Cayuse, Oregon

Cayuse, Oregon
Location of Cayuse, Oregon
Location of Cayuse, Oregon
Coordinates: 45°40′35″N 118°34′25″W / 45.67639°N 118.57361°W / 45.67639; -118.57361
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyUmatilla
Area
 • Total2.88 sq mi (7.46 km2)
 • Land2.88 sq mi (7.46 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation1,388 ft (423 m)
Population
 • Total66
 • Density22.91/sq mi (8.85/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
97801
Area code(s)458 and 541
FIPS code41-11900[4]
GNIS feature ID2407996[2]

Cayuse is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community in Umatilla County, Oregon, United States, located 11 miles (18 km) east of Pendleton on the Umatilla Indian Reservation. The population was 59 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Pendleton–Hermiston Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Served by a railroad station and post office, the area was named for the Cayuse people.[5] The post office was established in 1867[5] and discontinued in 2002.[6]

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cayuse, Oregon
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ a b McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 181–182. ISBN 978-0875952772.
  6. ^ Post offices by state: Oregon