Grand Ronde Community

The Grand Ronde Community is an Indian reservation located on several non-contiguous sections of land in southwestern Yamhill County and northwestern Polk County, Oregon, United States, about 18 miles (29 km) east of Lincoln City, near the community of Grand Ronde. In the mid-19th century, the United States government forced various tribes and bands from all parts of Western Oregon to be removed from their homes and placed on this reservation. It is owned by the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon. The reservation has a land area of 16.384 sq mi (42.434 km²). In the 2000 census, the resident population of 55 persons. Most members of the tribe live elsewhere in order to find work.

Geography

Grand Ronde Reservation is located near 45°08′50″N 123°38′44″W / 45.14722°N 123.64556°W / 45.14722; -123.64556Coordinates: 45°08′50″N 123°38′44″W / 45.14722°N 123.64556°W / 45.14722; -123.64556.[1]

Historical summary

Footnotes

  1. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  2. Fr. Cawley Martinus, Father Crockett of Grand Ronde: Adrien-Joseph Croquet, 1818–1902, Oregon Missionary, 1860–1898

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