Paulina, Oregon
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Paulina general store and post office
Paulina is an unincorporated community in Crook County, Oregon, United States, named after Paiute Chief Paulina. Paulina post office was established in 1882.[1] Paulina has one K-8 grade school.[2] The community is the home of the Paulina Rodeo, which was the subject of a Kim Stafford poem,[3] and the Paulina Ranger District of the Ochoco National Forest.[4]
Climate
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Paulina has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.[5]
References
- ↑ McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (Seventh Edition ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
- ↑ "Schools". Crook County School District. Archived from the original on 2006-10-12. Retrieved 2006-12-02.
- ↑ "A Thousand Friends Of Rain: New and Selected Poems 1976-1998". Retrieved 2006-12-02.
- ↑ Dow, Fred; Dow, Suzanne (2009). U.S. National Forest Campground Guide, Pacific Northwest Region - Oregon. Moon Canyon Publishing. p. 231. ISBN 9780976751670. Retrieved September 5, 2013.
- ↑ Climate Summary for Paulina, Oregon
External links
- History of Paulina copied from Oregon Geographic Names at oregoncities.com
- Historic photos of Paulina from Salem Public Library
Coordinates: 44°08′02″N 119°57′42″W / 44.13389°N 119.96167°W
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