Prospect, Oregon

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Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States

title: "Prospect, Oregon" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["unincorporated-communities-in-jackson-county,-oregon", "populated-places-established-in-1870", "census-designated-places-in-oregon", "census-designated-places-in-jackson-county,-oregon", "1870-establishments-in-oregon", "unincorporated-communities-in-oregon", "logging-communities-in-the-united-states"] description: "Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States" topic_path: "geography/united-states" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prospect,_Oregon" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States ::

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Field	Value
name	Prospect, Oregon
settlement_type	Census-designated place
image_skyline	Prospect Hotel Oregon.jpg
image_caption	Prospect Hotel
pushpin_map	Oregon#USA
pushpin_label	Prospect
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	United States
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Oregon
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Jackson
unit_pref	Imperial
area_footnotes
area_total_sq_mi	3.50
area_land_sq_mi	3.50
area_water_sq_mi	0.00
area_total_km2	9.07
area_land_km2	9.07
area_water_km2	0.01
population_as_of	2020
population_footnotes
population_total	449
population_density_km2	49.52
population_density_sq_mi	128.25
timezone	Pacific (PST)
utc_offset	-8
timezone_DST	PDT
utc_offset_DST	-7
elevation_footnotes
elevation_ft	2605
coordinates
postal_code_type	ZIP code
postal_code	97536
blank_name	FIPS code
blank_info	41-60100
blank1_name	GNIS feature ID
blank1_info	2611775
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Prospect is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jackson County, in the U.S. state of Oregon. It lies along Oregon Route 62 on the Rogue River, in the Rogue River – Siskiyou National Forest. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 449.

History

|1930= 125 |1940= 125 |1950= 500 |1960= 500 |1970= 200 |1980= 1200 |1990= 1200 |2010= 455 |2020= 449 |footnote=Sources: Prospect began as a logging town; its first sawmill began operating in 1870. Prospect had a post office established in 1882 that was first named "Deskins" after the first postmaster. 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.

The Prospect Hotel, which opened in 1892, was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

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.

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.

Prospect is the site of Prospect State Airport , which has one asphalt runway. It is used for general aviation operations, totaling about 1200 annual movements. The Prospect State Scenic Viewpoint is nearby.

Climate

This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 F. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Prospect has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.

| width = auto | collapsed = yes | single line = yes | location = Prospect, Oregon (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1905–present) | Jan record high F = 73 | Feb record high F = 76 | Mar record high F = 88 | Apr record high F = 95 | May record high F = 102 | Jun record high F = 109 | Jul record high F = 107 | Aug record high F = 110 | Sep record high F = 106 | Oct record high F = 98 | Nov record high F = 82 | Dec record high F = 71 | year record high F = | Jan high F = 50.0 | Feb high F = 53.6 | Mar high F = 57.9 | Apr high F = 62.4 | May high F = 71.0 | Jun high F = 77.9 | Jul high F = 88.7 | Aug high F = 89.3 | Sep high F = 83.5 | Oct high F = 70.4 | Nov high F = 54.7 | Dec high F = 47.6 | year high F = 67.2 | Jan mean F = 40.1 | Feb mean F = 42.2 | Mar mean F = 45.2 | Apr mean F = 48.7 | May mean F = 55.9 | Jun mean F = 61.5 | Jul mean F = 69.5 | Aug mean F = 69.3 | Sep mean F = 63.6 | Oct mean F = 54.0 | Nov mean F = 44.1 | Dec mean F = 38.8 | year mean F = 52.7 | Jan low F = 30.2 | Feb low F = 30.8 | Mar low F = 32.6 | Apr low F = 35.0 | May low F = 40.7 | Jun low F = 45.1 | Jul low F = 50.3 | Aug low F = 49.2 | Sep low F = 43.7 | Oct low F = 37.5 | Nov low F = 33.5 | Dec low F = 29.9 | year low F = 38.2 | Jan record low F = -12 | Feb record low F = -2 | Mar record low F = 5 | Apr record low F = 17 | May record low F = 20 | Jun record low F = 27 | Jul record low F = 30 | Aug record low F = 27 | Sep record low F = 20 | Oct record low F = 12 | Nov record low F = 2 | Dec record low F = -8 | year record low F = | precipitation colour = green | Jan precipitation inch = 5.97 | Feb precipitation inch = 4.42 | Mar precipitation inch = 4.38 | Apr precipitation inch = 3.71 | May precipitation inch = 2.59 | Jun precipitation inch = 1.27 | Jul precipitation inch = 0.57 | Aug precipitation inch = 0.47 | Sep precipitation inch = 1.16 | Oct precipitation inch = 3.25 | Nov precipitation inch = 6.31 | Dec precipitation inch = 7.20 | year precipitation inch = 41.30 | unit precipitation days = 0.01 in | Jan precipitation days = 16.4 | Feb precipitation days = 14.4 | Mar precipitation days = 16.0 | Apr precipitation days = 14.9 | May precipitation days = 10.8 | Jun precipitation days = 5.1 | Jul precipitation days = 2.4 | Aug precipitation days = 2.0 | Sep precipitation days = 3.8 | Oct precipitation days = 9.0 | Nov precipitation days = 17.3 | Dec precipitation days = 17.3 | year precipitation days = 129.4 | Jan snow inch = 7.6 | Feb snow inch = 3.1 | Mar snow inch = 2.3 | Apr snow inch = 1.0 | May snow inch = 0.0 | Jun snow inch = 0.0 | Jul snow inch = 0.0 | Aug snow inch = 0.0 | Sep snow inch = 0.0 | Oct snow inch = 0.0 | Nov snow inch = 2.9 | Dec snow inch = 4.0 | year snow inch = 20.9 | unit snow days = 0.1 in | Jan snow days = 2.9 | Feb snow days = 1.6 | Mar snow days = 0.9 | Apr snow days = 0.5 | May snow days = 0.0 | Jun snow days = 0.0 | Jul snow days = 0.0 | Aug snow days = 0.0 | Sep snow days = 0.0 | Oct snow days = 0.0 | Nov snow days = 0.9 | Dec snow days = 2.2 | year snow days = 9.0 | source = NOAA{{cite web |url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=mfr |title = NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data |publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |access-date = December 10, 2023}}{{cite web |url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00356907&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL |title = Summary of Monthly Normals 1991-2020 |publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |access-date = December 10, 2023}}

References

"ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau.
{{GNIS. 2611775
"United States Topographic Map". United States Geological Survey.
"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Prospect CDP, Oregon". U.S. Census Bureau.
Moffatt, Riley Moore. (1996). "Population History of Western U.S. Cities and Towns, 1850–1990". Scarecrow Press.
"Census Population API". United States Census Bureau.
"Prospect". Shady Cove – Upper Rogue Chamber.
McArthur, Lewis A.. (2003). "[[Oregon Geographic Names]]". [[Oregon Historical Society]] Press.
(June 6, 2011). "Oregon National Register List". Oregon Parks and Recreation Department.
"Prospect Hotel Music Festival". Prospect Hotel.
"Prospect State Airport". Oregon Department of Aviation.
(2008). "Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer". DeLorme.
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