Phoenix, Oregon Phoenix, Oregon Phoenix City Hall Phoenix City Hall Phoenix is a town/city in Jackson County, Oregon, United States.
Phoenix is a part of the Medford Metropolitan Statistical Area, in the Rogue Valley, and is 3 miles (5 km) southwest of Medford on Interstate 5.
Wait, who was an agent for the Phoenix Insurance Company of Hartford, Connecticut, assigned the official name, Phoenix, to the improve and, in 1857, to its postal service.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 1.44 square miles (3.73 km2), all of it land. The town/city is south of Medford and north of Talent and Ashland along Interstate 5 and Oregon Route 99.
The Bear Creek Greenway in Phoenix.
Coleman Creek, a tributary of Bear Creek, joins the larger stream at Phoenix. The Bear Creek Greenway, a biking and hiking trail connecting Ashland, Talent, Medford, and Central Point along Bear Creek, also passes through Phoenix. Phoenix's record high temperature is 109 F (42.8 C) on July 20, 1946 and August 8, 1981, and the record low temperature is 8 F ( 22.2 C) on December 9, 1972. Climate data for Phoenix, Oregon Average high F ( C) 50 As of the census of 2010, there were 4,538 citizens , 2,001 homeholds, and 1,178 families residing in the city.
The populace density was 3,151.4 inhabitants per square mile (1,216.8/km2).
There were 2,149 housing units at an average density of 1,492.4 per square mile (576.2/km2).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 84.0% White, 0.9% African American, 1.5% Native American, 1.3% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 7.9% from other competitions, and 4.3% from two or more competitions.
There were 2,001 homeholds of which 24.3% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 42.7% were married couples living together, 10.6% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 5.5% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 41.1% were non-families.
33.1% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 16.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The average homehold size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.87. The median age in the town/city was 44 years.
20.7% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 7.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.8% were from 25 to 44; 26.9% were from 45 to 64; and 22% were 65 years of age or older.
The Phoenix Shopping Center sign in Phoenix, Oregon As of the census of 2000, there were 4,060 citizens , 1,746 homeholds, and 1,117 families residing in the city.
The populace density was 3,249.8 citizens per square mile (1,254.1/km ).
There were 1,850 housing units at an average density of 1,480.8 per square mile (571.4/km ).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 89.95% White, 0.86% African American, 1.08% Native American, 0.67% Asian, 0.17% Pacific Islander, 4.51% from other competitions, and 2.76% from two or more competitions.
There were 1,746 homeholds out of which 28.5% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 49.6% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 36.0% were non-families.
29.3% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 14.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The average homehold size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.84. In the city, the populace was spread out with 23.2% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 21.1% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $31,701, and the median income for a family was $38,176.
About 8.6% of families and 11.6% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 19.3% of those under age 18 and 4.3% of those age 65 or over. Phoenix is part of the Phoenix-Talent School District.
The town/city is the site of two of the five schools in the precinct Phoenix Elementary School and Phoenix High School, as well as Armadillo Technical Institute, a enhance charter school. Shawn Lathrop, actor who appeared on the tv series Lost; attended Phoenix High School Kelin Quinn, lead singer of punk modern band Sleeping With Sirens; attended Phoenix High School United States Enumeration Bureau.
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"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
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Listing for Phoenix in the Oregon Blue Book Municipalities and communities of Jackson County, Oregon, United States
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Phoenix, Oregon - Cities in Oregon - Cities in Jackson County, Oregon - Populated places established in 1854 - 1854 establishments in Oregon Territory
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