  medford is a city in jackson county, oregon, united states. as of july 1, 2013, the city had a total population of 77,677 and a metropolitan area population of 208,545, making the medford msa the 4th largest metro area in oregon. the city was named in 1883 by david loring, civil engineer and right-of-way agent for the [[oregon and 
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