Ukiah (/juːkaɪʌ/) is a city in Umatilla County, Oregon, United States. As of the 2020 census, Ukiah had a population of 159. It is part of the Hermiston-Pendleton Micropolitan Statistical Area. It was named by an early settler after the town of Ukiah, California.
Ukiah is tied with Seneca, in Grant County, for the coldest official temperature in Oregon. Ukiah dropped to on February 9, 1933, during a major cold snap across Siberia and North America. On February 10, Seneca also hit −54 °F, so the National Weather Service gives Seneca the record because it had the most recent occurrence of that temperature.
Geography
thumb|"Welcome to Ukiah" sign
Ukiah is in northeastern Oregon at the intersection of U.S. Route 395 and Oregon Route 244. The city is about south of Pendleton by highway and about southwest of La Grande. It lies along Camas Creek, which flows west from the Blue Mountains and through the Umatilla National Forest east of the city. Camas Creek is a tributary of the North Fork John Day River.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Ukiah had a population of 159. The median age was 43.8 years; 20.1% of residents were under the age of 18 and 23.9% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 93.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 95.4 males age 18 and over.
0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 78 households in Ukiah, of which 37.2% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 37.2% were married-couple households, 26.9% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 23.1% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 23.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
! Race !! Number !! Percent
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| White || 151 || 95.0%
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| Black or African American || 1 || 0.6%
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 2 || 1.3%
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| Asian || 0 || 0%
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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 0 || 0%
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| Some other race || 1 || 0.6%
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| Two or more races || 4 || 2.5%
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 4 || 2.5%
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2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 186 people, 79 households, and 48 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 122 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 90.3% White, 2.2% Native American, 3.2% Asian, 2.7% from other races, and 1.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.3% of the population.
There were 79 households, of which 25.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.8% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 39.2% were non-families. 32.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.11 and the average family size was 2.58.
In 1969 the high school in Ukiah had 24 students, making it, along with the high school component of Jewell School, the high school in the state with the lowest enrollment.
Climate
This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above . According to the Köppen climate classification system, Ukiah has a dry-summer humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dsb" on climate maps.
References
External links
- Entry for Ukiah in the Oregon Blue Book