Antelope, Oregon
| Antelope, Oregon | |
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| City | |
Post office and abandoned building in Antelope
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 Location in Oregon |
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| Coordinates: 44°54′39″N 120°43′22″W / 44.91083°N 120.72278°WCoordinates: 44°54′39″N 120°43′22″W / 44.91083°N 120.72278°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Wasco |
| Incorporated | 1901 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Acting Mayor - City Council President Larry Smith |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.48 sq mi (1.24 km2) |
| • Land | 0.48 sq mi (1.24 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,654 ft (809 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 46 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 47 |
| • Density | 95.8/sq mi (37.0/km2) |
| Time zone | Pacific (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | Pacific (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 97001 |
| Area code(s) | 541 |
| FIPS code | 41-02250 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1116966 |
| Website | cityofantelope.us |
Antelope is a city in Wasco County, Oregon, United States. It was briefly named Rajneesh in the mid-1980s when followers of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh moved into the city from nearby Rajneeshpuram and voted for the name change. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 46.
Antelope Valley was probably named by members of Joseph Sherar's party who were packing supplies to mines in the John Day area. Sherar became known as the operator of a toll bridge across the Deschutes River, on a cut-off of the Barlow Road. There were many pronghorns (often called pronghorn antelope) in the area in the early 19th century.
In the mid-19th century, Antelope was along the wagon road connecting The Dalles on the Columbia River with gold mines near Canyon City. After about 1870, the wagon road became known as The Dalles Military Road. The road crossed the Deschutes River on Sherar's Bridge.
Antelope post office was established in 1871, with Howard Maupin, founder of Maupin, Oregon, as the first postmaster. The town's population peaked around 1900, shortly after the Columbia Southern Railway completed a 70-mile (110 km) rail line from Biggs, on the Columbia River, to Shaniko, a few miles north of Antelope. The railroad timetable for September 9, 1900, lists a daily stagecoach run from the train terminal in Shaniko to Antelope and beyond. Antelope was incorporated by the Oregon Legislative Assembly on January 29, 1901.
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