Adrian

History

In 1913, the Oregon Short Line Railroad built a branch into this part of Malheur County. There was a post office called Riverview on the east side of the Snake River and because the railroad did not want a station of the same name on the west side, the name "Adrian" was suggested by Reuben McCreary, who platted the townsite.

Geography

Adrian is in eastern Malheur County, on the west side of the Snake River and west of the Idaho border. The Owyhee River passes west of Adrian and joins the Snake River to the north. Oregon Route 201 passes through the city as 1st Street, leading north to Nyssa. Homedale, Idaho, is to the southeast via OR-201, which becomes Idaho State Highway 19 at the state line. Roswell Road (Oregon Route 452) crosses the Snake River via the Adrian Bridge just south of the city limits. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city of Adrian has a total area of , all land.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Red-winged Blackbird

  Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  2,606
• Mallard

  Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  2,557
• Red-tailed Hawk

  Buteo jamaicensis (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
  2,391
• Black-billed Magpie

  Pica hudsonia (Sabine, 1823) · Aves
  2,358
• Song Sparrow

  Melospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves
  2,150
• Eurasian Collared-Dove

  Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves
  1,911
• Killdeer

  Charadrius vociferus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,743
• Canada Goose (canadensis Group)

  Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,712

Largest nearby schools

• Nyssa Elementary School
  Elementary · Nyssa · 537 students · 15.8:1 ratio
• Nyssa High School
  High · Nyssa · 350 students · 16.7:1 ratio
• Nyssa Middle School
  Middle · Nyssa · 289 students · 15.2:1 ratio
• Adrian Elementary School
  Elementary · Adrian · 189 students · 15.8:1 ratio
• Adrian High School
  High · Adrian · 86 students · 9.6:1 ratio

Most recent

• M 2.6 — 2024-03-29
  6 km NW of Smiths Ferry, Idaho
• M 2.7 — 2024-02-29
  11 km NW of Smiths Ferry, Idaho
• M 2.6 — 2023-03-18
  6 km WSW of Smiths Ferry, Idaho
• M 2.6 — 2023-01-19
  11 km WSW of Smiths Ferry, Idaho
• M 2.6 — 2023-01-19
  8 km W of Smiths Ferry, Idaho
• M 2.7 — 2022-12-19
  14 km W of Smiths Ferry, Idaho