Days Creek, Oregon
Days Creek, Oregon | |
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 General store in Days Creek, now closed. | |
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| Coordinates: 42°58′20″N 123°10′22″W / 42.97222°N 123.17278°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Douglas |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.36 sq mi (6.10 km2) |
| • Land | 2.36 sq mi (6.10 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 770 ft (230 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 271 |
| • Density | 115.03/sq mi (44.41/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 97429 |
| Area code | 541 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1119724[3] |
| FIPS code | 41-18150 |
Days Creek is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Douglas County, Oregon, United States. At the 2010 census it had a population of 272.[4]
The community was named after the local creek, which in turn was named for Patrick and George Day, who settled near its mouth in 1851. The post office was established in 1878 as "Day's Creek", but the name was changed to "Days Creek" c. 1890.[5]
The Days Creek Charter School holds classes for K-12.
Geography
[edit]The community of Days Creek is located on Oregon Route 227, at the confluence of Days Creek and the South Umpqua River. It is in southern Douglas County, 7 miles (11 km) east (upriver) of Canyonville.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Days Creek CDP has an area of 2.4 square miles (6.1 km2), all of it land.[4]
Demographics
[edit]| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 271 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[6][2] | |||
Climate
[edit]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, Days Creek has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.[7]
Notable people
[edit]- Rick Foster, classical guitarist
References
[edit]- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ a b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Days Creek, Oregon
- ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Days Creek CDP, Oregon". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
- ^ McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. ISBN 978-0875952772.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ Climate Summary for Days Creek, Oregon
External links
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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