Boardman

History

Boardman was homesteaded in 1903 by Samuel H. Boardman, the first superintendent of the Oregon State Parks System. Boardman and his wife worked for 13 years to develop irrigation for their land; during those years his wife taught school, and Boardman at times worked on railroad construction projects. The Union Pacific Railroad passed through Boardman, where it had a station. The community was platted in 1916 at about the same time Samuel Boardman went to work for the Oregon State Highway Department and became involved in the development of roadside parks. South of Boardman, the U.S. Army Air Force established a training range in 1941. The Air Force transferred ownership of the range in 1960 to the U.S. Navy and it is now known as the Naval Weapons Systems Training Facility Boardman. The range is largely used by NAS Whidbey Island and the Oregon National Guard. During construction of the John Day Dam on the Columbia River in the 1960s, the city had to be moved south, further from the waters of the planned Lake Umatilla. The filling of Lake Umatilla began in April 1968 and was completed later that year, completely inundating the old town. The new townsite cost $1.5million to construct.

Geography

Boardman is in northeastern Oregon, along Interstate 84 south of the Columbia River. The city is above sea level. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which are land and , or 9.05%, are water in the Columbia River. |source 2 = National Weather Service }}

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• Riverside Junior/Senior High School
  High · Boardman · 496 students · 19.1:1 ratio
• Sam Boardman Elementary School
  Elementary · Boardman · 350 students · 14:1 ratio
• Windy River Elementary School
  Middle · Boardman · 257 students · 15.1:1 ratio
• Morrow Education Center
  Other · Irrigon · 61 students · 20.3:1 ratio