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Milton-Freewater

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Total population

7,036

Weather51°F · Mostly Clear
Coordinates45.93°, -118.39°

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City facts

Overview

Milton-Freewater is a small city located in Oregon, United States. Located at 45.934°, -118.391°, Milton-Freewater occupies a temperate portion of the northern hemisphere. Around 7,036 people are recorded as living there in the most recent open data. Long-term weather observations show average highs near 64.5°F and lows near 46.2°F with about 22.1 in of annual precipitation (a relatively dry total). The latitude suggests four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. The city extends across about 5.3 km². Open solar datasets indicate about 1,540 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 60% of daylight hours. Resident density is around 1,328 per km², indicating a dense urban fabric. Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.

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History & geography

Demographics & economy

Geography

Latitude
45.9340
Longitude
-118.3910
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Avg high
64.5°F
Avg low
46.2°F
Annual precipitation
22.1 in

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Current forecast

Overnight
51°F
Mostly Clear
Thursday
73°F
Partly Sunny then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Thursday Night
54°F
Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Friday
79°F
Mostly Sunny
Friday Night
53°F
Mostly Clear
Saturday
81°F
Sunny

Forecast for Milton-Freewater, OR from NOAA NWS API.

Air quality

Industrial & pollution facilities

Natural hazard risk

Health (adults)

High blood pressure
32.4%
Diabetes
13.9%
Adult obesity
41.4%
Binge drinking
15.7%
Adult smoking
17.2%
No leisure activity
30.5%

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
201,684
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • European Starling
    Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    7,859
  • American Robin
    Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
    7,313
  • House Finch
    Haemorhous mexicanus (P.L.Statius Müller, 1776) · Aves
    6,938
  • Northern Flicker
    Colaptes auratus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    6,876
  • Black-billed Magpie
    Pica hudsonia (Sabine, 1823) · Aves
    6,824
  • Song Sparrow
    Melospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves
    6,570
  • Dark-eyed Junco
    Junco hyemalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    6,044
  • Eurasian Collared-Dove
    Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves
    5,891

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

Total
7
Elementary
3
Middle
2
High
2
Other
0

Largest nearby schools

  • McLoughlin High School
    High · Milton-Freewater · 491 students · 17.5:1 ratio
  • Gib Olinger Elementary School
    Elementary · Milton-Freewater · 478 students · 13.7:1 ratio
  • Central Middle School
    Middle · Milton-Freewater · 386 students · 16.8:1 ratio
  • Ferndale Elementary School
    Elementary · Milton-Freewater · 231 students · 14.4:1 ratio
  • Weston-McEwen High School
    High · Athena · 215 students · 13.4:1 ratio
  • Weston Middle School
    Middle · Weston · 188 students · 13.4:1 ratio
  • Athena Elementary School
    Elementary · Athena · 139 students · 12.6:1 ratio

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
46
Largest magnitude
3.7
Largest event
2011-09-04

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

G
George Buck Flower
American actor and director
Hank Anderson
Hank Anderson
American basketball player and coach, college athletics administrator
P
Paul F. Chenea
American engineer
R
Ronald H. Bayes
American poet and university professor (1932–2021)
I. Lavell Wilson
I. Lavell Wilson
American politician
M
Muriel Elizabeth Markham
American poet and former Greenlea Golf Course owner (1911–2008)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Oregon

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.22
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,540

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
747
Avg daily Wikipedia views
25
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Milton-Freewater

City code of Milton-Freewater, Oregon, 1978
Milton-Freewater (Or.) · 1978
A proposed preliminary comprehensive plan for Milton-Freewater, Oregon
University of Oregon. Bureau of Municipal Research and Service.
Precooling loaded cars of Italian prunes at Milton-Freewater, Oregon and shipping tests to New York City, August 22 to September 14, 1944
Precooling loaded cars of Italian prunes at Milton-Freewater, Oregon and shipping tests to New York City, August 22 to September 14, 1944
Edwin Smith · 1944
Definite project report on Milton-Freewater, Walla Walla River, Oregon
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. · 1945
The economics of ground water allocation with particular reference to the Milton-Freewater area of Oregon
Emery N. Castle · 1961
Economic effects of different allocations of ground water within agriculture in the Milton-Freewater area of Oregon
Karl H. Lindeborg · 1959
Stanley M. Harmon Research Compendium of the Literary History Series
Stanley M. Harmon Research Compendium of the Literary History Series
Floyd Thomas Pratt F.H.C., M.A.G.I. · 2014
Early history of the Milton-Freewater area.
1962

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Nearest stream gauge

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
  • • NOAA National Weather Service
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • CDC PLACES
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library