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709:other races
679:2010 census
367:World War I
343:Centerville
319:2010 census
91: /
79:118°29′38″W
1557:Categories
1294:Pilot Rock
811:References
683:As of the
371:Caledonian
291:feature ID
199:Population
146:Government
76:45°48′41″N
1520:Riverview
1469:Sunnyside
1379:Riverside
1299:Stanfield
1289:Pendleton
1279:Hermiston
1241:Pendleton
960:(2003) .
767:Education
404:Geography
383:pipe band
279:FIPS code
267:Area code
249:(Pacific)
221:Time zone
191:Elevation
1515:Ordnance
1510:Blakeley
1474:Tollgate
1419:Ferndale
1384:Tutuilla
1309:Umatilla
1173:"Athena"
834:June 25,
805:Mid-Ohio
787:Industry
713:Hispanic
398:Scottish
393:Scottish
375:bagpipes
363:Scottish
283:41-03200
255:ZIP code
130:Umatilla
1434:Holdman
1389:Umapine
1374:Mission
1369:Meacham
1162:in the
1094:June 4,
1072:June 1,
1002:June 2,
703:, 0.4%
699:, 3.0%
695:, 0.4%
416:Climate
329:History
299:Website
294:2409746
230:Pacific
104:Country
1449:Myrick
1444:McNary
1429:Hinkle
1424:Gibbon
1344:Cayuse
1314:Weston
1264:Athena
1251:Cities
974:
830:. 2020
799:(AMA)
792:Hodaka
717:Latino
685:census
532:−18.8%
502:−16.6%
442:Census
356:Athena
348:Athena
337:, and
311:Athena
125:County
118:Oregon
25:Athena
1464:Rieth
1454:Nolin
1399:Other
1364:McKay
1304:Ukiah
1274:Helix
1259:Adams
705:Asian
693:White
662:1,209
652:−7.8%
647:1,126
637:22.5%
632:1,221
607:10.7%
592:−8.2%
577:26.7%
562:46.2%
487:42.0%
260:97813
247:UTC-7
226:UTC-8
207:1,209
153:Mayor
113:State
1336:CDPs
1269:Echo
1096:2015
1074:2015
1048:2012
1004:2015
972:ISBN
937:2012
897:2022
858:2022
836:2020
667:7.4%
658:2020
643:2010
628:2000
622:3.3%
613:1990
598:1980
583:1970
568:1960
553:1950
547:1.8%
538:1940
523:1930
517:6.0%
508:1920
493:1910
478:1900
463:1890
451:Note
446:Pop.
289:GNIS
162:Area
141:1904
33:City
1459:Nye
803:at
715:or
617:997
602:965
587:872
572:950
557:750
542:513
527:504
512:621
497:586
482:703
467:495
272:541
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