Scotts Mills, Oregon facts for kids
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Scotts Mills, Oregon
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The Scotts Mills Market
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Location in Oregon
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| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Marion |
| Incorporated | 1916 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.36 sq mi (0.93 km2) |
| • Land | 0.36 sq mi (0.93 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 495 ft (151 m) |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 419 |
| • Density | 1,160.66/sq mi (448.42/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (Pacific) |
| ZIP code |
97375
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| Area code(s) | 503 |
| FIPS code | 41-65800 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2411843 |
| Website | scottsmills.org |
Scotts Mills is a city in Marion County, Oregon, United States. The population was 419 at the 2020 census. It is 2 miles (3 km) south of Marquam and Oregon Route 213, between Silverton and Molalla.
Scotts Mills is part of the Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is near the site of the 1993 Scotts Mills earthquake.
Name
The city takes its name from the sawmill and flour mill on Butte Creek owned by Robert Hall Scott and Thomas Scott at this location, which became known as Scotts Mills in about 1866. Thomas Scott was the first postmaster at the post office established here in 1887.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.36 square miles (0.93 km2), all of it land.
Butte Creek flows just to the east of Scotts Mills as it makes its way north to join the Pudding River.
Climate
This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F (22.0 °C). According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Scotts Mills has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 69 (21) |
71 (22) |
72 (22) |
82 (28) |
97 (36) |
94 (34) |
98 (37) |
99 (37) |
98 (37) |
87 (31) |
76 (24) |
69 (21) |
99 (37) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 43.9 (6.6) |
46.5 (8.1) |
48.5 (9.2) |
52.8 (11.6) |
59.2 (15.1) |
65 (18) |
71.9 (22.2) |
72.2 (22.3) |
67.8 (19.9) |
58.6 (14.8) |
48.2 (9.0) |
43.8 (6.6) |
56.5 (13.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 31.9 (−0.1) |
33 (1) |
33.5 (0.8) |
35.6 (2.0) |
40.3 (4.6) |
45.1 (7.3) |
48.8 (9.3) |
49.3 (9.6) |
47 (8) |
41.4 (5.2) |
35.5 (1.9) |
32.4 (0.2) |
39.5 (4.2) |
| Record low °F (°C) | 4 (−16) |
0 (−18) |
10 (−12) |
18 (−8) |
25 (−4) |
29 (−2) |
35 (2) |
36 (2) |
28 (−2) |
17 (−8) |
11 (−12) |
−6 (−21) |
−6 (−21) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 11.86 (301) |
9.12 (232) |
8.91 (226) |
6.58 (167) |
5.13 (130) |
3.34 (85) |
1.15 (29) |
1.52 (39) |
3.18 (81) |
6.53 (166) |
12.07 (307) |
12.58 (320) |
81.96 (2,082) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 17.1 (43) |
13.2 (34) |
13.8 (35) |
5.9 (15) |
0.6 (1.5) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0.3 (0.76) |
6 (15) |
14 (36) |
71 (180) |
| Average precipitation days | 20 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 178 |
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1920 | 208 | — | |
| 1930 | 153 | −26.4% | |
| 1940 | 227 | 48.4% | |
| 1950 | 217 | −4.4% | |
| 1960 | 155 | −28.6% | |
| 1970 | 208 | 34.2% | |
| 1980 | 249 | 19.7% | |
| 1990 | 283 | 13.7% | |
| 2000 | 312 | 10.2% | |
| 2010 | 357 | 14.4% | |
| 2020 | 419 | 17.4% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 357 people, 131 households, and 93 families residing in the city. The population density was 991.7 inhabitants per square mile (382.9/km2). There were 138 housing units at an average density of 383.3 per square mile (148.0/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 97.5% White, 0.3% Native American, 1.4% Asian, and 0.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.2% of the population.
There were 131 households, of which 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.1% were married couples living together, 4.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 29.0% were non-families. 19.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.17.
The median age in the city was 40.8 years. 24.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.9% were from 25 to 44; 32.5% were from 45 to 64; and 11.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 53.5% male and 46.5% female.
Scotts Mills Park
The park, managed by Marion County, opened in 1961 on 10 acres (4.0 ha) of land donated by Portland General Electric and 3 acres (1.2 ha) donated by Merle and Barbara Haskins. In 2023, an additional 6 plus acres were acquired through combined purchase and donation to expand the park by longtime residents Terry and Patty Caster. Open from 8 a.m. to sunset from May to October, it has play fields and equipment, picnic tables, restrooms, a waterfall, a wading pool, and a swimming hole in Butte Creek.
See also
In Spanish: Scotts Mills para niños
