Canyonville, Oregon

Canyonville is a city in Douglas County, Oregon, United States. The population was 1,884 at the 2010 census. The Seven Feathers Casino Resort is in Canyonville.

Geography

The city lies along Interstate 5 about 100 miles (160 km) north of the Oregon–California border and about 200 miles (320 km) south of Portland, Oregon. Canyon Creek flows through Canyonville, where it joins the South Umpqua River.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.97 square miles (2.51 km²), all of it land.

Climate

Canyonville is classified as having an oceanic climate, with some characteristics of a Mediterranean climate. Winters are cool, gray and rainy, while summers are warm and dry.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 1,884 people, 756 households, and 470 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,942.3 inhabitants per square mile (749.9/km²). There were 820 housing units at an average density of 845.4 per square mile (326.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 86.3% White, 0.4% African American, 2.7% Native American, 4.6% Asian, 1.6% from other races, and 4.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.5% of the population.

Southern Oregon

Southern Oregon is a region of the U.S. state of Oregon south of Lane County and generally west of the Cascade Range, excluding the southern Oregon Coast. Counties include Douglas, Jackson, Klamath, and Josephine. It includes the Southern Oregon American Viticultural Area, which consists of the Umpqua and Rogue River drainages. As of 2007, the population in the four counties is approx. 455,000.

Counties

Other nearby counties such as Coos, Curry, and Lake are sometimes also included in the definition of the region.

Cities

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References

Coordinates: 42°48′N 122°54′W / 42.8°N 122.9°W / 42.8; -122.9

Grants Pass, Oregon

Grants Pass is a city in, and the county seat of, Josephine County, Oregon, United States. The city is located on Interstate 5, northwest of Medford. Attractions include the Rogue River, famous for its rafting, and the nearby Oregon Caves National Monument located 30 miles (48 km) south of the city. Grants Pass is 256 miles (412 km) south of Portland, the largest city in Oregon. The population was 34,533 at the 2010 census.

History

Early Hudson's Bay Company hunters and trappers, following the Siskiyou Trail, passed through the site beginning in the 1820s. In the late 1840s, settlers (mostly American) following the Applegate Trail began traveling through the area on their way to the Willamette Valley. The city states that the name was selected to honor General Ulysses S. Grant's success at Vicksburg. Grants Pass post office was established on March 22, 1865. The city of Grants Pass was incorporated in 1887.

The Oregon-Utah Sugar Company (financed by Charles W. Nibley) was created, leading to a sugar beet factory being built in Grants Pass in 1916. Before the factory opened, Oregon-Utah Sugar was merged into the Utah-Idaho Sugar Company. Due to labor shortages and low acreage planted in sugar beets, the processing machinery was moved to Toppenish, Washington in 1918 or 1919.

Interstate 5

Interstate 5 (I-5) is the main Interstate Highway on the West Coast of the United States, running largely parallel to the Pacific coast of the continental U.S. and U.S. Route 99 from Mexico to Canada, through the states of California, Oregon and Washington. It serves some of the largest cities on the U.S. West Coast, including Seattle, Portland, Sacramento, Los Angeles, and San Diego, and also links the capital cities of Washington (Olympia), Oregon (Salem), and California (Sacramento) together. The highway's southern terminus is the Mexico–United States border and its northern terminus is the Canada–United States border; it is currently the only continuous Interstate highway to touch the U.S. borders with both Canada and Mexico. Upon crossing the Mexican border at its southern terminus, Interstate 5 continues to Tijuana, Baja California as Mexico Federal Highway 1. Upon crossing the Canadian border at its northern terminus, it continues to Vancouver as British Columbia Highway 99. It is the 12th longest highway in the U.S. following Interstate 15 and the 5th longest north-south highway following Interstate 15.