Jackson County includes 2,801 square m
iles. Its boundaries extend to California in the south,
Josephine County in the west, Douglas County in the north, and Klamath County in the east.
Jackson County’s 2000 population of 181,269 represented a 23.83% increase over 1990.
The county’s principal industries are lumber, agriculture, manufacturing, a
nd recreation. Its
major points of interest include the Shakespearean Festival, Historic Jacksonville, Southern
Oregon University, the Peter Britt Music Festival, the Rogue River, Lithia Park, and the Crater
Lake Highway. Rural landowners with small
acreage (nine acres or less) make up 27% of the
rural landownership in Jackson County. Those
with 49 acres or less account for 70% of the rural
landownership.
| Number of Farms | 1953 |
| Average Size of Farm | 129 Acres |
| Harvested Crop Land | 1015 Farms/67,762 Acres |
| Crop (Grazed/Pasture) | 757 Farms/25,879 Acres |
| Gross Sales (All Crops) | $48,670,000 |
| Animal Products (Sales) | $22,628,000 |
| Total Sales | $71,298,000 |
Jackson County Ranks 15th for gross farm sales of all 36 Oregon counties.
