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Powell Butte, Oregon

Coordinates: 44°14′51″N 121°01′03″W / 44.24762°N 121.01753°W / 44.24762; -121.01753
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Powell Butte, Oregon
Powell Butte post office
Powell Butte post office
Powell Butte is located in Oregon
Powell Butte
Powell Butte
Location in Oregon
Powell Butte is located in the United States
Powell Butte
Powell Butte
Powell Butte (the United States)
Coordinates: 44°14′51″N 121°01′03″W / 44.24762°N 121.01753°W / 44.24762; -121.01753
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyCrook
Elevation
3,117 ft (950 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (Pacific)
ZIP code
97753[1]
Area code(s)458 and 541

Powell Butte is an unincorporated community in Crook County, Oregon, United States,[2] and named after the nearby Powell Buttes.[3] It is on Oregon Route 126 west of Prineville and east of Redmond.[4] Powell Butte post office was established in 1909.[3]

Climate

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This region experiences hot and dry summers. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Powell Butte has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.[5]

Education

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There is one school district in the county: Crook County School District.[6]

Powell Butte houses the Powell Butte Community Charter School - In 2009 it became a charter school as per a vote from the district board of trustees. This went forward instead of an initial decision to close the school.[7] The district sought to close the school due to a reduced budget.[8] The impetus to convert to a charter came before the school district formally sought to close the school, as parents felt a closure would be likely upon seeing the grade span reduced to ending at the third grade instead of ending at the sixth grade.[9] In response, people in Powell Butte did fundraising so the school would instead have its grade span up to the fifth grade.[10] A $505,000 grant was used to help establish the charter for the school.[11] The school relies on a septic tank.[8]

All of Crook County is assigned to Crook County High School.[12]

Crook County is in the boundary of Central Oregon Community College.[13]

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ "Powell Butte ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  2. ^ "Powell Butte, Oregon". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ a b McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. pp. 780–781. ISBN 978-0875952772.
  4. ^ Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 76. ISBN 0-89933-347-8.
  5. ^ Climate Summary for Powell Butte, Oregon
  6. ^ Geography Division (December 18, 2020). 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Crook County, OR (PDF) (Map). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 3, 2025. - Text list
  7. ^ Dake, Lauren (February 9, 2010). "'Major step' in switch to charter for Powell Butte". The Bulletin. pp. C1, C6 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ a b Dake, Lauren (February 22, 2010). "Meetings to gauge support for Powell Butte conversion". The Bulletin. pp. C1, C5 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Dake, Lauren (August 5, 2009). "Powell Butte Elementary: Their school on the line". The Bulletin. pp. A1, A4 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Dake, Lauren (September 10, 2009). "Group wants Powell Butte to become charter school". The Bulletin. pp. C1, C5 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Dake, Lauren (December 31, 2009). "Funding boosts Powell Butte". The Bulletin. pp. C1, C5 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ King, Rachael Scarborough (December 17, 2006). "The long ride". The Bulletin. pp. A1, A8 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Oregon Community Colleges and Community College Districts" (PDF). Oregon Department of Community Colleges & Workforce Development. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
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Powell Butte along Oregon Route 126