Editing Eagle Point, Oregon

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Eagle Point, Oregon
| settlement_type    = [[City]]
| nickname           = Gateway to the Lakes
| image_skyline      = Eagle Point.jpg
| imagesize          = 
| image_caption      = An aerial image of Eagle Point
| image_map          = Jackson_County_Oregon_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Eagle_Point_Highlighted.svg
| mapsize            = 250x200px
| map_caption        = Location in [[Oregon]]
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| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Oregon]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Oregon|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Jackson County, Oregon|Jackson]]
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| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name        = Kathy Sell<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cityofeaglepoint.org/253/Council-Bios |title=Eagle Point City Council Members and Mayor |website=City of Eagle Point |access-date=2024-10-30}}</ref>
| established_title  = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
| established_date   = 1911
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| unit_pref          = Imperial
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| area_total_km2     = 7.69
| area_land_km2      = 7.69
| area_water_km2     = 0.00
| area_total_sq_mi   = 2.97
| area_land_sq_mi    = 2.97
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.00
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| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = <ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly"/>
| population_total   = 9686
| population_density_km2 = 1259.94
<!--2018 est.-->| population_density_sq_mi = 3263.48
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| timezone           = [[Pacific Standard Time Zone|Pacific]]
| utc_offset         = -8
| timezone_DST       = Pacific
| utc_offset_DST     = -7
| coordinates        = {{coord|42|28|04|N|122|48|06|W|type:city_region:US-OR|display=inline,title}}
| elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft       = 1296
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| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 97524
| area_code          = [[Area code 541|541]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 41-21550<ref name ="wwwcensusgov"/>
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 2410382<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2410382}}</ref>
| website            = {{URL|www.cityofeaglepoint.org}}
| footnotes          = 
}}
'''Eagle Point''' is a city in [[Jackson County, Oregon|Jackson County]], [[Oregon]], United States. The population was 8,469 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]],<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4121550| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Eagle Point city, Oregon| website=American Factfinder| access-date=October 24, 2018| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213093910/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4121550| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=usurped}}</ref> up from 4,798 at the 2000 census. As of 2018, the estimated population was 9,408.<ref name="USCensusEst2018CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2018.html |title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates |access-date=June 4, 2019 |website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>

==History==
In the mid-19th century, a rocky cliff near the location of what later became Eagle Point was a favored nesting place for eagles. An area resident, John Mathews, is said to have suggested "Eagle Point" as the name for a proposed post office in the community. The post office was established in 1872; Andrew McNeil was the first postmaster.<ref name="OGN">{{cite book |last=McArthur |first=Lewis A. |author-link=Lewis A. McArthur |author2=Lewis L. McArthur |author2-link=Lewis L. McArthur |title=Oregon Geographic Names |orig-year=1928 |edition=7th |year =2003 |publisher=[[Oregon Historical Society]] Press |location=Portland |url=https://archive.org/details/oregongeographic0000mcar_7edi/mode/2up?q=%22eagle+point%22 |isbn=978-0-8759-5277-2 |page=312}}</ref>

A water-powered [[gristmill]], Butte Creek Mill, has operated in Eagle Point for more than 125 years. Built in 1872 along Little Butte Creek, it was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1976.<ref name="OGN"/> The mill burned to the ground Christmas Day 2015. The Butte Creek Mill has been rebuilt, with its first batch of grain sold in December 2020. On May 15, 2016, Actor [[Jim Belushi]] performed at an outdoor benefit concert for the Butte Creek Mill.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://mailtribune.com/news/top-stories/jim-belushi-concert-will-benefit-butte-creek-mill |title=Jim Belushi concert will benefit Butte Creek Mill |newspaper=[[The Mail-Tribune]] |location=Medford |date=April 25, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190513020016/https://mailtribune.com/news/top-stories/jim-belushi-concert-will-benefit-butte-creek-mill |archive-date=2019-05-13 |access-date=2024-10-30}}</ref> In 2018, Actor [[Patrick Duffy]], a longtime Eagle Point resident signed-on as the Advisory Director for the Butte Creek Mill Foundation in an effort to rebuild the Butte Creek Mill. He joins actor Jim Belushi who has been a supporter of the mill since the fire.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://mailtribune.com/news/top-stories/stars-align-for-butte-creek-mill-rebuild |title=Stars align for Butte Creek Mill rebuild |newspaper=The Mail-Tribune |location=Medford |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180528221627/http://mailtribune.com/news/top-stories/stars-align-for-butte-creek-mill-rebuild |archive-date=2018-05-28}}</ref>

 
In 2018, Eagle Point Police Officer Daniel Cardenas shot and killed Matthew Graves. According to attorneys Kelly L. Anderson and David Linthorst, the “arrest” of Graves on mere suspicion alone is not grounds to detain him. “After making an unlawful arrest,” attorneys said, “Cardenas compounded the problem by using excessive force. In doing so, Cardenas himself created the very crisis for which he later claimed to have needed to use deadly force.”. Cardenas also made multiple discrepancies during his Grand Jury testimony which went against his protest of innocence. The City had to pay 4.5 Million Dollars for wrongful death.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://kobi5.com/news/4-5-million-settlement-reached-in-shooting-death-of-matthew-graves-120247/ |title=$4.5 million settlement reached in shooting death of Matthew Graves |date=21 January 2020 |work=[[KOBI (TV)|KOBI News]] |access-date=2024-10-30}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|2.96|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all of it land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |website=United States Census Bureau |access-date=2012-12-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=2012-07-02 }}</ref>

The city is north of [[Medford, Oregon|Medford]] and [[White City, Oregon|White City]] and south of [[Shady Cove, Oregon|Shady Cove]] in the [[Rogue River (Oregon)|Rogue River Valley]] along [[Oregon Route 62]]. [[Little Butte Creek]], a tributary of the Rogue River, passes through Eagle Point and enters the larger stream a few miles to the west near [[TouVelle State Recreation Site]] and [[Upper and Lower Table Rock]].<ref name ="Benchmark Map">{{cite book |title=Oregon Road & Recreation Atlas |publisher=Benchmark Maps |year=2012 |location=Santa Barbara, California |edition=5th |page=96 |isbn=978-0-929591-62-9}}</ref>

===Climate===
This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above {{convert|71.6|F|C}}. According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Eagle Point has a [[Mediterranean climate#Warm-summer Mediterranean climate|warm-summer Mediterranean climate]], abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=436453&cityname=Eagle+Point%2C+Oregon%2C+United+States+of+America&units= |title=Eagle Point, Oregon |website=Weatherbase |access-date=October 13, 2015}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1920= 128
|1930= 211
|1940= 243
|1950= 607
|1960= 752
|1970= 1241
|1980= 2764
|1990= 3008
|2000= 4798
|2010= 8469
|2020= 9677
|estyear=2021
|estimate=9865
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2019.html|date=May 24, 2020 |title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates |website=United States Census Bureau |access-date=2020-05-27}}</ref>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |title=Census of Population and Housing |website=United States Census Bureau |access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web |url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:41&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108 |title=Census Population API |website=United States Census Bureau |access-date=2022-10-12}}</ref>
}}

{{update|date=October 2024}}

===2010 census===
At the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]], there were 8,469 people, 3,231 households, and 2,373 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|2861.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 3,611 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1219.9|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2010 census|racial makeup]] of the city was 92.1% White, 0.2% African American, 1.3% Native American, 1.0% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 1.7% from other races, and 3.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.8% of the population.<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web |title=U.S. Census website |url=https://www.census.gov |website=United States Census Bureau |access-date=2012-12-21}}{{failed verification|date=October 2024}}</ref>

Of the 3,231 households 37.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.9% were married couples living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 26.6% were non-families. 20.9% of households were one person and 9.7% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.01.<ref name ="wwwcensusgov"/>

The median age was 36.9 years. 27.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.2% were from 25 to 44; 25.5% were from 45 to 64; and 14.2% were 65 or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.1% male and 51.9% female.<ref name ="wwwcensusgov"/>

===2000 census===
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]], there were 4,797 people, 1,703 households, and 1,313 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,869.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,823 housing units at an average density of {{convert|710.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2010 census|racial makeup]] of the city was 93.16% White, 0.38% African American, 1.73% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 0.19% Pacific Islander, 1.10% from other races, and 3.04% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.52% of the population.<ref name ="wwwcensusgov"/>

Of the 1,703 households 45.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.9% were married couples living together, 14.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.9% were non-families. 18.1% of households were one person and 8.1% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.17. In the city, the population was 32.6% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.1% 65 or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.7 males. The median household income was $37,557 and the median family income was $40,598. Males had a median income of $30,795 versus $20,956 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,501. About 11.4% of families and 12.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 18.7% of those under age 18 and 15.1% of those age 65 or over.<ref name ="wwwcensusgov"/>

==Notable people==
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*[[Jim Belushi]], television actor, comedian and singer, star of ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' and ''[[According to Jim]]''
*[[Patrick Duffy]], television actor, star of ''[[Dallas (TV series)|Dallas]]'', ''[[Step by Step (TV series)|Step by Step]]'' and ''[[The Bold and the Beautiful]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biographies/patrick-duffy.html |title=Patrick Duffy Biography |website=[[Biography (TV program)|Biography]] |access-date=2014-10-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318004652/http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biographies/patrick-duffy.html |archive-date=2012-03-18 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[Tyrone Holmes (American football)|Tyrone Holmes]], American football player.<ref name="Pro-Football-Reference.com/Players">{{cite web | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HolmTy01.htm) | title=Tyrone Holmes Stats | website=[[Pro-Football-Reference.com]] | access-date=2020-10-02}}</ref> 
*[[Larry Lansburgh]] (1911–2001), American producer, director, and screenwriter
*[[Kim Novak]], actress, star of ''[[Vertigo (film)|Vertigo]]'', ''[[Picnic (1955 film)|Picnic]]'', and ''[[The Man with the Golden Arm]]''<ref>{{cite news |url=http://archive.mailtribune.com/archive/2000/july/072500n2.htm |title=Kim Novak's Home Burns |first=Melissa |last=Martin |newspaper=The Mail-Tribune |location=Medford |date=July 25, 2000 |access-date=2024-10-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081009135628/http://archive.mailtribune.com/archive/2000/july/072500n2.htm |archive-date=2008-10-09 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and ''[[Picnic (1955 film)|Picnic]]''
*[[Nathan Pine]], current director of athletics at the [[United States Air Force Academy]]
*[[Matt Ross (actor)|Matt Ross]], screenwriter, actor, and director known for roles in ''[[Big Love]]'' and [[Silicon Valley (TV series)|''Silicon Valley'']]

==See also==
* [[Denman Wildlife Area]], near Eagle Point
* [[Eagle Point National Cemetery]]

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
*[https://www.cityofeaglepoint.org/ City of Eagle Point official website]
*[https://sos.oregon.gov/blue-book/Pages/local/cities/e-k/eagle-point.aspx Entry for Eagle Point] in the ''[[Oregon Blue Book]]''

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