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Merlin is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Josephine County, Oregon, United States. As of the 2020 census, Merlin had a population of 1,690.[3] The area is known for sport fishing and whitewater rafting on the Rogue River. Merlin’s ZIP code is 97532.

A new railroad station in this location in 1883 was called “Jump Off Joe” for a local stream. The station was renamed “Merlin” in October 1886. The name came from a railroad civil engineer who named it for the merlins (a type of falcon) he saw in the area. “McAllister” post office was established about a mile north of Merlin in 1885, then moved to the vicinity of the railroad station and renamed Merlin in 1891.[4]

Geography

Merlin is located 9 miles (14 km) northwest of Grants Pass. It sits in the valley of Jumpoff Joe Creek, 4 miles (6 km) east of where that stream joins the Rogue River. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Merlin CDP has a total area of 4.27 square miles (11.07 km2), of which 0.01 square miles (0.02 km2), or 0.19%, are water.[5]

Merlin lies at an elevation of about 277 m (909 ft) above MSL.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
20201,690—
U.S. Decennial Census[6][2]

References

  1. ^ “ArcGIS REST Services Directory”. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ a b “Census Population API”. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  3. ^ “2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)”. United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2026.
  4. ^ McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 637. ISBN 978-0875952772.
  5. ^ “Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Merlin CDP, Oregon”. American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved November 1, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  6. ^ “Census of Population and Housing”. Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.