Umatilla, Oregon Umatilla, Oregon Umatilla Marina, Umatilla Bridge, and Mc - Nary Dam Umatilla Marina, Umatilla Bridge, and Mc - Nary Dam State Oregon County Umatilla Umatilla (/ ju m t l /, yoo-m -til- ) is a town/city in Umatilla County, Oregon, United States.
It is titled for the Umatilla River, which enters the Columbia River on the side of the city.
The river is titled after the Umatilla Tribe.
The Umatilla Chemical Depot, and the Umatilla Chemical Agent Disposal Facility, is 6 miles (10 km) southwest of the city, northwest of the intersection of I-84 and I-82.
Umatilla is part of the Pendleton Hermiston Micropolitan Statistical Area.
City hall in Umatilla, Oregon The first Umatilla postal service was established in September 1851 at the Umatilla Indian Agency about 5 miles (8 km) east of Pendleton, and discontinued in January 1852.
Davenport surveyed for a town site at the mouth of the Umatilla River in 1862.
The site was first known as Umatilla Landing, then Umatilla City, then Columbia, then Umatilla City once again over the next year or so.
Umatilla's earliest importance was as a trade and distribution center on the Columbia River, amid the gold rush of the 1860s and 1870s in easterly Oregon.
The Umatilla Chemical Depot opened in 1941, to prepare for World War II.
Umatilla is 30 miles (48 km) northwest of Pendleton.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 4.63 square miles (11.99 km2), of which, 4.42 square miles (11.45 km2) is territory and 0.21 square miles (0.54 km2) is water. According to the Koppen Climate Classification system, Umatilla has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps. Climate data for Umatilla Average rain days ( 0.01 inch) 8 7 6 5 4 4 1 2 3 5 7 8 60 As of the census of 2010, there were 6,906 citizens , 1,634 homeholds, and 1,215 families residing in the city.
There were 1,766 housing units at an average density of 399.5 per square mile (154.2/km2).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 70.1% White, 2.3% African American, 1.5% Native American, 0.6% Asian, 23.1% from other competitions, and 2.4% from two or more competitions.
There were 1,634 homeholds of which 50.8% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 51.2% were married couples living together, 14.7% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 8.5% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 25.6% were non-families.
18.5% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The average homehold size was 3.15 and the average family size was 3.59. The median age in the town/city was 30.7 years.
26.1% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 11.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 35.6% were from 25 to 44; 20.2% were from 45 to 64; and 6.3% were 65 years of age or older.
As of the census of 2000, there were 4,978 citizens , 1,364 homeholds, and 1,062 families residing in the city.
There were 1,511 housing units at an average density of 429.6 per square mile (165.7/km ).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 72.10% White, 2.69% African American, 1.35% Native American, 0.38% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 21.49% from other competitions, and 1.93% from two or more competitions.
There were 1,364 homeholds out of which 45.7% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 58.2% were married couples living together, 13.0% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 22.1% were non-families.
16.9% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 5.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The average homehold size was 3.14 and the average family size was 3.51. In the city, the populace was spread out with 31.0% under the age of 18, 12.1% from 18 to 24, 34.7% from 25 to 44, 16.5% from 45 to 64, and 5.7% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $33,844, and the median income for a family was $32,969.
About 15.6% of families and 19.4% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 24.2% of those under age 18 and 21.1% of those age 65 or over. The small-town economy is heavily reliant on agriculture and supporting services. As of 2001, the five biggest employers in Umatilla were the Two Rivers Correctional Institution, JM Manufacturing (polyvinyl chloride pipes), Gilroy Food (dehydrated onions), Boise Cascade (wood chips), and Oregon Rustic (pine furniture). The Port of Umatilla is also home to Aramark, Hagerman Trucking, Pendleton Grain Growers, Tidewater, WM Moss Jr.
Amazon.com recently started developing a data center ground in Umatilla in support of Amazon Web Services.
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Entry for Umatilla in the Oregon Blue Book "Umatilla, Oregon Community Exhibit".
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