with 5,297 students in the 2014-15 school year. The precinct has one high school, Hermiston High School, which hosts 1,500 students. Due to the school's size, it is able to offer elected programming and courses for all students.
There are also two private schools in Hermiston.
Blue Mountain Community College has a branch in Hermiston.
Eastern Oregon University also hosts undergraduate and graduate-level courses at the Eastern Oregon Higher Education Center in Hermiston.
US Highway 395 entering Hermiston Wal-Mart's 1.2 million Square Foot Northwest Distribution Center in Hermiston.
Hermiston benefits from being near the exact center of the Pacific Northwest, and at the crossroads of a several major interstate highways.
Highways serving Hermiston include Interstate 84 and U.S.
Route 395, which runs north-south, and Interstate 82, which has its southern end near Hermiston and continues north to Ellensburg, Washington.
Major transportation-related businesses in Hermiston include Wal-Mart's Northwest Distribution Center, and both Fed - Ex and United Parcel Service (UPS) have freight distribution facilities in Hermiston.
Hermiston is on the La Grande Subdivision of the Union Pacific Railroad, constructed originally through the region in the 1870s as the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company.
Hermiston Municipal Airport is a city-owned airport serving General Aviation pilots, corporate jet traffic, agricultural operations, and cargo operations.
There are presently no commercial flights out of Hermiston.
Tri-Cities Airport is positioned approximately 40 minutes north of Hermiston, and offers commercial flights to Seattle, Salt Lake City, Denver, Minneapolis, Las Vegas, Portland, San Francisco, and Phoenix.
The Hermiston Herald (published Wednesday) East Oregonian (Pendleton paper with coverage of Hermiston, presented Tuesday through Saturday) Hermiston Education Foundation Beach & Beef Dinner Auction 1st Saturday in February.
Hermiston Butte United States Enumeration Bureau.
"Hermiston Retail Market Analysis 2011" (PDF).
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"April 1, 2015 Population of Cities Towns and Counties Used for Allocation of Selected State Revenues State of Washington" (PDF).
"Access Labor | City of Hermiston".
"City of Hermiston, Oregon, Comprehensive Financial Report for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2015" (PDF).
City of Hermiston.
"Hermiston expansion leads the way".
The Hermiston Herald.
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15th Enumeration of the United States.
"Number of Inhabitants: Oregon" (PDF).
18th Enumeration of the United States.
"Oregon: Population and Housing Unit Counts" (PDF).
"Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012".
"Portland State College of Urban & Public Affairs: Population Research Center | Population Estimates and Reports".
Ingle, Oasis in the Desert: The Story of Hermiston from Sagebrush to City.
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