Keno, Oregon | |
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) Keno entrance sign, elementary school in the background. | |
)  Keno Location within Oregon and the United States ) Keno Keno (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 42°7′36″N 121°55′44″W / 42.12667°N 121.92889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Klamath |
| Elevation | 4,108 ft (1,252 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 1,059 |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
Keno is an unincorporated community in Klamath County, Oregon, United States, southwest of Klamath Falls on the Klamath River near Oregon Route 66. As of 2000, the population was 1,059.[1] Keno's elevation is 4,108 feet (1,252 m) above sea level.[2]
Keno was supposedly named after the first postmaster's bird dog. It was previously called Plevna and Whittles Ferry. Keno post office was established in 1887.[3]
One hundred eighty eight children attend Keno's one school, Keno Elementary. It is a K–6 school in the Klamath County School District.[4]
Climate
This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 85 °F (29 °C). According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Keno has a dry-summer humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dsb" on climate maps.
| Climate data for Keno, OR | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 58 (14) | 62 (17) | 65 (18) | 81 (27) | 85 (29) | 94 (34) | 97 (36) | 99 (37) | 92 (33) | 86 (30) | 61 (16) | 55 (13) | 99 (37) |
| Average high °F (°C) | 38.5 (3.6) | 42.6 (5.9) | 45.7 (7.6) | 53.6 (12.0) | 64.5 (18.1) | 74.5 (23.6) | 83.3 (28.5) | 85.1 (29.5) | 83.8 (28.8) | 67 (19) | 44.9 (7.2) | 37.8 (3.2) | 60.1 (15.6) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 20 (−7) | 21.2 (−6.0) | 26.1 (−3.3) | 27.5 (−2.5) | 33.3 (0.7) | 41.3 (5.2) | 46.9 (8.3) | 46.2 (7.9) | 40.7 (4.8) | 31.4 (−0.3) | 27.1 (−2.7) | 16 (−9) | 31.5 (−0.3) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −7 (−22) | −6 (−21) | 1 (−17) | 14 (−10) | 21 (−6) | 26 (−3) | 30 (−1) | 34 (1) | 33 (1) | 19 (−7) | 11 (−12) | −1 (−18) | −7 (−22) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 2.84 (72) | 1.99 (51) | 1.92 (49) | 1.28 (33) | 1.21 (31) | 0.88 (22) | 0.34 (8.6) | 0.45 (11) | 0.63 (16) | 1.5 (38) | 2.59 (66) | 3.21 (82) | 18.84 (479) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 16 (41) | 9.9 (25) | 6.5 (17) | 2.1 (5.3) | 0.2 (0.51) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0.5 (1.3) | 6.4 (16) | 13.5 (34) | 55 (140) |
| Average precipitation days | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 90 |
| Source: [5] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ City Data
- ^ Epodunk
- ^ McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (Seventh ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. pp. 529–530. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
- ^ Klamath County School District
- ^ "KENO, OR (354403)". Western Regional Climate Center. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
External links
- Historic image of bridge over Oregon Route 21 near Keno from Salem Public Library