Grande Ronde Indian Agency (Oregon)

Indian Tribes Associated With This Agency
Molala, Clackamas, Yamel, Kalapuya, Umpqua, Shasta, and Rogue River

History
The Grand Ronde Agency was established in 1856, when the agent was moved from the Rogue River Agency to Grand Ronde. It had charge of a number the remnants of various bands, mainly from the Willamette and Rogue River Valleys.

From 1909 to 1938, the Grand Ronde Agency was consolidated with the Salem or Chemawa School, which operated as an agency during that time. In 1938, the Grand Ronde-Siletz Agency was established, thus relieving the school of its agency duties. The consolidated agency was terminated in 1956.

See also Siletz and Salem Agencies 

Records
The 1900 federal census included population schedules for the Grande Ronde Indian Reservation. The census includes the non-Indian employees of the Grande Ronde Agency, as well as many pages of Indian Population Schedules for the native population of the Reservation. They are recorded as District 182, Grande Ronde Indian Reservation, in Polk County, Oregon, and in District 182, Grande Ronde Indian Reservation, in Yamhill County, Oregon.