Tumalo, Oregon

Tumalo, Oregon
Census-designated place
Tumalo Community Church, 2015
Tumalo
Coordinates: 44°08′59″N 121°19′51″W
Country	United States
State	Oregon
County	Deschutes
Area [1]
• Total	1.71 sq mi (4.42 km^2)
• Land	1.71 sq mi (4.42 km^2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km^2)
Elevation	3,189 ft (972 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	558
• Density	326.89/sq mi (126.25/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code	97703
FIPS code	41-75050
GNIS feature ID	1166071

Tumalo (/ˈtʌməloʊ/ TUM-ə-loh) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Deschutes County, Oregon, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 488.[3] In the Klamath language, tumolo means "wild plum," a plentiful shrub in south central Oregon. Tumola means "ground fog," which may have described Tumalo Creek. Tumallowa, the original name of Tumalo Creek, means "icy water."[4]

Geography

Tumalo is in north-central Deschutes County on U.S. Route 20 between Sisters, 15 miles (24 km) to the northwest, and Bend, the county seat 7 miles (11 km) to the south. Eagle Crest Resort is 9 miles (14 km) to the northeast.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Tumalo has an area of 1.7 square miles (4.4 km^2), all of it land.[3] The town lies along the Deschutes River. Tumalo Creek joins the Deschutes 3 miles (5 km) south of the town.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	558		—
U.S. Decennial Census[5][2]

History

The town was originally called "Laidlaw", after W. A. Laidlaw, the town promoter. The Tumalo Irrigation Project and Tumalo post office had been established in 1904. Although the project ended and the Tumalo post office closed in 1913, by 1915 residents of Laidlaw changed the town name to "Tumalo".[6]

Due to population growth in the Bend area a new zip code was added effective July 1, 2015. The new zip code, 97703, changed the zip code of Tumalo from 97701 to 97703.[7]

Notable residents

• Ben Westlund, politician

See also

• Tumalo Mountain
• Tumalo State Park

References

1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
2. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
3. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Tumalo CDP, Oregon". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
4. OregonLive.com op-ed by Thom Powell
5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
6. McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (1982) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (Fifth ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 746. ISBN 0-87595-114-7.
7. "ZIP Code in Portions of Bend to Change on July 1st". about.usps.com. Retrieved June 28, 2016.