Official Name: | Foots Creek, Oregon |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
Pushpin Map: | USA Oregon#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Foots Creek |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Oregon |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Jackson |
Area Total Km2: | 15.75 |
Area Land Km2: | 15.72 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.04 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 734 |
Population Density Km2: | 46.70 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 120.96 |
Timezone: | Pacific |
Utc Offset: | -8 |
Timezone Dst: | Pacific |
Utc Offset Dst: | -7 |
Coordinates: | 42.4047°N -123.1389°W |
Elevation Ft: | 1004 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 97525[1] |
Area Code: | 458 and 541 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 41-26165 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 1135246 |
Footnotes: | Coordinates and elevation from United States Geological Survey[2] |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [3] |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 6.08 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 6.07 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
Foots Creek is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jackson County, in the U.S. state of Oregon.[2] It lies along Oregon Route 99 near the mouth of Foots Creek, where it empties into the Rogue River.[4] Interstate 5 and Valley of the Rogue State Park are on the side of the river opposite Foots Creek.[4]
For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Foots Creek as a census-designated place (CDP). The census definition of the area may not precisely correspond to local understanding of the area with the same name. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 799.[5]
The community "has been known as 'Bolt' since pioneer days." The stream takes its name from O. G. Foot, a miner who prospected along the stream in the 19th century. A post office named Foots Creek had a brief existence in this vicinity in 1878–79. Silas Draper was the postmaster.