Josephine County is one of the 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2020 census, the population was 88,090. The county seat is Grants Pass. The county is named after Virginia Josephine Rollins (1834-1912), a settler who was the first white woman to live in the county's boundaries. Josephine County comprises the Grants Pass, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Medford-Grants Pass, OR Combined Statistical Area.
Image: Josephine County Courthouse Grants Pass Oregon
Image: Miller's Chapel (9939448605)
Image: "It's the Climate" sign in Grants Pass, Oregon
Image: The Wild & Scenic Rogue River (48205898602)
Grants Pass is a city in and the county seat of Josephine County, Oregon, United States. The city is located on Interstate 5, northwest of Medford, along the Rogue River. The population is 39,194 according to the 2020 census, making it the 15th most populous city in Oregon.
Grants Pass, Oregon
Welcome sign in Grants Pass
Caveman statue next to the visitor center
Jetboat on the Rogue River at Grants Pass