What is the population of Josephine County?

The population of Josephine County, OR is 88,053.

Where is Josephine County located?

Josephine County, OR is located at latitude 42.3654600 and longitude -123.5555800. It is in United States.

What is the area of Josephine County?

The area of Josephine County, OR is 4252 km².

What is the elevation of Josephine County?

Josephine County, OR has an elevation of 495 meters (1624 feet) above sea level.

What time zone is Josephine County in?

Josephine County, OR is in the America/Los_Angeles time zone.

How has the population of Josephine County changed?

The population of Josephine County, OR has increased from 82,713 (2010) to 88,053 (2020), a change of 6.5%.

Josephine County, Oregon

Josephine County: county in Oregon, United States

About

Josephine County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 census, the population was 82,713 and a population density of 19 people per km². After 10 years in 2020 county had an estimated population of 88,053 inhabitants. Its county seat is Grants Pass. The county was created 170 years ago in 1855.

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Josephine County at a glance

Josephine County currently has 3 quality-checked populated place pages linked on MapSof, making it easier to jump from the county overview into local city pages.

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Largest city

Grants Pass

Population 38,416

Quick Facts about Josephine County

Population	88,053 (2020)
Country	United States of America
State	Oregon (United States)
Area	4252 km²
Water as percent of area	0.1%
Land as percent of area	99.9%
Latitude & Longitude	42.3655,-123.5556
Altitude	3,327 feet / 1014 meters
Capital	Grants Pass
Establishment	January 01, 1856
Time Zone	Pacific Time Zone
Local time	21:05:12 (15th April 2026)
Density	21 Pop. per km² as of 2020
Population growth	6.06% (2010-2020)
Weather	41℉ Light Rain 7-days weather

Josephine County Courthouse - Grants Pass Oregon image

Geography

Josephine County is located at 42°21'56"N 123°33'20"W (42.3654600, -123.5555800). It has 5 neighbors: Jackson County, Douglas County, Curry County, Del Norte County and Siskiyou County.

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The largest city of Josephine County is Grants Pass with a population of 38,416. Other cities include, Redwood population 2,627 and Cave Junction population 1,986. See all Josephine County cities & populated places.

Josephine County Populated Places

Cities, towns, neighborhoods & other populated places in Josephine County.

City Name	Population	Title
Grants Pass	38,416	City in Oregon, USA
Redwood	2,627	Census-designated place in Josephine County, Oregon
Cave Junction	1,986	City in Oregon, USA

Weather

41°F

Light Rain

13 mph SW Tuesday Night

Rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

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Josephine County has 5 neighbours.

Jackson County county in Oregon, United States
Douglas County county in Oregon, United States
Curry County county in Oregon, United States
Del Norte County county in California, United States
Siskiyou County county in state of California, United States

Grants Pass

Demographics

The population of Josephine County increased by 6.06% in 10 years.

Year	Population	% Change	Method
2010	82,713	-	census
2011	82,702	-0.01%	estimation process
2012	82,755	0.06%	estimation process
2013	83,131	0.45%	estimation process
2014	83,377	0.3%	estimation process
2015	84,528	1.36%	estimation process
2016	85,504	1.14%	estimation process
2017	86,584	1.25%	estimation process
2018	87,150	0.65%	estimation process
2019	87,487	0.39%	estimation process
2020	88,053	0.64%	estimation process

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People born in Josephine County (2)

People born in Josephine County, including ferry operator Mary Peters, dressmaker, muleskinner, hotelier, botanical collector and founder of Adams Station Mary Ann Adams Peacock, .

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Oregon Other Counties (more counties)

County Name	Population	Title
Multnomah County	815,637	County in Oregon, United States
Portland	656,751	The twenty-sixth most populous city in the United States and the center of the Portland metropolitan area.
Washington County	603,514	County in Oregon, United States
Clackamas County	421,596	County in Oregon, United States
Lane County	382,986	County in Oregon, United States
Marion County	349,204	County in Oregon, United States
Jackson County	221,844	County in Oregon, United States
Deschutes County	201,769	County in Oregon, United States
Salem	175,891	The capital of Oregon.
Eugene	173,236	The second most populous city in Oregon.
Linn County	131,054	County in Oregon, United States
Terrebonne	117,664	Census-designated place in Deschutes County, Oregon
Douglas County	111,364	County in Oregon, United States
Hillsboro	110,985	The most populous city in Washington County, Oregon.
Gresham	110,031	The second most populous city in Multnomah County, Oregon.
Yamhill County	107,664	County in Oregon, United States