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THINGS to KNOW about . . .
Powell Butte
Powell Butte is an unincorporated Crook County community that
lies at the base of the Powell Buttes for which the community was
named.
Powell Butte is also home of Brasada Ranch, a destination resort,
which offers lodging, a state-of-the-art athletic club, activity center,
and the Peter Jacobsen-Jim Hardy design golf course.
The community
is approximately
10 miles west of
Prineville on
Highway 126.
Currently, the land
area of Powell
Butte is 107.4
square miles, with
0.2 square miles
of water area.
At the heart of
the community,
alongside
Highway 126, are
Powell Butte
Community
Charter School,
Powell Butte
Christian Church,
and Powell Butte
Country Store. A
community center
is located south
of the highway.
Powell Butte
established its
first public charter school in 2010.
A Powell Butte post office was established in 1909, and has faced
the threat of closure when budget cuts ravaged the United States
Postal Service during the recession.
Powell Butte is the home of the annual Lord’s Acre Sale, which fea-
tures a running race, a pit barbecue, and homemade pies, as well as
auctions, craft sales, and meat sales. The event originated in 1947.
The close-knit community continues to be a desirable location for
residents that like the rural lifestyle and the convenience of living
right in the center of Oregon.
Students plant a garden at Powell Butte Community Charter School.
The Powell Butte Community Charter School.
A car show held in the summer of 2012 at the Powell Butte Christian Church.
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ABOUT POWELL BUTTE
Population:
2000 ...................................................1,852
2008 ...................................................2,051
2009 ............2,632 based on households
2010-2011.........................................2,189
(of which 1,799 are 18 years of age and older)
Home sales:
2007 ............................................22 homes
median price $550,000
2008............................................20 homes
median price $500,000
2010 ............................................22 homes
median price $285,000
based on five acres or less
2011............................................35 homes
median price $255,000 of all
homes and land acreage sizes
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