O'Brien is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Josephine County, Oregon, United States. As of the 2010 census, O'Brien had a population of 504. The unemployment rate is 6.9%, slightly higher than the national average of 5.2% [3] The community was named after John O'Brien, who was one of the first settlers to arrive at the locality.[4] In 2012, a small group started protecting the town when the police were cut due to budget cuts.[5]
O'Brien, Oregon | |
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  O'Brien  O'Brien | |
| Coordinates: 42°4′8″N 123°43′15″W / 42.06889°N 123.72083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Josephine |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.24 sq mi (13.56 km2) |
| • Land | 5.22 sq mi (13.52 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.04 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,415 ft (431 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 470 |
| • Density | 90.02/sq mi (34.75/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 97534 |
| Area code(s) | 458 and 541 |
| FIPS code | 41-54350 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1147100 |
Infrastructure
editThe town consists of a few businesses at the intersection of Redwood Highway and Lone Mountain Road. These include Mann's O'Brien Country Store and Discount Gas, a post office with the zip code 97534, a fire station, the McGrew's restaurant, and the Lone Mountain RV Park. The Almost Heaven Member's Resort is located south of the other businesses, close to the California border. It is the southernmost town in Josephine county. To the east of O'Brien is the ghost town of Waldo, then further east is the unincorporated town of Takilma. To the north of O'Brien is the Illinois Valley's only city, Cave Junction, and further north are the towns of Kerby and Selma. To the northeast is the unincorporated Holland.
Geography
editO'Brien is in southwestern Josephine County in the valley of the West Fork of the Illinois River, a north-flowing tributary of the Rogue River. U.S. Route 199 passes through the community, leading north 7 miles (11 km) to Cave Junction and 36 miles (58 km) to Grants Pass, and south 5 miles (8 km) to the California state line and 45 miles (72 km) to Crescent City, California.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the O'Brien CDP has a total area of 5.23 square miles (13.54 km2), of which 0.02 square miles (0.04 km2), or 0.26%, are water.[3]
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 470 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[6][2] | |||
Climate
editO'Brien has a climate that is a Mediterranean (CSA) in nature with hot and dry summer days and cool and wet winters. It is also subtropical in nature due to its hot summer days, some of the hottest in Oregon, with temps often topping 95 °F (35 °C). Summer lows are very low in comparison to its highs.
| Climate data for O'Brien, Oregon | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 66 (19) |
76 (24) |
82 (28) |
92 (33) |
99 (37) |
109 (43) |
112 (44) |
110 (43) |
110 (43) |
100 (38) |
78 (26) |
69 (21) |
112 (44) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 49 (9) |
55 (13) |
59 (15) |
64 (18) |
74 (23) |
81 (27) |
92 (33) |
91 (33) |
84 (29) |
71 (22) |
55 (13) |
47 (8) |
69 (20) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 32 (0) |
32 (0) |
34 (1) |
36 (2) |
41 (5) |
46 (8) |
52 (11) |
50 (10) |
45 (7) |
38 (3) |
35 (2) |
32 (0) |
39 (4) |
| Record low °F (°C) | 11 (−12) |
4 (−16) |
20 (−7) |
21 (−6) |
27 (−3) |
28 (−2) |
36 (2) |
34 (1) |
25 (−4) |
15 (−9) |
11 (−12) |
−6 (−21) |
−6 (−21) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 11.77 (299) |
9.34 (237) |
9.46 (240) |
5.28 (134) |
2.42 (61) |
0.94 (24) |
0.25 (6.4) |
0.24 (6.1) |
0.90 (23) |
4.43 (113) |
9.59 (244) |
14.20 (361) |
68.82 (1,748.5) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 4.1 (10) |
2.5 (6.4) |
1.4 (3.6) |
0.8 (2.0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0.4 (1.0) |
2.5 (6.4) |
11.7 (30) |
| Source 1: [7] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: [8] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ a b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): O'Brien CDP, Oregon". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
- ^ Decker, Edith. "O'Brien, Oregon History". Josephine County Historical Society. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
- ^ Armed posse patrols timber land in sheriff's place - Yahoo! News
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "O Brien, Oregon Travel Weather Averages (Weatherbase)". Retrieved November 16, 2014.
- ^ "Intellicast | Weather Underground".
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