Southern Oregon is a region of the
U.S. state
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of
Oregon
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south of
Lane County and generally west of the
Cascade Range
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, excluding the southern
Oregon Coast
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. Counties include
Douglas
Douglas may refer to:
People
* Douglas (given name)
* Douglas (surname)
Animals
* Douglas (parrot), macaw that starred as the parrot ''Rosalinda'' in Pippi Longstocking
*Douglas the camel, a camel in the Confederate Army in the American Civi ...
,
Jackson
Jackson may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Jackson (name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the surname or given name
Places
Australia
* Jackson, Queensland, a town in the Maranoa Region
* Jackson North, Qu ...
,
Klamath Klamath may refer to:
Ethnic groups
*Klamath people, a Native American people of California and Oregon
**Klamath Tribes, a federally recognized group of tribes in Oregon
*Klamath language, spoken by the Klamath people
Places in the United States
* ...
, and
Josephine. It includes the
Southern Oregon American Viticultural Area, which consists of the
Umpqua and
Rogue River drainages. As of 2015, the population in the four counties is about 471,000, and in the greater, seven-county definition, it is about 564,000.
Counties
Always included:
* Jackson County: population 212,567[
* Josephine County: population 84,745][
* Klamath County: population 66,016][
Total population: 471,013
Sometimes included:
* Coos County: population 63,121][
* Curry County: population 22,483][
* Lake County: population 7,829][
Total seven-county population: 564,446
]
Cities
Politics
Southern Oregon generally supports candidates of the Republican Party in both state and federal elections; other than Jackson County, which is considered a swing county largely due to Ashland, no Democrat has won any county of Southern Oregon in presidential elections since 1996 using the seven-county definition, or since 1964 using the four-county definition. Josephine County has not supported a Democrat for president since 1936.
See also
*Southern Oregon Land Conservancy
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The Southern Oregon Land Conservancy is an accredited land trust that works exclusively in Southern Oregon. Its headquarters are located in Ashland, Oregon. The mission of the Southern Oregon Land Conservancy is to protect special lands ...
*Southeastern Oregon
Southeastern Oregon is a geographical term for the area along the borders of the U.S. state of Oregon with Idaho, California, and Nevada. It includes the populous areas of Burns, Klamath Falls and Lakeview. The region is also known by its nick ...
References
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Regions of Oregon