Hermiston () is a city in

Umatilla County Umatilla County () is one of the 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. The population of 81,826 ranks it as the 14th largest in Oregon, and largest in Eastern Oregon. Hermiston is the largest city in Umatilla County, but Pendleton remain ...

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, United States. Its population of 20,322 makes it the largest city in

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. Hermiston is the largest and fastest-growing city in the

Hermiston-Pendleton Micropolitan Statistical Area The Hermiston-Pendleton Micropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties in Oregon anchored by the cities of Hermiston and Pendleton. Although the two communities are generall ...

, the eighth largest

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in Oregon with a combined population of 92,261 at the 2020 census. Hermiston sits near the junction of I-82 and

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, and is 7 miles south of the

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, the

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state line,

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, and the

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. The Hermiston area has become a hub for logistics and

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activity due to the proximity of the I-82 and I-84 interchange,

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fiber optic backbone, and low power costs.

History

The historic inhabitants of the area were the indigenous Umatilla, Cayuse, Walla Walla, and Columbia Indians, descendants of peoples who lived in this area for thousands of years. The earliest European settlers established a mission near Pendleton in 1847. The territorial government organized Umatilla County in 1862 from the larger Wasco County. Hermiston's early development was plagued by rivalry between The Maxwell Land & Irrigation Company and developers Skinner & Newport, who both fought to establish their own town of Hermiston in the exact same spot, centrally located in the irrigation district along the

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's main line. While Maxwell was able to secure the train depot on the West side of the tracks, initially naming it after themselves, Skinner & Newport filed their own Hermiston plat directly across the tracks in November 1904, beating the Maxwell Company's filing by two days. With neither side willing to cede to the other, two separate business districts formed on either side of the tracks, Hermiston Avenue on the West side and East Main street (there is no West Main Street) on the East side, defiantly placed one block off so they didn't align. Each district featured its own bank, hotel and mercantile but East Main street would eventually win out. The rival developers eventually settled their differences and on July 10, 1907, the two towns were incorporated as a single Hermiston. Colonel J. F. McNaught, an early settler in the region, is credited with originally coming up with the Hermiston name, which was taken from

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's unfinished novel ''

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''. The greater Hermiston region began to see irrigated agriculture in 1908, with the completion of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's Umatilla Basin Project in the form of Cold Springs Reservoir. The region saw modest growth until the outbreak of

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, when the Umatilla Army Depot was constructed, causing Hermiston's population to jump from 803 at the 1940 US Census to 3,804 in 1950. The region continued to experience modest growth for the next several decades until the 1970s, when low power costs coupled with the development of

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resulted in a significant expansion in agricultural acreage put in to potato production. The expansion of potato production coincided with the development of large potato processing plants by Lamb-Weston and

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, focusing on frozen potato products. The associated economic development drove Hermiston's population to nearly double from 4,893 in 1970 to 9,408 by 1980. The 1990s brought additional large employment developments to the Hermiston region in the form of Two Rivers Correctional Institution, a Wal-Mart

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, expansion of the Union Pacific Hinkle Rail Yard, and beginning of the Umatilla Army Depot's Chemical Weapon Incineration process. The 2000s have seen continued growth and diversification of the regional economy as Hermiston has grown to a population of 19,354 at the 2020 Census and has become a regional center for commercial and professional services. The city is also known for its

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s, which are part of its branding.

Economy

Retail

Hermiston serves as the retail and services center for much of western Umatilla County, as well as Morrow County and parts of

Gilliam county Gilliam County is one of the 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,995, making it the third-least populous county in Oregon. The county seat is Condon. The county was established in 1885 and is ...

. Hermiston's Local Trade Area, which describes the area where people will travel to purchase items on a weekly basis, stretches from Pendleton on the East, the

to the North, Heppner to the South, and Gilliam County to the West. There were 46,000 people living within Hermiston's Local Trade Area based on 2010 U.S. Census data. Despite a relatively robust local retail & services market, Hermiston experiences significant retail sales leakage to the Tri-Cities for items purchased on less than a weekly basis. The Tri-Cities, located approximately 30 minutes north of Hermiston in Washington, had a metro-area population of 275,740 as of April 1, 2014, making it the fourth largest metropolitan area in Washington.

Workforce

Hermiston has the largest 30-mile-radius workforce in Eastern Oregon. According to 2018 U.S. Census estimates, there were 135,503 people actively employed within a 30-mile radius of Hermiston; in comparison, there are 75,075 in the next-largest regional Labor Shed in Bend. Hermiston-area employers benefit greatly from the proximity 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. This proximity also allows dual-income households good access to employment opportunities for both wage earners.

Top employers

According to the City of Hermiston's ''2022 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,'' the top employers in the area are:

Parks

The City of Hermiston Parks Department maintains 15 parks, 15 landscape areas, and 100-plus acres for the enjoyment of the community. In addition to the developed parks, the department also has 50 additional acres planned for future development. Recent major 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, with picnic shelters, restrooms, and fishing access. A 1.8-mile paved walking path, named the Oxbow Trail, was added in 2015 to connect Riverfront Park with the north side of town near Good Shepherd Medical Center. The Trail winds through protected wetland area for nearly the entirety of its length and also connects to Harrison Park.

Geography

According to the

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, the city has a total area of , all land. Distance to major cities: *

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- *

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- Hermiston's recent population growth is due to its proximity to large cities in the

and its location along two major freeways.

Climate

According to the

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system, Hermiston has a

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(

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BSk). This gives the area hot dry summers with high daytime temperatures which do cool considerably overnight, and relatively cold winters which typically yield several snow storms per year with relatively minimal accumulation. On June 29, 2021, a max temperature of was recorded in Hermiston, which is just one degree below the new all-time record high temperature for the State of Oregon, which was set at the nearby

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, which is also in Jefferson County, on the same day.

Demographics

2023 Portland State University Estimates

Portland State University's Population Research Center (PRC) provides the official annual population estimates for cities and counties to the State of

for the purposes of state shared funding allocations. PSU's 2023 Certified Population Estimate for Hermiston was 20,322. Due to the PRC's more detailed analysis, these estimates have proven more accurate than the U.S. Census Bureau's annual estimates.

2020 Census

As of the U.S. 2020 census, there were 19,354 people residing in the city, a growth of 2,609 residents since the 2010 Census. Due to its consistent growth registering as an outlier among rural communities across the U.S., the 2020 Census figure far out-paced the Census Bureau's 2019 estimate for the community of 17,782. This same phenomenon occurred with the community's 2010 Census count far exceeded government estimates from 2009. The racial makeup of the city was 56% White, 0.6% African American, 1.5% Native American, 1.4% Asian, 0.3% Pacific Islander, 22.6% from other races, and 17% identified as more than one race. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 44.2% of the population.

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 16,745 people, 6,050 households, and 4,184 families residing in the city. The

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was . There were 6,373 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 74.2%

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, 0.8%

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, 1.3% Native American, 1.5% Asian, 0.2%

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, 19.0% from other races, and 3.0% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 34.9% of the population. There were 6,050 households, of which 42.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.9% were

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living together, 14.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 30.8% were non-families. 25.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.28. The median age in the city was 30.9 years. 31.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.3% were from 25 to 44; 20.8% were from 45 to 64; and 11% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.4% male and 50.6% female.

Education

K-12

Hermiston School District is the largest district in

, with 5,508 students in the 2020–21 school year. The district has one high school,

Hermiston High School Hermiston High School (HHS) is a four-year, public high school in Hermiston, Oregon, United States. Building The main building is a seventy-classroom structure with computer laboratories, one large auditoriums, a library and physical education ...

, which hosts 1,703 students. Due to the school's size, it is able to offer comprehensive programming and courses for all students. The district also is composed of two middle schools and six elementary schools. There are also two private schools in Hermiston. Voters in the Hermiston School District have shown strong support for education as the district has experienced sustained robust enrollment growth. Voters approved a $69.9 million capital construction bond in November, 2008, and another $82.7 million capital construction bond in November, 2019. The 2019 bond added a new elementary school near the intersection of NE 10th and Theater Lane, and replaced the 57-year old Rocky Heights Elementary School on-site with a larger facility. The 2019 bond will also add capacity for an additional 200 students at Hermiston High School.

High School Sports

Hermiston High School competes at the 3A level in the

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. This cross-state membership was approved by the WIAA in 2017 in recognition of the lack of comparable sized large high schools elsewhere in

. The second largest High School in Eastern Oregon was Pendleton, with only 815 students, compared to Hermiston's 1,703. The WIAA membership allows HHS to compete in the Mid-Columbia Conference against high schools from Kennewick, Richland, Pasco, and Walla Walla, Washington and significantly reduce travel times for conference games.

Higher education

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has a branch in Hermiston.

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also hosts

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and graduate-level courses at the Eastern Oregon Higher Education Center in Hermiston.

Transportation

Highways and roads

Hermiston benefits from being near the exact center of the Pacific Northwest, and at the crossroads of several major interstate highways. Drivers can easily access all four major Northwest metropolitan areas in just a half-day's drive.

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is less than 3 hours to the West, and drivers can also reach

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in less than 3 hours to the northeast, while

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and

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are both approximately 4 hours away to the northwest and southeast, respectively. Highways serving Hermiston include Interstate 84 and

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, both of which run east–west, U.S. Route 395, which runs north–south, and

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, which has its southern terminus near Hermiston and continues north to

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. Major transportation-related businesses in Hermiston include

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's Northwest Distribution Center, and both

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and

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(UPS) have freight distribution facilities in Hermiston.

Rail

Hermiston is on the La Grande Subdivision of the

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, constructed originally through the area in the 1870s as the

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. Railroad facilities include the Hinkle Locomotive Service and Repair Facility and "hump yard" located just outside the city.

Airports

Hermiston Municipal Airport Hermiston Municipal Airport is a city-owned, public-use airport located two nautical miles (3.7 km) southeast of the central business district of Hermiston, Oregon, Hermiston, in Umatilla County, Oregon, Umatilla County, Oregon, United Stat ...

is a city-owned airport serving General Aviation pilots, corporate jet traffic, agricultural operations, and cargo operations. There are currently no commercial flights out of Hermiston. Tri-Cities Airport is located approximately 40 minutes north of Hermiston, and offers commercial flights to Seattle, Salt Lake City, Denver, Minneapolis, Las Vegas, Portland, San Francisco, and Phoenix. In 2014, due to strong growth in demand, the Port of Pasco approved a $42 million renovation and expansion, that will double the size of the current terminal.

Media

Radio

KOHU KOHU (1360 AM broadcasting, AM, "Real Country") is a radio station city of license, licensed to serve Hermiston, Oregon, United States. The station, which began broadcasting in 1956, is owned by West End Radio, LLC, and serves Umatilla County, Or ...

1360 AM (Country) *

KQFM KQFM (93.7 FM broadcasting, FM, "The Q") is a radio station city of license, licensed to serve Hermiston, Oregon, United States. The station, established in 1978, is owned by West End Radio, LLC, which is in turn owned by the Ronald L. Hughes an ...

93.7 FM (AC) *

KLKY KLKY (96.1 FM, "U-Rock Radio") is a radio station broadcasting a classic rock music format. Licensed to Stanfield, Oregon Stanfield () is a city in Umatilla County, Oregon, United States. The population was 2,043 at the 2010 census. It is p ...

96.1 FM (Classic Rock) - Licensed to

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* KZLY 99.5 FM (Spanish) *

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91.3 FM (Christian) * KOLH 105.9 FM (Catholic -

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Radio)

Newspapers

*'' The Hermiston Herald'' (online-only) *''

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'' ( Pendleton paper with coverage of Hermiston, published weekly)

Notable people

* Tucker Bounds, public relations professional * Bucky Jacobsen, baseball player *

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, politician *

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, basketball player * Jim Stuart, football player *

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, football player

Annual events

* Hermiston Raceway/Super Oval, paved oval stock car track, races almost every Saturday from late April through the end of September every year. * Farm City Pro Rodeo, annual rodeo held in AugustFarmCityEntry
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Footnotes

External links

Entry for Hermiston
in the ''

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City of Hermiston official website
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