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  1. Josephine County is one of the 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2020 census, the population was 88,090. [1] . The county seat is Grants Pass. [2] . The county is named after Virginia Josephine Rollins (1834-1912), a settler who was the first white woman to live in the county's boundaries.

  2. The National Register recognizes places of national, state, or local historic significance across the United States. [1] Out of over 90,000 National Register sites nationwide, [2] Oregon is home to over 2,000, [3] and 61 of those are found in Josephine County. This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted March ...

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    Name On The Register
    Image
    Date Listed [6]
    1
    John and Susanna Ahlf House
    May 9, 1983 ( #83002154)
    2
    October 4, 2001 ( #01001148)
    3
    October 4, 2001 ( #01001136)
    4
    George Calhoun House
    December 2, 1981 ( #81000495)
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  4. Josephine County, Oregon. Josephine County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2020 census, the county has a population of 88,090 people. [1] The county seat is Grants Pass .

  5. Josephine County is located in southwest Oregon and was created by the Territorial Legislature on Jan. 22, 1856 from the western half of Jackson County. It was the 19th, and last, county created before statehood. Josephine County was named for Josephine Rollins, the first white woman to settle in southern Oregon.

  6. Soon after, in 1887, Grants Pass was incorporated as the Josephine county seat, replacing Kerby. The population grew from 250 in 1880 to 1,432 in 1890; by 1910, it had more than doubled to 3,897. Grants Pass saw modest but steady growth over the next century, with 34,533 residents in 2010. In 2016, the city occupied about 11 square miles and ...

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