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Medford metropolitan area | |
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Medford, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area | |
Coordinates: 42°25′56″N 122°43′43″W / 42.4322°N 122.7286°W | |
Country | United States |
State(s) | Oregon |
Largest city | Medford (77,677) |
Other cities |
Grants Pass (34,533) Ashland (21,000) Central Point (17,169) Eagle Point (8,624) |
Highest elevation | 7,047 ft (2,148 m) |
Lowest elevation | 430 ft (131 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 285,919 |
• Rank | 205th in the U.S. |
• Density | 70/sq mi (26/km2) |
The Medford metropolitan area is a metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Oregon centered on the principal city of Medford, Oregon. [1] The U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) identifies it as the Medford, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area, a metropolitan statistical area used by the United States Census Bureau (USCB) and other entities. [1] The OMB defines the area as comprising all of Jackson County, including Medford, Ashland and Central Point. [2] The Medford metropolitan area also includes Grants Pass in neighboring Josephine County, though the OMB excludes it.
The USCB includes Medford and Grants Pass as a combined statistical area called the Medford-Grants Pass, Oregon Combined Statistical Area, comprising both Jackson and Josephine counties. [3] [4] The area's population was estimated at 285,919 in 2010, making it the second largest combined statistical area and the fourth largest metropolitan area in Oregon, after Portland, Salem, and Eugene–Springfield. [5] [6]
42°20′N 122°50′W / 42.333°N 122.833°W