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Welcome to Key to the City's page for Prineville Crook County, Oregon Zip Code Land of 1000 Sunsets The Oregon state capital is Salem. What would you like to know about Prineville Statistics & Facts History & History-related items Prineville Government Prineville Chamber of Commerce. Prineville Organizations, Churches, and Sports. Prineville Libraries. Prineville Schools. Zip Codes 97754 Return to Index Statistics & Facts The population of Prineville is approximately 5,355 (1990). The approximate number of families is 2,287 (1990). The amount of land area in Prineville is 6.3 sq. kilometers. The amount of surface water is 0 sq kilometers. The distance from Prineville to Washington DC is 2434 miles. The distance to the Oregon state capital is 123 miles. (as the crow flies) Prineville is positioned 44.30 degrees north of the equator and 120.84 degrees west of the prime meridian. Return to Index History & History Related Items Prineville history: Prineville was founded in 1868, when Barney Prine settled on the banks of Crooked River, where he built a blacksmith shop and a store-saloon. Prineville was the first and, for many years, the only town in the 10,000 square miles, bounded by the Dalles on the north, Linkville (Klamath Falls) on the South, Eugene City on the west and Canyon City on the east. Before 1902, when the first high school was organized, anyone wanting an education beyond the 8th grade had to go to the Dalles or Eugene City. In March of 1877, Monroe Hodges rode horseback to The Dalles to file the first plat of Prineville. Prineville maintained its place as the trade center of Central Oregon until 1911, when the Union Pacific and Oregon Trunk Railways were extended South from the Columbia River to Bend. In 1917,Recognizing that Prineville would fade unless adequate transportation was available, the citizens of the city voted to build their own railroad to join the OT and UP north of Redmond. Through years of low revenues and high costs, the City operated the railway. Finally, in the late 1930s and early 1940s, sawmills began to reap the harvest of the vast stands of Ponderosa Pine from the Ochoco Mountains. The lumber was shipped over the City of Prineville Railway, resulting in the title of, "The Largest Ponderosa Pine Shipping Center in the World". So the C of P Railway became an asset to the city, and further gained the distinction of being the only city-owned and operated railroad in the U.S. Prineville is known as "The Largest Ponderosa Pine Shipping Center in the World" Return to Index Contribute information free or for a small service charge for this community or any other community in the USA Be sure to include the name of the community and its state when contacting Key to the City as you are NOT directly contacting this community. Learn how to advertise on Key to the City Choose a new community in the state of Oregon To go to a new state, choose the States page To choose another state, go to the State page. Return to the Top USA City Directory and US City Resource Guide - Key to the City Thanks for visiting Key to the City. Come back again! We'll leave the light on for you! The information on Key to the City is from multiple sources including government, commerce, libraries, individuals and organizations. There is no guarantee of the accuracy or timeliness of the information presented on these pages, therefore, please use at your own risk.   Web www.usacitiesonline.com

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