Midland, Oregon

Midland is an unincorporated community in Klamath County, Oregon, United States, about 8 miles (13 km) south of Klamath Falls on U.S. Route 97. The site was platted in 1908 and named Midland, with a post office established in 1909.[1] At the time it was said the name was chosen because the town was halfway between Portland and San Francisco on the proposed Cascade Line of the Southern Pacific Railroad.[1] It is not halfway, however, and it is now thought that the name refers to the town's site on land partly surrounded by marshes.[1]

Midland, Oregon
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 42°7′51″N 121°49′9″W
Country	United States
State	Oregon
County	Klamath
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP codes	97634

When the Cascade Line reached Midland, the community served as a depot and shipping point for cattle and other livestock, and it once had two general stores, a hotel with a saloon, a livery stable, a warehouse for grain and a telephone office.[2] Little remains in Midland today, but Klamath County's visitor center is located there.[2]

Climate

This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F (22.0 °C). According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Midland has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.[3]

Notable residents

• Carl Barks, Disney Studios illustrator

References

1. McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (Seventh ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
2. Holman Real Estate: Klamath Falls Area Community Profiles
3. "Midland, Oregon". Weatherbase. CantyMedia. Retrieved January 27, 2017.