Phoenix, Oregon
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Medford census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97535. It stands on Beaver Creek. The Survey maps it on the Medford East quadrangle. 4,475 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,543 feet above sea level.
On record in Phoenix
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
Glenview Orchard Ensemblelisted 1986
Patrick F. McManus Houselisted 1978
Population over time
13 figuresPhoenix grew from 277 to 4,475 between 1880 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 277 | |
| 1910 | 250 | |
| 1920 | 159 | -91 (-36%) |
| 1930 | 439 | +280 (+176%) |
| 1940 | 432 | -7 (-2%) |
| 1950 | 746 | +314 (+73%) |
| 1960 | 769 | +23 (+3%) |
| 1970 | 1,287 | +518 (+67%) |
| 1980 | 2,309 | +1,022 (+79%) |
| 1990 | 3,239 | +930 (+40%) |
| 2000 | 4,061 | +822 (+25%) |
| 2010 | 4,538 | +477 (+12%) |
| 2020 | 4,475 | -63 (-1%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 23 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.
- 1891 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:250000
- 1893 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1897 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:250000
- 1938 USGS Medford quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Medford quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Medford quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Medford quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Medford quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Medford East quadrangle1:24000
- 1974 USGS Medford SE quadrangle1:24000
- 1978 USGS Medford quadrangle1:100000
- 1983 USGS Medford East quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
139 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 139 fires within 5 miles of Phoenix between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,008 acres in total. 24 started naturally. 10 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 40 |
| Natural | 24 |
| Debris and open burning | 21 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Fireworks | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Medford Unit | TALENT AVE |
| 5 September 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Medford Unit | GRIFFIN CREEK |
| 26 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Medford Unit | GRIFFIN CRK #2 |
| 26 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Medford Unit | CHERRY LANE |
| 26 September 2000 | Firearms and explosives use | under an acre | Medford Unit | TURKEY CANNON |
| 26 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.5 acres | Medford Unit | GARDNER WAY |
| 22 September 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Medford Unit | TERRI DR. |
| 22 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Medford Unit | DARK HOLLOW |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 44 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 44 workings within 5 miles of Phoenix: 28 past producers, 5 occurrences, 5 prospects, 5 producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casey | Gold, Silver, Lead | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Casey | Gold, Silver, Lead | Prospect | ||
| Medford Ready Mix Pit and Crusher | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Briner Limestone Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | ||
| Briner Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Harmony Group | Tungsten | Occurrence | ||
| Harmony Group | Tungsten | Occurrence | ||
| Phillips | Mercury | Prospect | Cinnabar | |
| Phillips Mine | Mercury | Prospect | ||
| Brownsboro Pit & Plant | Stone | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2024Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Phoenix in 2 storm reports in 2024: 2 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Phoenix | $160,000 | More than 2 dozen pine trees of 1 to 2 ft. diameter snapped or fell, as well as a 3.5 to 4 ft. diameter tree that fell and demolished a fence. A tree fell on a power line in Central Point, which destroyed a mobile home and caused a 15 acre wildfire. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Phoenix | - | There were several downed trees with a diameter of 4 to 6 in. and height of 20 to 30 ft. Downpours also caused a creek to overflow with flooding of a yard, orchard, and a basement. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Talent | 2.6 miles | 22 | |
| Medford | 4.7 miles | 23 | |
| Perrydale (historical) | 7.3 miles | 23 | |
| Bybee Corner | 7.7 miles | 23 | |
| Ashland | 8.0 miles | 22 | |
| Jacksonville | 8.3 miles | 23 | |
| Four Corners | 8.6 miles | 23 | |
| Central Point | 8.7 miles | 23 |
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 Phoenix | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1922043 | 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 1161474. 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.











