Prescott is a city in Columbia County, Oregon, United States. It was named in 1905 for the owner of the local sawmill. The population was 55 at the 2010 census.GeographyAccording to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.06sqmi, all of it land.HistoryAlthough the nearby community of Rainier was better known as the home of the Trojan Nuclear Power Plant, whose cooling tower was imploded in May 2006, the plant was in fact located less than a mile from Prescott. Prescott's origin is that of a mill town associated with a large sawmill that was located on the west end town in an area now called Prescott Beach.The community was named in 1905 for the owners of the mill. A post office was established on May 21, 1907, and ran until May 15, 1946.Demographics2010 censusAs of the census of 2010, there were 55 people, 26 households, and 18 families residing in the city. The population density was 916.7PD/sqmi. There were 31 housing units at an average density of 516.7/sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 85.5% White, 1.8% African American, 3.6% Native American, and 9.1% from two or more races.
