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Grants Pass is a city in and the
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of
Josephine County, Oregon Josephine County is one of the 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2020 census, the population was 88,090. The county seat is Grants Pass. The county is named after Virginia Josephine Rollins (1834–1912), a settler who was t ...
, United States. The city is located on
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, northwest of Medford, along the Rogue River. The population is 39,194 according to the 2020 census, making it the 15th most populous city in Oregon.


History

Early
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hunters and trappers, following the
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, passed through the site beginning in the 1820s. In the late 1840s, settlers (mostly American) following the
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began traveling through the area on their way to the
Willamette Valley The Willamette Valley ( ) is a valley in Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The Willamette River flows the entire length of the valley and is surrounded by mountains on three sides: the Cascade Range to the east, the ...
. The city states that the name was selected to honor General
Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant; April 27, 1822July 23, 1885) was the 18th president of the United States, serving from 1869 to 1877. In 1865, as Commanding General of the United States Army, commanding general, Grant led the Uni ...
's success at Vicksburg. The Grants Pass post office was established on March 22, 1865. The city of Grants Pass was incorporated in 1887. The
Oregon–Utah Sugar Company The Utah-Idaho Sugar Company was a large sugar beet processing company based in Utah. It was owned and controlled by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and its leaders. It was notable for developing a valuable cash crop ...
, financed by Charles W. Nibley, was created, leading to a
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factory being built in Grants Pass in 1916. Before the factory opened, Oregon-Utah Sugar was merged into the
Utah-Idaho Sugar Company The Utah-Idaho Sugar Company was a large sugar beet processing company based in Utah. It was owned and controlled by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and its leaders. It was notable for developing a valuable cash crop ...
. Due to labor shortages and low acreage planted in sugar beets, the processing machinery was moved to
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, in 1918 or 1919. Grants Pass was believed by some to be a
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. The
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was active from the 1920s to 1960s.


Geography

Grants Pass is located in the
Rogue Valley The Rogue Valley is a valley region in southwestern Oregon in the United States. Located along the middle Rogue River and its tributaries in Josephine and Jackson counties, the valley forms the cultural and economic heart of Southern Oregon n ...
; the Rogue River runs through the city. U.S. Route 199 passes through the city, and joins
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. The city has a total area of , of which is land and is water.


Climate

Grants Pass has a
hot-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 ...
(
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: ''Csa''), and is in USDA plant
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8b. Summer days are sunny, dry and hot, with dramatic cooling at night; the average August high temperature is and the low is . Winters are cool and fairly rainy, with only occasional snow; the average January high temperature is and the low is . Grants Pass receives roughly precipitation per year, with three-quarters of it occurring between November 1 and March 31. The mild winters and dry summers support a native vegetation structure quite different from the rest of Oregon, dominated by madrone, deciduous and
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,
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, pine, bush chinquapin, and other species that are far less abundant further north. The record high temperature of was on July 4, 2022. The record low temperature of was on December 21, 1990. There are an average of 51.3 afternoons annually with highs of or higher, eight afternoons reaching at least , and 77.5 mornings annually with lows of or lower. Measurable precipitation falls on an average of 110 days annually. The wettest rain year on record was from July 1955 to June 1956 with of precipitation, and the driest from July 1923 to June 1924 with . The most precipitation in one month was in December 1996, and the most precipitation in one day was on October 29, 1950part of a two-day fall of and ending a five-day fall of . There is an average of only of snow annually. The most snowfall in one month was in February 1917.


Demographics


2010 census

As of the
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of 2010, there were 34,533 people, 14,313 households, and 8,700 families residing in the city. The
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was . There were 15,561 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 90.9% White, 1.2% Native American, 1.1% Asian, 0.5% African American, 0.3% Pacific Islander, 2.3% from other races, and 3.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.5% of the population. There were 14,313 households, of which 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.3% were
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living together, 14.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 39.2% were non-families. 32.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.94. The median age in the city was 39.3 years. 24.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.6% were from 25 to 44; 25% were from 45 to 64; and 18.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.3% male and 52.7% female.


2000 census

As of the census of 2000, there were 23,003 people, 9,376 households, and 5,925 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 9,885 housing units at an average density of . By 2008, the city's population had increased to 33,239. According to U.S. Census figures from the 2006-2008 American Community Survey, the racial composition of the city's population was 93.6% white, 0.2% black, 1.6% American Indian, 1.1% Asian, 1.2% other race, and 2.3% two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos, who may be of any race, formed 7.2% of the city's population. There were 9,376 households, out of which 31.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.5% were married couples living together, 14.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.8% were non-families. 31.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.94. In the city, the population was spread out, with 26.0% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 19.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.7 males. The median income for a household in the city was $29,197, and the median income for a family was $36,284. Males had a median income of $31,128 versus $23,579 for females. The
per capita income Per capita income (PCI) or average income measures the average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year. In many countries, per capita income is determined using regular population surveys, such ...
for the city was $16,234. About 12.2% of families and 34.9% of the population were below the
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, including 20.8% of those under age 18 and 7.3% of those age 65 or over.


Government and politics

The city council has 8 members as of 2019, representing 4 wards and are elected to 4 year terms by the city. The city council and mayor are not paid, and they volunteer their time. The council oversees the city government and chooses the city manager. The mayor's job is to provide leadership and preside over city council meetings. The Mayor can also issue vetoes and make a tiebreaker vote. Grants Pass is conservative leaning and represented in the United States House of Representatives by Congressman
Cliff Bentz Cliff Stewart Bentz (born January 12, 1952) is an American politician and lawyer serving as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for Oregon's 2nd congressional district since 2021. He previously served in the Oregon Sen ...
( R-
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). At the state level of politics, Grants Pass is represented in the Oregon Senate by Art Robinson ( R- Cave Junction) who holds Oregon's 2nd Senate district, and represented in the Oregon House of Representatives by Lily Morgan ( R-
Grants Pass Grants Pass is a city in and 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 populatio ...
) holding Oregon's 3rd House district and Christine Goodwin ( R-
Grants Pass Grants Pass is a city in and 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 populatio ...
) holding
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.


Economy

The lumber industry was the major employer for Grants Pass up until the early 1970s. At that point the entire region started to see a steady decline in all lumber harvesting, production, and processing. Since then there has been a shift to a large service industry sector covering areas of outdoors/sports/recreation and health care infrastructure. This is augmented by multiple small and medium businesses and growth in marijuana-related businesses due to state legalization.


Arts and culture


Annual cultural events

Boatnik, a hydroplane boat race and carnival event, is held every Memorial Day weekend in Riverside Park. They also host the Josephine County Fair which usually occurs in late August.


Museums and other points of interest

The historic Rogue Theatre downtown has been transformed into a performing arts venue that hosts mostly local acts. The Grants Pass Towne Center Association's "Back to the '50s" Celebration includes free concerts, a nearly 600-vehicle Classic Car Cruise, poker runs, and thematic shopping in the town's downtown
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. Year round, there are First Friday Art Nights. On the first Friday of every month, many of the city's downtown stores hold art shows and promotional events. The Grants Pass post office contains two
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murals done through the U.S. Treasury Department Section on Fine Arts (often mistakenly referred to as the "WPA"), both painted in 1938. There are ten government-sponsored
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era murals in Oregon; Grants Pass is the only post office that contains two. The murals are "Rogue River Indians" by Louis DeMott Bunce (who also painted a 1959 mural at
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) and "Early and Contemporary Industries" by Eric Lamade. The Caveman Bridge on 6th Street was built by Conde McCullough in 1933. The through arch design bridge has been a landmark of Grants Pass for many years, and the bridge was refurbished in 2019. The Redwood Empire sign at the beginning of the bridge has also been a landmark for many years, and it was redone in 2021 due to a car crash.


Parks and recreation

Grants Pass has numerous and diverse parks and green spaces. Notable city-run parks include Riverside Park, summer home to the local Concerts in the Park series, and the Reinhart Volunteer Park, a park largely built through the efforts of community volunteers and featuring facilities for many sports. In addition, the BLM ru
Cathedral Hills recreation area
on the outskirts of Grants Pass is home to several endangered species of plants, the largest whiteleaf manzanita in the state as well the tallest knobcone pine. Grants Pass is a
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Community and has been for 35 years. The city was involved in litigation before the
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in the case of '' City of Grants Pass v. Johnson'', regarding an ordinance preventing
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from camping in its parks. On June 28, 2024, in a 6–3 decision, the Court upheld the city's ordinance.


Education

Grants Pass area public schools are served by Grants Pass School District, including Grants Pass High School, and Three Rivers School District, including Illinois Valley High School, North Valley High School, Rivers Edge Academy Charter School, and Hidden Valley High School. Rogue Community College's (RCC) main (Redwood Campus) is located south of Grants Pass on Redwood Highway with additional campuses located in
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(Riverside Campus) and White City (Table Rock Campus).


Law enforcement

The City of Grants Pass is served by individual departments, each with their own respective buildings.


Media


Newspapers

The ''
Grants Pass Daily Courier The ''Grants Pass Daily Courier'' is an independent, family-owned daily newspaper published in Grants Pass, Oregon, United States. The ''Daily Courier'' covers Grants Pass and the surrounding area and is delivered throughout Josephine County, as ...
'' is the region's newspaper. It was established in 1885 as the ''Grant's Pass Courier'' and then ''Rogue River Courier''. After it became a daily, the name was changed to what it is today. The other paper of record in Josephine County is the ''Illinois Valley News'' in Cave Junction, established in 1937.


Radio

;AM *
KAGI Kagi may refer to: * Chiayi (also Kagi), a city in Taiwan * KAGI, a radio station in Grants Pass, Oregon, United States * Kagi, an uninhabited island in the Maldivian Kaafu Atoll * Kagi (search engine), a paid ad-free search engine * Kagi chart ...
930 JPR — News and Information * KAJO 1270 — Classic Hits/News/Talk ;FM (Medford and Ashland stations listed by Grants Pass translator frequencies) * KDOV 88.1 Religious * KLXG 91.1 K-LOVE — Religious * KTMT-FM 92.1 Top 40 * KIFS 93.1 Top 40 * KRRM 94.7 Traditional Country * KBOY-FM 96.1 Classic Rock * KROG 96.9 The Rogue — Active Rock * KLDR 98.3 Top 40 * KRWQ 98.7 Country * KCMD 99.3 News/Talk * KLDZ 100.7 Classic Hits * KSOR 101.5 JPR Classical *
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102.7 The Drive — Classic Hits * KAWZ 103.1 CSN — Religious * KAKT 104.7 Country * KMED 106.3 News/Talk * KGPZ-LP 106.7 Christian * KCMX-FM 107.1 Adult Contemporary * KJCR-LP 107.9 Catholic Talk


Transportation


Road

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* U.S. Route 199 *
Oregon Route 99 Oregon Route 99 is a state highway that runs between the southern border of Oregon, and the city of Junction City. Oregon Route 99 was formed from parts of the former U.S. Route 99; it shares much of its route with I-5, but much of it is al ...
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Oregon Route 238 Oregon Route 238 is an Oregon state highway which runs between the cities of Grants Pass, Oregon and Medford, Oregon, and through the historic town of Jacksonville, Oregon, Jacksonville. It is known as the Jacksonville Highway No. 272 (see Or ...


Bus

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Rail

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Air

* Rogue Valley International–Medford Airport * Grants Pass Airport


Notable people

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, actor * Catherine Anderson, writer of historical and contemporary romance novels * Gordon Sutherland Anderson, mayor and state legislator *
Agnes Baker Pilgrim Agnes Emma Baker Pilgrim (September 11, 1924 – November 27, 2019) was a Native American spiritual elder from Grants Pass, Oregon. She was the oldest member of her tribe, the Takelma. She was also the granddaughter of Jack Harney, the first e ...
, chairperson, International Council of Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers *
Carl Barks Carl Barks (March 27, 1901 – August 25, 2000) was an American cartoonist, author, and painter. He is best known for his work in Disney comics, Disney comic books, as the writer and artist of the first Donald Duck stories and as the creator of ...
, writer and artist *
Ty Burrell Tyler Gerald Burrell (born August 22, 1967) is an American actor. Burrell is best known for playing Phil Dunphy on the ABC sitcom '' Modern Family'' (2009–2020), for which he won two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in ...
, actor *
Terry Carr Terry Gene Carr (February 19, 1937 – April 7, 1987) was an American science fiction fan, author, editor, and writing instructor. Background and discovery of fandom Carr was born in Grants Pass, Oregon. He attended the City College of S ...
, science fiction fan, author, editor, and writing instructor * Helen Chenoweth-Hage, U.S. Representative from Idaho * Kit Culkin, actor * Michael Curry, puppet designer * Elaine Devry, actress * Brandon Drury, baseball player with the
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David Goines David Lance Goines (May 29, 1945 – February 19, 2023), was an American artist, calligrapher, printmaker, typographer, printing entrepreneur, and author. He was born in Grants Pass, Oregon, the oldest of eight children. His father was a civil eng ...
, artist, writer *
Kevin Hagen Kevin Hagen (April 3, 1928 – July 9, 2005) was an American actor best known for his role as Dr. Hiram Baker on NBC's TV series ''Little House on the Prairie.'' Kevin Hagen played Ed Bosworth in a 1958 episode of '' Have Gun - Will Travel,' ...
, actor *
Jack Lee Harelson Jack Lee Harelson (1940 - December 14, 2012) was an American insurance agent, best known for desecrating and looting a Paiute Indian burial site in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada. Biography Jack Lee Harelson was an insurance agent in Grants Pa ...
, archaeological looter *
Mike Johnson James Michael Johnson (born January 30, 1972) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the List of speakers of the United States House of Representatives, 56th speaker of the United States House of Representatives since 2023. A member ...
, musician, member of Dinosaur Jr., singer-songwriter * Debbie Lawler, stunt performer * Charles Levin, actor * Jim McDonald, baseball player *
Gary McFarland Gary Ronald McFarland (October 23, 1933 – November 2, 1971) was an American composer, arranger, conductor, vibraphonist, and vocalist. He recorded for the jazz imprints Verve Records, Verve and Impulse! Records during the 1960s. ''DownBeat, Dow ...
, composer, arranger, vibraphonist and vocalist *
Merrill McPeak Merrill Anthony McPeak (born January 9, 1936) is a retired 4-star general in the United States Air Force whose final assignment before retirement was as the 14th Chief of Staff of the Air Force from 1990 to 1994. In 1993, McPeak served as Act ...
, former
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Russell Myers Russell Kommer Myers (born October 9, 1938) is an Americans, American cartoonist best known for his newspaper comic strip ''Broom-Hilda''. Born in Pittsburg, Kansas, Myers was raised in Oklahoma where his father taught at the University of Tuls ...
, cartoonist, creator of the comic strip
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* Scott O'Hara, pornographic actor and poet * Hub Pernoll, baseball player * Michael Saucedo, actor, musician *
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, soccer goalkeeper * Shelley Shannon, anti-abortion activist, convicted arsonist and attempted murderer * Cornelius Sidler, Wisconsin State Assemblyman and lawyer * Ken Williams, baseball player


National Football League (NFL) players

* Pat Beach * Tom Blanchard *
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* Jerry Sherk * Don Summers *
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Sister city

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, Mexico.


See also

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Southern Oregon Southern Oregon is a region of the U.S. state of Oregon south of Lane County and generally west of the Cascade Range The Cascade Range or Cascades is a major mountain range of western North America, extending from southern British Columbia thr ...
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Rogue River – Siskiyou National Forest A rogue is a person or entity that flouts accepted norms of behavior or strikes out on an independent and possibly destructive path. Rogue, rogues, or going rogue may also refer to: Companies * Rogue Ales, a microbrewery in Newport, Oregon * ...
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Jefferson (proposed Pacific state) The State of Jefferson is a proposed U.S. state that would span the contiguous, mostly rural area of Southern Oregon and Northern California, where several attempts to separate from Oregon and California, respectively, have taken place. The reg ...
, proposed state overlapping Oregon and California


References


External links

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Entry for Grants Pass
in the ''
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