Cave Junction
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city in Oregon, USA
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Oregon
- County
- Josephine
- Mayor
- Jesse Dugas
- Total
- 1.81 sq mi (4.70 km )
- Land
- 1.81 sq mi (4.68 km )
- Water
- 0.0039 sq mi (0.01 km )
- Elevation
- 1,570 ft (480 m)
- Density
- 1,145.1/sq mi (442.13/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-8 ( Pacific )
- Summer dst
- UTC-7 (Pacific)
- Zip codes
- 97523, 97531
- Area codes
- 458 and 541
- Fips code
- 41-11850
- Website
- www.cavejunctionoregon.us
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Encyclopedic overview
Cave Junction is a city in Josephine County, Oregon, United States. The city got its name by virtue of its location at the junction of Redwood Highway (U.S. Route 199) and Caves Highway (Oregon Route 46). As of the 2020 census, the city population was 2,071. Following World War II, timber became the main source of income for residents. As timber income has since declined, the city is attempting to compensate with tourism and branding itself as a haven for retirees.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Cave Junction” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.