Hermiston has been the right place for the right times.
Located in a relatively dry section of the state of Oregon, positioned
between the Cascade Mountains to the west and the Blue Mountains to the
East, Hermiston is placed in a unique geographical area that offers an
extended growing season and a variety of agricultural crops and
products. The immediate Hermiston area has been able to diversify its
economy with food processing, cold storage and warehousing and
distribution facilities.
You’ll find us at the junction of two interstate freeway
systems as well as a major north-south arterial, we are located within
easy driving distances of Spokane, Boise, Seattle and Portland as well
as cities in Montana, Utah, Wyoming, California and British Columbia.
We are also home to the Union Pacific Railroad switching facility and
adjacent to a refrigerator cargo dock for transportation on the Columbia
River transportation system. In addition to being on major
freeways, Rail and River systems we are based on the information super
highway with a redundant fiber optic communications system with
connectivity to both Portland, Oregon and Seattle, Washington
telecommunication hubs.
Just as we are the right place for a diversity of
business, we are the right place for a diversity of people and
interests. We offer and abundance of outdoor, civic and cultural
activities that make our community very saleable to employees and
management alike. Striving for a better future, we are the future
of Eastern Oregon.
Population Trends
City/County
Year 1
2004
Year 2
2005
Year 3
2006
Year 4
2007
Year 5
2008
% Yr 1 - 5
Hermiston
14,540
14,700
15,030
15,412
15,780
6.05%
Umatilla Co.
71,100
72,250
72,395
73,784
1.92%
Echo
690
690
695
695
0.07%
Stanfield
1,980
1,980
2,150
2,320
7.91%
Umatilla
6,070
6,270
6,370
6,752
6.00%
Growth in the west end of Umatilla County has exceeded overall growth
in the County due to the impact of the "Big Four" which includes
construction of Wal-Mart Distribution Center and Retail Superstore,
Union Pacific Railroad regional engine repair facility, Two Rivers
Correctional Institution, and chemical demilitarization and incineration
at Umatilla Chemical Depot.
