Prospect, Oregon
{{Short description| Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Prospect, Oregon
| settlement_type = Census-designated place
| image_skyline = Prospect Hotel Oregon.jpg
| image_caption = Prospect Hotel
| pushpin_map = Oregon#USA
| pushpin_label = Prospect
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = United States
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Oregon
| subdivision_type2 = County
| subdivision_name2 = Jackson
| government_footnotes =
| government_type =
| established_title =
| established_date =
| unit_pref = Imperial
| area_total_sq_mi = 3.50
| area_land_sq_mi = 3.50
| area_water_sq_mi = 0.00
| area_total_km2 = 9.07
| area_land_km2 = 9.07
| area_water_km2 = 0.01
| population_as_of = 2020
| population_total = 449
| population_density_km2 = 49.52
| population_density_sq_mi = 128.25
| timezone = Pacific (PST)
| utc_offset = -8
| timezone_DST = PDT
| utc_offset_DST = -7
| elevation_ft = 2605
| coordinates = {{coord|42|45|12|N|122|29|16|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type = ZIP code
| postal_code = 97536
| blank_name = FIPS code
| blank_info = 41-60100
| blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
| blank1_info = 2611775{{GNIS|2611775}}
| footnotes =
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Prospect is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jackson County, in the U.S. state of Oregon. It lies along Oregon Route 62 on the Rogue River, in the Rogue River – Siskiyou National Forest.{{cite web|title=United States Topographic Map|publisher=United States Geological Survey|via=Acme Mapper|url=http://mapper.acme.com/?ll=42.751111,-122.487778&z=12&t=T&marker0=42.751111,-122.487778,Prospect%2C%20Oregon|access-date=February 18, 2016}} As of the 2020 census it had a population of 449.{{Cite web| url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4160100| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Prospect CDP, Oregon| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| access-date=October 26, 2018| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213110531/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4160100| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}
History
{{US Census population
|1930= 125
|1940= 125
|1950= 500
|1960= 500
|1970= 200
|1980= 1200
|1990= 1200
|2010= 455
|2020= 449
|footnote=Sources:{{cite book|last=Moffatt|first=Riley Moore|title=Population History of Western U.S. Cities and Towns, 1850–1990|location=Lanham, Maryland|publisher=Scarecrow Press|year=1996|page=214|isbn=978-0-8108-3033-2}}{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:41&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=Oct 12, 2022}}
}}
Prospect began as a logging town; its first sawmill began operating in 1870.{{cite web|title=Prospect|url=http://www.upperrogue.org/prospect.htm|publisher=Shady Cove – Upper Rogue Chamber|access-date=August 30, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509091344/http://www.upperrogue.org/prospect.htm|archive-date=May 9, 2008|url-status=dead}} Prospect had a post office established in 1882 that was first named "Deskins" after the first postmaster.{{cite book | last = McArthur | first = Lewis A. | author-link = Lewis A. McArthur |author2=Lewis L. McArthur |author2-link=Lewis L. McArthur | title = Oregon Geographic Names | orig-year = 1928 | edition = 7th| year = 2003 | publisher = Oregon Historical Society Press | location = Portland, Oregon | isbn = 0-87595-277-1 | pages =786–87}} 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.
The Prospect Hotel, which opened in 1892, was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.{{cite web|title=Oregon National Register List|url= http://www.oregon.gov/OPRD/HCD/NATREG/docs/oregon_nr_list.pdf|publisher=Oregon Parks and Recreation Department|date=June 6, 2011|access-date=August 31, 2007}}
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.
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.{{cite web|title=Prospect Hotel Music Festival|url=http://www.prospecthotel.com/bluegrass.html|publisher=Prospect Hotel|access-date=August 30, 2013}}
Prospect is the site of Prospect State Airport {{Airport codes|||64S}}, which has one asphalt runway. It is used for general aviation operations, totaling about 1200 annual movements.{{cite web |title=Prospect State Airport |url=https://www.oregon.gov/aviation/Airports/Pages/AIRPORTS/64S.aspx |website=Oregon Airports : State of Oregon |publisher=Oregon Department of Aviation |access-date=26 March 2022}} The Prospect State Scenic Viewpoint is nearby.{{cite book|title=Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer|publisher=DeLorme|location=Yarmouth, Maine|page=62|edition=7th|year=2008|isbn=978-0-89933-347-2}}
Climate
This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above {{convert|71.6|F|C}}. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Prospect has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.{{cite web|title=Prospect, Oregon|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=709653&cityname=Prospect%2C+Oregon%2C+United+States+of+America&units= |work=Weatherbase|publisher=Canty Media|access-date=August 31, 2015}}
{{Weather box
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| location = Prospect, Oregon (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1905–present)
| Jan record high F = 73
| Feb record high F = 76
| Mar record high F = 88
| Apr record high F = 95
| May record high F = 102
| Jun record high F = 109
| Jul record high F = 107
| Aug record high F = 110
| Sep record high F = 106
| Oct record high F = 98
| Nov record high F = 82
| Dec record high F = 71
| year record high F =
| Jan high F = 50.0
| Feb high F = 53.6
| Mar high F = 57.9
| Apr high F = 62.4
| May high F = 71.0
| Jun high F = 77.9
| Jul high F = 88.7
| Aug high F = 89.3
| Sep high F = 83.5
| Oct high F = 70.4
| Nov high F = 54.7
| Dec high F = 47.6
| year high F = 67.2
| Jan mean F = 40.1
| Feb mean F = 42.2
| Mar mean F = 45.2
| Apr mean F = 48.7
| May mean F = 55.9
| Jun mean F = 61.5
| Jul mean F = 69.5
| Aug mean F = 69.3
| Sep mean F = 63.6
| Oct mean F = 54.0
| Nov mean F = 44.1
| Dec mean F = 38.8
| year mean F = 52.7
| Jan low F = 30.2
| Feb low F = 30.8
| Mar low F = 32.6
| Apr low F = 35.0
| May low F = 40.7
| Jun low F = 45.1
| Jul low F = 50.3
| Aug low F = 49.2
| Sep low F = 43.7
| Oct low F = 37.5
| Nov low F = 33.5
| Dec low F = 29.9
| year low F = 38.2
| Jan record low F = -12
| Feb record low F = -2
| Mar record low F = 5
| Apr record low F = 17
| May record low F = 20
| Jun record low F = 27
| Jul record low F = 30
| Aug record low F = 27
| Sep record low F = 20
| Oct record low F = 12
| Nov record low F = 2
| Dec record low F = -8
| year record low F =
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation inch = 5.97
| Feb precipitation inch = 4.42
| Mar precipitation inch = 4.38
| Apr precipitation inch = 3.71
| May precipitation inch = 2.59
| Jun precipitation inch = 1.27
| Jul precipitation inch = 0.57
| Aug precipitation inch = 0.47
| Sep precipitation inch = 1.16
| Oct precipitation inch = 3.25
| Nov precipitation inch = 6.31
| Dec precipitation inch = 7.20
| year precipitation inch = 41.30
| unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
| Jan precipitation days = 16.4
| Feb precipitation days = 14.4
| Mar precipitation days = 16.0
| Apr precipitation days = 14.9
| May precipitation days = 10.8
| Jun precipitation days = 5.1
| Jul precipitation days = 2.4
| Aug precipitation days = 2.0
| Sep precipitation days = 3.8
| Oct precipitation days = 9.0
| Nov precipitation days = 17.3
| Dec precipitation days = 17.3
| year precipitation days = 129.4
| Jan snow inch = 7.6
| Feb snow inch = 3.1
| Mar snow inch = 2.3
| Apr snow inch = 1.0
| May snow inch = 0.0
| Jun snow inch = 0.0
| Jul snow inch = 0.0
| Aug snow inch = 0.0
| Sep snow inch = 0.0
| Oct snow inch = 0.0
| Nov snow inch = 2.9
| Dec snow inch = 4.0
| year snow inch = 20.9
| unit snow days = 0.1 in
| Jan snow days = 2.9
| Feb snow days = 1.6
| Mar snow days = 0.9
| Apr snow days = 0.5
| May snow days = 0.0
| Jun snow days = 0.0
| Jul snow days = 0.0
| Aug snow days = 0.0
| Sep snow days = 0.0
| Oct snow days = 0.0
| Nov snow days = 0.9
| Dec snow days = 2.2
| year snow days = 9.0
| source = NOAA{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=mfr
|title = NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = December 10, 2023}}{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00356907&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|title = Summary of Monthly Normals 1991-2020
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = December 10, 2023}}
}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.prospecthotel.com/history.html History of the Prospect Hotel]
- Early resident of Prospect mentions "Deskins Sawmill"
{{Jackson County, Oregon}}
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Category:Unincorporated communities in Jackson County, Oregon
Category:Populated places established in 1870
Category:Census-designated places in Oregon
Category:Census-designated places in Jackson County, Oregon
Category:1870 establishments in Oregon