Melrose, Oregon
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Melrose, Oregon | |
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Census-designated place (CDP) | |
 The grange hall at Melrose | |
  Melrose, Oregon  Melrose, Oregon | |
| Coordinates: 43°14′44″N 123°27′22″W / 43.24556°N 123.45611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Douglas |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.35 sq mi (11.26 km2) |
| • Land | 4.35 sq mi (11.26 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 446 ft (136 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 834 |
| • Density | 191.8/sq mi (74.05/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 97471 |
| Area codes | 458 and 541 |
| FIPS code | 41-47350 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2611755[2] |
Melrose is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Douglas County, Oregon, United States.[2] As of the 2020 census, Melrose had a population of 834.[4] It was named by Henry Scott for Melrose Abbey in Scotland. Its post office, at first named Hogan, was established on May 18, 1887, and James McKinney was the first postmaster.[5] Named earlier on as French Settlement, Oregon.
