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Rogue River, Oregon
Rogue River is a city in Jackson County, Oregon, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 2,407. History The settlement was known as "Woodville" for many years, but was changed to "Rogue River" about 1912. The Woodville post office operated from 1876 until 1912, when the name was changed to Rogue River. Geography and climate The city of Rogue River is in western Jackson County, on the north side of the Rogue River. Interstate 5 passes through the south side of the city, running along the north bank of the river. Access is from Exit 48 (Depot Street). I-5 leads west (northbound) to Grants Pass and southeast to Medford, the Jackson county seat. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city of Rogue River has a total area of , all of it land. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 2,131 people, 1,054 households, and 539 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 1,160 housing units at an average dens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City
A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be defined as a permanent and densely settled place with administratively defined boundaries whose members work primarily on non-agricultural tasks. Cities generally have extensive systems for housing, transportation, sanitation, utilities, land use, production of goods, and communication. Their density facilitates interaction between people, government organisations and businesses, sometimes benefiting different parties in the process, such as improving efficiency of goods and service distribution. Historically, city-dwellers have been a small proportion of humanity overall, but following two centuries of unprecedented and rapid urbanization, more than half of the world population now lives in cities, which has had profound consequences for g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
