Jacksonville, Oregon Jacksonville, Oregon Jacksonville is a town/city in Jackson County, Oregon, United States, about 5 miles (8 km) west of Medford.
It includes Jacksonville Historic District which was designated a U.S.
National Historic Landmark in 1966. As of the 2000 census, the town/city population was 2,235.
As of July 1, 2011, the city's populace was estimated to be 2,800. Jacksonville was home to the first Chinatown in Oregon, established by immigrants from San Francisco, California.
When the gold deposits were worked out, and the stockyards bypassed Jacksonville in 1884, the city's economy slowed.
This had the unintended benefit of preserving a number of structures, which led to Jacksonville being designated a National Historic District in 1966, covering over 100 buildings.
The town/city was the principal financial center of southern Oregon until it was bypassed by the barns ." According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 1.89 square miles (4.90 km2), all of it land. As of the census of 2010, there were 2,785 citizens , 1,377 homeholds, and 808 families residing in the city.
There were 1,548 housing units at an average density of 819.0 per square mile (316.2/km2).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 95.6% White, 0.4% African American, 0.6% Native American, 0.9% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.6% from other competitions, and 1.9% from two or more competitions.
There were 1,377 homeholds of which 18.3% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 50.5% were married couples living together, 6.1% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 2.0% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 41.3% were non-families.
The median age in the town/city was 54.9 years.
15.9% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 4.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 14.8% were from 25 to 44; 35.1% were from 45 to 64; and 30% were 65 years of age or older.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,235 citizens , 1,034 homeholds, and 661 families residing in the city.
There were 1,102 housing units at an average density of 606.8 per square mile (233.8/km ).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 96.11% White, 0.72% Native American, 0.36% Asian, 0.31% African American, 0.40% from other competitions, and 2.10% from two or more competitions.
The biggest ancestry groups in Jacksonville, Oregon, include: German (19%), English (18%), Irish (11%), Scottish (4%) and Italian (4%). There were 1,034 homeholds out of which 22.2% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 54.4% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 36.0% were non-families.
Jacksonville's populace is spread out with 18.9% under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 20.1% from 25 to 44, 32.0% from 45 to 64, and 24.7% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $41,250, and the median income for a family was $57,333.
About 5.3% of families and 6.6% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 5.8% of those under age 18 and 8.6% of those age 65 or over. Jacksonville is served by the Medford School District and is home to Jacksonville Elementary School.
The Southern Oregon Historical Society (SOHS) was formed in 1946 to save the endangered 1880s Jackson County Courthouse. The society opened the Jacksonville Museum in the courthouse building on July 10, 1950, and directed it until it closed in 2006 because of lack of funding; as of 2014 the courthouse, which is now owned by the City of Jacksonville, is not open to the public. The society now operates Hanley Farm in Central Point and a research library in Medford. Beekman, the Beekman Native Plant Arboretum is positioned behind the Beekman House, a home exhibition owned by the City of Jacksonville and a contributing property of the historic district. Beekman House is managed by Historic Jacksonville, Inc. Other contributing properties in the precinct formerly owned by the SOHS and now owned by the town/city include the Beekman Bank, and the Catholic Rectory. The U.S.
Hotel was owned by Jackson County and as of 2012 was going to be sold, with proceeds to be split by Jackson County and SOHS. The William Bybee House, near Jacksonville, now known as Bybee's Historic Inn, is individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Jacksonville has one sister city, as designated by Sister Cities International: National Historic Landmarks Program (NHL) "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"Jacksonville - Jacksonville - Ancestry & family history".
Southern Oregon Historical Society.
Southern Oregon Historical Society.
"Jackson County To Transfer Ownership of Buildings To Jacksonville".
"National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Jacksonville Historic District" (PDF).
"Jackson County Intends to Transfer Ownership of Four Historic Buildings to City of Jacksonville".
Jackson County, Oregon.
"Historic Jacksonville, Inc.
Historic Home Renovation: Jacksonville, Oregon, Bruce Richey, Architect "Sister Cities International - Jacksonville, Oregon".
Entry for Jacksonville in the Oregon Blue Book Historic photos of Jacksonville from Salem Public Library Municipalities and communities of Jackson County, Oregon, United States
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Jacksonville, Oregon - Cities in Oregon - Cities in Jackson County, Oregon - 1860 establishments in Oregon
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