Keno, Oregon

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Keno, Oregon
Unincorporated community
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Keno
Keno (the United States)
Coordinates: 42°07′36″N121°54′24″W / 42.12667°N 121.90667°W / 42.12667; -121.90667
Country United States
State Oregon
County Klamath
Area
[1]
 • Total
9.57 sq mi (24.79 km2)
 • Land9.25 sq mi (23.96 km2)
 • Water0.32 sq mi (0.82 km2)
Elevation
[2]
4,114 ft (1,254 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
 • Total
1,980
 • Density213.98/sq mi (82.62/km2)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
97627 [4]
Area code(s) 458 and 541
FIPS code 41-38750
GNIS feature ID2805455 [2]

Keno is an unincorporated community in Klamath County, Oregon, United States, southwest of Klamath Falls on the Klamath River near Oregon Route 66. As of 2000, the population was 1,059. [5]

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Keno was supposedly named after the first postmaster's bird dog. It was previously called Plevna and Whittles Ferry. Keno post office was established in 1887. [6]

Keno has one school, Keno Elementary. It is a K–6 school in the Klamath County School District. [7]

Climate

This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 85 °F (29 °C). According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Keno has a dry-summer humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dsb" on climate maps.

Climate data for Keno, OR
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °F (°C)58
(14)		62
(17)		65
(18)		81
(27)		85
(29)		94
(34)		97
(36)		99
(37)		92
(33)		86
(30)		61
(16)		55
(13)		99
(37)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)38.5
(3.6)		42.6
(5.9)		45.7
(7.6)		53.6
(12.0)		64.5
(18.1)		74.5
(23.6)		83.3
(28.5)		85.1
(29.5)		83.8
(28.8)		67
(19)		44.9
(7.2)		37.8
(3.2)		60.1
(15.6)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)20
(−7)		21.2
(−6.0)		26.1
(−3.3)		27.5
(−2.5)		33.3
(0.7)		41.3
(5.2)		46.9
(8.3)		46.2
(7.9)		40.7
(4.8)		31.4
(−0.3)		27.1
(−2.7)		16
(−9)		31.5
(−0.3)
Record low °F (°C)−7
(−22)		−6
(−21)		1
(−17)		14
(−10)		21
(−6)		26
(−3)		30
(−1)		34
(1)		33
(1)		19
(−7)		11
(−12)		−1
(−18)		−7
(−22)
Average precipitation inches (mm)2.84
(72)		1.99
(51)		1.92
(49)		1.28
(33)		1.21
(31)		0.88
(22)		0.34
(8.6)		0.45
(11)		0.63
(16)		1.5
(38)		2.59
(66)		3.21
(82)		18.84
(479)
Average snowfall inches (cm)12.3
(31)		10.6
(27)		5.8
(15)		2.0
(5.1)		0.2
(0.51)		0
(0)		0
(0)		0
(0)		0
(0)		0.4
(1.0)		6.6
(17)		14.8
(38)		52.7
(134.61)
Average precipitation days12.99.910.99.78.84.62.12.52.85.910.512.392.9
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 inch)5.64.63.51.50.20.00.00.00.00.32.86.825.3
Source: [8]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 1,980—
U.S. Decennial Census [9] [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: Keno, Oregon
  3. 1 2 "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Keno OR ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  5. ↑ City Data
  6. ↑ McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (Seventh ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. pp. 529–530. ISBN   0-87595-277-1.
  7. ↑ Klamath County School District
  8. ↑ "KENO, OR (354403)". Western Regional Climate Center. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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