The Medford metropolitan area is a metropolitan area in the
U.S. state
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of
Oregon
Oregon () is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of its eastern boundary with Idaho. T ...
centered on the principal city of
Medford, Oregon
Medford is a city in and the county seat of Jackson County, Oregon, in the United States. As of the 2020 United States Census on April 1, 2020, the city had a total population of 85,824 and a metropolitan area population of 223,259, making the M ...
.
The U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) identifies it as the Medford, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area, a
metropolitan statistical area
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used by the
United States Census Bureau
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(USCB) and other entities.
The OMB defines the area as comprising all of
Jackson County, including Medford,
Ashland and
Central Point.
The Medford metropolitan area also includes
Grants Pass
Grants Pass is the county seat of Josephine County, Oregon, United States. The city is located on Interstate 5 in Oregon, Interstate 5, northwest of Medford, Oregon, Medford, along the Rogue River (Oregon), Rogue River. The population was 39,189 ...
in neighboring
Josephine County, though the OMB excludes it.
Medford-Grants Pass, Oregon Combined Statistical Area
The USCB includes Medford and Grants Pass as a
combined statistical area
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called the Medford-Grants Pass, Oregon Combined Statistical Area, comprising both Jackson and Josephine counties.
The area's population is estimated at 285,919 in 2010, making it the second largest combined statistical area and the fourth largest metropolitan area in Oregon, after
Portland
Portland most commonly refers to:
* Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States
* Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas ...
,
Salem, and
Eugene–Springfield.
See also
*
Oregon statistical areas
References
Metropolitan areas of Oregon
Combined statistical areas of the United States
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