| Dexter, Oregon | |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Oregon#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Dexter |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Oregon |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Lane |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 4.98 |
| Area Land Km2: | 4.76 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.21 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 893 |
| Population Density Km2: | 187.42 |
| Timezone: | Pacific (PST) |
| Utc Offset: | -8 |
| Timezone Dst: | PDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -7 |
| Coordinates: | 43.9161°N -122.8217°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 97431[2] |
| Area Code: | 458 and 541 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 41-19250 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.92 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.84 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.08 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 485.33 |
Dexter is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States. It is located near Dexter Reservoir, a.k.a. Dexter Lake, a reservoir of the Middle Fork Willamette River along Oregon Route 58.
A post office was established in the locality in 1872 and named "Butte Disappointment", after a local landmark named in 1848.[3] The post office was renamed "Dexter" in 1875, apparently after the "Dexter" brand cook stove owned by the postmaster's family.
Access to Dexter Lake, a popular fishing and boating site, is available at Dexter State Recreation Site. The nearby Dexter Lake Club was used in the filming of the road trip scene in the movie Animal House.[4]
The Lost Valley Educational Center is an intentional community near Dexter.
The Parvin Bridge, a covered bridge near Dexter, was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[5] It carries Parvin Road over Lost Creek, which flows by Dexter.[6] [7]
In 2002, despite not having a city government, Dexter residents opened a public library, the Cascades Foothills Library, that as of August 2006 they are hoping to expand into a regional library.[8]