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La Grande
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city in and county seat of Union County, Oregon, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Oregon
- County
- Union
- Mayor
- Justin Rock ( R )
- Total
- 4.59 sq mi (11.89 km )
- Land
- 4.58 sq mi (11.87 km )
- Water
- 0.012 sq mi (0.03 km )
- Elevation
- 2,772 ft (845 m)
- Density
- 2,842.8/sq mi (1,097.61/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−8 ( Pacific )
- Summer dst
- UTC−7 (Pacific)
- Area codes
- 458 and 541
- Fips code
- 41-40350
- Website
- City Of La Grande Website
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- county seat
- Official name
- La Grande
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Union County
- Population
- 13026
- Area
- 11.936708
- Elevation
- 2785
- Time zone
- UTC−08:00
- Body of water
- Grande Ronde River
- Capital of
- Union County
- Official website
- www.ci.la-grande.or.us
- Image
- La Grande Oregon montage.jpg
- Households
- 5378
- Dialing code
- 541
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- topic's main category
- Category:La Grande, Oregon
- Commons category
- La Grande, Oregon
- postal code
- 97850
- inception
- 1861-00-00
- water as percent of area
- 0.6663
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in La Grande, Oregon
- category of associated people
- Category:People from La Grande, Oregon
- per capita income
- 24985
Sources (8)
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Encyclopedic overview
La Grande (/ləˈɡrænd/) is a city in and the county seat of Union County, Oregon, United States. La Grande is Union County's largest city, with a population of 13,026 at the time of the 2020 U.S. Census. The La Grande micropolitan population is 25,076. It is the 16th largest metro or micropolitan area in Oregon.
La Grande is located on the western margin of the Grande Ronde Valley that is bounded by the Blue Mountains and Wallowa Mountains. These mountains and the Grande Ronde River offer abundance of natural resources and wildlife. Initially a logging and agriculture town, it has become a sports and recreation destination.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “La Grande” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.