Place:Stanfield, Umatilla, Oregon, United States

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NameStanfield
TypeCity
Coordinates45.781°N 119.217°W
Located inUmatilla, Oregon, United States
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Stanfield is a city in Umatilla County, Oregon, United States. The population was 2,043 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Pendleton–Hermiston Micropolitan Statistical Area.

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The location was originally named "Foster" for John R. Foster, of Portland, who was an associate of Allen & Lewis. The firm had interests in the Umatilla area and purchased 4,000 acres northeast of Echo.[1] They established a large ranch there and a store and small community followed; they were all named for Foster.[1] In 1882, the Oregon Railway & Navigation Company siding and stop was named "Fosters".[1] A post office with the name of Foster was established in 1883; the name was changed to Stanfield in 1909 for Robert N. Stanfield Jr., who later became a U.S. senator from Oregon.[1] Recently, some hutterites from the Ritzville colony in Washington have purchased roughly 8,800 acres of farmland near Stanfield. They presently belong to the Dariusleut sect.

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