Ontario | |
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Ontario, Oregon | |
Motto: Where Oregon Begins | |
Coordinates: 44°1′37″N 116°58′7″W / 44.02694°N 116.96861°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Oregon |
County | Malheur |
Incorporated | 1899 |
Named for | Ontario, Canada |
Government | |
• Mayor | Deborah Folden[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 5.17 sq mi (13.38 km2) |
• Land | 5.17 sq mi (13.38 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 2,150 ft (655 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 11,645 |
• Density | 2,254.60/sq mi (870.42/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (Mountain) |
ZIP code | 97914 |
Area code | 541 |
FIPS code | 41-54900[4] |
GNIS feature ID | 1125001[5] |
Website | "City of Ontario, Oregon". |
Ontario is the largest city in Malheur County, Oregon, United States. It lies along the Snake River at the Idaho border. The population was 11,645 at the 2020 census. [1] The city is the largest community in the region of far eastern Oregon, also known as the Western Treasure Valley.
Ontario is the principal city of the Ontario, OR-ID Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Malheur County in Oregon and Payette County in Idaho.
Ontario is approximately halfway between Portland and Salt Lake City. It is the closest city to the Idaho border along Interstate 84. The city's slogan is "Where Oregon Begins".
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