Oroville (Washington)
| Oroville | |
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 Location in Washington
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| Basic data | |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Washington |
| County : | Okanogan County |
| Coordinates : | 48 ° 56 ′ N , 119 ° 26 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 ) |
| Residents : | 1,653 (as of: 2000) |
| Population density : | 516.6 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 3.2 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of which 3.2 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) are land |
| Height : | 286 m |
| Postal code : | 98844 |
| Area code : | +1 509 |
| FIPS : | 53-51970 |
| GNIS ID : | 1524077 |
| Website : | oroville-wa.com |
| Mayor : | CF “Chuck” Spieth |
Oroville is a small town in Okanogan County , Washington State .
In the village, which is characterized by agriculture - mainly fruit growing - around 1,600 inhabitants live today, the border crossing on US Highway 97 / BC Highway 97 to Osoyoos is important .
history
The first non- indigenous settlers settled in the Okanagan Valley since the beginning of the 1850s, when the Okanagan Trail lost its importance as a trade route, since with the Oregon Compromise the border between the United States of America and the British colony of British Columbia at the 49th parallel - just 4 miles (6.5 kilometers) north of today's city - was pulled.
In the context of geological explorations in the last decade of the 19th century were discovered in the valley of Osoyoos Lake on gold , whereupon the location on the US part of the lake settlement in 1892 the name Oro - Spanish for gold - was because the intention was, settlers and To attract prospectors. The boom was short-lived - gold discoveries in Alaska and the Klondike River promised greater yield - despite this, the city briefly reached a population of more than 10,000. Since there was already a town in Washington state called Oso and the US Postal Service raised problems, the town was renamed Oroville in 1909.
Web links
- City website accessed October 1, 2012
- Oroville Chamber of Commerce, accessed October 1, 2012