Madras (Oregon)

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Madras (Oregon)
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Basic data
Foundation : 1911
State : United States
State : Oregon
County : Jefferson County
Coordinates : 44 ° 38 ′  N , 121 ° 8 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 38 ′  N , 121 ° 8 ′  W
Time zone : Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 )
Residents : 6,046 (as of 2010)
Population density : 465.1 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 13.0 km 2  (approx. 5 mi 2 ) of
which 13.0 km 2  (approx. 5 mi 2 ) are land
Height : 683 m
Postal code : 97741
Area code : +1 541
FIPS : 41-45250
GNIS ID : 1145724
Website : ci.madras.or.us

Madras is a city in the United States and is located in Jefferson County , Oregon, whose county seat it is also. The place was originally named "The Basin" after the valley in which it is located. The genesis of the name Madras for the city is not clear.

At the 2010 census , the city had a population of 6,046.

history

In 1911 Madras received city rights. During World War II , an airfield was built for the Army Air Corps , which was used to train pilots for the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and the Bell P-63 Kingcobra.

Max and Ollie Lueddemann House (2010)

The National Park Service lists a 58 house in the National Register of Historic Places for Madras (as of January 16, 2019), the Max and Ollie Lueddemann House .

traffic

Street

Madras is located at the intersection of US Highway 26, which runs in an east-west direction, and US Highway 97, which runs in a north-south direction .

train

A BNSF railway line passes the city in a north-south direction.

air

With the Madras Municipal Airport (IATA: MDJ, FAA LID: S33) located approx. 6 km to the northwest, the city has an airport for general aviation . This houses a collection of historic aircraft that was on display in Tillamook (Oregon) in the Tillamook Air Museum until 2013 . The airfield also hosts the Airshow of the Cascades every year. There are also two racetracks on the western edge of the airport: the Madras Speedway and the Madras Dragstrip. The connection to commercial scheduled flights is via the Roberts Field Airport in Redmond (Oregon), which is about 40 km south .

Sons and daughters

Web links

Commons : Madras (Oregon)  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Find a County. National Association of Counties, accessed June 7, 2011 .
  2. ↑ How did Madras get its name? In: The Bulletin. August 20, 1958, p. 21 , accessed August 18, 2015 .
  3. ↑ Population estimates, July 1, 2015, (V2015). In: census.gov. Retrieved April 8, 2017 .
  4. ↑ Certified Population Estimates for Oregon's Cities and Towns. (PDF) In: Population Research Center. Portland State University, March 2009, accessed July 29, 2009 .
  5. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed January 16, 2019.
  6. ^ Jacoby Ellsbury Stats | Baseball-Reference.com. In: baseball-reference.com. Baseball-Reference.com, accessed April 8, 2017 .
  7. ^ River's End . In: PEOPLE.com . Volume 40, No. November 20 , 1993 ( people.com ).