Camp Sherman, Oregon

Camp Sherman, Oregon
Camp Sherman store
Camp Sherman store
Camp Sherman is located in Oregon
Camp Sherman
Camp Sherman
Camp Sherman is located in the United States
Camp Sherman
Camp Sherman
Coordinates: 44°27′37″N 121°38′28″W / 44.46028°N 121.64111°W / 44.46028; -121.64111
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyJefferson
Named forSherman County, home of many families who spent their summer vacations here[1]
Area
 • Total3.15 sq mi (8.16 km2)
 • Land3.15 sq mi (8.16 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
2,963 ft (903 m)
Population
 • Total251
 • Density79.66/sq mi (30.76/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
97730
Area code541
FIPS code41-10550
GNIS feature ID1139266
Coordinates and elevation from United States Geological Survey[4]
Camp Sherman Community Hall

Camp Sherman is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson County, Oregon, United States. It is located on the Metolius River. The year-round population as of the 2010 census was 233,[5] with that number tripling or more during the summer.[citation needed] The community includes an elementary school, Black Butte School, a general store and a post office (ZIP code 97730). The community also has a volunteer fire department. Camp Sherman was founded by vacationers from Sherman County in the latter part of the 19th century.

  1. ^ McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 151. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
  2. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Camp Sherman". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. November 28, 1980. Retrieved August 6, 2011.
  5. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Camp Sherman CDP, Oregon". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved October 30, 2018.

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