Facts About Medford
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Medford is a city in and the county seat of Jackson County, Oregon, in the United States.
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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.
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The city has a total area of 25.74 square miles, of which, 25.73 square miles is land and 0.01 square miles is water.
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In 1926, the beautiful and elegant Ginger Rogers performed at the Craterian Theater. In 1990, she moved to Medford, where she spent her summers.
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The median age in Medford is 37.4 years, 36.5 years for males, and 38.3 years for females.
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The lowest recorded temperature in Medford was −10 °F on December 13, 1919, and the highest recorded temperature was 115 °F on July 20, 1946, and June 28, 2021.
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Medford became sister cities with Alba, Piedmont, Italy in 1960 and every other year, both Alba and Medford take turns exchanging students.
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Medford had a total population of 85,824 and a metropolitan area population of 223,259, as of 2020.
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The oldest park in Medford, Alba Park is located at the intersection of Holly and Main in downtown Medford was deeded to the city by the railroad company in 1888.
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Medford is the first place to produce Comice pears outside of France.
