Boardman, Oregon
| Boardman, Oregon | |
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| City | |
Boardman Chamber of Commerce and water tower
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| Motto: On the river, on the way | |
 Location in Oregon |
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| Coordinates: 45°50′8″N 119°41′57″W / 45.83556°N 119.69917°WCoordinates: 45°50′8″N 119°41′57″W / 45.83556°N 119.69917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Morrow |
| Incorporated | May 20, 1921 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sandy Toms |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.17 sq mi (10.80 km2) |
| • Land | 3.79 sq mi (9.82 km2) |
| • Water | 0.38 sq mi (0.98 km2) |
| Elevation | 308 ft (94 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 3,220 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 3,335 |
| • Density | 849.6/sq mi (328.0/km2) |
| Time zone | Pacific (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | Pacific (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 97818 |
| Area code(s) | 541 |
| FIPS code | 41-07200 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1136082 |
| Website | www.cityofboardman.com |
Boardman is a city in Morrow County, Oregon, United States on the Columbia River and Interstate 84. As of the 2010 census the population was 3,220. It is part of the Pendleton–Hermiston Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Boardman is in northeastern Oregon, along Interstate 84 south of the Columbia River. The city is 308 feet (94 m) above sea level. It is 25 miles (40 km) west of Hermiston and 164 miles (264 km) east of Portland.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.17 square miles (10.80 km2), of which, 3.79 square miles (9.82 km2) is land and 0.38 square miles (0.98 km2) is water.
Boardman has a steppe climate (Köppen BSk).
Boardman was homesteaded in 1903, by Samuel Herbert Boardman, the first superintendent of the Oregon State Parks System. Boardman and his wife worked for 13 years to develop irrigation for their land; during those years his wife taught school, and Boardman at times worked on railroad construction projects. The Union Pacific Railroad passed through Boardman, where it had a station. The community was platted in 1916 at about the same time Samuel Boardman went to work for the Oregon State Highway Department and became involved in the development of roadside parks.
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