Keno, Oregon | |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | USA Oregon#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Keno |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Oregon and the United States |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Oregon |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Klamath |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 24.79 |
Area Land Km2: | 23.96 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.82 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 1980 |
Population Density Km2: | 82.62 |
Timezone: | Pacific (PST) |
Utc Offset: | -8 |
Timezone Dst: | PDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -7 |
Elevation Ft: | 4108 |
Coordinates: | 42.1267°N -121.9289°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 97627[2] |
Area Code: | 458 and 541 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 41-38750 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 9.57 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 9.25 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.32 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 213.98 |
Keno is an unincorporated community in Klamath County, Oregon, United States, southwest of Klamath Falls on the Klamath River near Oregon Route 66. As of 2000, the population was 1,059.[3] Keno's elevation is 4108feet above sea level.[4]
Keno was supposedly named after the first postmaster's bird dog. It was previously called Plevna and Whittles Ferry. Keno post office was established in 1887.[5]
One hundred eighty eight children attend Keno's one school, Keno Elementary. It is a K–6 school in the Klamath County School District.[6]
This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 85F. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Keno has a dry-summer humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dsb" on climate maps.