Beatty, Oregon

Beatty, Oregon
Census-designated place
Beatty is located in Oregon
Beatty
Beatty
Location within Oregon and the United States
Beatty is located in the United States
Beatty
Beatty
Beatty (the United States)
Coordinates: 42°26′31″N 121°16′18″W / 42.44194°N 121.27167°W / 42.44194; -121.27167
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyKlamath
Area
[1]
 • Total
0.97 sq mi (2.52 km2)
 • Land0.97 sq mi (2.52 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
4,357 ft (1,328 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total
60
 • Density61.6/sq mi (23.78/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
97621
FIPS code41-05150
GNIS feature ID2745366[2]

Beatty is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Klamath County, Oregon, United States.[2] As of the 2020 census, Beatty had a population of 60.[4] Beatty is along Oregon Route 140 at the confluence of the Sycan and Sprague rivers and is 40 miles (64 km) by highway northeast of Klamath Falls.[5]

As of 2026, the zip code that includes Beatty, 97621, has the highest household income of any zip code in Oregon.[6]

History

Beatty was named for J. L. Beatty, a missionary who lived nearby when the area was in the Klamath Indian Reservation.[7] The post office in Beatty, ZIP code 97621, was established in 1913.[7] Toby "Winema" Riddle is buried near Beatty.[8]

Beatty had a station on the Oregon, California and Eastern Railway, which by 1927 reached from Klamath Falls to Bly.[9] A 1941 timetable lists Beatty as the 13th stop east of Klamath Falls between Sprague River and Sycan.[10] After 1990, the rail line passing near Beatty became part of a rail trail, the OC&E Woods Line State Trail, managed by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department.[9][11]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
202060—
U.S. Decennial Census[12][3]

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, Beatty has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.[13]

Education

It is within the Klamath County School District.[14]

It is in the territory of Klamath Community College.[15]

References

  1. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Beatty, Oregon
  3. 1 2 "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  4. ↑ "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2026.
  5. ↑ Google Maps
  6. ↑ "Map Explorer - Data Commons". datacommons.org. Retrieved June 16, 2026.
  7. 1 2 McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 64. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
  8. ↑ Valley Herald, Inc. "Marie Dorion and the Trail of the Pioneers". Winema. Frazier Farmstead Museum. Archived from the original on November 14, 2006. Retrieved October 28, 2006.
  9. 1 2 "OC&E Woods Line State Trail" (PDF). Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 24, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
  10. ↑ Culp, Edwin D. (1978). Stations West: The Story of the Oregon Railways. New York: Bonanza Books. pp. 160–62. OCLC 4751643.
  11. ↑ "OC&E Woods Line State Trail". Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. 2013. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
  12. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Beatty, Oregon". Weatherbase. CantyMedia. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
  14. ↑ Geography Division (December 18, 2020). 2020 Census - School District Reference Map: Klamath County, OR (PDF) (Map). Suitland, Maryland: U.S. Census Bureau. p. 2 (PDF p. 3/3). Retrieved May 5, 2026. - Text list
  15. ↑ "Oregon Community Colleges and Community College Districts" (PDF). Oregon Department of Community Colleges & Workforce Development. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 9, 2022. Retrieved May 5, 2026. - Compare the settlement location to the map.


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