Tumalo, Oregon

Tumalo, Oregon
Census-designated place
Tumalo Community Church, 2015
Tumalo Community Church, 2015
Tumalo is located in Oregon
Tumalo
Tumalo
Coordinates: 44°08′59″N 121°19′51″W / 44.14972°N 121.33083°W / 44.14972; -121.33083
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyDeschutes
Area
[1]
 • Total1.71 sq mi (4.42 km2)
 • Land1.71 sq mi (4.42 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
3,189 ft (972 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total558
 • Density326.89/sq mi (126.25/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
97703
FIPS code41-75050
GNIS feature ID1166071

Tumalo (/ˈtʌməloʊ/ TUM-ə-loh) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Deschutes County, Oregon, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 488.[3] In the Klamath language, tumolo means "wild plum," a plentiful shrub in south central Oregon. Tumola means "ground fog," which may have described Tumalo Creek. Tumallowa, the original name of Tumalo Creek, means "icy water."[4]

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Tumalo CDP, Oregon". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  4. ^ OregonLive.com op-ed by Thom Powell