Wimer, Oregon

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Wimer, Oregon
Census-designated place
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Wimer Bridge over Evans Creek
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Wimer
Coordinates: 42°32′19″N123°08′56″W / 42.53861°N 123.14889°W / 42.53861; -123.14889
Country United States
State Oregon
County Jackson
Area
[1]
 • Total4.96 sq mi (12.84 km2)
 • Land4.96 sq mi (12.84 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
1,125 ft (343 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total690
 • Density139.20/sq mi (53.74/km2)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
97537 [3]
Area code(s) 458 and 541
FIPS code 41-82850
GNIS feature ID1129208
Coordinates and elevation from Geographic Names Information System [4]

Wimer is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jackson County, Oregon, United States. [4] As of the 2010 census it had a population of 678. [5] Wimer lies along Evans Creek north of the city of Rogue River. [6]

The community was named for a relative of William Wimer, who edited a newspaper in Grants Pass in 1886–87. Grants Pass is about 17 miles (27 km) southwest of Wimer. William Wimer was also said to have helped establish a post office in Wimer, which remained open until 1909. Simon E. Simpkins was the first postmaster. [7]

Wimer Bridge is a covered bridge that crosses Evans Creek in Wimer. It replaced a 1927 version of the bridge that collapsed into the creek in 2003. In 2008, with the help of federal funds and local labor, the bridge was replaced with a look-alike using stronger materials. The one-way bridge, still 17 feet (5.2 m) wide, as was the original, has a load limit of 10 tons. [8] This version of the bridge opened to traffic in February 2008. [9]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 690—
U.S. Decennial Census [10] [2]

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The Wimer Bridge is a covered bridge over Evans Creek in Jackson County in the U.S. state of Oregon. The version that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, was built in 1927. This structure, 85 feet (26 m) long, carried East Evans Creek County Road over the creek in the rural community of Wimer. The creek is a tributary of the Rogue River, which it joins at the small city of Rogue River.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Evans Creek (Rogue River tributary)</span> Tributary in US

Evans Creek is a tributary, about 35 miles (56 km) long, of the Rogue River in the U.S. state of Oregon. It begins near Richter Mountain in the Cascade Range and flows generally south to The Meadows then southwest to Wimer then south to the city of Rogue River, all in Jackson County. The creek enters the river about 111 miles (179 km) from the Rogue's mouth on the Pacific Ocean. Wimer Bridge, a one-lane covered bridge crosses the creek at Wimer.

References

  1. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Wimer OR ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Wimer". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. November 28, 1980. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Wimer CDP, Oregon". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  6. ↑ "United States Topographic Map". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved February 18, 2016– via Acme Mapper.
  7. ↑ McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 1048. ISBN   978-0875952772.
  8. ↑ Mann, Damien (January 3, 2008). "Wimer Bridge Lives!". Medford Mail-Tribune. Local Media Group. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
  9. ↑ "International Database for Civil and Structural Engineering: Wimer Bridge". Structurae. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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