Editing Phoenix, Oregon

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|name                     = Phoenix, Oregon
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|motto                    = The Other Phoenix
|image_skyline            = Phoenix City Hall - Phoenix Oregon.jpg
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|image_caption            = Phoenix City Hall (2013)
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|map_caption              = Location within County and State
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|subdivision_name         = United States
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|subdivision_name1        = [[Oregon]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Oregon|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Jackson County, Oregon|Jackson]]
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|government_type          = 
|leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
|leader_name              = Al Muelhoefer<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.kdrv.com/news/top-stories/phoenix-will-always-be-phoenix-but-were-going-to-make-it-better-newly-elected-officials/article_b1c5713e-9fca-11ef-a05e-8b68594a587c.html | title=“Phoenix will always be Phoenix, but we're going to make it better.”: Newly elected officials embrace the future of Phoenix | date=10 November 2024 }}</ref>
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|area_total_sq_mi         = 1.43
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|population_note          = 
|population_total         = 4475
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|timezone                 = [[Pacific Standard Time Zone|Pacific]]
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|postal_code              = 97535
|area_code                = [[Area codes 541 and 458|541 and 458]]
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|website                  = {{URL|https://www.phoenixoregon.gov/|phoenixoregon.gov}}
}}

'''Phoenix''' is a city in [[Jackson County, Oregon|Jackson County]], [[Oregon]], United States. The population was 4,538 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]]. Phoenix is a part of the Medford [[Medford metropolitan area, Oregon|Metropolitan Statistical Area]], in the [[Rogue Valley]], and is {{convert|3|mi|0}} southeast of [[Medford, Oregon|Medford]] on [[Interstate 5 in Oregon|Interstate 5]].

==History==
The area was settled in about 1850 by brothers Hiram and [[Samuel Colver]]. Samuel Colver laid out the town in 1854. Early residents included Milton Lindley, who operated a sawmill that provided timbers in 1855 for a [[blockhouse]] as well as a flouring mill owned by Sylvester M. Wait. For a time, the settlement was known locally as ''Gasburg'' after a talkative employee in the kitchen serving the mill hands. Wait, who was an agent for the [[The Phoenix Companies|Phoenix Insurance Company]] of [[Hartford, Connecticut]], assigned the official name, ''Phoenix'', to the community and, in 1857, to its post office. [[Waitsburg, Washington]], was later named after Wait.<ref name="OGN">{{cite book | last = McArthur | first = Lewis A. | author-link = Lewis A. McArthur |author2=Lewis L. McArthur |author2-link=Lewis L. McArthur | title = [[Oregon Geographic Names]] | orig-year = 1928 | edition = 7th | year = 2003 | publisher = [[Oregon Historical Society]] Press | location = Portland, Oregon | isbn = 0-87595-277-1 | page = 760}}</ref>

===2020 fire===
On September 8, 2020, much of Phoenix, along with neighboring [[Talent, Oregon|Talent]] and parts of [[Medford, Oregon|Medford]] and [[Ashland, Oregon|Ashland]], were destroyed by the [[Almeda Drive Fire]].<ref>Erik Neumann, and Liam Moriarty, {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20200910205524/https://www.ijpr.org/2020-09-08/fire-in-ashland-leads-to-limited-evacuations "The Almeda Drive Fire Causes Extensive Damage To Talent and Phoenix"]}}, Jefferson Public Radio (last accessed 10 September 2020)</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/2020/09/wildfire-cuts-swath-of-destruction-in-southern-oregon-phoenix-and-talent-pretty-well-devastated.html|title=Wildfire cuts swath of destruction in southern Oregon; Phoenix and Talent 'pretty well devastated'|author=Crombie, Noelle|date=September 9, 2020|publisher=OregonLive|access-date=September 10, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://mailtribune.com/news/top-stories/talent-phoenix-wakes-up-to-decimated-neighborhoods-businesses|title=Talent, Phoenix wakes up to decimation|author=Zavala, Joe|publisher=Mail Tribune|access-date=September 10, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/10/us/satellite-images-oregon-wildfire-trnd/index.html|title=Satellite images show Phoenix and Talent, Oregon, have been nearly wiped out by wildfire|author=Murphy, Paul P.|date=September 10, 2020|publisher=CNN|access-date=September 10, 2020}}</ref> On September 11, 2020, authorities said they were preparing for a [[mass fatality incident]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.koin.com/news/wildfires/oregon-wildfires-kate-brown-press-conference-09112020/|title=Oregon preparing for 'mass fatality incident' in wildfire recovery|date=September 11, 2020}}</ref> On September 11, it was reported that 600 homes and 100 commercial buildings were destroyed by the Almeda Drive Fire,<ref name="RRS911">Benda, David. "[https://www.redding.com/story/news/local/2020/09/10/almeda-fire-southern-oregon-two-confirmed-dead-600-homes-destroyed-damaged/3456818001/ Southern Oregon wildfires update: 700-plus homes, businesses destroyed as officials' investigate fire's cause]", ''[[Redding Record Searchlight]]''. September 11, 2020. Retrieved September 11, 2020.</ref> but on September 18, that number was updated to 2,800.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mailtribune.com/news/top-stories/sheriff-more-than-2800-structures-burned-damaged-in-almeda-fire|title=Sheriff: More than 2,800 structures destroyed by Almeda fire|author=Aldous, Vickie|date=September 18, 2020|newspaper=Mail Tribune|access-date=October 28, 2020}}</ref> Officials stated that the Almeda Drive Fire was human-caused.<ref name="RRS911"/> On September 11, a man was arrested for arson, for allegedly starting a fire that destroyed multiple homes in Phoenix and merged with the Almeda Drive Fire.<ref name="Deliso">Deliso, Merideth. "[https://abcnews.go.com/US/man-charged-arson-connection-almeda-fire-southern-oregon/story?id=72960208 Man charged with arson in connection with Almeda Fire in southern Oregon]", [[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]. September 11, 2020. Retrieved September 12, 2020.</ref> A separate criminal investigation into the origin point of the Almeda Drive Fire in Ashland was ongoing as of September 2020.<ref name="Deliso"/>

==Geography==
[[File:Bear Creek Greenway 01.jpg|The [[Bear Creek Greenway]] in Phoenix|thumb]]
[[File:Fern Valley Interchange (14067137767).jpg|thumb|Construction work on [[Interstate 5 in Oregon|Interstate 5]] next to [[The Home Depot]] in Phoenix in 2014]]

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.44|sqmi|2}}, all of it land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-12-21|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archive-date=2012-07-02}}</ref>

The city is south of [[Medford, Oregon|Medford]] and north of [[Talent, Oregon|Talent]] and [[Ashland, Oregon|Ashland]] along [[Interstate 5 in Oregon|Interstate 5]] and [[Oregon Route 99]]. This is toward the southern end of the [[Rogue Valley|Rogue River Valley]], near the [[Siskiyou Mountains]] and the border with [[California]].<ref name ="Benchmark Map">{{cite book|title=Oregon Road & Recreation Atlas|publisher=Benchmark Maps|year=2012|location=Santa Barbara, California|edition=5th|page=96|isbn=978-0-929591-62-9}}</ref>

Coleman Creek, a tributary of [[Bear Creek (Rogue River)|Bear Creek]], joins the larger stream at Phoenix.<ref name ="Benchmark Map"/> The [[Bear Creek Greenway]], a biking and hiking trail connecting Ashland, Talent, Medford, and [[Central Point, Oregon|Central Point]] along Bear Creek, also passes through Phoenix.<ref>{{cite web|title=Map|url=http://www.bearcreekgreenway.com/explore/maps/|publisher=Bear Creek Greenway Foundation|access-date=October 12, 2015}}</ref>

===Climate===
This region experiences hot and dry summers, and cool and wet winters. According to the [[Köppen climate classification]] system, Phoenix has a [[Mediterranean climate#Hot-summer Mediterranean climate|hot-summer Mediterranean climate]], abbreviated ''Csa'' on climate maps.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=403053&cityname=Phoenix%2C+Oregon%2C+United+States+of+America&units=|title=Phoenix, Oregon|publisher=CantyMedia|work=Weatherbase|access-date=October 5, 2015}}]</ref>

Phoenix's record-high temperature is {{convert|115|F|1}} on June 27, 2021, and the record-low temperature is {{convert|−8|F|1}} on December 9, 1972.<ref name = "Intellicast">{{cite web|url=http://www.intellicast.com/Local/History.aspx?location=USOR0269|title=Historic Averages for Phoenix, Oregon|access-date=2015-05-05}}
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|1880= 277
|1910= 250
|1920= 159
|1930= 439
|1940= 432
|1950= 746
|1960= 769
|1970= 1287
|1980= 2309
|1990= 3239
|2000= 4061
|2010= 4538
|2020= 4475
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:41&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=Oct 12, 2022}}</ref>
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[[File:PhoenixOregonShoppingCentrSign.jpg|thumb|Phoenix Shopping Center sign in Phoenix]]

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]], there were 4,538 people, 2,001 households, and 1,178 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|3151.4|PD/sqmi|1}}. There were 2,149 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1492.4|/sqmi|1}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|racial makeup]] of the city was 84.0% White, 0.9% African American, 1.5% Native American, 1.3% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 7.9% from other races, and 4.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 15.8% of the population.<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-12-21}}</ref>

There were 2,001 households, of which 24.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 41.1% were non-families. 33.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.87.<ref name ="wwwcensusgov"/>

The median age in the city was 44 years. 20.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.8% were from 25 to 44; 26.9% were from 45 to 64; and 22% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 46.9% male and 53.1% female.<ref name ="wwwcensusgov"/>

===2000 census===

As of the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]], there were 4,060 people, 1,746 households, and 1,117 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|3,249.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,850 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,480.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 89.95% White, 0.86% African American, 1.08% Native American, 0.67% Asian, 0.17% Pacific Islander, 4.51% from other races, and 2.76% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.89% of the population.<ref name ="wwwcensusgov"/>

There were 1,746 households, out of which 28.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.6% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.0% were non-families. 29.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.84.<ref name ="wwwcensusgov"/>

In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.2% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 21.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.0 males.<ref name ="wwwcensusgov"/>

The median income for a household in the city was $31,701, and the median income for a family was $38,176. Males had a median income of $29,832 versus $23,719 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $16,828. About 8.6% of families and 11.6% of the population were below the [[Poverty threshold|poverty line]], including 19.3% of those under age 18 and 4.3% of those age 65 or over.<ref name ="wwwcensusgov"/>

==Education==
[[File:PhoenixOregonSnowExit24Interstate5.jpg|thumb|upright|Snow in Phoenix]]
Phoenix is part of the [[Phoenix-Talent School District]]. The city is the site of two of the five schools in the district—Phoenix Elementary School and [[Phoenix High School (Oregon)|Phoenix High School]], as well as [[Armadillo Technical Institute]], a public [[charter school]].<ref>[http://www.armadillotech.org/ Armadillo Technical Institute]</ref>

==Notable people==
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* [[Dennis Day (Mouseketeer)|Dennis W. Day]], actor and original ''[[Mickey Mouse Club]]'' (1955–57) cast member.<ref name=NBCmissing>{{cite news |first=Bianca |last=Hillier |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/missing-in-america/family-searching-original-mickey-mouse-club-mouseketeer-dennis-day-missing-n975891 |title=Missing in America: Family searching for original Mickey Mouse Club Mouseketeer Dennis Day, missing from Oregon since July 2018 |publisher=[[NBC News]] |date=February 25, 2019 |access-date=April 9, 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=MSN _ Outlook, Office, Skype, Bing, Breaking News, and Latest Videos.html |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/body-found-at-oregon-house-identified-as-missing-disney-mouseketeer-dennis-day/ar-AACvfw8 |website=www.msn.com}}</ref>
* [[Tami Farrell]], [[Miss Oregon Teen USA]] 2003, [[Miss Teen USA]] 2003, [[Miss California USA]] 2009
* [[Bill Pearl]], world champion bodybuilder

==In popular culture==
An independent film titled ''Phoenix, Oregon'' was produced in 2018 and revolves around two characters who live in the city. Despite this, the film was actually shot in [[Klamath Falls, Oregon]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mailtribune.com/news/20180508/its-titled-phoenix-oregon-but-movie-shot-in-k-falls|title=It's titled 'Phoenix, Oregon,' but movie shot in K Falls|author=Bassinger, Sean|newspaper=The [[Mail Tribune]]|date=May 8, 2018|access-date=May 10, 2018}}</ref> During the [[COVID-19]] [[pandemic]], most US movie theaters were closed. The film was re-released in theaters in smaller cities that remained opened. Because of this, ''Phoenix, Oregon'' was the highest grossing film at the US box office for three weeks in March and April 2020. Its biggest weekend was April 10–12, 2020, when it earned more than $11,000 at the box office.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl4205937153/weekend/| title = Phoenix, Oregon Re-release - Box Office Mojo}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://sos.oregon.gov/blue-book/Pages/local/cities/l-r/phoenix.aspx Listing for Phoenix] in the ''[[Oregon Blue Book]]''

{{Jackson County, Oregon}}

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