Selma is just southwest of the center of Josephine County, in the valley of Deer Creek, a west-flowing tributary of the Illinois River and part of the Rogue River watershed. U.S. Route 199 passes through the center of town, leading south 8 miles (13 km) to Cave Junction and northeast 20 miles (32 km) to Grants Pass, the county seat.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Selma CDP has an area of 6.4 square miles (16.7 km2), all of it recorded as land.[4]
Demographics
The largest ethnic group in Selma is White (Non-Hispanic) (95.9%). 98.7% of the residents in Selma, OR are U.S. citizens.
In 2022, the median property value in Selma, OR was $253,400, and the homeownership rate was 88.8%.[7]
Actor John Wayne used to visit the Deer Creek Ranch one mile west of Selma; it is now the Deer Creek Center for Field Research and Education. He grew fond of the area after filming Rooster Cogburn along the Rogue River.[9] Also from Selma is Kristy Lee Cook, who came in 7th place on American Idol season 7.[10]Craig Wright, major league baseball's first sabermetrician, lived for a time as a young man in Selma while working in nearby Grants Pass.[11]
^Fattig, Paul (March 15, 2007). "John Wayne slept here". Medford Mail Tribune. Archived from the original on March 12, 2008. Retrieved September 29, 2007.
