Melrose, Oregon

Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States

Census-designated place in Oregon, United States

43°15′10″N 123°27′27″W / 43.2528610°N 123.4574581°W / 43.2528610; -123.4574581CountryUnited StatesStateOregonCountyDouglasArea

^[1]

• Total4.35 sq mi (11.26 km²) • Land4.35 sq mi (11.26 km²) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)Elevation

420 ft (128 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total834 • Density191.77/sq mi (74.05/km²)Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)ZIP code

97471

Area code(s)458 and 541FIPS code41-47350GNIS feature ID1124051

Melrose is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Douglas County, Oregon, United States.^[3] As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 735.^[4] It was named by Henry Scott for Melrose Abbey in Scotland. Its post office, at first named Hogan, was established on May 18, 1887, and James McKinney was the first postmaster.^[5] Named earlier on as French Settlement, Oregon.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	834		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[6]^[2]

References

^ "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.
^ "Melrose". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. November 28, 1980. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
^ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Melrose CDP, Oregon". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 13, 2012.
^ McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 635. ISBN 978-0875952772.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.