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Scotts Mills, Oregon
The Scotts Mills Market
The Scotts Mills Market
Location in Oregon
Location in Oregon
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
499 ft (152 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 357
 • Estimate 
(2019)
393
 • Density 1,088.64/sq mi (420.60/km2)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-7 (Pacific)
ZIP code
97375
Area code(s) 503
FIPS code 41-65800
GNIS feature ID 2411843
Website scottsmills.org
Coordinates and elevation from United States Geological Survey

Scotts Mills is a city in Marion County, Oregon, United States. The population was 357 at the 2010 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 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.

Climate data for Scotts Mills
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)
Average high °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)
Average low °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
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%
2019 (est.) 393 10.1%
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 Mill 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. Open from 8 a.m. to sunset from May to October, it has play fields and equipment, picnic tables, and restrooms, a waterfall, a wading pool, and a swimming hole in Butte Creek. The park is at 45°02′23″N 122°39′51″W / 45.0398440°N 122.6642548°W / 45.0398440; -122.6642548 (Scotts Mills County Park).

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