Medford is a city in and the county seat of Jackson County, Oregon, in the United States. As of the 2020 United States census the city had a total population of 85,824, making it the eighth-most populous city in Oregon, and a metropolitan area population of 223,259, making the Medford Metropolitan Statistical Area the fifth largest metro area in Oregon. The city was named in 1883 by David Loring, civil engineer and right-of-way agent for the Oregon and California Railroad, after Medford, Massachusetts, which was near Loring's hometown of Concord, Massachusetts. Medford is near the middle fork of Bear Creek.
Pacific
Medford
Jackson County, OR
Population
85,539
Walk Score
95 · Walker's Paradise
Median rent
$1,214
Median home value
$355,600
Founded
1885
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Hanley, Michael, Farmstead · listed 1983
- Hillcrest Orchard Historic District · listed 1984
- Medford Downtown Historic District · listed 1998
- Medford IOOF Cemetery · listed 1989
- South Oakdale Historic District · listed 1979
Notable landmarks
- Baker, Sophenia Ish, House · listed 1993
- Barnum Hotel · listed 1984
- BPOE Lodge No. 1168 · listed 1980
- Bybee, William, House · listed 1977
- Clark, Frank Chamberlain, House · listed 1982
- Cooley-Neff Warehouse · listed 2007
- Corning Court Ensemble · listed 1991
- Eden Valley Orchard · listed 2000
- Egan, H. Chandler and Alice B., House · listed 1997
- Fluhrer Bakery Building · listed 1983
- Fredenburg, Andrew J., House · listed 1982
- Furry, Frederic E., House · listed 1980
- Gates, C. E. "Pop", House · listed 1991
- Hafer, Edgar F., House · listed 1983
- Holmes, Harry and Eleanor, House · listed 2021
- Hover, George A., House · listed 1980
- Jackson County Courthouse · listed 1986
- Lee-Janouch House · listed 2025
- Liberty Building · listed 1978
- McCredie House
- Medford Carnegie Library · listed 1981
- Medford Central Firehall · listed 1996
- Medford Geneva-Minnesota Historic District · listed 1994
- Medford Grocery Company Warehouse · listed 2002
- Medford Plaza Apartments · listed 2004
- …and 16 more
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