Gold Hill, Oregon
| Gold Hill, Oregon | |
|---|---|
| City | |
 Location in Oregon |
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| Coordinates: 42°26′1″N 123°3′16″W / 42.43361°N 123.05444°WCoordinates: 42°26′1″N 123°3′16″W / 42.43361°N 123.05444°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Jackson |
| Incorporated | 1895 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Christina Stanley |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.77 sq mi (1.99 km2) |
| • Land | 0.77 sq mi (1.99 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,085 ft (330.7 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,220 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 1,236 |
| • Density | 1,584.4/sq mi (611.7/km2) |
| Time zone | Pacific (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | Pacific (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 97525 |
| Area code(s) | 541 |
| FIPS code | 41-29950 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1639311 |
| Website | www.ci.goldhill.or.us |
Gold Hill is a city in Jackson County, Oregon, in the United States. As of July 1, 2011, the population was 1,220 people. It is located on a bend of the Rogue River.
The city's name comes from a nearby hill that was the site of a 19th-century gold discovery. The community's post office was established in 1884. An earlier settlement in the area was known as Dardanelles.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.77 square miles (1.99 km2), all of it land.
The city lies east of the city of Rogue River and northwest of Central Point and Medford along Interstate 5 and Oregon Route 99 in the Rogue River Valley. Gold Hill is connected to Shady Cove to the northeast by Oregon Route 234.
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,220 people, 509 households, and 336 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,584.4 inhabitants per square mile (611.7/km2). There were 552 housing units at an average density of 716.9 per square mile (276.8/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 93.5% White, 0.2% African American, 1.6% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.7% from other races, and 3.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.7% of the population.
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