Rogue River, Oregon
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1908 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Northwest Jackson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97537. It stands on Evans Creek. The Survey maps it on the Rogue River quadrangle. 2,407 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,004 feet above sea level.
On record in Rogue River
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 1 record
Charles and Elizabeth Hatch Houselisted 2011
Population over time
11 figuresRogue River grew from 211 to 2,407 between 1920 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 211 | |
| 1930 | 286 | +75 (+36%) |
| 1940 | 383 | +97 (+34%) |
| 1950 | 590 | +207 (+54%) |
| 1960 | 520 | -70 (-12%) |
| 1970 | 841 | +321 (+62%) |
| 1980 | 1,308 | +467 (+56%) |
| 1990 | 1,759 | +451 (+34%) |
| 2000 | 1,847 | +88 (+5%) |
| 2010 | 2,131 | +284 (+15%) |
| 2020 | 2,407 | +276 (+13%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 16 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.
- 1908 USGS Grants Pass quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Gold Hill quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Medford quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Medford quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Medford quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Rogue River quadrangle1:24000
- 1989 USGS Grants Pass quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
363 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 363 fires within 5 miles of Rogue River between 1992 and 2020, burning about 11,978 acres in total. 61 started naturally. 28 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 | 101 |
| Natural | 61 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 44 |
| Debris and open burning | 29 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 28 |
| Smoking | 27 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 20 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 18 |
| Other causes | 13 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 |
| Fireworks | 10 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Medford District | ROGUE RIVER HWY |
| 8 September 2002 | Fireworks | under an acre | Grants Pass Unit | FOOTHILL BLVD |
| 8 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Medford District | ROGEURIV 3 |
| 8 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Grants Pass Unit | ROGUE RIVER HWY. #3 |
| 7 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.6 acres | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | N RIVER ROAD |
| 7 September 2014 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Medford District | PP R6335 LAURELWOOD |
| 7 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Grants Pass Unit | AVERILL POND |
| 7 September 1994 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Grants Pass Unit | POWER POLE #R5436 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 107 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 107 workings within 5 miles of Rogue River: 47 past producers, 26 occurrences, 21 prospects, 11 producers. 12 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Limestone, General, Silver, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Buck Prospect | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Manganese | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite | |
| Big Buck Prospect | Gold, Silver, Manganese, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Bristol Silica Co. Mine | Silica, Dolomite | Producer | ||
| Cartinell Mine | Gold, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Cartinell Prospect | Gold, Copper | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite | |
| Hidden Treasure | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite | |
| Hidden Treasure | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Irwin | Copper, Molybdenum, Gold, Bismuth, Tin | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Irwin Molybdenum Prospect | Molybdenum, Gold, Bismuth | Past Producer | Cassiterite, Chalcopyrite, Molybdenite | |
| Irwin Molybdenum Prospect | Molybdenum, Bismuth, Tellurium | Prospect |
Storms near this place
3 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rogue River in 3 storm reports between 2007 and 2016: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 flood. 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 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rogue River | $100,000 | Strong straight-line winds associated with a thunderstorm swept through portions of Jackson County. Numerous downed large trees were reported, and some of them damaged vehicles and trailers when they fell. Most of the damage was reported near the city of Rogue River. No injuries or deaths were reported. |
| January 2016 | Flood | Rogue River | - | A spotter 5N Rogue River reported that Evans Creek was out of its banks at 17/1518 PST. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Rogue River | - | A Severe Thunderstorm moved through Rogue River. In addition to the hail, strong winds disrupted the annual Rooster Crow event in town, overturning a number of booths at the event. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foots Creek | 2.8 miles | 16 | |
| Starvation Heights | 3.4 miles | 16 | |
| Dardanelles | 6.1 miles | 16 | |
| Draper (historical) | 6.2 miles | 16 | |
| Gold Hill | 6.4 miles | 16 | |
| Wimer | 7.2 miles | 17 | |
| Tolo | 10.7 miles | 23 | |
| Provolt | 10.7 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 Rogue River | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2650126 | 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 1166706. 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.






