Dexter

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Dexter

Total population

865

Median home value

$314,000

9.4%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$38,304

Dexter$38k

National$74k

Weather76°F · Mostly Sunny

Coordinates43.92°, -122.83°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Dexter is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in the Lane County of the U.S. State of Oregon. It is located near Dexter Lake, a reservoir of the Middle Fork Willamette River along Oregon Route 58.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Dexter, OR from NOAA NWS API.

Nearby places in Oregon

• Jasper
  6.3 mi away
• Cottage Grove
  14.4 mi away
• Coburg
  18.8 mi away
• River Road
  18.8 mi away · pop. 8,862
• Santa Clara
  20.2 mi away
• Oakridge
  21.8 mi away
• Junction City
  27.2 mi away
• Veneta
  27.4 mi away
• Elmira
  28.3 mi away
• Cheshire
  29.2 mi away
• Harrisburg
  29.2 mi away
• Holley
  29.6 mi away · pop. 211

Browse all places in Oregon →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Dexter

Environmental evaluation and finding

1977

Oregon Ski Atlas

Dexter Burke · 2021

The molting biology and molting behavior of two species of euphausiids off Oregon

Barbara Lynne Dexter · 1977

Planning farm buildings

Dexter W. Johnson · 1981

Sheep barn planning

Dexter W. Johnson · 1981

Notes on the application of soil mechanics to highway excavations and embankments

G. S. Paxson · 1939

An economic analysis of short-span suspension bridges for modern highway loadings

C. B. McCullogh · 1938

Simply Irresistible

Kristine Grayson · 2003

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Austin Non-Stat, Clackamas, Oregon
  Wildfires · 2026-08-12 · 88 mi
• Wildfire AUSTIN, Clackamas, Oregon
  Wildfires · 2026-08-09 · 88 mi
• Wildfire Beachcomb, Jefferson, Oregon
  Wildfires · 2026-07-23 · 88 mi
• Wildfire Bench, Jefferson, Oregon
  Wildfires · 2026-07-23 · 88 mi
• Wildfire 0658 ROUND BUTTE, Jefferson, Oregon
  Wildfires · 2026-08-01 · 92 mi
• Wildfire Fielder Mtn, Jackson, Oregon
  Wildfires · 2026-08-13 · 105 mi
• Wildfire 0611 GREEN MOUNTAIN, Crook, Oregon
  Wildfires · 2026-07-24 · 112 mi
• Wildfire GRASSHOPPER, Wasco, Oregon
  Wildfires · 2026-07-23 · 112 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Mourning Dove

Zenaida macroura

Seen 2026-09-15

Wood Duck

Aix sponsa

Seen 2026-09-15

Pacific Banana Slug

Ariolimax columbianus

Seen 2026-09-13

Pacific Sideband

Monadenia fidelis

Seen 2026-09-13

Western Ponderosa Pine

Pinus ponderosa

Seen 2026-09-12

Giant House Spider

Eratigena duellica

Seen 2026-09-12

Common Pill Woodlouse

Armadillidium vulgare

Seen 2026-09-12

Hobo Spider

Eratigena agrestis

Seen 2026-09-12

Triangulate Combfoot

Steatoda triangulosa

Seen 2026-09-12

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).