Jefferson, Oregon
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Jefferson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97352. The Survey maps it on the Albany quadrangle. 3,327 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 240 feet above sea level.
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On record in Jefferson
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 5 records
James Mechlin Anderson Houselisted 1979
Jacob Conser Houselisted 1974
Jefferson Methodist Churchlisted 1980
Witten, T.M., and Emma, Drug Store-Houselisted 1999- Hamilton Campbell Houselisted 1979
Population over time
2 figuresJefferson grew from 3,098 to 3,327 between 2010 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3,098 | |
| 2020 | 3,327 | +229 (+7%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 19 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.
- 1912 USGS Jefferson quadrangle1:31680
- 1916 USGS Albany quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1944 USGS Albany quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Albany quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Salem quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Albany quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1976 USGS Albany quadrangle1:24000
- 1980 USGS Corvallis quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
1 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Jefferson in 2012, burning about 1 acre in total. None started naturally. None was 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
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 October 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | RIVERHAVEN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 35 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 35 workings within 5 miles of Jefferson: 18 past producers, 13 producers, 2 occurrences, 1 plant. 14 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Iron, Titanium, Metal. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany B Plant Ti | Titanium, Metal | Plant | ||
| Smith-Butler | Iron, Titanium, Metal | Occurrence | ||
| Smith-Butler | Iron, Titanium | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Copper | Unknown | ||
| Cox | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Cox Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Davidson Pit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Davidson Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Forslund Rock Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Forslund Rock Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
12 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Jefferson in 12 storm reports between 2001 and 2020: 7 flood, 2 heavy rain, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2018 | Tornado (EF0) | Jefferson | $200 | There was damage to multiple small shrubby trees just north of the railroad track along Libby Ln. There was also a sign knocked over at the NW corner of Libby Ln and Jefferson-Marion Rd, but whether or not it was caused by a tornado could not be determined. The tornado was likely on the ground for one minute or less. |
| December 2020 | Flood | Jefferson | - | The gage on the Santiam River at Jefferson (JFFO3) crested at 15.3 feet. Flood stage is 15.0 feet. No damage was reported. |
| September 2020 | Heavy Rain | Jefferson | - | Lots of precipitation. |
| April 2019 | Flood | Jefferson | - | The Santiam River at Jefferson crested at 15.8 feet around 11 PM on April 8th, which is 0.8 foot above flood stage. |
| September 2015 | Funnel Cloud | Jefferson | - | A Funnel Cloud was spotted by a driver driving on I-5 around noon. |
| January 2011 | Flood | Jefferson | - | Heavy rain combined with snowmelt runoff to produce flooding on the Santiam River. The Santiam River at Jefferson crested at 15.4 feet on January 17th at 04:27 PST. |
| January 2009 | Flood | Jefferson | - | Heavy rain caused the Santiam River near Jefferson to overflow its banks and flood low lying areas. |
| December 2007 | Heavy Rain | Jefferson | - | Storm total precipitation was 4.58 inches. |
| November 2006 | Flood | Jefferson | - | The Santiam River near Jefferson crested at 15.2 feet on November 7th, with flood stage at 15.0 feet. |
| April 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jefferson | - | Thunderstorms produced pea-sized hail in the Central Willamette Valley from mid-day until evening. Hail piled up along Interstate 5 from Jefferson to Corvallis, which caused slippery roads. Several accidents were reported, but no serious injuries were reported. |
| January 2006 | Flood | Jefferson | - | no account filed |
| December 2005 | Flood | Jefferson | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santiam City (historical) | 1.6 miles | 19 | |
| Marion | 4.1 miles | 20 | |
| Talbot | 5.4 miles | 17 | |
| Sidney | 6.8 miles | 17 | |
| Sunnyside | 8.7 miles | 17 | |
| West Stayton | 8.9 miles | 16 | |
| Turner | 9.1 miles | 17 | |
| Ale (historical) | 9.6 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 Jefferson | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1991020 | 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 1163070. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.











