Melrose, Oregon

Melrose, Oregon
Census-designated place (CDP)
The grange hall at Melrose
Melrose, Oregon
Coordinates: 43°15′10″N 123°27′27″W / 43.2528610°N 123.4574581°WCoordinates: 43°15′10″N 123°27′27″W / 43.2528610°N 123.4574581°W
Country	United States
State	Oregon
County	Douglas
Area
• Total	4.4 sq mi (11.3 km^2)
• Land	4.4 sq mi (11.3 km^2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km^2)
Elevation	420 ft (128 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	735
• Density	170/sq mi (65/km^2)
Time zone	Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
• Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP code	97471
Area code(s)	458 and 541
GNIS feature ID	1124051

Melrose is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Douglas County, Oregon, United States.^[1] As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 735.^[2] It was named by Henry Scott for Melrose Abbey in Scotland. Its post office, at first named Hogan, was established on May 18, 1887, and James McKinney was the first postmaster.^[3]

References

1. "Melrose". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
2. "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Melrose CDP, Oregon". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved February 13, 2012.
3. McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [First published 1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 635. ISBN 9780875952772. OCLC 53075956.