Prospect, Oregon

Prospect, Oregon
Census-designated place
Prospect Hotel
Prospect Hotel
Prospect is located in Oregon
Prospect
Prospect
Prospect is located in the United States
Prospect
Prospect
Coordinates: 42°45′4″N 122°29′16″W / 42.75111°N 122.48778°W / 42.75111; -122.48778
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyJackson
Area
[1]
 • Total
3.50 sq mi (9.07 km2)
 • Land3.50 sq mi (9.07 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
2,566 ft (782 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total
449
 • Density128.25/sq mi (49.52/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
97536
FIPS code41-60100
GNIS feature ID1148014
Coordinates and elevation from Geographic Names Information System[3]

Prospect is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jackson County, in the U.S. state of Oregon.[3] It lies along Oregon Route 62 on the Rogue River, in the Rogue River – Siskiyou National Forest.[4] As of the 2020 census it had a population of 449.[5]

History

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1930125—
19401250.0%
1950500300.0%
19605000.0%
1970200−60.0%
19801,200500.0%
19901,2000.0%
2010455—
2020449−1.3%
Sources:[6][5][2]

Prospect began as a logging town; its first sawmill began operating in 1870.[7] Prospect had a post office established in 1882 that was first named "Deskins" after the first postmaster.[8] In 1888, there was a mill named Deskins Sawmill. The name of the community was changed to "Prospect" in 1889 because of plans made to run a railroad up the Rogue River, which would ostensibly improve the community's prospects.[8]

The Prospect Hotel, which opened in 1892, was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[7][9]

Local events and sites of interest

On the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend, Prospect holds the Mill Creek Memorial festival. It honors veterans with a parade, a flag retirement ceremony, live music and games for children. All the proceeds go to a fund to help veterans.

In July Prospect hosts an airplane "fly-in" that helps support the Jackson County Search and Rescue, and in August a jamboree and timber carnival (a festival that includes lumberjack contests such as log rolling) are held.[7]

On the last weekend in September, Prospect hosts Music in the Mountains, a two-day festival of bluegrass, country, folk and Americana music on the grounds of the Prospect Hotel.[10]

Prospect is the site of Prospect State Airport (FAA LID: 64S), which has one asphalt runway. It is used for general aviation operations, totaling about 1200 annual movements.[11] The Prospect State Scenic Viewpoint is nearby.[12]

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, Prospect has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.[13]

Climate data for Prospect, Oregon (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1905–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 73
(23) 		76
(24) 		88
(31) 		95
(35) 		102
(39) 		109
(43) 		107
(42) 		110
(43) 		106
(41) 		98
(37) 		82
(28) 		71
(22) 		110
(43)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 50.0
(10.0) 		53.6
(12.0) 		57.9
(14.4) 		62.4
(16.9) 		71.0
(21.7) 		77.9
(25.5) 		88.7
(31.5) 		89.3
(31.8) 		83.5
(28.6) 		70.4
(21.3) 		54.7
(12.6) 		47.6
(8.7) 		67.2
(19.6)
Daily mean °F (°C) 40.1
(4.5) 		42.2
(5.7) 		45.2
(7.3) 		48.7
(9.3) 		55.9
(13.3) 		61.5
(16.4) 		69.5
(20.8) 		69.3
(20.7) 		63.6
(17.6) 		54.0
(12.2) 		44.1
(6.7) 		38.8
(3.8) 		52.7
(11.5)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 30.2
(−1.0) 		30.8
(−0.7) 		32.6
(0.3) 		35.0
(1.7) 		40.7
(4.8) 		45.1
(7.3) 		50.3
(10.2) 		49.2
(9.6) 		43.7
(6.5) 		37.5
(3.1) 		33.5
(0.8) 		29.9
(−1.2) 		38.2
(3.4)
Record low °F (°C) −12
(−24) 		−2
(−19) 		5
(−15) 		17
(−8) 		20
(−7) 		27
(−3) 		30
(−1) 		27
(−3) 		20
(−7) 		12
(−11) 		2
(−17) 		−8
(−22) 		−12
(−24)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 5.97
(152) 		4.42
(112) 		4.38
(111) 		3.71
(94) 		2.59
(66) 		1.27
(32) 		0.57
(14) 		0.47
(12) 		1.16
(29) 		3.25
(83) 		6.31
(160) 		7.20
(183) 		41.30
(1,049)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 11.6
(29) 		7.1
(18) 		4.3
(11) 		1.0
(2.5) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		2.9
(7.4) 		8.0
(20) 		34.9
(87.9)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) 16.4 14.4 16.0 14.9 10.8 5.1 2.4 2.0 3.8 9.0 17.3 17.3 129.4
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) 3.9 2.0 1.3 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.9 11.6
Source: NOAA[14][15]

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Prospect". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. November 28, 1980. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  4. ^ "United States Topographic Map". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved February 18, 2016 – via Acme Mapper.
  5. ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Prospect CDP, Oregon". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
  6. ^ Moffatt, Riley Moore (1996). Population History of Western U.S. Cities and Towns, 1850–1990. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. p. 214. ISBN 978-0-8108-3033-2.
  7. ^ a b c "Prospect". Shady Cove – Upper Rogue Chamber. Archived from the original on May 9, 2008. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
  8. ^ a b McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. pp. 786–87. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
  9. ^ "Oregon National Register List" (PDF). Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. June 6, 2011. Retrieved August 31, 2007.
  10. ^ "Prospect Hotel Music Festival". Prospect Hotel. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
  11. ^ "Prospect State Airport". Oregon Airports : State of Oregon. Oregon Department of Aviation. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  12. ^ Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 62. ISBN 978-0-89933-347-2.
  13. ^ "Prospect, Oregon". Weatherbase. Canty Media. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
  14. ^ "NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
  15. ^ "Summary of Monthly Normals 1991-2020". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved December 10, 2023.