Medford, Oregon Medford, Oregon City of Medford Clockwise, from top: aerial image of Medford, City Hall, the Medford Carnegie Library, Vogel Plaza, and Bear Creek Park.
Clockwise, from top: aerial image of Medford, City Hall, the Medford Carnegie Library, Vogel Plaza, and Bear Creek Park.
Official seal of Medford, Oregon Location of Medford in Jackson County and in the state of Oregon Location of Medford in Jackson County and in the state of Oregon Medford, Oregon is positioned in the US Medford, Oregon - Medford, Oregon Website City of Medford Medford is a town/city in Jackson County, Oregon, United States.
As of July 1, 2014, the town/city had a total populace of 78,557 and a urbane region population of 208,545, making the Medford MSA the fourth biggest metro region in Oregon.
The town/city was titled in 1883 by David Loring, civil engineer and right-of-way agent for the Oregon and California Railroad, suggested by Medford, Massachusetts, near his home town of Concord, Massachusetts, and in recognition of its supposed position near the middle ford of Bear Creek. Medford is the governmental center of county of Jackson County. 6.7 Medford Carnegie Library 12 Medford in prominent culture Howard's store became Medford's first postal service, with Howard serving as postmaster.
The establishment of the postal service led to the incorporation of Medford as a town by the Oregon Legislative Assembly on February 24, 1885, and again as a town/city in 1905.
Howard held the position of postmaster for Medford's first ten years, and again held the post upon his death on November 13, 1919. Medford assembled a new steel bridge over Bear Creek to replace an earlier one which washed away three years before.
Without a bridge, those wanting to cross had to ford the stream, typically using a horse-drawn wagon; the first automobile did not arrive in Medford until 1903. Pharmacist George H.
Haskins had opened a drugstore just after the town was platted, and in 1903 he allowed the Medford Library Association to open a small library in that store.
Five years later the library moved to Medford's new town/city hall, in another four years, Andrew Carnegie's donation allowed a dedicated library to be built.
Construction on the Medford Carnegie Library was instead of in 1912. In 1927, Medford took the title of governmental center of county of Jackson County away from close-by Jacksonville. In 1967, Interstate 5 was instead of immediately adjoining to downtown Medford to replace the Oregon Pacific Highway.
It has been blamed for the diminish of small businesses in downtown Medford since its culmination, but nevertheless remains an meaningful route for commuters wishing to travel athwart the city.
In fact, a study instead of in 1999 found that 45% of vehicles entering I-5 from north Medford heading south exited in south Medford, just three miles (5 km) away. The high volume of traffic on Interstate 5 led to the culmination of a new north Medford interchange in 2006.
The project, which cost about $36 million, improved traffic flow between I-5 and Crater Lake Highway. Further traffic enigma identified in south Medford prompted the assembly of another new interchange, costing $72 million.
Since the 1990s, Medford has dedicated an appreciable amount of resources to urban renewal in an attempt to revitalize the downtown area. Several old buildings have been restored, including the Craterian Ginger Rogers Theater and the Prohibition era Cooley-Neff Warehouse, now operating as Pallet Wine Company, an urban winery.
Downtown Medford also received a new library building to replace the historic Medford Carnegie Library and now boasts satellite campuses for both Rogue Community College and Southern Oregon University. Economic enigma in 2008 and 2009 put a hold on The Commons project, a collaboration between the town/city of Medford and Lithia Motors. The project, one of the biggest undertaken in downtown in recent years, aims to furnish more parking, recreation, and commerce to the area.
An aerial image of Medford Medford is positioned approximately 27 miles (43 km) north of the northern California border at 42.3 N.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 25.74 square miles (66.67 km2), of which, 25.73 square miles (66.64 km2) is territory and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2) is water. The Pacific Ocean is about 75 miles (121 km) west of the city, and is the nearest coast.
Nearby metros/cities include Grants Pass, Klamath Falls, Ashland, Roseburg, Redding (California), and Crescent City (California).
Medford is 229 miles (369 km) from Salem, the capital of Oregon.
Medford also serves as a junction for Oregon Routes 99, 238, 62, and close-by 140 (6 mi or 9.7 km).
Medford is also situated in the remains of ancient volcanic flow areas as demonstrated by the Upper and Lower Table Rock lava formations and close-by Mount Mc - Loughlin and Crater Lake, which is the remains of Mount Mazama. In the late spring/early summer the snow on the slopes of Mount Mc - Loughlin melt away into a formation called the "angel wings," which Native American tribes interpreted as an osprey, an indicator of the beginning of salmon run.
Medford sits in a precipitation shadow between the Cascade Range and Siskiyou Mountains called the Rogue Valley.
As such, most of the precipitation associated with the Pacific Northwest and Oregon in particular skips Medford, making it drier and sunnier than the Willamette Valley.
Medford's climate is considerably warmer, both in summer and winter, than its latitude would suggest, with a Mediterranean climate (Koppen Csa).
Here, summer sees an average of 57 afternoons over 90 F or 32.2 C and eleven afternoons over 100 F or 37.8 C. In August 1981, the high temperature reached over 110 F or 43.3 C for four consecutive days, with two days reaching 114 F or 45.6 C. Freezing temperatures occur on 69 mornings amid an average year, and in some years there may be a day or two where the high stays at or below freezing; the average window for freezing temperatures is October 23 through April 23. The town/city is positioned in USDA hardiness zone 8. Medford also experiences temperature inversions in the winter which amid its lumber foundry days produced fog so thick that visibility could be reduced to less than five feet.
Medford inhabitants do experience snow flurry amid the winter months; however, due to the weather shadow effect it only averages 3.6 inches or 0.09 metres and melts fairly quickly.
The lowest recorded temperature in Medford was 10 F ( 23.3 C) on December 13, 1919, and the highest recorded temperature was 115 F (46 C) on July 20, 1946.
Climate data for Medford, Oregon (Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport), 1981 2010 normals (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 Average snowy days ( 0.1 in) 1.3 0.9 0.5 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.4 1.4 4.6 Medford City Hall Medford has a council-manager style of government.
The governing body of Medford consists of an propel mayor and eight town/city council members, two from each of four wards.
The council hires a experienced town/city manager to run the day-to-day operations of the town/city including the hiring of town/city staff. The current mayor of Medford is Gary Hale Wheeler.
Wheeler is an optometrist with an office in Medford.
Prior to his election, he spent thirteen years on the Medford Urban Renewal Agency Board and served in the US Army where he also practiced optometry. Gary Wheeler 2004 present; he is an optometrist in the Medford region Jerry Lausmann, 1986 1998, the longest-serving mayor in Medford history Sebastiano "Benny" Fagone, 1974 1977, established the North Medford High School Black Tornado softball program in 1980 Snider Sr., 1957 1962, established Medford's sister town/city relationship with Alba, Italy in 1960 Howard, 1886, Medford's first mayor Medford municipal code divides the town/city into four wards, each represented by two town/city council members.
Welcome sign near the North end of Medford Medford's economy is driven primarily by the community care industry. The two primary medical centers in the city, Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center and Providence Medford Medical Center, employ over 2,000 citizens .
As Medford is also a retirement destination, assisted living and senior services have turn into an meaningful part of the economy.
In the past, Medford's economy was fueled by agriculture (pears, peaches, viticulture grapes) and timber products.
The biggest direct marketer of fruits and ts in the United States, Harry and David Operations Corp., is based in Medford.
It is the biggest employer in Southern Oregon, with 1,700 year round and about 6,700 cyclic employees in the Medford area. Lithia Motors, a Fortune 500 business and the 9th biggest auto retailer in the U.S., has been headquartered in Medford since 1970 and was started in Ashland in 1946, titled for a close-by springs. Medford and the encircling area is home to the expanding Oregon wine industry, which includes the Rogue Valley AVA.
The earliest park in Medford, Alba Park is positioned at the intersection of Holly and Main in downtown Medford was deeded to the town/city by the barns business in 1888. Known as Library Park after the 1911 assembly of the Medford Carnegie Library, it was later retitled for Medford's sister city, Alba, Italy. The park contains a gazebo, a statue of a boy with two dogs surrounded by a fountain pool, and a Japanese gun from World War II. The annual Pear Blossom Run starts athwart the street from Alba Park at the Medford town/city hall, with an all-day fair conducted in the park itself. Medford is the place of birth of Bear Creek Corporation, known around the world for its fruit-t baskets, especially locally-grown pears. Tours of the plant are open to the public.
At nearly 100 acres (0.40 km2), this south Medford park is the second biggest in the town/city (Prescott Park is the biggest at 1,740 acres). Bear Creek Park is bordered on the west by Bear Creek and the Bear Creek Greenway.
The first section was purchased from a resident of Medford titled Mollie Keene.
Howard and other former inhabitants of Medford.
The Claire Hanley Arboretum was first planted in 1962 by Claire and Mary Hanley, two sisters raised on the historic Michael Hanley Farmstead along present-day Oregon Route 238. It is part of a larger agriculture research and development office belonging to the Oregon State University.
Medford Carnegie Library Medford Carnegie Library Main article: Medford Carnegie Library The Medford Carnegie Library is a two-story library building positioned in downtown Medford.
It was erected in 1911 thanks to t from Andrew Carnegie, but was vacated in 2004 after a new library building was constructed near the Rogue Community College extension campus, also in downtown Medford. Currently, there are plans to use the building for class reunions, enhance meetings, and for annexing some town/city offices from the neighboring City Hall building. Roxy Ann Peak overlooks Medford from the east One of Medford's most prominent landmarks, Roxy Ann Peak is a 30-million-year-old mountain positioned on the east side of the city.
A momentous area of Roxy Ann Peak (including the summit) is enclosed in Medford's biggest park, a 1,740-acre (2.72 sq mi; 7.0 km2) protected region called Prescott Park.
Main St and Central Ave in downtown Medford, Vogel Plaza has quickly turn into a center of activeness for many small-town events. One such event is the annual Art in Bloom festival, which is held around Mother's Day each year.
Main article: Medford School District (Oregon) Medford is served by Medford School District 549 - C and has two chief high schools and an alternative high school: South Medford High School, North Medford High School, and Central Medford High School, in the order given.
In addition to the two enhance high schools, Medford has a several private high schools.
Medford 549 - C has over 13,000 students enrolled as of 2012.
Crossroads School is a private, alternative high school operating in Medford along with three the rest directed or affiliated with a church; Cascade Christian High School, St.
In 1997, Grants Pass-based Rogue Community College (RCC) instead of assembly on a seven-building ground spanning five blocks in downtown Medford. Nearby Ashland-based Southern Oregon University collaborated with Rogue in 2007 on the assembly of an eighth building which will offer third- and fourth-year courses to students. Pacific Bible College, formerly titled Dove Bible Institute, was established in Medford in 1989. The table to the right are statistics reported for the town/city of Medford for the years 2004 through 2007. As with any town/city that experiences rapid growth, Medford has seen a recent surge in gang activeness and organized crime in the past decade. Methamphetamine use is a lured in Medford and southern Oregon and is believed to play a part in various property crimes, including identity theft. The Medford Police Department has 103 sworn police officers supported by a staff of 33 civilian employees and 30 volunteers. The official journal of Medford and Jackson County is the Mail Tribune, which is owned by Gate - House Media.
In addition to having a several athletes who were famous natives or inhabitants of the city, Medford played host to a several experienced sports squads since 1948.
It was the home town/city for a several experienced baseball teams, most prominently the Medford A's, later known as the Southern Oregon Timberjacks, of the Northwest League.
There is presently talk about bringing an expansion charter to Medford, but there is no suitable stadium to host such a team at the moment.
Medford also hosted a experienced indoor football team from the National Indoor Football League known as the Southern Oregon Heat in 2001.
Medford's Lava Lanes bowling alley previously hosted the PBA's Medford Open every January, which aired on ESPN, the last Open took place in 2009.
Medford is the home of a Junior A hockey team, the Southern Oregon Spartans, who plays their home games at The RRRink in south Medford.
The town/city of Medford is responsible for over 322 kilometers (200 mi) of roads inside its boundaries. The I-5 viaduct in downtown Medford The section of freeway includes a 3,229-foot (984 m) viaduct that elevates traffic above Bear Creek and the city's downtown. There are two freeway exits in Medford, one at each side of the city.
OR 238.svg Highway 238 runs through the northwestern portion of Medford.
Medford is home to Oregon's 3rd busiest airport, the Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport (airport code MFR).
757,971 citizens used this county-wide airport in 2015, which has served over 11 million passengers between 1978 and 2008. Medford airport has two asphalt runways which handle about sixty daily flights from five airlines. Medford's Airlines are Alaska Airlines (operated by Horizon Air), United Express, Delta Connection And Allegiant Airlines.
The greater Medford metro region has been served by Rogue Valley Transportation District (RVTD) since 1975. The bus fitness operates eight routes from Monday to Saturday, four of which travel to close-by cities Central Point, Jacksonville, Phoenix, Talent, Ashland, and White City. All routes connect at the Front Street Transfer Station, which since October 2008 has contained Medford's Greyhound Bus depot. There are no passenger trains that route through Medford.
People in Medford can board the Southwest POINT Klamath Shuttle Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach (an intercity bus route) at the RVTD Front Street Transfer Station for a two and a half hour ride and guaranteed connection with Amtrak's Coast Starlight train at the Klamath Falls Amtrak Passenger Rail Station. Even a small "handysize" freighter is unable to make the trip, and any ship hauling cargo to Medford would have to have a much lesser draw. Therefore, Medford does not have a close-by maritime port.
Medford in prominent culture Medford is the hometown of the fictional character Mr.
Keyes, I'm a Medford man Medford, Oregon.
Up in Medford, we take our time making up our minds." Italy Shortly after the sister town/city program was established in 1960, Medford was paired up with Alba, Italy.
Every other year, both Alba and Medford take turns exchanging students.
During March and April of one year, students from Medford's high schools will visit Alba and stay with host families.
Likewise, Alba students will visit Medford every other year.
Sixty-seven Medford students applied for the 2007 trip to Italy, but only 24 were chose. It was former mayor of Medford John W.
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