Vale, Oregon

Vale
City
Vale, Oregon
Downtown Vale
Downtown Vale
Motto(s): 
Born and raised on the Oregon Trail[1]
Location in Oregon
Location in Oregon
Coordinates: 43°58′56″N 117°14′37″W / 43.98222°N 117.24361°W / 43.98222; -117.24361
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyMalheur
Incorporated1889
Government
 • MayorTom Vialpando
Area
[2]
 • Total
1.14 sq mi (2.94 km2)
 • Land1.14 sq mi (2.94 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[3]
2,244 ft (684 m)
Population
 (2020)[4]
 • Total
1,894
 • Density1,668.72/sq mi (644.14/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (Mountain)
ZIP code
97918
Area code541
FIPS code41-76600[5]
GNIS feature ID1136861[3]
WebsiteCity of Vale

Vale is a city in and the county seat of Malheur County, Oregon, United States, about 12 miles (19 km) west of the Idaho border. It is at the intersection of U.S. Routes 20 and 26, on the Malheur River at its confluence with Bully Creek.

Vale was selected as Malheur's county seat in 1888 in a vote where other candidate communities were Ontario and Jordan Valley.[6] As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 1,874, down from 1,976 in 2000.[7] Vale is part of the Ontario, OR–ID Micropolitan Statistical Area.

  1. ^ "City of Vale, Oregon". City of Vale. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
  2. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Vale". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "2010 ANSI Codes for Places: Oregon". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
  6. ^ "History". cityofvale.com. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  7. ^ "2010 Census profiles: Oregon cities alphabetically T-Y" (PDF). Portland State University Population Research Center. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 22, 2012. Retrieved September 23, 2011.