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Fossil, Oregon

Foss
(Tillamook County)

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The city of Fossil is located in Wheeler County and is the county seat.

Fossil is 810 feet [246.89 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: Fossil lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Wyoming has a community that is also named Fossil.

At the time of the 2000 Census, Fossil had a population of 469 people ^<2> (or 30.4% of the total population of Wheeler County).

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Fossil had a population of 379 people. This is a decrease of 19.19% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Fossil.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	379	-19.19%	-3.81% since 2007
2007	394	-15.99%	-2.48% since 2006
2006	404	-13.86%	-3.35% since 2005
2005	418	-10.87%
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2000	469	The Last Census

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

Community	Direction	Distance ^<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Antelope	W	25 mi [40.23 km]	58	1.69% decrease
Condon	N	16 mi [25.75 km]	668	11.99% decrease
Grass Valley	NW	37 mi [59.5 km]	136	20.47% decrease
Heppner	NE	40 mi [64.4 km]	1,361	2.44% decrease
Ione	NE	39 mi [62.8 km]	314	2.18% decrease
Lexington	NE	40 mi [64.4 km]	258	1.9% decrease

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Fossil.

The Commemorative
Quarter for
Oregon ^<4>

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Footnotes

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fossil - it wil be higher in some places and lower in others. - Return to Citation
<2>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Fossil. - Return to Citation
<3>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Fossil and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<4>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

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