Jacksonville, Oregon
| Jacksonville, Oregon | |
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| City | |
California Street
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| Motto: Always a good time | |
 Location in Oregon |
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| Coordinates: 42°18′52″N 122°58′2″W / 42.31444°N 122.96722°WCoordinates: 42°18′52″N 122°58′2″W / 42.31444°N 122.96722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Jackson |
| Incorporated | 1860 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Paul Becker |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.89 sq mi (4.90 km2) |
| • Land | 1.89 sq mi (4.90 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,569 ft (478 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,785 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 2,806 |
| • Density | 1,473.5/sq mi (568.9/km2) |
| Time zone | Pacific (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | Pacific (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 97530 |
| Area code(s) | 458 and 541 |
| FIPS code | 41-37000 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1122366 |
| Website | www |
Jacksonville is a city in Jackson County, Oregon, United States, about 5 miles (8 km) west of Medford. It was named for Jackson Creek, which runs through the community and was the site of one of the first placer gold claims in the area. It includes Jacksonville Historic District which was designated a U.S. National Historic Landmark in 1966. As of the 2000 census[update], the city population was 2,235. As of July 1, 2011, the city's population was estimated to be 2,800.
Jacksonville was founded following discovery of gold deposits in 1851–1852. With the creation of Jackson County, it became the county seat, a role which was transferred to nearby Medford in 1927.
Jacksonville was home to the first Chinatown in Oregon, founded by immigrants from San Francisco, California. Evidence of this chapter of history was uncovered early in March 2004 when road work uncovered artifacts dating to the 1850s and 1860s. Construction was halted while archeologists performed four days of rescue excavations. Their findings included broken Chinese bowls and tea cups, handmade bottles, and fragments of opium paraphernalia and Chinese coins.
When the gold deposits were worked out, and the railway bypassed Jacksonville in 1884, the city's economy slowed. This had the unintended benefit of preserving a number of structures, which led to Jacksonville being designated a National Historic District in 1966, covering over 100 buildings. It was cited as a "mid-19th century inland commercial city significant for its magnificent group of surviving unaltered commercial and residential buildings. The city was the principal financial center of southern Oregon until it was bypassed by the railroad."
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