Dexter, Oregon

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Dexter, Oregon
Census-designated place
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The Dexter Lake Club
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Dexter
Coordinates: 43°55′07″N122°49′19″W / 43.91861°N 122.82194°W / 43.91861; -122.82194
Country United States
State Oregon
County Lane
Area
[1]
 • Total
1.92 sq mi (4.98 km2)
 • Land1.84 sq mi (4.76 km2)
 • Water0.08 sq mi (0.21 km2)
Elevation
[2]
663 ft (202 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
 • Total
893
 • Density485.33/sq mi (187.42/km2)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
97431 [4]
Area codes 458 and 541
FIPS code 41-19250
GNIS feature ID2812884 [2]

Dexter is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lane County, Oregon, United States. It is located near Dexter Reservoir, a.k.a. Dexter Lake, a reservoir of the Middle Fork Willamette River along Oregon Route 58.

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Access to Dexter Lake, a popular fishing and boating site, is available at Dexter State Recreation Site. The nearby Dexter Lake Club was used in the filming of the road trip scene in the 1978 movie Animal House . [5]

The Lost Valley Educational Center is an intentional community near Dexter.

The Parvin Bridge, a covered bridge near Dexter, was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [6] It carries Parvin Road over Lost Creek, which flows by Dexter. [7] [8]

In 2002, despite not having a city government, Dexter residents opened a public library, the Cascades Foothills Library, that as of August 2006 they are hoping to expand into a regional library. [9]

History

A post office was established in the locality in 1872 and named "Butte Disappointment", after a local landmark named in 1848. [10] The post office was renamed "Dexter" in 1875, apparently after the "Dexter" brand cook stove owned by the postmaster's family. [10]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 893—
U.S. Decennial Census [11] [3]

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: Dexter, Oregon
  3. 1 2 "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Dexter OR ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  5. ↑ Dexter Lake Club Archived 2008-02-09 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ "Oregon National Register List" (PDF). Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. January 5, 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 16, 2006. Retrieved July 14, 2009.
  7. ↑ "United States Topographic Map". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved April 1, 2016– via Acme Mapper.
  8. ↑ "Lost Creek (Parvin) Covered Bridge" (PDF). Oregon Department of Transportation. December 19, 2002. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved August 14, 2006.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. 1 2 McArthur, Lewis A. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 286. ISBN   0-87595-277-1.
  11. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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