Kings Valley, Oregon

Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States

Isaac King's farm at Kings Valley

Kings Valley is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Benton County, Oregon, United States.[1] It is located on the Luckiamute River and Oregon Route 223, the Kings Valley Highway. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 65.[2]

Kings Valley was named after its first settler, Nahum King, who took out a land claim there in 1846.[3] A flour mill was built in the community in 1853. Kings Valley post office ran from 1855 to 1974.[4]

Fort Hoskins Historic Park is nearby, in the former community of Hoskins.

The Valley and Siletz Railroad formerly ran through Kings Valley.

The K-12 Kings Valley Charter School is located in Kings Valley.

The Shrewsbury Renaissance Faire, originally located in nearby Philomath, now takes place in Kings Valley every September.[citation needed]

See also

Footnotes

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kings Valley, Oregon
  2. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Kings Valley CDP, Oregon". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
  3. ^ David D. Fagan, History of Benton County, Oregon; Including its Geology, Topography, Soil and Productions...'' Portland, OR: A.G. Walling, 1885; pg. 324.
  4. ^ Lewis A. McArthur and Lewis L. McArthur, Oregon Geographic Names. Seventh Edition. Portland, OR: Oregon Historical Society Press, 2003; pg. ???.

External links

  • Historic Photos of Kings Valley from Salem Public Library
  • Shrewsbury Renaissance Faire

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