Days Creek, Oregon Explained

Official Name:Days Creek, Oregon
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Oregon#USA
Pushpin Label:Days Creek
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Oregon
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Douglas
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:6.10
Area Land Km2:6.10
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:2.36
Area Land Sq Mi:2.36
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:271
Population Density Km2:44.41
Population Density Sq Mi:115.03
Timezone:Pacific (PST)
Utc Offset:-8
Timezone Dst:PDT
Utc Offset Dst:-7
Elevation Ft:770
Coordinates:42.9722°N -123.1728°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:97429
Area Code:541
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1119724
Blank1 Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Info:41-18150

Days Creek is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Douglas County, Oregon, United States. At the 2010 census it had a population of 272.[2]

The community was named after the local creek, which in turn was named for Patrick and George Day, who settled near its mouth in 1851. The post office was established in 1878 as "Day's Creek", but the name was changed to "Days Creek" c. 1890.

The Days Creek Charter School holds classes for K-12.

Geography

The community of Days Creek is located on Oregon Route 227, at the confluence of Days Creek and the South Umpqua River. It is in southern Douglas County, 7miles east (upriver) of Canyonville.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Days Creek CDP has an area of 6.1sqkm, all of it land.[2]

Climate

This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above . According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Days Creek has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.[3]

Notable people

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. October 12, 2022.
  2. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Days Creek CDP, Oregon. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. December 14, 2015. https://archive.today/20200213090434/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4118150. February 13, 2020. dead.
  3. http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=298553&cityname=Days+Creek%2C+Oregon%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Days Creek, Oregon