Monument, Oregon facts for kids
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Monument, Oregon
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The Monument School in Monument
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Location in Oregon
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| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Grant |
| Incorporated | February 6, 1905 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.51 sq mi (1.32 km2) |
| • Land | 0.51 sq mi (1.32 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,024 ft (617 m) |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 115 |
| • Density | 225.93/sq mi (87.27/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (Pacific) |
| ZIP code |
97864
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| Area code(s) | 458 and 541 |
| FIPS code | 41-49750 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2411152 |
| Website | http://www.cityofmonument.com |
Monument is a city in Grant County, Oregon, United States. The population was 128 at the 2010 census. It is located near the confluence of the North and Middle Forks of the John Day River. Its post office was established in 1874 and named for a nearby mountain or rock formation.
As of 2000, the Monument School District, consisting of the Monument School, had a 7,000-square-foot (650 m2) science building for its environmental sciences curriculum, which was paid for by a federal grant of about a $500,000. The program taught students about the ecology of local Ponderosa Pine forest and sagebrush steppe and the water quality and habitat of streams. The school had over 100 students in 1997, but the decline of ranching and timber production caused many families to move, bringing the number of children at the school down to 62 by the year 2000. Annual federal timber payments to the city of Monument declined from $100,000 in 1990 to $5,000 in 2000. With a population of 165 in 2000, Monument had "a grocery store, restaurant, tavern, three churches, a senior center, fire station and the offices of the Columbia Power Electric Cooperative utility."
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.51 square miles (1.32 km2), all land. By road, Monument is 110 miles (180 km) southwest of Pendleton, about 64 miles (103 km) northwest of John Day, and about 156 miles (251 km) northeast of Bend.
Climate
This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F (22.0 °C). According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Monument has a steppe climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps. An average of about 13 inches (330 mm) of precipitation falls on Monument each year.
| Climate data for Monument, Oregon (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1961–2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 69 (21) |
74 (23) |
85 (29) |
95 (35) |
102 (39) |
110 (43) |
116 (47) |
115 (46) |
109 (43) |
96 (36) |
84 (29) |
70 (21) |
116 (47) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 44.0 (6.7) |
50.3 (10.2) |
58.4 (14.7) |
65.4 (18.6) |
74.2 (23.4) |
81.4 (27.4) |
93.4 (34.1) |
93.6 (34.2) |
83.7 (28.7) |
67.4 (19.7) |
52.6 (11.4) |
43.0 (6.1) |
67.3 (19.6) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 33.6 (0.9) |
37.5 (3.1) |
44.1 (6.7) |
50.0 (10.0) |
57.8 (14.3) |
64.3 (17.9) |
72.3 (22.4) |
71.8 (22.1) |
62.7 (17.1) |
50.6 (10.3) |
40.1 (4.5) |
33.2 (0.7) |
51.5 (10.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 23.1 (−4.9) |
24.7 (−4.1) |
29.8 (−1.2) |
34.5 (1.4) |
41.3 (5.2) |
47.1 (8.4) |
51.2 (10.7) |
50.0 (10.0) |
41.7 (5.4) |
33.8 (1.0) |
27.6 (−2.4) |
23.4 (−4.8) |
35.7 (2.1) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −26 (−32) |
−21 (−29) |
10 (−12) |
15 (−9) |
21 (−6) |
30 (−1) |
35 (2) |
31 (−1) |
23 (−5) |
3 (−16) |
−15 (−26) |
−25 (−32) |
−26 (−32) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 1.31 (33) |
1.21 (31) |
1.56 (40) |
1.51 (38) |
2.10 (53) |
1.48 (38) |
0.48 (12) |
0.58 (15) |
0.58 (15) |
1.27 (32) |
1.47 (37) |
1.58 (40) |
15.13 (384) |
| Source: NOAA | |||||||||||||
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1910 | 119 | — | |
| 1920 | 147 | 23.5% | |
| 1930 | 97 | −34.0% | |
| 1940 | 118 | 21.6% | |
| 1950 | 228 | 93.2% | |
| 1960 | 214 | −6.1% | |
| 1970 | 161 | −24.8% | |
| 1980 | 192 | 19.3% | |
| 1990 | 162 | −15.6% | |
| 2000 | 151 | −6.8% | |
| 2010 | 128 | −15.2% | |
| 2020 | 115 | −10.2% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 128 people, 55 households, and 31 families residing in the city. The population density was 251.0 inhabitants per square mile (96.9/km2). There were 82 housing units at an average density of 160.8 per square mile (62.1/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 94.5% White, 0.8% Native American, 3.9% from other races, and 0.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.9% of the population. There were 55 households, of which 29.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.6% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 43.6% were non-families. 38.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 3.23.
The median age in the city was 40.5 years. 24.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.6% were from 25 to 44; 27.4% were from 45 to 64; and 16.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 54.7% male and 45.3% female.
Transportation
- Monument Municipal Airport
See also
In Spanish: Monument (Oregón) para niños
