census-designated place
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CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
(CDP) and
unincorporated community
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Oregon
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Central Oregon Coast Range
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confluence
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of the Tumtum and Marys rivers. As of the 2020 census, the community had a population of 42.
Blodgett was named for pioneer
settler
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William Blodgett. The post office was established in April 1888 with the name "Emrick", for a local family, and was changed to Blodgett shortly thereafter. Its ZIP code is 97326.
Blodgett is part of the Philomath School District. The 38-student Blodgett Elementary School serves kindergarten through fourth grade; older students attend schools in nearby
Philomath
A philomath () is a lover of learning and studying.
The term is from Greek (; "beloved", "loving", as in philosophy or philanthropy) and , (, ; "to learn", as in polymath).
Philomathy is similar to, but distinguished from, philosophy in that ...
.
Climate
This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above . According to the
Köppen Climate Classification
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system, Blodgett has a
warm-summer Mediterranean climate
A Mediterranean climate ( ), also called a dry summer climate, described by Köppen and Trewartha as ''Cs'', is a temperate climate type that occurs in the lower mid-latitudes (normally 30 to 44 north and south latitude). Such climates typic ...