| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| State | Oregon |
| County | Lane |
| Unit pref | Imperial |
| Area total | 1.92 sq mi |
| Area land | 1.84 sq mi |
| Area water | 0.08 sq mi |
| Area total | 4.98 km² |
| Area land | 4.76 km² |
| Area water | 0.21 km² |
| Population as of | 2020 |
| Population total | 893 |
| Population density | 485.33 sq mi |
| Population density | 187.42 km² |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
| Time zone (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| Elevation | 663 ft |
| Coordinates | 43°55′07″N 122°49′19″W |
| ZIP code | 97431[1] |
| Area codes | 458 and 541 |
| FIPS code | 41-19250 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2812884[2] |
Dexter is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in the Lane County of the U.S. State of Oregon. It is located near Dexter Lake, a reservoir of the Middle Fork Willamette River along Oregon Route 58.
As of the 2020 census, Dexter had a population of 893.[3]
Access to Dexter Lake, a popular fishing and boating site, is available at Dexter State Recreation Site. The nearby Dexter Lake Club was used in the filming of the road trip scene in the 1978 movie Animal House.[4]
The Lost Valley Educational Center is an intentional community near Dexter.
The Parvin Bridge, a covered bridge near Dexter, was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[5] It carries Parvin Road over Lost Creek, which flows by Dexter.[6][7]
In 2002, despite not having a city government, Dexter residents opened a public library, the Cascades Foothills Library, that as of August 2006 they are hoping to expand into a regional library.[8]
History
A post office was established in the locality in 1872 and named "Butte Disappointment", after a local landmark named in 1848.[9] The post office was renamed "Dexter" in 1875, apparently after the "Dexter" brand cook stove owned by the postmaster's family.[9]
References
- ^ "Dexter OR ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
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- ^ "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2026.
- ^ Dexter Lake Club Archived 2008-02-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Oregon National Register List". Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. January 5, 2009. Archived from the original on July 16, 2006. Retrieved 2009-07-14.
- ^ "United States Topographic Map". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved April 1, 2016. – via Acme Mapper.
- ^ "Lost Creek (Parvin) Covered Bridge". Oregon Department of Transportation. December 19, 2002. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2006-08-14.
- ^ McArthur, Lewis A. (2003 [1928]). Oregon Geographic Names. 7th ed. Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 286. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
External links
- Parvin Bridge from Lane County, Oregon Web site