Keno, Oregon
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| Keno entrance sign, elementary school in the background.
Keno entrance sign, elementary school in the background.
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 Keno
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| Coordinates: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Klamath |
| Elevation | 4,108 ft (1,252 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 1,059 |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
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 71.6 °F (22.0 °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) |
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) |
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) |
1.99 (50.5) |
1.92 (48.8) |
1.28 (32.5) |
1.21 (30.7) |
0.88 (22.4) |
0.34 (8.6) |
0.45 (11.4) |
0.63 (16) |
1.5 (38) |
2.59 (65.8) |
3.21 (81.5) |
18.84 (478.5) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 16 (41) |
9.9 (25.1) |
6.5 (16.5) |
2.1 (5.3) |
0.2 (0.5) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0.5 (1.3) |
6.4 (16.3) |
13.5 (34.3) |
55 (140) |
| Average precipitation days | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 90 |
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References
External links
- Historic image of bridge over Oregon Route 21 near Keno from Salem Public Library
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