- ‘No Kings: Vote Early’ rallies set for Saturday across Southern Oregon — Rogue Valley Times
- Watch: Kotek, Drazan participate in Oregon gubernatorial debate in Medford — KGW
- Former Loring Shelter, one-time Ramada Inn, cleared and secured by Medford officials — Your Oregon News
- Federal raid targets drug trafficking ring in Jackson County - KOBI-TV NBC5 / KOTI-TV NBC2 - KOBI-TV NBC5 / KOTI-TV NBC2
- Plane flipped at Rogue Valley International Medford Airport — KDRV
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Medford, Oregon | |
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City and county seat | |
Clockwise, from top: aerial image of Medford, City Hall, the Medford Carnegie Library, Vogel Plaza, and Bear Creek Park | |
| Nickname: “Pear Blossom City” | |
| Motto: “Heart of the Rogue” | |
Location of Medford in Jackson County and Oregon | |
| Coordinates: 42°21′20″N 122°52′43″W / 42.35556°N 122.87861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Jackson |
| Established | February 24, 1885 |
| Area | |
• City and county seat | 27.73 sq mi (71.81 km2) |
| • Land | 27.71 sq mi (71.78 km2) |
| • Water | 0.012 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,434 ft (437 m) |
| Population | |
• City and county seat | 85,824 |
| • Rank | US: 425th |
| • Density | 3,096.6/sq mi (1,195.61/km2) |
| • Urban | 154,081 (US: 213th) |
| • Metro | 223,259 (US: 206th) |
| GDP | |
| • Metro | $12.853 billion (2023) |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 97501, 97504 |
| Area codes | 541, 458 |
| FIPS code | 41-47000 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2411069[2] |
| Website | medfordoregon.gov |
Medford is a city in and the county seat of Jackson County, Oregon, in the United States.[5] As of the 2020 United States census the city had a total population of 85,824, making it the eighth-most populous city in Oregon, and a metropolitan area population of 223,259,[6] making the Medford Metropolitan Statistical Area the fifth largest metro area in Oregon. 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. Medford is near the middle fork of Bear Creek.[7]