O’Brien is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Josephine County, Oregon, United States. As of the 2010 census, O’Brien had a population of 504. The unemployment rate is 6.9%, slightly higher than the national average of 5.2% The community was named after John O’Brien, who was one of the first settlers to arrive at the locality. In 2012, a small group started protecting the town when the police were cut due to budget cuts.
| Name: | O’Brien CDP |
|---|---|
| LSAD Code: | 57 |
| LSAD Description: | CDP (suffix) |
| State: | Oregon |
| County: | Josephine County |
| Elevation: | 1,415 ft (431 m) |
| Total Area: | 5.24 sq mi (13.56 km²) |
| Land Area: | 5.22 sq mi (13.52 km²) |
| Water Area: | 0.01 sq mi (0.04 km²) |
| Total Population: | 470 |
| Population Density: | 90.02/sq mi (34.75/km²) |
| ZIP code: | 97534 |
| Area code: | 458 and 541 |
| FIPS code: | 4154350 |
| GNISfeature ID: | 1147100 |
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Geography
O’Brien is in southwestern Josephine County in the valley of the West Fork of the Illinois River, a north-flowing tributary of the Rogue River. U.S. Route 199 passes through the community, leading north 7 miles (11 km) to Cave Junction and 36 miles (58 km) to Grants Pass, and south 5 miles (8 km) to the California state line and 45 miles (72 km) to Crescent City, California.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the O’Brien CDP has a total area of 5.23 square miles (13.54 km), of which 0.02 square miles (0.04 km), or 0.26%, are water.
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