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Welcome to Ontario ...The city of Ontario is located in Malheur County<1>. The location of Ontario has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> Ontario was established in 1883. When the people of Ontario refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Ontarian<3> From the Census Estimates for 2019, Ontario has a population of 11,054 people<4> (see below for details). The community of Ontario is 2,150 feet [655 m] above sea level.<5> In other words, the altitude of Ontario is about ½ mile above sea level. Time Zone: Ontario lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time Telephone area codes for Ontario: (541) & (458)<6> Websites for Ontario ...Official Website: www.ontariooregon.org/ Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Ontario had an population of 11,054 people. This is a decrease of 2.75% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 0.63% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Ontario had a population of 11,366 people (or 36.3% of the total population of Malheur County). This makes Ontario the county's most populous community. The population of Ontario represents 0.3% of the population of Oregon (which has 3,831,074 people), making it the state's 44th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 11,366 people, the population of Ontario increased 3.47% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 10,985 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Ontario. Communities Also Named Ontario ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Ontario - they are located in California, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Utah, Virginia and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ontario. Communities near Ontario ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ontario.
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 Ontario. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ontario. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ontario. 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 Ontario. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ontario. Our list includes 7 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Ontario. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ontario ...Looking for more information about Ontario? 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 Ontario, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Ontario. Adding Ontario to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Ontario 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 Ontario was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8> We also found Ontario in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Ontario. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for Ontario: www.ontariooregon.org/ The official website for Malheur County: www.malheurco.org/ The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/ Footnotes ...
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