Welcome to Metolius ...

The city of Metolius is located in Jefferson County<1>.

The location of Metolius has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Metolius was established in 1903.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Metolius has a population of 808 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Metolius is 2,540 feet [774 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Metolius is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Telephone area codes for Metolius: (541) and (458)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Metolius had an population of 808 people. This is an increase of 13.8% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 27.24% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Metolius had a population of 710 people. This makes Metolius the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Metolius represents 0.02% of the population of Oregon (which has 3,831,074 people), making it the state's 176th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 710 people, the population of Metolius increased 11.81% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 635 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Metolius.

Communities near Metolius ...

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

• Madras
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madras have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madras
  • Madras is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,106 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madras <6>
• Culver
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Culver have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culver
  • Culver is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,686 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Culver <6>
• Grandview ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
  • Grandview is located in Jefferson County
• Opal City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Opal City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal City
  • Opal City is located in Jefferson County
• Crooked River Ranch
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked River Ranch
  • Crooked River Ranch is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crooked River Ranch <6>
• Mecca
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
  • Mecca is located in Jefferson County
• Warm Springs
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warm Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Springs
  • Warm Springs is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warm Springs <6>
• Geneva ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
  • Geneva is located in Jefferson County
• Terrebonne
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrebonne
  • Terrebonne is located in Deschutes County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Terrebonne <6>
• Redmond
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redmond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redmond
  • Redmond is located in Deschutes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,293 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redmond <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 Metolius. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Metolius.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Metolius. 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 Metolius.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Metolius. See our Newspapers Page for Metolius.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Metolius ...

Looking for more information about Metolius? 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 Metolius, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Metolius.

Adding Metolius to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Metolius 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 Metolius was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Metolius post office opened in 1911.

We also found Metolius mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Metolius.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Metolius. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.or.us

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