Rogue River is a city in Jackson County, Oregon, United States. As of July 1, 2011, the population was 2,140.HistoryThe settlement was known as Woodville for many years, but was changed to Rogue River about 1912. Woodville post office operated from 1876 until 1912 when the name was changed to Rogue River.GeographyAccording to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.97sqmi, all of it land.Demographics2010 censusAs of the census of 2010, there were 2,131 people, 1,054 households, and 539 families residing in the city. The population density was 2196.9PD/sqmi. There were 1,160 housing units at an average density of 1195.9/sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 93.3% White, 0.8% African American, 1.2% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 2.1% from other races, and 2.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.3% of the population.There were 1,054 households of which 21.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.6% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 48.9% were non-families. 43.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 27.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.02 and the average family size was 2.78.
