Scotts Mills, Oregon
| Scotts Mills, Oregon | |
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| City | |
The Scotts Mills Market
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 Location in Oregon |
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| Coordinates: 45°02′28″N 122°40′08″W / 45.04111°N 122.66889°WCoordinates: 45°02′28″N 122°40′08″W / 45.04111°N 122.66889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Marion |
| Incorporated | 1916 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Paul Brakeman |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.36 sq mi (0.93 km2) |
| • Land | 0.36 sq mi (0.93 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 499 ft (152 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 357 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 361 |
| • Density | 991.7/sq mi (382.9/km2) |
| Time zone | Pacific (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | Pacific (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 97375 |
| Area code(s) | 503 |
| FIPS code | 41-65800 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2411843 |
| Website | scottsmills.org |
| Coordinates and elevation from United States Geological Survey | |
Scotts Mills is a city in Marion County, Oregon, United States. The population was 357 at the 2010 census. It is 2 miles (3 km) south of Marquam and Oregon Route 213, between Silverton and Molalla.
Scotts Mills is part of the Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is near the site of the 1993 Scotts Mills earthquake.
The city takes its name from the sawmill and flour mill owned by Robert Hall Scott and Thomas Scott at this location, which became known as Scotts Mills in about 1866. Thomas Scott was the first postmaster at the post office established here in 1887.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.36 square miles (0.93 km2), all of it land.
Butte Creek flows just to the east of Scotts Mills as it makes its way north to join the Pudding River.
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, Scotts Mills has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.
As of the census of 2010, there were 357 people, 131 households, and 93 families residing in the city. The population density was 991.7 inhabitants per square mile (382.9/km2). There were 138 housing units at an average density of 383.3 per square mile (148.0/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 97.5% White, 0.3% Native American, 1.4% Asian, and 0.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.2% of the population.
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