Prospect, Oregon
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History
| Historical population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1930 | 125 | — | |
| 1940 | 125 | 0.0% | |
| 1950 | 500 | 300.0% | |
| 1960 | 500 | 0.0% | |
| 1970 | 200 | −60.0% | |
| 1980 | 1,200 | 500.0% | |
| 1990 | 1,200 | 0.0% | |
| source:[3] | |||
Prospect began as a logging town; its first sawmill began operating in 1870.[4] Prospect had a post office established in 1882 that was first named "Deskins" after the first postmaster.[5] 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.[5]
The Prospect Hotel, which opened in 1892, was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[4][6]
As of 2013, the population of the community was 650.[4]
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.[4]
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.[7]
Prospect is the site of the Prospect State Airport. The Prospect State Scenic Viewpoint is nearby.[8]
Climate
This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F (22.0 °C). According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Prospect has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.[9]
| Climate data for Prospect | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 70 (21) |
76 (24) |
88 (31) |
95 (35) |
102 (39) |
103 (39) |
106 (41) |
110 (43) |
106 (41) |
98 (37) |
82 (28) |
71 (22) |
110 (43) |
| Average high °F (°C) | 45.8 (7.7) |
50.9 (10.5) |
55.7 (13.2) |
61.9 (16.6) |
69.7 (20.9) |
76.7 (24.8) |
86.5 (30.3) |
86.3 (30.2) |
79.9 (26.6) |
68 (20) |
53.3 (11.8) |
45.9 (7.7) |
65 (18) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 27.3 (−2.6) |
28.9 (−1.7) |
30.4 (−0.9) |
33.2 (0.7) |
38.1 (3.4) |
43.2 (6.2) |
47.3 (8.5) |
45.8 (7.7) |
41.1 (5.1) |
35.7 (2.1) |
31.7 (−0.2) |
28.3 (−2.1) |
35.9 (2.2) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −12 (−24) |
−2 (−19) |
5 (−15) |
17 (−8) |
20 (−7) |
27 (−3) |
30 (−1) |
27 (−3) |
20 (−7) |
12 (−11) |
2 (−17) |
−8 (−22) |
−12 (−24) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 6.23 (158.2) |
4.67 (118.6) |
4.32 (109.7) |
3.07 (78) |
2.49 (63.2) |
1.43 (36.3) |
0.45 (11.4) |
0.57 (14.5) |
1.31 (33.3) |
3.3 (84) |
6.28 (159.5) |
6.69 (169.9) |
40.81 (1,036.6) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 17.2 (43.7) |
10.1 (25.7) |
8 (20) |
2.5 (6.4) |
0.2 (0.5) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0.3 (0.8) |
3.5 (8.9) |
11.5 (29.2) |
53.3 (135.4) |
| Average precipitation days | 16 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 125 |
| Source: [10] | |||||||||||||
References
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