Josephine County, Oregon

Josephine County
County
From clockwise: Josephine County Courthouse, the "It's the Climate" banner in downtown Grants Pass, Miller's Chapel in the Oregon Caves National Monument, the Rogue River from Hellgate Canyon, Illinois River Forks State Park
Location within the U.S. state of Oregon
Oregon's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 42°22′N 123°34′W / 42.36°N 123.56°W / 42.36; -123.56
Country	United States
State	Oregon
Founded	January 22, 1856
Named for	Virginia “Josephine” Rollins
Seat	Grants Pass
Largest city	Grants Pass
Area
• Total	1,642 sq mi (4,250 km2)
• Land	1,640 sq mi (4,200 km2)
• Water	2.2 sq mi (6 km2)  0.1%
Population  (2020)
• Total	88,090
• Estimate  (2023)	87,821
• Density	50/sq mi (20/km2)
Time zone	UTC−8 (Pacific)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−7 (PDT)
Congressional district	2nd
Website	josephinecounty.gov

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. Josephine County comprises the Grants Pass, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Medford-Grants Pass, OR Combined Statistical Area.