Powell Butte is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...

Crook County, Oregon Crook County is one of the 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2020 census, the population was 24,738. The county seat is Prineville. The county is named after George Crook, a U.S. Army officer who served in the American Civi ...

, United States, and named after the nearby Powell Buttes. It is on

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west of

Prineville Prineville is a city in and the seat of Crook County, Oregon, United States. It was named for the first merchant to establish businesses in the present location, Barney Prine. The population was 10,429 at the 2020 census. History Prineville wa ...

and east of Redmond. Powell Butte post office was established in 1909.

Climate

This region experiences hot and dry summers. According to the

Köppen Climate Classification The Köppen climate classification divides Earth climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on patterns of seasonal precipitation and temperature. The five main groups are ''A'' (tropical), ''B'' (arid), ''C'' (te ...

system, Powell Butte 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 ...

, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.

Education

There is one school district in the county:

Crook County School District Crook County School District (CCSD) is a school district headquartered in Prineville, Oregon. Its boundary includes all of Crook County, as well as sections of Deschutes County. History The Brothers School District consolidated into the Cro ...

. Powell Butte houses the Powell Butte Community Charter School - In 2009 it became a charter school as per a vote from the district board of trustees. This went forward instead of an initial decision to close the school. The district sought to close the school due to a reduced budget. The impetus to convert to a charter came before the school district formally sought to close the school, as parents felt a closure would be likely upon seeing the grade span reduced to ending at the third grade instead of ending at the sixth grade. In response, people in Powell Butte did fundraising so the school would instead have its grade span up to the fifth grade. A $505,000 grant was used to help establish the charter for the school. The school relies on a septic tank. All of Crook County is assigned to

Crook County High School Crook County High School (CCHS) is a public high school in Prineville, Oregon, United States. It is the sole high school of the Crook County School District. The district covers all of Crook County, and a section of Deschutes County, which inc ...

. Crook County is in the boundary of

Central Oregon Community College Central Oregon Community College is a public community college in Bend, Oregon. It primarily serves residents of Deschutes, Jefferson, and Crook Counties. Its service district also includes portions of Klamath, Lake, and Wasco counties. His ...

Notable people

Marcus Borg Marcus Joel Borg (March 11, 1942 – January 21, 2015) was an American New Testament scholar and theologian. He was among the most widely known and influential voices in Liberal Christianity. Borg was a fellow of the Jesus Seminar and a major fi ...

, academic, author, theologian * Mike McLane, judge and former state representative

References

External links

Powell Butte Community Charter School
1909 establishments in Oregon Populated places established in 1909 Unincorporated communities in Crook County, Oregon Unincorporated communities in Oregon {{CrookCountyOR-geo-stub