Official Name: | Melrose, Oregon |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place (CDP) |
Pushpin Map: | Oregon#USA |
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: | 11.26 |
Area Land Km2: | 11.26 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 4.35 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 4.35 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 834 |
Population Density Km2: | 74.05 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 191.77 |
Timezone: | Pacific (PST) |
Utc Offset: | -8 |
Timezone Dst: | PDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -7 |
Elevation M: | 128 |
Elevation Ft: | 420 |
Coordinates: | 43.2529°N -123.4575°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 97471 |
Area Code: | 458 and 541 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 41-47350 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 1124051 |
Melrose is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Douglas County, Oregon, United States.[2] As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 735.[3] It was named by Henry Scott for Melrose Abbey in Scotland. Its post office, at first named Hogan, was established on May 18, 1887, and James McKinney was the first postmaster.[4] Named earlier on as French Settlement, Oregon.