Talent, Oregon
| Talent, Oregon | |
|---|---|
| City | |
 Location in Oregon |
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| Coordinates: 42°14′24″N 122°46′56″W / 42.24000°N 122.78222°WCoordinates: 42°14′24″N 122°46′56″W / 42.24000°N 122.78222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Jackson |
| Incorporated | 1910 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Darby Stricker |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.33 sq mi (3.44 km2) |
| • Land | 1.33 sq mi (3.44 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,635 ft (498 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 6,066 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 6,162 |
| • Density | 4,560.9/sq mi (1,761.0/km2) |
| Time zone | Pacific (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | Pacific (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 97540 |
| Area code(s) | 541 |
| FIPS code | 41-72500 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1150844 |
| Website | www.cityoftalent.org |
Talent is a city in Jackson County, Oregon, United States. The population was 6,066 at the 2010 census.
A. P. Tallent, an East Tennessee native who settled in Oregon in the 1870s, platted the city in the 1880s. He wanted to name it Wagner but was overruled by postal officials, who preferred Talent, dropping one of the l's. The post office opened at this location in 1883. Earlier names for the settlement were Eden District and Wagner Creek.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.33 square miles (3.44 km2), all of it land.
The city is south of Medford, about halfway between Phoenix, to the north, and Ashland, to the south, along Interstate 5 and Oregon Route 99. This is toward the southern end of the Rogue River Valley, near the Siskiyou Mountains and the border with California.
Wagner Creek, a tributary of Bear Creek, joins the larger stream at Talent. Wagner was the name of a family of pioneer settlers who lived here before Talent became a city. The Bear Creek Greenway, a biking and hiking trail connecting Ashland, Phoenix, Medford, and Central Point along Bear Creek, also passes through Talent.
This region experiences warm to hot and dry summers, with average temperatures above 81.6 °F (27.6 °C). According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Talent has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.
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