Monument, Oregon

Monument, Oregon
The Monument School in Monument
The Monument School in Monument
Location in Oregon
Location in Oregon
Coordinates: 44°49′15″N 119°25′15″W / 44.82083°N 119.42083°W / 44.82083; -119.42083
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyGrant
IncorporatedFebruary 6, 1905
Government
 • MayorSahara Derowitsch[citation needed]
Area
 • Total0.51 sq mi (1.32 km2)
 • Land0.51 sq mi (1.32 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation2,024 ft (617 m)
Population
 • Total115
 • Density225.93/sq mi (87.27/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (Pacific)
ZIP code
97864
Area code(s)458 and 541
FIPS code41-49750[4]
GNIS feature ID2411152[2]
Websitehttp://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.[5]

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."[6]

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Monument, Oregon
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  5. ^ McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 657. ISBN 978-0875952772.
  6. ^ Cockle, Richard (June 18, 2000). "Science Teacher's Legacy May Help Keep Tiny Oregon District Alive". The Oregonian. Portland, Oregon. p. A21.

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