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History

In 1881, Charles Fields established a homestead where the community of Fields is located today. Fields built a stagecoach roadhouse to serve the stage route between Winnemucca, Nevada, and Burns. A one-room school was established at the site around 1900 with one teacher. Fields sold his business to John Smyth in 1911. The Fields post office was opened two years later. The stone roadhouse was eventually remodeled into a store and restaurant, and is still in use. The original stone horse barn has partly collapsed, but remains in use. Today, the community of Fields consists of a bar, store, cafe, gas station, school, campground, and a few houses. As of 2003, the school has two rooms and two teachers serving kindergarten through eighth grade.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Ranching began in the area in 1869 when Whitehorse Ranch was established. The Rose Valley Borax Company processed about {{convert|400|ST|kg}} of crystallized borax annually from 1892 to 1902. Chinese workers collected alkali formed from evaporating spring water containing 80 parts per million (ppm) borate.^[4]

Climate

Averaging under {{convert|7|in|mm}} of precipitation per year, Fields is among the driest places in Oregon.^[6]^[7] The nearby Alvord Desert may be the driest.^[8] Fields, like the Alvord, experiences a continental or "cold" desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWk).

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|temperature colour=
|Jan record high F= 61
|Feb record high F= 70
|Mar record high F= 78
|Apr record high F= 89
|May record high F= 97
|Jun record high F= 101
|Jul record high F= 106
|Aug record high F= 101
|Sep record high F= 96
|Oct record high F= 92
|Nov record high F= 76
|Dec record high F= 62
|year record high F=
|Jan high F= 42.0
|Feb high F= 45.8
|Mar high F= 53.5
|Apr high F= 58.8
|May high F= 69.5
|Jun high F= 79.3
|Jul high F= 90.3
|Aug high F= 88.1
|Sep high F= 78.5
|Oct high F= 64.7
|Nov high F= 49.8
|Dec high F= 40.9
|year high F=
|Jan mean F= 32.4
|Feb mean F= 35.3
|Mar mean F= 41.9
|Apr mean F= 46.4
|May mean F= 55.9
|Jun mean F= 64.3
|Jul mean F= 74.7
|Aug mean F= 72.1
|Sep mean F= 62.8
|Oct mean F= 50.5
|Nov mean F= 38.7
|Dec mean F= 31.5
|year mean F=
|Jan low F= 22.7
|Feb low F= 24.8
|Mar low F= 30.3
|Apr low F= 33.9
|May low F= 42.3
|Jun low F= 49.3
|Jul low F= 59.1
|Aug low F= 56.1
|Sep low F= 47.1
|Oct low F= 36.2
|Nov low F= 27.6
|Dec low F= 22.1
|year low F=
|Jan record low F= -20
|Feb record low F= -2
|Mar record low F= 1
|Apr record low F= 14
|May record low F= 18
|Jun record low F= 28
|Jul record low F= 40
|Aug record low F= 35
|Sep record low F= 28
|Oct record low F= 10
|Nov record low F= 1
|Dec record low F= -7
|year record low F=
|precipitation colour= green
|Jan precipitation inch= 0.80
|Feb precipitation inch= 0.57
|Mar precipitation inch= 0.62
|Apr precipitation inch= 0.69
|May precipitation inch= 0.86
|Jun precipitation inch= 0.48
|Jul precipitation inch= 0.19
|Aug precipitation inch= 0.17
|Sep precipitation inch= 0.31
|Oct precipitation inch= 0.53
|Nov precipitation inch= 0.59
|Dec precipitation inch= 0.73
|year precipitation inch= 6.54
|source 1= Western Regional Climate Center (period of record for averages is 5/1/1973 to 3/31/2013)^[9]
}}

Demographics

As of the 2010 census, the area of zip code 97710 had a population of 120, with 69 males and 51 females. Out of the 120 people, 119 identified as white. 19 members of the population (15.8%) were between 50 and 54 years old, the largest percentile. The average age was 44.5, and the average household size was 2.35 people.^[1]

Recreation

Sightseers, hunters, and fishers often stop at Fields. Local wildlife include pronghorn, mule deer, elk, bighorn sheep, pheasants, doves, geese, and ducks. Rainbow trout are found in nearby streams. There are also publicly accessible hot springs in the area, including Alvord Hot Springs, Bog Hot Springs, and White Horse Hot Springs. Many photographers are interested in Steens Mountain, which is located about {{convert|60|mi|km}} to the north.^[5]

References

1. ^¹{{cite web |url= http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/8600000US97710 |title= 2010 Demographic Profile Data: ZCTA5 97710 |work=American FactFinder |publisher= U.S. Census Bureau |accessdate=September 23, 2014}}
2. ^¹²{{cite gnis|id=1120703|name=Fields|entrydate=November 28, 1980|accessdate=September 23, 2014}}
3. ^{{Cite OGN|7th|page=351}}
4. ^¹{{cite web |url= http://www.alvordinn.com/Area.htm |title=The Area |publisher= Alvord Inn |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20130726125404/http://www.alvordinn.com/Area.htm |archivedate= July 26, 2013}}
5. ^¹"Fields, Oregon", www.southernoregon.com. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.oregonphotos.com/pagetwentyone-Q.html|title=Oregon's Unique Climate|publisher=Oregon Photos|accessdate=September 22, 2014}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=http://coolweather.net/staterainfall/oregon.htm|title=Oregon Annual Rainfall and Climate Data|publisher=Coolweather.net|accessdate=September 22, 2014}}
8. ^{{Cite book|last=Lorain|first=Douglas|page=239|title=100 Classic Hikes in Oregon|edition=Second|year=2011|location=Seattle, Washington|publisher=The Mountaineers Books|isbn=978-1-59485-492-7}}
9. ^{{Cite web |url= http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?or2876 |title= Fields, Oregon |work=Western Regional Climate Center|publisher=Desert Research Institute |accessdate=September 28, 2013}}

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