Welcome to La Grande ...

The city of La Grande is located in Union County<1> and is the County Seat for Union County.

La Grande was established in 1865.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, La Grande has a population of 13,508 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of La Grande is 2,770 feet [844 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of La Grande is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area codes for La Grande: (541) and (458)<4>

The ZIP code for La Grande: 97850<5>

Websites for La Grande ...

Official Website:   www.ci.la-grande.or.us/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.unioncountychamber.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, La Grande had an population of 13,508 people. This is an increase of 3.26% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 9.58% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, La Grande had a population of 13,082 people (which is 50.81% of the total population of Union County). This makes La Grande the county's most populous community.

The population of La Grande represents 0.34% of the population of Oregon (which has 3,831,074 people), making it the state's 40th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 13,082 people, the population of La Grande increased 6.12% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 12,327 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for La Grande.

Communities Also Named La Grande ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named La Grande - it's located in Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for La Grande.

Communities near La Grande ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near La Grande.

• Union
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Union is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,207 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <6>
• Elgin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
  • Elgin is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,801 people
  • Former names for Elgin:
  • Fish Trap
  • Indian Valley
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <6>
• Cove
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
  • Cove is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 652 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cove <6>
• Imbler
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imbler
  • Imbler is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 321 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Imbler <6>
• Summerville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
  • Summerville is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerville <6>
• Conley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conley
  • Conley is located in Union County
• Hilgard
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilgard have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilgard
  • Hilgard is located in Union County
• Hot Lake
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hot Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Lake
  • Hot Lake is located in Union County
• Starkey
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkey
  • Starkey is located in Union County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Starkey <6>
• Meacham
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meacham
  • Meacham is located in Umatilla County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meacham <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around La Grande. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for La Grande.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of La Grande. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around La Grande.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around La Grande. Our list includes 27 papers. See our Newspapers Page for La Grande.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for La Grande ...

Looking for more information about La Grande? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for La Grande, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for La Grande.

Adding La Grande to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of La Grande in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for La Grande was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for La Grande.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for La Grande: www.ci.la-grande.or.us/

The official website for Union County: www.union-county.org/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/