| Wimer, Oregon | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | Oregon#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Wimer |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Oregon |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Jackson |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 690 |
| Area Total Km2: | 12.84 |
| Area Land Km2: | 12.84 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Population Density Km2: | 53.74 |
| Timezone: | Pacific (PST) |
| Utc Offset: | -8 |
| Timezone Dst: | PDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -7 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1125 |
| Coordinates: | 42.5386°N -123.1489°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 97537[1] |
| Area Code: | 458 and 541 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 41-82850 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1129208 |
| Footnotes: | Coordinates and elevation from Geographic Names Information System[2] |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [3] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 4.96 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 4.96 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 139.20 |
Wimer is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jackson County, Oregon, United States.[2] As of the 2010 census it had a population of 678.[4] Wimer lies along Evans Creek north of the city of Rogue River.[5]
The community was named for a relative of William Wimer, who edited a newspaper in Grants Pass in 1886–87. Grants Pass is about southwest of Wimer. William Wimer was also said to have helped establish a post office in Wimer, which remained open until 1909. Simon E. Simpkins was the first postmaster.
Wimer Bridge is a covered bridge that crosses Evans Creek in Wimer. It replaced a 1927 version of the bridge that collapsed into the creek in 2003. In 2008, with the help of federal funds and local labor, the bridge was replaced with a look-alike using stronger materials. The one-way bridge, still 17feet wide, as was the original, has a load limit of 10 tons.[6] This version of the bridge opened to traffic in February 2008.[7]