Merlin, Oregon

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Merlin, Oregon
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Coordinates: 42°31′04″N123°25′13″W / 42.51778°N 123.42028°W / 42.51778; -123.42028 Coordinates: 42°31′04″N123°25′13″W / 42.51778°N 123.42028°W / 42.51778; -123.42028
Country United States
State Oregon
County Josephine
Area
[1]
  Total4.17 sq mi (10.79 km2)
  Land4.16 sq mi (10.77 km2)
  Water0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation
907 ft (276 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
  Total1,690
  Density406.45/sq mi (156.94/km2)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
97532
Area code(s) 458 and 541
FIPS code 41-47650
GNIS feature ID1166680

Merlin is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Josephine County, Oregon, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 1,615. [3] The area is known for sport fishing and whitewater rafting on the Rogue River. Merlin's ZIP code is 97532.

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A new railroad station in this location in 1883 was called "Jump Off Joe" for a local stream. The station was renamed "Merlin" in October 1886. The name came from a railroad civil engineer who named it for the merlins (a type of falcon) he saw in the area. "McAllister" post office was established about a mile north of Merlin in 1885, then moved to the vicinity of the railroad station and renamed Merlin in 1891. [4]

Geography

Merlin is located 9 miles (14 km) northwest of Grants Pass. It sits in the valley of Jumpoff Joe Creek, 4 miles (6 km) east of where that stream joins the Rogue River. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Merlin CDP has a total area of 4.27 square miles (11.07 km2), of which 0.01 square miles (0.02 km2), or 0.19%, are water. [3]

Merlin lies at an elevation of about 277 m (909 ft) above MSL.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.
2020 1,690
U.S. Decennial Census [5] [2]

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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 Oct 12, 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Merlin CDP, Oregon". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
  4. McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 637. ISBN   978-0875952772.
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