1 of White City’s places is on the National Register
More historic than 14% of U.S. towns · #111 of 142 in Oregon. What drives it
Its Register listing is the Camp White Station Hospital Administration Building. Most of White City was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1994. Below: maps from 1954 on and the census since 1980.
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, White City is more historic than 14% of U.S. towns, #111 of 142 in Oregon. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of White City’s overall grade.
Oregon towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical Oregon town has 2.9 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so White City’s 0.9 sits near the middle of its state (39% of Oregon towns have fewer) while its 1 listings outnumber those of 51% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on two of the three inputs, so a change in either one moves the letter more than it would with three. The pre-1940 share (±0.6 points) is firm at this size.
Founding year: our sources. Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about White City’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of White City yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
White City is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jackson County, Oregon, United States. The population was 9,090 at the 2020 census, up from 7,975 at the 2010 census. White City is about 9 miles (14 km) north of the center of Medford and 4 miles (6 km) south of Eagle Point. White City is located within the Rogue Valley.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 7,975 to 9,090 (+14%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
White City is more historic than 14% of U.S. towns, #111 of 142 in Oregon. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
What is on the National Register in White City?
One place: the Camp White Station Hospital Administration Building (listed 2016).
How old are the homes in White City?
0.0% of White City’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate), against a typical 5.3% for an Oregon town; the median home was built in 1994.
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
From Wikimedia Commons (6), the National Register of Historic Places (1), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
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