Tumalo, Oregon

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Tumalo (Template:IPAc-en Script error: No such module "Respell".) 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.[1] 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."[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".[3]

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.[4]

Geography

Tumalo is in north-central Deschutes County on U.S. Route 20 between Sisters, Script error: No such module "convert". to the northwest, and Bend, the county seat Script error: No such module "convert". to the south. Eagle Crest Resort is Script error: No such module "convert". to the northeast.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Tumalo has an area of Script error: No such module "convert"., all of it land.[1] The town lies along the Deschutes River. Tumalo Creek joins the Deschutes Script error: No such module "convert". south of the town.

Demographics

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Education

It is in the Redmond School District 2J.[7] The zoned schools are: Tumalo Elementary School,[8] Obsidian Middle School,[9] and Ridgeview High School.[10]

In previous eras, there was a Tumalo elementary school district. In 1966, the Tumalo district, among others, was to merge into the Redmond elementary school district.[11]

Deschutes County is in the boundary of Central Oregon Community College.[12]

Notable residents

See also

References

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