Days Creek, Oregon

Days Creek, Oregon
Census-designated place
General store in Days Creek, now closed.
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Coordinates: 42°58′20″N 123°10′22″W
Country	United States
State	Oregon
County	Douglas
Area [1]
• Total	2.36 sq mi (6.10 km^2)
• Land	2.36 sq mi (6.10 km^2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km^2)
Elevation	770 ft (230 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	271
• Density	115.03/sq mi (44.41/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code	97429
Area code	541
GNIS feature ID	1119724[3]
FIPS code	41-18150

Days Creek is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Douglas County, Oregon, United States. At the 2010 census it had a population of 272.^[4]

The community was named after the local creek, which in turn was named for Patrick and George Day, who settled near its mouth in 1851. The post office was established in 1878 as "Day's Creek", but the name was changed to "Days Creek" c. 1890.^[5]

The Days Creek Charter School holds classes for K-12.

Geography

The community of Days Creek is located on Oregon Route 227, at the confluence of Days Creek and the South Umpqua River. It is in southern Douglas County, 7 miles (11 km) east (upriver) of Canyonville.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Days Creek CDP has an area of 2.4 square miles (6.1 km²), all of it land.^[4]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	271		—
U.S. Decennial Census[6][2]

Climate

This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F (22.0 °C). According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Days Creek has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.^[7]

Notable people

• Rick Foster, classical guitarist

References

1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
2. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Days Creek, Oregon
4. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Days Creek CDP, Oregon". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
5. McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. ISBN 978-0875952772.
6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
7. Climate Summary for Days Creek, Oregon

External links

• Days Creek School District 15