Williams, Oregon | |
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 Williams Country Store | |
  Williams  Williams | |
| Coordinates:42°13′8″N123°16′24″W / 42.21889°N 123.27333°W /42.21889; -123.27333 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Josephine |
| Settled | 1881 |
| Area | |
• Total | 11.32 sq mi (29.33 km2) |
| • Land | 11.32 sq mi (29.33 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,380 ft (420 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,102 |
| • Density | 97.3/sq mi (37.57/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (Pacific) |
| ZIP code | 97544 |
| Area code | 541 |
| FIPS code | 41-82450 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1152385 |
Williams is anunincorporated community andcensus-designated place (CDP) inJosephine County,Oregon, United States. As of the2010 census it had a population of 1,072.[3]
There were three different post offices in the area named for their proximity toWilliams Creek: Williams, Williamsburg and Williams Creek (inJackson County).[4] Williams Creek, which flows into theApplegate River, was named for Captain Robert Williams, who fought againstRogue River Indians along the creek during theRogue River Wars of 1855–6.[4] Williams post office was established in 1881 and is about six miles upstream fromProvolt on Williams Creek, and two miles west of the Jackson-Josephine county line.[4] The community is served by theThree Rivers School District; Williams Elementary School is located in the community.
Williams is in southeastern Josephine County, in the valley of Williams Creek, a north-flowing tributary of the Applegate River and part of theRogue River watershed. It sits to the northeast of theSiskiyou Mountains and is 6 miles (10 km) south of Provolt and 19 miles (31 km) south ofGrants Pass, the Josephinecounty seat.
According to theU.S. Census Bureau, the Williams CDP has an area of 11.3 square miles (29.3 km2), all of it recorded as land.[3]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1,102 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[5][2] | |||
In 2022, Williams, OR had a population of 1.17k people with a median age of 43.2 and a median household income of $81,310. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Williams, OR grew from 1,033 to 1,173, a 13.6% increase and its median household income grew from $70,739 to $81,310.
This region experiences hot and dry summers, with the average temperatures for July and August reaching above 80 °F. According to theKöppen Climate Classification system, Williams has awarm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.[6]
| Climate data for Williams | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 60 (16) | 89 (32) | 74 (23) | 87 (31) | 92 (33) | 95 (35) | 102 (39) | 101 (38) | 98 (37) | 89 (32) | 68 (20) | 61 (16) | 102 (39) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 46.7 (8.2) | 51 (11) | 55.7 (13.2) | 62.9 (17.2) | 68.7 (20.4) | 77.3 (25.2) | 84.5 (29.2) | 83.3 (28.5) | 76.1 (24.5) | 66.2 (19.0) | 53.9 (12.2) | 47 (8) | 64.4 (18.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 31.2 (−0.4) | 30.6 (−0.8) | 33.1 (0.6) | 36 (2) | 40.9 (4.9) | 45 (7) | 48.6 (9.2) | 48.2 (9.0) | 43.5 (6.4) | 37.4 (3.0) | 32.8 (0.4) | 31.5 (−0.3) | 38.2 (3.4) |
| Record low °F (°C) | 15 (−9) | 4 (−16) | 19 (−7) | 22 (−6) | 26 (−3) | 5 (−15) | 35 (2) | 35 (2) | 29 (−2) | 22 (−6) | 10 (−12) | 14 (−10) | 4 (−16) |
| Averageprecipitation inches (mm) | 6.15 (156) | 3.99 (101) | 3.67 (93) | 1.92 (49) | 1.43 (36) | 0.64 (16) | 0.25 (6.4) | 0.38 (9.7) | 0.73 (19) | 2.25 (57) | 5.09 (129) | 6.63 (168) | 33.12 (841) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 4.3 (11) | 2.2 (5.6) | 1.8 (4.6) | 0.2 (0.51) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0.5 (1.3) | 2.5 (6.4) | 11.5 (29) |
| Average precipitation days | 14 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 100 |
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