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Unincorporated community in Oregon, US
819Population
6.7 sq miArea
1,527 ftElevation

Ruch is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jackson County, Oregon, United States. It is located on Oregon Route 238, southeast of Grants Pass. As of the 2020 census, Ruch had a population of 819. Ruch was named after Casper M. Ruch, who bought a tract of land where the community now stands in 1896. He built a blacksmith shop, a store and a house. When he was appointed postmaster of the new post office in 1897 and allowed to name it, he named the post office after himself. The post office closed in 1939. There are two structures listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Ruch—McKee Bridge and Star Ranger Station. The Ruch area is home to several Orego…

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