Days Creek, Oregon

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Days Creek, Oregon
Census-designated place
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General store in Days Creek, now closed.
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Coordinates: 42°58′14″N123°09′57″W / 42.97056°N 123.16583°W / 42.97056; -123.16583
Country United States
State Oregon
County Douglas
Area
[1]
 • Total
2.36 sq mi (6.10 km2)
 • Land2.36 sq mi (6.10 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
810 ft (250 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
 • Total
271
 • Density115.03/sq mi (44.41/km2)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
97429
Area code 541
GNIS feature ID2611726 [2]
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]

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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

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]

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, Days Creek has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps. [6]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 271—
U.S. Decennial Census [7] [3]

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Days Creek, Oregon
  3. 1 2 "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  4. 1 2 "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.
  5. ↑ McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. ISBN   978-0875952772.
  6. ↑ Climate Summary for Days Creek, Oregon
  7. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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