O'Brien, Oregon

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% [1] The community was named after John O'Brien, who was one of the first settlers to arrive at the locality.[2] In 2012, a small group started protecting the town when the police were cut due to budget cuts.[3]

O'Brien, Oregon
Census-designated place
O'Brien
O'Brien
Coordinates: 42°4′8″N 123°43′15″W
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyJosephine
Area
 • Total5.23 sq mi (13.54 km2)
 • Land5.21 sq mi (13.50 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation
1,415 ft (431 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total504
 • Density97/sq mi (37.3/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
97534
Area code(s)458 and 541
FIPS code41-54350
GNIS feature ID1147100

Infrastructure

The town consists of a market, the O'Brien Country Store, Oregon Discount Gas, part of the country store, a post office, a fire station, the McGrew's restaurant, Lone Mountain RV Park and the Almost Heaven Resort. It is the southernmost town in Josephine county, Oregon before the California border on Highway 199. The post office and country store are share a building. To the east of O'Brien is the ghost town of Waldo, then further east is Takilma, an unincorporated town known to have a high amount of hippies. 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, which has only a store and private properties.

Geography

O'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.[1]

Climate

O'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)
Average high °F (°C) 51
(11)		 57
(14)		 62
(17)		 68
(20)		 77
(25)		 85
(29)		 94
(34)		 94
(34)		 88
(31)		 74
(23)		 57
(14)		 50
(10)		 71
(22)
Average low °F (°C) 33
(1)		 34
(1)		 35
(2)		 37
(3)		 42
(6)		 47
(8)		 52
(11)		 50
(10)		 45
(7)		 39
(4)		 37
(3)		 33
(1)		 40
(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) 10.77
(274)		 9.34
(237)		 7.86
(200)		 4.28
(109)		 2.42
(61)		 0.94
(24)		 0.28
(7.1)		 0.39
(9.9)		 0.80
(20)		 3.53
(90)		 9.59
(244)		 13.00
(330)		 63.20
(1,605)
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: [4]
Source 2: [5]

References
  1. "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.
  2. Decker, Edith. "O'Brien, Oregon History". Josephine County Historical Society. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  3. Armed posse patrols timber land in sheriff's place - Yahoo! News
  4. "O Brien, Oregon Travel Weather Averages (Weatherbase)". Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  5. "Intellicast | Weather Underground".


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