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'''Grants Pass''' is the [[county seat]] of [[Josephine County, Oregon]], United States.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=2011-06-07 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=2011-05-31 }}</ref> The city is located on [[Interstate 5 in Oregon|Interstate 5]], northwest of [[Medford, Oregon|Medford]], along the [[Rogue River (Oregon)|Rogue River]]. The population is 39,674 according to [[2020 United States Census|2021 census]].<ref name=quif>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/grantspasscityoregon (city) QuickFacts|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 27, 2023}}</ref>
'''Grants Pass''' is a city in and the [[county seat]] of [[Josephine County, Oregon]], United States.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=2011-06-07 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=2011-05-31 }}</ref> The city is located on [[Interstate 5 in Oregon|Interstate 5]], northwest of [[Medford, Oregon|Medford]], along the [[Rogue River (Oregon)|Rogue River]]. The population is 39,194 according to the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]], making it the [[List of cities in Oregon|15th most populous city in Oregon]].<ref name=quif>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/grantspasscityoregon |title=QuickFacts Grants Pass city, Oregon |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=April 27, 2023}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
Early [[Hudson's Bay Company]] hunters and trappers, following the [[Siskiyou Trail]], passed through the site beginning in the 1820s. In the late 1840s, settlers (mostly American) following the [[Applegate Trail]] began traveling through the area on their way to the [[Willamette Valley]]. The city states<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.grantspassoregon.gov/Index.aspx?page=704 |title=City of Grants Pass : Our History |access-date=2010-08-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721041403/http://www.grantspassoregon.gov/Index.aspx?page=704 |archive-date=2011-07-21 }}</ref> that the name was selected to honor General [[Ulysses S. Grant]]'s success at [[Vicksburg Campaign|Vicksburg]]. The Grants Pass post office was established on March 22, 1865.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.visitgrantspass.org/Index.aspx?page=320 |title=City of Grants Pass : The Late 1800s |access-date=2015-03-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150202111521/http://www.visitgrantspass.org/Index.aspx?page=320 |archive-date=2015-02-02 }}</ref> The city of Grants Pass was incorporated in 1887.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.grantspassoregon.gov/Index.aspx?page=392 |title=City of Grants Pass : Population and Area Statistics |access-date=2013-04-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125082013/http://www.grantspassoregon.gov/Index.aspx?page=392 |archive-date=2012-01-25 }}</ref>
Early [[Hudson's Bay Company]] hunters and trappers, following the [[Siskiyou Trail]], passed through the site beginning in the 1820s. In the late 1840s, settlers (mostly American) following the [[Applegate Trail]] began traveling through the area on their way to the [[Willamette Valley]]. The city states<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.grantspassoregon.gov/Index.aspx?page=704 |title=City of Grants Pass : Our History |access-date=2010-08-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721041403/http://www.grantspassoregon.gov/Index.aspx?page=704 |archive-date=2011-07-21 }}</ref> that the name was selected to honor General [[Ulysses S. Grant]]'s success at [[Vicksburg Campaign|Vicksburg]]. The Grants Pass post office was established on March 22, 1865.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.visitgrantspass.org/Index.aspx?page=320 |title=City of Grants Pass : The Late 1800s |access-date=2015-03-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150202111521/http://www.visitgrantspass.org/Index.aspx?page=320 |archive-date=2015-02-02 }}</ref> The city of Grants Pass was incorporated in 1887.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.grantspassoregon.gov/Index.aspx?page=392 |title=City of Grants Pass : Population and Area Statistics |access-date=2013-04-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125082013/http://www.grantspassoregon.gov/Index.aspx?page=392 |archive-date=2012-01-25 }}</ref>


The [[Oregon–Utah Sugar Company]], financed by [[Charles W. Nibley]], was created, leading to a [[sugar beet]] factory being built in Grants Pass in 1916.<ref name="arrington" /> Before the factory opened, Oregon-Utah Sugar was merged into the [[Utah-Idaho Sugar Company]].<ref name="arrington">{{cite book|last=Arrington|first=Leonard J.|title=Beet sugar in the West; a history of the Utah-Idaho Sugar Company, 1891-1966|publisher=[[University of Washington Press]]|year=1966|oclc=234150|page=84}}</ref> Due to labor shortages and low acreage planted in sugar beets, the processing machinery was moved to [[Toppenish, Washington]], in 1918 or 1919.<ref name="arrington" />
The [[Oregon–Utah Sugar Company]], financed by [[Charles W. Nibley]], was created, leading to a [[sugar beet]] factory being built in Grants Pass in 1916.<ref name="arrington" /> Before the factory opened, Oregon-Utah Sugar was merged into the [[Utah-Idaho Sugar Company]].<ref name="arrington">{{cite book|last=Arrington|first=Leonard J.|title=Beet sugar in the West; a history of the Utah-Idaho Sugar Company, 1891-1966|publisher=[[University of Washington Press]]|year=1966|oclc=234150|page=84}}</ref> Due to labor shortages and low acreage planted in sugar beets, the processing machinery was moved to [[Toppenish, Washington]], in 1918 or 1919.<ref name="arrington" />


Grants Pass, along with [[Medford, Oregon|Medford]] and [[Ashland, Oregon|Ashland]] was an unofficial "[[sundown town]]", which actively warned Black and other non-white people to leave town before sunset or face violence and harassment. Although there was no documented law of the racist policy, it was enforced locally via residents and signage.<ref>{{cite web|title=Just People Like Us|url=https://oregonhumanities.org/rll/magazine/root-spring-2016/just-people-like-us/|access-date=2020-06-28|website=oregonhumanities.org|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | last=Loewen | first=J. | title=Sundown Towns: A Hidden Dimension of American Racism | publisher=New Press | year=2005 | isbn=978-1-59558-674-2 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FPxJ_aG_B-8C&pg=PA410 | access-date=September 15, 2022 | page=410}}</ref>
Grants Pass was believed by some to be a [[sundown town]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.opb.org/article/2022/10/04/oregon-remembrance-project-works-on-restorative-justice-in-grants-pass-and-oregon-city/ |title=Oregon Remembrance Project works on restorative justice in Grants Pass and Oregon City |first=Sage |last=Van Wing |date=October 4, 2022 | publisher=Oregon Public Broadcasting |access-date=2024-04-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |first=Guy |last=Maynard |date=April 11, 2016 |title=Just People Like Us |url=https://oregonhumanities.org/rll/magazine/root-spring-2016/just-people-like-us/ |magazine=Oregon Humanities |access-date=2020-06-28 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | last=Loewen | first=J. | title=Sundown Towns: A Hidden Dimension of American Racism | publisher=New Press | year=2005 | isbn=978-1-59558-674-2 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FPxJ_aG_B-8C&pg=PA410 | access-date=2022-09-15 | page=410}}</ref>
The [[Ku Klux Klan]] was active from the 1920s to 1960s.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.opb.org/news/article/oregon-white-history-racist-foundations-black-exclusion-laws/ |title=A racist history shows why Oregon is still so white |first=Tiffany |last=Camhi |date=June 9, 2020 | publisher=Oregon Public Broadcasting |access-date=2024-04-22}}</ref>


==Geography==
==Geography==
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===Climate===
===Climate===
[[File:"It's the Climate" sign in Grants Pass, Oregon.jpg|thumb|right|Welcome sign in Grants Pass]]
[[File:"It's the Climate" sign in Grants Pass, Oregon.jpg|thumb|right|Welcome sign in Grants Pass]]
Grants Pass has a USDA plant [[hardiness zone]] '''8b''' climate.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/ |title=Home |publisher=Planthardiness.ars.usda.gov |date= |accessdate=2022-09-02}}</ref> According to the [[Köppen climate classification]] system, Grants Pass has a [[Hot-summer mediterranean climate|hot-summer Mediterranean climate]] (''Csa'').
Grants Pass has a [[Hot-summer mediterranean climate|hot-summer Mediterranean climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]]: ''Csa''), and is in USDA plant [[hardiness zone]] 8b.<ref>{{cite web |date= |title=Home |url=https://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/ |accessdate=2022-09-02 |publisher=Planthardiness.ars.usda.gov}}</ref>


Summer days are sunny, dry and hot, with dramatic cooling at night; the average August high temperature is {{convert|90.6|F}} and the low is {{convert|54.9|F}}. Winters are cool and fairly rainy, with only occasional snow; the average January high temperature is {{convert|47.6|F}} and the low is {{convert|35.3|F}}. Grants Pass receives roughly {{convert|31|in}} precipitation per year, with three-quarters of it occurring between November 1 and March 31. The mild winters and dry summers support a native vegetation structure quite different from the rest of Oregon, dominated by [[Arbutus|madrone]], deciduous and [[Live oak|evergreen oak]], [[manzanita]], pine, [[Chrysolepis|bush chinquapin]], and other species that are far less abundant further north.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldclimate.com/cgi-bin/data.pl?ref=N42W123+2200+353445C |title=GRANTS PASS, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON USA Weather History and Climate Data |publisher=Worldclimate.com |date= |accessdate=2022-05-08}}</ref>
Summer days are sunny, dry and hot, with dramatic cooling at night; the average August high temperature is {{convert|90.6|F}} and the low is {{convert|54.9|F}}. Winters are cool and fairly rainy, with only occasional snow; the average January high temperature is {{convert|47.6|F}} and the low is {{convert|35.3|F}}. Grants Pass receives roughly {{convert|31|in}} precipitation per year, with three-quarters of it occurring between November 1 and March 31. The mild winters and dry summers support a native vegetation structure quite different from the rest of Oregon, dominated by [[Arbutus|madrone]], deciduous and [[Live oak|evergreen oak]], [[manzanita]], pine, [[Chrysolepis|bush chinquapin]], and other species that are far less abundant further north.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldclimate.com/cgi-bin/data.pl?ref=N42W123+2200+353445C |title=GRANTS PASS, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON USA Weather History and Climate Data |publisher=Worldclimate.com |date= |accessdate=2022-05-08}}</ref>


The record high temperature of {{convert|114|F}} was on July 23, 1928. The record low temperature of {{convert|-3|F}} was on December 21, 1990.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/97526 |title=Ashburn, VA Monthly Weather Forecast |publisher=weather.com |date= |accessdate=2022-05-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.grantspassoregon.gov/Index.aspx?page=642 |title=City of Grants Pass : Weather |access-date=2013-04-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120506195843/http://www.grantspassoregon.gov/Index.aspx?page=642 |archive-date=2012-05-06 }}</ref> There are an average of 51.3 afternoons annually with highs of {{convert|90|F}} or higher, eight afternoons reaching at least {{convert|100|F}}, and 77.5 mornings annually with lows of {{convert|32|F}} or lower.
The record high temperature of {{convert|115|F}} was on July 4 2022. The record low temperature of {{convert|-3|F}} was on December 21, 1990.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/97526 |title=Ashburn, VA Monthly Weather Forecast |publisher=weather.com |date= |accessdate=2022-05-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.grantspassoregon.gov/Index.aspx?page=642 |title=City of Grants Pass : Weather |access-date=2013-04-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120506195843/http://www.grantspassoregon.gov/Index.aspx?page=642 |archive-date=2012-05-06 }}</ref> There are an average of 51.3 afternoons annually with highs of {{convert|90|F}} or higher, eight afternoons reaching at least {{convert|100|F}}, and 77.5 mornings annually with lows of {{convert|29|F}} or lower.


Measurable precipitation falls on an average of 110 days annually. The wettest [[rain year]] on record was from July 1955 to June 1956 with {{convert|50.69|in}} of precipitation, and the driest from July 1923 to June 1924 with {{convert|13.43|in}}. The most precipitation in one month was {{convert|20.63|in}} in December 1996, and the most precipitation in one day was {{convert|5.27|in}} on October 29, 1950{{spaced ndash}}part of a two-day fall of {{convert|9.38|in}} and ending a five-day fall of {{convert|11.26|in}}. There is an average of only {{convert|4.6|in|m}} of snow annually. The most snowfall in one month was {{convert|34.1|in|m}} in February 1917.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?or3445 |title=GRANTS PASS, OREGON - Climate Summary |publisher=Wrcc.dri.edu |date= |accessdate=2022-05-08}}</ref>
Measurable precipitation falls on an average of 110 days annually. The wettest [[:wikt:rain year|rain year]] on record was from July 1955 to June 1956 with {{convert|50.69|in}} of precipitation, and the driest from July 1923 to June 1924 with {{convert|13.43|in}}. The most precipitation in one month was {{convert|20.63|in}} in December 1996, and the most precipitation in one day was {{convert|5.27|in}} on October 29, 1950{{spaced ndash}}part of a two-day fall of {{convert|9.38|in}} and ending a five-day fall of {{convert|11.26|in}}. There is an average of only {{convert|4.6|in|m}} of snow annually. The most snowfall in one month was {{convert|34.1|in|m}} in February 1917.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?or3445 |title=GRANTS PASS, OREGON - Climate Summary |publisher=Wrcc.dri.edu |date= |accessdate=2022-05-08}}</ref>
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|footnote=Source:<ref>Moffatt, Riley. ''Population History of Western U.S. Cities & Towns, 1850-1990''. [[Lanham, Maryland|Lanham]]: Scarecrow, 1996, 210.</ref><br />U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|author=United States Census Bureau|author-link=United States Census Bureau|access-date=October 3, 2014}}</ref><br />2018 Estimate<ref name="2018 Pop Estimate">{{cite web|title=Population Estimates|url=https://census.gov/data/tables/2018/demo/popest/total-cities-and-towns.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=June 8, 2018}}</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|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=Oct 12, 2022}}</ref>
|footnote=Source:<ref>Moffatt, Riley. ''Population History of Western U.S. Cities & Towns, 1850-1990''. [[Lanham, Maryland|Lanham]]: Scarecrow, 1996, 210.</ref><br />U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|author=United States Census Bureau|author-link=United States Census Bureau|access-date=October 3, 2014}}</ref><br />2018 Estimate<ref name="2018 Pop Estimate">{{cite web|title=Population Estimates|url=https://census.gov/data/tables/2018/demo/popest/total-cities-and-towns.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=June 8, 2018}}</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|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=Oct 12, 2022}}</ref>
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===2010 census===
===2010 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2010,<ref name="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web | title=U.S. Census website | url=https://www.census.gov | publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] | access-date=2012-12-21}}</ref> there were 34,533 people, 14,313 households, and 8,700 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|3176.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 15,561 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1431.6|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|racial makeup]] of the city was 90.9% White, 1.2% Native American, 1.1% Asian, 0.5% African American, 0.3% Pacific Islander, 2.3% from other races, and 3.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.5% of the population.
As of the [[census]] of 2010,<ref name="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web | title=U.S. Census website | url=https://www.census.gov | publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] | access-date=2012-12-21}}</ref> there were 34,533 people, 14,313 households, and 8,700 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|3176.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 15,561 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1431.6|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|racial makeup]] of the city was 90.9% White, 1.2% Native American, 1.1% Asian, 0.5% African American, 0.3% Pacific Islander, 2.3% from other races, and 3.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.5% of the population.


There were 14,313 households, of which 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 14.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 39.2% were non-families. 32.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.94.
There were 14,313 households, of which 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 14.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 39.2% were non-families. 32.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.94.
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===2000 census===
===2000 census===
As of the census<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 23,003 people, 9,376 households, and 5,925 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|3,033|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 9,885 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,303.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. By 2008, the city's population had increased to 33,239. According to U.S. Census figures from the 2006-2008 American Community Survey, the racial composition of the city's population was 93.6% white, 0.2% black, 1.6% American Indian, 1.1% Asian, 1.2% other race, and 2.3% two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos, who may be of any race, formed 7.2% of the city's population.
As of the census<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 23,003 people, 9,376 households, and 5,925 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|3,033|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 9,885 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,303.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. By 2008, the city's population had increased to 33,239. According to U.S. Census figures from the 2006-2008 American Community Survey, the racial composition of the city's population was 93.6% white, 0.2% black, 1.6% American Indian, 1.1% Asian, 1.2% other race, and 2.3% two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos, who may be of any race, formed 7.2% of the city's population.


There were 9,376 households, out of which 31.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.5% were married couples living together, 14.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.8% were non-families. 31.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.94.
There were 9,376 households, out of which 31.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.5% were married couples living together, 14.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.8% were non-families. 31.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.94.
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==Government and politics==
==Government and politics==
The city council has 8 members as of 2019, representing 4 wards and are elected to 4 year terms by the city. The city council and mayor are not paid, and they volunteer their time. The council oversees the city government and chooses the city manager. The Mayor's job is to provide leadership and preside over city council meetings. The Mayor can also issue vetoes and make a tiebreaker vote.
The city council has 8 members as of 2019, representing 4 wards and are elected to 4 year terms by the city. The city council and mayor are not paid, and they volunteer their time. The council oversees the city government and chooses the city manager. The mayor's job is to provide leadership and preside over city council meetings. The Mayor can also issue vetoes and make a tiebreaker vote.
Grants Pass is conservative leaning and represented in the United States House of Representatives by Congressman [[Cliff Bentz]] ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]]-[[Ontario, Oregon|Ontario]]). At the state level of politics, Grants Pass is represented in the Oregon Senate by [[Art Robinson]] ([[Republican Party (Oregon)|R]]-[[Cave Junction]]) who holds [[Oregon's 2nd Senate district]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/senate/Pages/SenatorsDistrict.aspx |title=Oregon State Senators by District |date= |accessdate=2022-05-08}}</ref> and represented in the Oregon House of Representatives by [[Lily Morgan (politician)|Lily Morgan]] ([[Republican Party (Oregon)|R]]-[[Grants Pass]]) holding [[Oregon's 3rd House district]]<ref name="oregonlegislature.gov">{{cite web|url=https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/house/Pages/RepresentativesAll.aspx |title=House State Representatives |date= |accessdate=2022-05-08}}</ref> and [[Duane Stark]] ([[Republican Party (Oregon)|R]]-[[Grants Pass]]) holding [[Oregon's 4th House district]].<ref name="oregonlegislature.gov"/>
Grants Pass is conservative leaning and represented in the United States House of Representatives by Congressman [[Cliff Bentz]] ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]]-[[Ontario, Oregon|Ontario]]). At the state level of politics, Grants Pass is represented in the Oregon Senate by [[Art Robinson]] ([[Republican Party (Oregon)|R]]-[[Cave Junction]]) who holds [[Oregon's 2nd Senate district]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/senate/Pages/SenatorsDistrict.aspx |title=Oregon State Senators by District |date= |accessdate=2022-05-08}}</ref> and represented in the Oregon House of Representatives by [[Lily Morgan (politician)|Lily Morgan]] ([[Republican Party (Oregon)|R]]-[[Grants Pass]]) holding [[Oregon's 3rd House district]]<ref name="oregonlegislature.gov">{{cite web|url=https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/house/Pages/RepresentativesAll.aspx |title=House State Representatives |date= |accessdate=2022-05-08}}</ref> and [[Duane Stark]] ([[Republican Party (Oregon)|R]]-[[Grants Pass]]) holding [[Oregon's 4th House district]].<ref name="oregonlegislature.gov"/>


==Economy==
==Economy==
The lumber industry was the major employer for Grants Pass up until the early 1970s. At that point the entire region started to see a steady decline in all lumber harvesting, production, and processing. Since then there has been a shift to a large service industry sector covering areas of outdoors/sports/recreation and health care infrastructure. This is augmented by multiple small and medium businesses and growth in marijuana-related businesses due to state legalization.
The lumber industry was the major employer for Grants Pass up until the early 1970s. At that point the entire region started to see a steady decline in all lumber harvesting, production, and processing. Since then there has been a shift to a large service industry sector covering areas of outdoors/sports/recreation and health care infrastructure. This is augmented by multiple small and medium businesses and growth in marijuana-related businesses due to state legalization.


==Arts and culture==
==Arts and culture==
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===Museums and other points of interest===
===Museums and other points of interest===
The historic Rogue Theatre downtown has been transformed into a performing arts venue that hosts mostly local acts.<ref>[http://www.roguetheatre.com Rogue Theatre]</ref> The Grants Pass Towne Center Association's "Back to the '50s" Celebration includes free concerts, a nearly 600-vehicle Classic Car Cruise, [[poker run]]s, and thematic shopping in the town's downtown [[historic district]].<ref>[http://www.grantspasstownecenter.org/ Grants Pass Towne Center Association - Association of Grants Pass Merchants and Businesses Supporting Grants Pass Oregon Business, Businesses and Community<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
The historic Rogue Theatre downtown has been transformed into a performing arts venue that hosts mostly local acts.<ref>[http://www.roguetheatre.com Rogue Theatre]</ref> The Grants Pass Towne Center Association's "Back to the '50s" Celebration includes free concerts, a nearly 600-vehicle Classic Car Cruise, [[poker run]]s, and thematic shopping in the town's downtown [[historic district]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.grantspasstownecenter.org/ |title=Grants Pass Towne Center Association - Association of Grants Pass Merchants and Businesses Supporting Grants Pass Oregon Business, Businesses and Community<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=November 21, 2007 |archive-date=November 27, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071127121431/http://www.grantspasstownecenter.org/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>


Year round, there are First Friday Art Nights. On the first Friday of every month, many of the city's downtown stores hold art shows and promotional events.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rogueplanet.net/|title=First Friday Art Walk ~ Art Night in Grants Pass ~ Artist, Gallery, & Exhibit Directories|website=www.rogueplanet.net}}</ref>
Year round, there are First Friday Art Nights. On the first Friday of every month, many of the city's downtown stores hold art shows and promotional events.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rogueplanet.net/|title=First Friday Art Walk ~ Art Night in Grants Pass ~ Artist, Gallery, & Exhibit Directories|website=www.rogueplanet.net}}</ref>
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The Grants Pass post office contains two [[tempera]] murals done through the [[Section of Painting and Sculpture|U.S. Treasury Department Section on Fine Arts]] (often mistakenly referred to as the "WPA"), both painted in 1938. There are ten government-sponsored [[New Deal]] era murals in Oregon; Grants Pass is the only post office that contains two. The murals are "Rogue River Indians" by [[Louis Bunce|Louis DeMott Bunce]] (who also painted a 1959 mural at [[Portland International Airport]]) and "Early and Contemporary Industries" by [[Eric Lamade]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wpamurals.com/GrantsPs.htm|title=Grants Pass, OR New Deal Art|date=June 4, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604173108/http://www.wpamurals.com/GrantsPs.htm |archive-date=2011-06-04 }}</ref>
The Grants Pass post office contains two [[tempera]] murals done through the [[Section of Painting and Sculpture|U.S. Treasury Department Section on Fine Arts]] (often mistakenly referred to as the "WPA"), both painted in 1938. There are ten government-sponsored [[New Deal]] era murals in Oregon; Grants Pass is the only post office that contains two. The murals are "Rogue River Indians" by [[Louis Bunce|Louis DeMott Bunce]] (who also painted a 1959 mural at [[Portland International Airport]]) and "Early and Contemporary Industries" by [[Eric Lamade]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wpamurals.com/GrantsPs.htm|title=Grants Pass, OR New Deal Art|date=June 4, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604173108/http://www.wpamurals.com/GrantsPs.htm |archive-date=2011-06-04 }}</ref>


The Caveman Bridge on 6th Street was built by Conde McCullough in 1933. The through arch design bridge has been a landmark of Grants Pass for many years, and the bridge was refurbished in 2019. The Redwood Empire sign at the beginning of the bridge has also been a landmark for many years, and it was redone in 2021 due to a car crash.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ridgle |first=Tyler |title=Vehicle crashes into Redwood Empire sign |url=https://www.kdrv.com/archive/vehicle-crashes-into-redwood-empire-sign/article_56771486-a86a-5a5c-aea2-c3ce9be95f45.html |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=NewsWatch 12 KDRV |language=en}}</ref>
The Caveman Bridge on 6th Street was built by Conde McCullough in 1933. The through arch design bridge has been a landmark of Grants Pass for many years, and the bridge was refurbished in 2019. The Redwood Empire sign at the beginning of the bridge has also been a landmark for many years, and it was redone in 2021 due to a car crash.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ridgle |first=Tyler |title=Vehicle crashes into Redwood Empire sign |url=https://www.kdrv.com/archive/vehicle-crashes-into-redwood-empire-sign/article_56771486-a86a-5a5c-aea2-c3ce9be95f45.html |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=NewsWatch 12 KDRV |date=December 18, 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
[[File:Redwood Empire.jpg|200px|thumb|right|The Redwood Empire sign on 6th Street]]
[[File:Redwood Empire.jpg|200px|thumb|right|The Redwood Empire sign on 6th Street]]
[[File:Caveman Bridge.jpg|thumb|The Caveman Bridge over the Rogue River on 6th Street]]
[[File:Caveman Bridge.jpg|thumb|The Caveman Bridge over the Rogue River on 6th Street]]


==Parks and recreation==
==Parks and recreation==
Grants Pass has numerous and diverse parks and green spaces.<ref name=Parks>{{cite web |url= http://www.ci.grants-pass.or.us/Index.aspx?page=147 |title= Grants Pass Parks |publisher= City of Grants Pass |access-date= 2008-01-31 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081206091646/http://www.ci.grants-pass.or.us/Index.aspx?page=147 |archive-date= 2008-12-06 }}</ref> Notable city-run parks include Riverside Park, summer home to the local Concerts in the Park series, and the Reinhart Volunteer Park, a park largely built through the efforts of community volunteers and featuring facilities for many sports.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.grantspassoregon.gov/Index.aspx?page=159 |title= Grants Pass Parks |publisher= City of Grants Pass |access-date= 2009-04-01 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090415192435/http://www.grantspassoregon.gov/Index.aspx?page=159 |archive-date= 2009-04-15 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.grantspassoregon.gov/Index.aspx?page=158 |title= Grants Pass Parks |publisher= City of Grants Pass |access-date= 2009-04-01 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090415191809/http://www.grantspassoregon.gov/Index.aspx?page=158 |archive-date= 2009-04-15 }}</ref> Grants Pass is a [[List of Tree Cities USA|Tree City USA]] Community and has been for 35 years.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.kdrv.com/news/top-stories/three-local-towns-reach-tree-usa-milestones/article_a32b368e-c42c-11ed-ac38-078862b96170.html|title=Three local towns reach Tree USA milestones|publisher=KDRV|access-date= 2023-03-20}}</ref>
Grants Pass has numerous and diverse parks and green spaces.<ref name=Parks>{{cite web |url= http://www.ci.grants-pass.or.us/Index.aspx?page=147 |title= Grants Pass Parks |publisher= City of Grants Pass |access-date= 2008-01-31 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081206091646/http://www.ci.grants-pass.or.us/Index.aspx?page=147 |archive-date= 2008-12-06 }}</ref> Notable city-run parks include Riverside Park, summer home to the local Concerts in the Park series, and the Reinhart Volunteer Park, a park largely built through the efforts of community volunteers and featuring facilities for many sports.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.grantspassoregon.gov/Index.aspx?page=159 |title= Grants Pass Parks |publisher= City of Grants Pass |access-date= 2009-04-01 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090415192435/http://www.grantspassoregon.gov/Index.aspx?page=159 |archive-date= 2009-04-15 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.grantspassoregon.gov/Index.aspx?page=158 |title= Grants Pass Parks |publisher= City of Grants Pass |access-date= 2009-04-01 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090415191809/http://www.grantspassoregon.gov/Index.aspx?page=158 |archive-date= 2009-04-15 }}</ref> Grants Pass is a [[List of Tree Cities USA|Tree City USA]] Community and has been for 35 years.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.kdrv.com/news/top-stories/three-local-towns-reach-tree-usa-milestones/article_a32b368e-c42c-11ed-ac38-078862b96170.html|title=Three local towns reach Tree USA milestones|date=March 16, 2023 |publisher=KDRV|access-date= 2023-03-20}}</ref>

The city is currently involved in litigation before the [[Supreme Court of the United States]] in the form of [[City of Grants Pass v. Johnson]] regarding the ability for [[Homelessness|homeless people]] to camp in its parks.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-12 |title=Justices take up camping ban case |url=https://www.scotusblog.com/2024/01/justices-take-up-camping-ban-case/ |access-date=2024-04-03 |website=SCOTUSblog |language=en-US}}</ref>


==Education==
==Education==
Grants Pass area public schools are served by [[Grants Pass School District]], including [[Grants Pass High School]], and [[Three Rivers School District (Oregon)|Three Rivers School District]], including [[Illinois Valley High School]], [[North Valley High School]], [[Rivers Edge Academy Charter School]], and [[Hidden Valley High School (Grants Pass, Oregon)|Hidden Valley High School]]. [[Rogue Community College]]'s (RCC) main (Redwood Campus) is located south of Grants Pass on Redwood Highway with additional campuses located in [[Medford, Oregon]] (Riverside Campus) and [[White City, Oregon|White City]] (Table Rock Campus).<ref name="rcc">{{cite web|url=https://www.roguecc.edu/|title=Rogue Community College|website=www.roguecc.edu}}</ref>
Grants Pass area public schools are served by [[Grants Pass School District]], including [[Grants Pass High School]], and [[Three Rivers School District (Oregon)|Three Rivers School District]], including [[Illinois Valley High School]], [[North Valley High School]], [[Rivers Edge Academy Charter School]], and [[Hidden Valley High School (Grants Pass, Oregon)|Hidden Valley High School]]. [[Rogue Community College]]'s (RCC) main (Redwood Campus) is located south of Grants Pass on Redwood Highway with additional campuses located in [[Medford, Oregon]] (Riverside Campus) and [[White City, Oregon|White City]] (Table Rock Campus).<ref name="rcc">{{cite web|url=https://www.roguecc.edu/|title=Rogue Community College|website=www.roguecc.edu|access-date=July 19, 2022|archive-date=July 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220715002809/https://www.roguecc.edu/|url-status=dead}}</ref>


==Law enforcement==
==Law enforcement==
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==Media==
==Media==
===Newspapers===
===Newspapers===
The ''[[Grants Pass Daily Courier]]'' is the region's newspaper. The newspaper was established in 1885 with the name "Grant's Pass Courier" and then "Rogue River Courier." After the newspaper became a daily, the name was changed to what it is today. The other paper of record in Josephine County is the Illinois Valley News in Cave Junction established in 1937.
The ''[[Grants Pass Daily Courier]]'' is the region's newspaper. The newspaper was established in 1885 with the name "Grant's Pass Courier" and then "Rogue River Courier." After the newspaper became a daily, the name was changed to what it is today.
The other paper of record in Josephine County is the Illinois Valley News in [[Cave Junction]] established in 1937.


===Radio===
===Radio===
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* [[Kit Culkin]], actor
* [[Kit Culkin]], actor
* [[Michael Curry (puppet designer)|Michael Curry]], puppet designer
* [[Michael Curry (puppet designer)|Michael Curry]], puppet designer
* [[Brandon Drury]], baseball player with the [[San Diego Padres]]
* [[Brandon Drury]], baseball player with the [[Los Angeles Angels]]
* [[David Lance Goines|David Goines]], artist, writer
* [[David Lance Goines|David Goines]], artist, writer
* [[Helen Chenoweth-Hage]], U.S. Representative from Idaho
* [[Helen Chenoweth-Hage]], U.S. Representative from Idaho
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* [[Merrill McPeak]], former [[Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force]]
* [[Merrill McPeak]], former [[Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force]]
* [[Russell Myers]], cartoonist, creator of the comic strip [[Broom-Hilda]]
* [[Russell Myers]], cartoonist, creator of the comic strip [[Broom-Hilda]]
* [[Scott O'Hara]], pornographic actor and poet<ref>{{cite book | last1 = Zeeland | first1 = Steven | year = 2014 | editor1-last = Dececco | editor1-first = John | editor2-last = Streit | editor2-first = Samuel A | title = Foreword | work = Rarely Pure and Never Simple: Selected Essays of Scott O'Hara | url =https://books.google.com/books?id=fhVIAwAAQBAJ&pg=PP1 | publisher = Routledge | page = x| isbn = 9781317790075 }}</ref>
* [[Scott O'Hara]], pornographic actor and poet<ref>{{cite book | last1 = Zeeland | first1 = Steven | year = 2014 | editor1-last = Dececco | editor1-first = John | editor2-last = Streit | editor2-first = Samuel A | section = Foreword | title = Rarely Pure and Never Simple: Selected Essays of Scott O'Hara | url =https://books.google.com/books?id=fhVIAwAAQBAJ&pg=PP1 | publisher = Routledge | page = x| isbn = 9781317790075 }}</ref>
* [[Hub Pernoll]], baseball player
* [[Hub Pernoll]], baseball player
* [[Michael Saucedo]], actor, musician
* [[Michael Saucedo]], actor, musician
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* [[Cornelius Sidler]], Wisconsin State Assemblyman and lawyer<ref>'Former State Assemblyman Of 2nd District Dies,' Sheboygan Press, September 22, 1925, pg. 4</ref>
* [[Cornelius Sidler]], Wisconsin State Assemblyman and lawyer<ref>'Former State Assemblyman Of 2nd District Dies,' Sheboygan Press, September 22, 1925, pg. 4</ref>
* [[Ken Williams (baseball)|Ken Williams]], baseball player
* [[Ken Williams (baseball)|Ken Williams]], baseball player
*[[Elaine Devry]], actress


===National Football League (NFL) players===
===National Football League (NFL) players===

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Grants Pass, Oregon
City
City of Grants Pass, Oregon
Motto(s): 
Live Rogue; It's the Climate
Location in Josephine County and the state of Oregon
Location in Josephine County and the state of Oregon
Grants Pass is located in Oregon
Grants Pass
Grants Pass
Location in Oregon
Grants Pass is located in the United States
Grants Pass
Grants Pass
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 42°26′20″N 123°19′42″W / 42.43889°N 123.32833°W / 42.43889; -123.32833
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyJosephine
Incorporated1887
Government
 • MayorSara Bristol[1]
 • City ManagerAaron Cubic[2]
Area
[3]
 • Total11.68 sq mi (30.25 km2)
 • Land11.52 sq mi (29.83 km2)
 • Water0.16 sq mi (0.42 km2)
Elevation
960 ft (290 m)
Population
 (2020)[4]
 • Total39,194
 • Density3,402.12/sq mi (1,313.58/km2)
Time zoneUTC−8 (Pacific)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−7 (Pacific)
ZIP codes
97526, 97527, 97528, 97543
Area codes541 and 458
FIPS code41-30550[5]
GNIS feature ID1142947[6]
Websitewww.grantspassoregon.gov

Grants Pass is a city in and the county seat of Josephine County, Oregon, United States.[7] The city is located on Interstate 5, northwest of Medford, along the Rogue River. The population is 39,194 according to the 2020 census, making it the 15th most populous city in Oregon.[8]

History

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Early Hudson's Bay Company hunters and trappers, following the Siskiyou Trail, passed through the site beginning in the 1820s. In the late 1840s, settlers (mostly American) following the Applegate Trail began traveling through the area on their way to the Willamette Valley. The city states[9] that the name was selected to honor General Ulysses S. Grant's success at Vicksburg. The Grants Pass post office was established on March 22, 1865.[10] The city of Grants Pass was incorporated in 1887.[11]

The Oregon–Utah Sugar Company, financed by Charles W. Nibley, was created, leading to a sugar beet factory being built in Grants Pass in 1916.[12] Before the factory opened, Oregon-Utah Sugar was merged into the Utah-Idaho Sugar Company.[12] Due to labor shortages and low acreage planted in sugar beets, the processing machinery was moved to Toppenish, Washington, in 1918 or 1919.[12]

Grants Pass was believed by some to be a sundown town.[13][14][15] The Ku Klux Klan was active from the 1920s to 1960s.[16]

Geography

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Grants Pass is located in the Rogue Valley; the Rogue River runs through the city. U.S. Route 199 passes through the city, and joins Interstate 5. The city has a total area of 11.03 square miles (28.6 km2), of which 10.87 square miles (28.2 km2) is land and 0.16 square miles (0.41 km2) is water.[17]

Climate

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Welcome sign in Grants Pass

Grants Pass has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen: Csa), and is in USDA plant hardiness zone 8b.[18]

Summer days are sunny, dry and hot, with dramatic cooling at night; the average August high temperature is 90.6 °F (32.6 °C) and the low is 54.9 °F (12.7 °C). Winters are cool and fairly rainy, with only occasional snow; the average January high temperature is 47.6 °F (8.7 °C) and the low is 35.3 °F (1.8 °C). Grants Pass receives roughly 31 inches (790 mm) precipitation per year, with three-quarters of it occurring between November 1 and March 31. The mild winters and dry summers support a native vegetation structure quite different from the rest of Oregon, dominated by madrone, deciduous and evergreen oak, manzanita, pine, bush chinquapin, and other species that are far less abundant further north.[19]

The record high temperature of 115 °F (46 °C) was on July 4 2022. The record low temperature of −3 °F (−19 °C) was on December 21, 1990.[20][21] There are an average of 51.3 afternoons annually with highs of 90 °F (32 °C) or higher, eight afternoons reaching at least 100 °F (38 °C), and 77.5 mornings annually with lows of 29 °F (−2 °C) or lower.

Measurable precipitation falls on an average of 110 days annually. The wettest rain year on record was from July 1955 to June 1956 with 50.69 inches (1,288 mm) of precipitation, and the driest from July 1923 to June 1924 with 13.43 inches (341 mm). The most precipitation in one month was 20.63 inches (524 mm) in December 1996, and the most precipitation in one day was 5.27 inches (134 mm) on October 29, 1950 – part of a two-day fall of 9.38 inches (238 mm) and ending a five-day fall of 11.26 inches (286 mm). There is an average of only 4.6 inches (0.12 m) of snow annually. The most snowfall in one month was 34.1 inches (0.87 m) in February 1917.[22]

Climate data for Grants Pass, Oregon (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1893–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 71
(22) 		76
(24) 		86
(30) 		98
(37) 		102
(39) 		113
(45) 		114
(46) 		111
(44) 		108
(42) 		99
(37) 		77
(25) 		75
(24) 		114
(46)
Mean maximum °F (°C) 59.0
(15.0) 		65.1
(18.4) 		74.3
(23.5) 		83.5
(28.6) 		93.0
(33.9) 		97.5
(36.4) 		102.8
(39.3) 		103.1
(39.5) 		97.9
(36.6) 		85.1
(29.5) 		68.0
(20.0) 		59.1
(15.1) 		105.3
(40.7)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 47.6
(8.7) 		53.9
(12.2) 		59.6
(15.3) 		65.4
(18.6) 		74.1
(23.4) 		81.2
(27.3) 		90.5
(32.5) 		90.6
(32.6) 		83.8
(28.8) 		69.8
(21.0) 		53.8
(12.1) 		45.7
(7.6) 		68.0
(20.0)
Daily mean °F (°C) 41.5
(5.3) 		44.8
(7.1) 		48.2
(9.0) 		52.6
(11.4) 		59.9
(15.5) 		65.9
(18.8) 		73.4
(23.0) 		72.7
(22.6) 		66.1
(18.9) 		55.5
(13.1) 		46.1
(7.8) 		40.4
(4.7) 		55.6
(13.1)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 35.3
(1.8) 		35.6
(2.0) 		36.9
(2.7) 		39.8
(4.3) 		45.7
(7.6) 		50.5
(10.3) 		56.3
(13.5) 		54.9
(12.7) 		48.3
(9.1) 		41.1
(5.1) 		38.5
(3.6) 		35.1
(1.7) 		43.2
(6.2)
Mean minimum °F (°C) 24.1
(−4.4) 		24.9
(−3.9) 		27.4
(−2.6) 		30.2
(−1.0) 		34.5
(1.4) 		40.6
(4.8) 		47.2
(8.4) 		45.7
(7.6) 		38.3
(3.5) 		30.2
(−1.0) 		26.2
(−3.2) 		23.9
(−4.5) 		19.5
(−6.9)
Record low °F (°C) 1
(−17) 		5
(−15) 		15
(−9) 		20
(−7) 		24
(−4) 		30
(−1) 		35
(2) 		30
(−1) 		24
(−4) 		20
(−7) 		12
(−11) 		−1
(−18) 		−1
(−18)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 5.08
(129) 		3.97
(101) 		3.65
(93) 		2.31
(59) 		1.39
(35) 		0.68
(17) 		0.37
(9.4) 		0.26
(6.6) 		0.56
(14) 		2.07
(53) 		4.42
(112) 		6.55
(166) 		31.31
(795)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 0.6
(1.5) 		0.1
(0.25) 		0.1
(0.25) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.1
(0.25) 		0.9
(2.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) 17.1 14.3 15.5 13.4 8.6 4.5 1.9 1.6 3.3 8.0 15.8 16.8 120.8
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.3
Source: NOAA[23][24]

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1880250—
18901,432472.8%
19002,29059.9%
19103,89770.2%
19204,2007.8%
19304,66611.1%
19406,02829.2%
19508,11634.6%
196010,11824.7%
197012,45523.1%
198014,97720.2%
199017,48816.8%
200023,00331.5%
201034,53350.1%
202039,19413.5%
Source:[25]
U.S. Decennial Census[26]
2018 Estimate[27][4]

2010 census

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As of the census of 2010,[28] there were 34,533 people, 14,313 households, and 8,700 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,176.9 inhabitants per square mile (1,226.6/km2). There were 15,561 housing units at an average density of 1,431.6 per square mile (552.7/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 90.9% White, 1.2% Native American, 1.1% Asian, 0.5% African American, 0.3% Pacific Islander, 2.3% from other races, and 3.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.5% of the population.

There were 14,313 households, of which 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.3% were married couples living together, 14.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 39.2% were non-families. 32.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.94.

The median age in the city was 39.3 years. 24.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.6% were from 25 to 44; 25% were from 45 to 64; and 18.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.3% male and 52.7% female.

2000 census

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As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 23,003 people, 9,376 households, and 5,925 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,033 inhabitants per square mile (1,171/km2). There were 9,885 housing units at an average density of 1,303.3 per square mile (503.2/km2). By 2008, the city's population had increased to 33,239. According to U.S. Census figures from the 2006-2008 American Community Survey, the racial composition of the city's population was 93.6% white, 0.2% black, 1.6% American Indian, 1.1% Asian, 1.2% other race, and 2.3% two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos, who may be of any race, formed 7.2% of the city's population.

There were 9,376 households, out of which 31.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.5% were married couples living together, 14.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.8% were non-families. 31.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 26.0% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 19.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $29,197, and the median income for a family was $36,284. Males had a median income of $31,128 versus $23,579 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,234. About 12.2% of families and 34.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.8% of those under age 18 and 7.3% of those age 65 or over.

Government and politics

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The city council has 8 members as of 2019, representing 4 wards and are elected to 4 year terms by the city. The city council and mayor are not paid, and they volunteer their time. The council oversees the city government and chooses the city manager. The mayor's job is to provide leadership and preside over city council meetings. The Mayor can also issue vetoes and make a tiebreaker vote. Grants Pass is conservative leaning and represented in the United States House of Representatives by Congressman Cliff Bentz (R-Ontario). At the state level of politics, Grants Pass is represented in the Oregon Senate by Art Robinson (R-Cave Junction) who holds Oregon's 2nd Senate district,[29] and represented in the Oregon House of Representatives by Lily Morgan (R-Grants Pass) holding Oregon's 3rd House district[30] and Duane Stark (R-Grants Pass) holding Oregon's 4th House district.[30]

Economy

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The lumber industry was the major employer for Grants Pass up until the early 1970s. At that point the entire region started to see a steady decline in all lumber harvesting, production, and processing. Since then there has been a shift to a large service industry sector covering areas of outdoors/sports/recreation and health care infrastructure. This is augmented by multiple small and medium businesses and growth in marijuana-related businesses due to state legalization.

Arts and culture

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Caveman statue next to the visitor center
Jetboat on the Rogue River at Grants Pass

Annual cultural events

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Boatnik, a hydroplane boat race and carnival event, is held every Memorial Day weekend in Riverside Park.[31]

They also host the Josephine County Fair which usually occurs in late August.[32]

Museums and other points of interest

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The historic Rogue Theatre downtown has been transformed into a performing arts venue that hosts mostly local acts.[33] The Grants Pass Towne Center Association's "Back to the '50s" Celebration includes free concerts, a nearly 600-vehicle Classic Car Cruise, poker runs, and thematic shopping in the town's downtown historic district.[34]

Year round, there are First Friday Art Nights. On the first Friday of every month, many of the city's downtown stores hold art shows and promotional events.[35]

The Grants Pass post office contains two tempera murals done through the U.S. Treasury Department Section on Fine Arts (often mistakenly referred to as the "WPA"), both painted in 1938. There are ten government-sponsored New Deal era murals in Oregon; Grants Pass is the only post office that contains two. The murals are "Rogue River Indians" by Louis DeMott Bunce (who also painted a 1959 mural at Portland International Airport) and "Early and Contemporary Industries" by Eric Lamade.[36]

The Caveman Bridge on 6th Street was built by Conde McCullough in 1933. The through arch design bridge has been a landmark of Grants Pass for many years, and the bridge was refurbished in 2019. The Redwood Empire sign at the beginning of the bridge has also been a landmark for many years, and it was redone in 2021 due to a car crash.[37]

The Redwood Empire sign on 6th Street
The Caveman Bridge over the Rogue River on 6th Street

Parks and recreation

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Grants Pass has numerous and diverse parks and green spaces.[38] Notable city-run parks include Riverside Park, summer home to the local Concerts in the Park series, and the Reinhart Volunteer Park, a park largely built through the efforts of community volunteers and featuring facilities for many sports.[39][40] Grants Pass is a Tree City USA Community and has been for 35 years.[41]

The city is currently involved in litigation before the Supreme Court of the United States in the form of City of Grants Pass v. Johnson regarding the ability for homeless people to camp in its parks.[42]

Education

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Grants Pass area public schools are served by Grants Pass School District, including Grants Pass High School, and Three Rivers School District, including Illinois Valley High School, North Valley High School, Rivers Edge Academy Charter School, and Hidden Valley High School. Rogue Community College's (RCC) main (Redwood Campus) is located south of Grants Pass on Redwood Highway with additional campuses located in Medford, Oregon (Riverside Campus) and White City (Table Rock Campus).[43]

Law enforcement

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The City of Grants Pass is served by individual departments, each with their own respective buildings. The city has a Department of Public Safety as well.[44]

Media

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Newspapers

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The Grants Pass Daily Courier is the region's newspaper. The newspaper was established in 1885 with the name "Grant's Pass Courier" and then "Rogue River Courier." After the newspaper became a daily, the name was changed to what it is today.

The other paper of record in Josephine County is the Illinois Valley News in Cave Junction established in 1937.

Radio

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AM
  • KAGI 930 JPR — News and Information
  • KAJO 1270 — Classic Hits/News/Talk
FM

(Medford and Ashland stations listed by Grants Pass translator frequencies)

  • KDOV 88.1 Religious
  • KLXG 91.1 K-LOVE — Religious
  • KTMT-FM 92.1 Top 40
  • KIFS 93.1 Top 40
  • KRRM 94.7 Traditional Country
  • KBOY-FM 96.1 Classic Rock
  • KROG 96.9 The Rogue — Active Rock
  • KLDR 98.3 Top 40
  • KISS 98.5 KISS FM: Modern Pop Hits
  • KRWQ 98.7 Country
  • KCMD 99.3 News/Talk
  • KLDZ 100.7 Classic Hits
  • KSOR 101.5 JPR Classical
  • KCNA 102.7 The Drive — Classic Hits
  • KAWZ 103.1 CSN — Religious
  • KAKT 104.7 Country
  • KMED 106.3 News/Talk
  • KGPZ-LP 106.7 Christian
  • KCMX-FM 107.1 Adult Contemporary
  • KJCR-LP 107.9 Catholic Talk

Transportation

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Road

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Bus

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Rail

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Air

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Grants Pass is featured in the Route 66 episode "Three Sides".

Notable people

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National Football League (NFL) players

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Sister city

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See also

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