Prospect, Oregon
Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States
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Prospect is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jackson County, in the U.S. state of Oregon. It lies along Oregon Route 62 on the Rogue River, in the Rogue River – Siskiyou National Forest.[4] As of the 2020 census it had a population of 449.[5]
Prospect, Oregon | |
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Prospect Hotel | |
  Prospect  Prospect | |
| Coordinates: 42°45′12″N 122°29′16″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Jackson |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.50 sq mi (9.07 km2) |
| • Land | 3.50 sq mi (9.07 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0039 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,605 ft (794 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 449 |
| • Density | 128.3/sq mi (49.52/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 97536 |
| FIPS code | 41-60100 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2611775[2] |
History
Prospect began as a logging town; its first sawmill began operating in 1870.[7] Prospect had a post office established in 1882 that was first named "Deskins" after the first postmaster.[8] In 1888, there was a mill named Deskins Sawmill. The name of the community was changed to "Prospect" in 1889 because of plans made to run a railroad up the Rogue River, which would ostensibly improve the community's prospects.[8]
The Prospect Hotel, which opened in 1892, was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[7][9]
Local events and sites of interest
On the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend, Prospect holds the Mill Creek Memorial festival. It honors veterans with a parade, a flag retirement ceremony, live music and games for children. All the proceeds go to a fund to help veterans.
In July Prospect hosts an airplane "fly-in" that helps support the Jackson County Search and Rescue, and in August a jamboree and timber carnival (a festival that includes lumberjack contests such as log rolling) are held.[7]
On the last weekend in September, Prospect hosts Music in the Mountains, a two-day festival of bluegrass, country, folk and Americana music on the grounds of the Prospect Hotel.[10]
Prospect is the site of Prospect State Airport (FAA LID: 64S), which has one asphalt runway. It is used for general aviation operations, totaling about 1200 annual movements.[11] The Prospect State Scenic Viewpoint is nearby.[12]
Climate
This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F (22.0 °C). According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Prospect has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.[13]
| Climate data for Prospect, Oregon (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1905–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 73 (23) |
76 (24) |
88 (31) |
95 (35) |
102 (39) |
109 (43) |
107 (42) |
110 (43) |
106 (41) |
98 (37) |
82 (28) |
71 (22) |
110 (43) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 50.0 (10.0) |
53.6 (12.0) |
57.9 (14.4) |
62.4 (16.9) |
71.0 (21.7) |
77.9 (25.5) |
88.7 (31.5) |
89.3 (31.8) |
83.5 (28.6) |
70.4 (21.3) |
54.7 (12.6) |
47.6 (8.7) |
67.2 (19.6) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 40.1 (4.5) |
42.2 (5.7) |
45.2 (7.3) |
48.7 (9.3) |
55.9 (13.3) |
61.5 (16.4) |
69.5 (20.8) |
69.3 (20.7) |
63.6 (17.6) |
54.0 (12.2) |
44.1 (6.7) |
38.8 (3.8) |
52.7 (11.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 30.2 (−1.0) |
30.8 (−0.7) |
32.6 (0.3) |
35.0 (1.7) |
40.7 (4.8) |
45.1 (7.3) |
50.3 (10.2) |
49.2 (9.6) |
43.7 (6.5) |
37.5 (3.1) |
33.5 (0.8) |
29.9 (−1.2) |
38.2 (3.4) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −12 (−24) |
−2 (−19) |
5 (−15) |
17 (−8) |
20 (−7) |
27 (−3) |
30 (−1) |
27 (−3) |
20 (−7) |
12 (−11) |
2 (−17) |
−8 (−22) |
−12 (−24) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 5.97 (152) |
4.42 (112) |
4.38 (111) |
3.71 (94) |
2.59 (66) |
1.27 (32) |
0.57 (14) |
0.47 (12) |
1.16 (29) |
3.25 (83) |
6.31 (160) |
7.20 (183) |
41.30 (1,049) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 7.6 (19) |
3.1 (7.9) |
2.3 (5.8) |
1.0 (2.5) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
2.9 (7.4) |
4.0 (10) |
20.9 (53) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 16.4 | 14.4 | 16.0 | 14.9 | 10.8 | 5.1 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 9.0 | 17.3 | 17.3 | 129.4 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 2.9 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 9.0 |
| Source: NOAA[14][15] | |||||||||||||