Keno, Oregon
Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.[4] Keno's elevation is 4,108 feet (1,252 m) above sea level.[5]
Keno, Oregon | |
|---|---|
 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 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Klamath |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.57 sq mi (24.79 km2) |
| • Land | 9.25 sq mi (23.96 km2) |
| • Water | 0.32 sq mi (0.82 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,108 ft (1,252 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,980 |
| • Density | 213.98/sq mi (82.62/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 97627[3] |
| Area code(s) | 458 and 541 |
| FIPS code | 41-38750 |
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.[6]
One hundred eighty eight children attend Keno's one school, Keno Elementary. It is a K–6 school in the Klamath County School District.[7]
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 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 60 (16) |
65 (18) |
76 (24) |
84 (29) |
91 (33) |
100 (38) |
104 (40) |
102 (39) |
100 (38) |
90 (32) |
71 (22) |
57 (14) |
104 (40) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 40.5 (4.7) |
45.6 (7.6) |
51.7 (10.9) |
57.6 (14.2) |
66.9 (19.4) |
77.2 (25.1) |
88.3 (31.3) |
86.6 (30.3) |
78.8 (26.0) |
64 (18) |
48.9 (9.4) |
38.8 (3.8) |
62.1 (16.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 20.5 (−6.4) |
22.2 (−5.4) |
26.1 (−3.3) |
28.5 (−1.9) |
36.3 (2.4) |
42.3 (5.7) |
47.9 (8.8) |
47.2 (8.4) |
39.7 (4.3) |
30.4 (−0.9) |
25.1 (−3.8) |
19 (−7) |
31.5 (−0.3) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −20 (−29) |
−6 (−21) |
1 (−17) |
14 (−10) |
18 (−8) |
23 (−5) |
30 (−1) |
32 (0) |
26 (−3) |
12 (−11) |
1 (−17) |
−18 (−28) |
−20 (−29) |
| 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) | 12.3 (31) |
10.6 (27) |
5.8 (15) |
2.0 (5.1) |
0.2 (0.51) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0.4 (1.0) |
6.6 (17) |
14.8 (38) |
52.7 (134.61) |
| Average precipitation days | 13.2 | 9.9 | 11.1 | 8.8 | 8.0 | 4.3 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 10.6 | 12.8 | 90.6 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 inch) | 5.6 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 2.8 | 6.8 | 25.3 |
| Source: [9] | |||||||||||||
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