Canyonville, Oregon
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Myrtle Creek-Riddle census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97417. It stands on Comer Brook. The Survey maps it on the Canyonville quadrangle. 1,640 people lived here at the 2020 count.
On record in Canyonville
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 2 records
Canyonville Methodist Churchlisted 1984
Weaver-Worthington Farmsteadlisted 1984
Population over time
3 figuresCanyonville grew from 1,293 to 1,640 between 2000 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,293 | |
| 2010 | 1,884 | +591 (+46%) |
| 2020 | 1,640 | -244 (-13%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1904 USGS Riddle quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Canyonville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Medford quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Medford quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Medford quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Canyonville quadrangle1:24000
- 1989 USGS Canyonville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
132 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 132 fires within 5 miles of Canyonville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 13,255 acres in total. 30 started naturally. 4 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Natural | 30 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 29 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 29 |
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Douglas Forest Protective Association | KOKOS LANE |
| 23 September 1999 | Smoking | under an acre | Douglas Forest Protective Association | 801 TILLER TRAIL |
| 22 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | THOMPSON RD. |
| 19 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Douglas Forest Protective Association | ROD & GUN CLUB ROAD |
| 17 September 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Roseburg District | ARNOLD ST |
| 17 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Roseburg District | AKER DRIVE |
| 12 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Roseburg District | PRUNER RD |
| 12 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Douglas Forest Protective Association | CANYON HILLS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 30 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 30 workings within 5 miles of Canyonville: 15 past producers, 7 producers, 4 occurrences, 2 prospects. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Mercury, Silver. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver Spring | Silver, Gold, Copper, Zinc | Occurrence | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Pyrite, Sphalerite | |
| Beaver Spring | Copper, Zinc, Gold, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Levan's Ledge | Gold, Copper, Silver | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Gold, Pyrite | |
| Levans Ledge Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Sweetbriar | Gold, Copper | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Malachite, Pyrite | |
| Fristoe | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Fristoe | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Huckelberry Mine | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Huckleberry Mine | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | Pyrite | |
| Koko Lane Shale Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surprise Valley | 2.4 miles | 15 | |
| Gazley | 2.7 miles | 16 | |
| Tri-City | 4.3 miles | 15 | |
| Riddle | 4.7 miles | 15 | |
| Weaver | 5.8 miles | 17 | |
| Myrtle Creek | 6.4 miles | 17 | |
| Days Creek | 6.6 miles | 16 | |
| Anchor (historical) | 8.2 miles | 16 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Canyonville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2622557 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1118589. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.






