Selma, Oregon
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Selma is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Josephine County, Oregon, United States.<ref>Selma at Google Maps</ref> As of the 2010 census it had a population of 695.<ref name="Census 2010">Template:Cite web</ref> As of the 2020 United States census it had a total population of 661.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> It is located in the ZIP code of 97538.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Geography
Selma is just southwest of the center of Josephine County, in the valley of Deer Creek, a west-flowing tributary of the Illinois River and part of the Rogue River watershed. U.S. Route 199 passes through the center of town, leading south Template:Convert to Cave Junction and northeast Template:Convert to Grants Pass, the county seat.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Selma CDP has an area of Template:Convert, all of it recorded as land.<ref name="Census 2010"/>
Demographics
The largest ethnic group in Selma is White (Non-Hispanic) (95.9%). 98.7% of the residents in Selma, OR are U.S. citizens.
In 2022, the median property value in Selma, OR was $253,400, and the homeownership rate was 88.8%.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Notable residents
Actor John Wayne used to visit the Deer Creek Ranch one mile west of Selma; it is now the Deer Creek Center for Field Research and Education. He grew fond of the area after filming Rooster Cogburn along the Rogue River.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Also from Selma is Kristy Lee Cook, who came in 7th place on American Idol season 7.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Craig Wright, major league baseball's first sabermetrician, lived for a time as a young man in Selma while working in nearby Grants Pass.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>