Timber is an

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, United States. Timber's population is 131, its ZIP code is 97144, it has 59 housing units and its land area is , with a population density of . The town is connected to the coast and

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by US-26 to the north and Oregon Highway 6 to the south. Both highways are served by Timber Road which runs mainly north-south through the center of town.

Climate

This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers and chilly, wet winters, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F. According to the

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system, Timber has a

warm-summer Mediterranean climate A Mediterranean climate ( ), also called a dry summer climate, described by Köppen and Trewartha as ''Cs'', is a temperate climate type that occurs in the lower mid-latitudes (normally 30 to 44 north and south latitude). Such climates typic ...

, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps. Timber also sits in a prominent local frost hollow, and is capable of recording sub-32 temperatures any month of the year.

History

Timber was the site of multiple logging operations back in the early days of timber harvesting in

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. A railroad was built through the town and served as an important method of transportation for both lumber and passengers between Tillamook, the Willamette Valley, and

. There have been multiples large fires near the area including the Tillamook and Salmonberry burns. With the introduction of highways, panning out of the large stocks of old-growth lumber, and the decommissioning of the railroad, the town population declined from its former heydays.

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