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Welcome to Riddle ...The city of Riddle is located in Douglas County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Riddle, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895. The origin (or the toponymy) of Riddle: Founded by and named after John Bouseman Riddle From the Census Estimates for 2019, Riddle has a population of 1,212 people<2> (see below for details). Riddle is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Riddle lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time Telephone area codes for Riddle: (541) & (458)<4> The ZIP code for Riddle: 97469<5> The city of Riddle was previously named Riddles. Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Riddle had an population of 1,212 people. This is an increase of 2.28% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 19.53% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Riddle had a population of 1,185 people. This makes Riddle the county's 7th most populous community. The population of Riddle represents 0.03% of the population of Oregon (which has 3,831,074 people), making it the state's 148th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 1,185 people, the population of Riddle increased 16.86% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,014 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Riddle. Communities Also Named Riddle ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Riddle - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, New Mexico, North Carolina, West Virginia and Wyoming. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Riddle. Communities near Riddle ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Riddle.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Riddle. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Riddle. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Riddle. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Riddle. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Riddle. See our Newspapers Page for Riddle. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Riddle ...Looking for more information about Riddle? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Riddle, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Riddle. Adding Riddle to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Riddle in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Riddle was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). We also found Riddle on a map titled Auto Trails Map of Oregon (1925). For more details, see References and Mentions for Riddle. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Riddle. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Douglas County: www.co.douglas.or.us/ The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/ Footnotes ...
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