Coos County, Oregon

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Coos Bay National Bank
Coos Bay National Bank
administration
US state : Oregon
Administrative headquarters : Coquille
Foundation : 1853
Demographics
Residents : 63,043  (2010)
Population density : 15.2 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 4678 km²
Water surface : 533 km²
map
Map of Coos County within Oregon
Website : www.co.coos.or.us

Coos County is a county in the state of Oregon in the United States . In 2000 62,779 people lived here, in 2005 it was 64,771. The county seat is in Coquille .

geography

The county covers an area of ​​4,678 square kilometers; 553 square kilometers (11.4 percent) of this is water.

history

The county was founded on December 22, 1853 and is named after the Coos Indians .

52 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of June 8, 2018).

Demographic data

The original inhabitants of the region were the Coquille , a people of hunters and gatherers belonging to the Athabasques , who handed the land over to the government after disputes with settlers from 1851 to 1855, but without receiving other permanent settlements from Congress as compensation. The tribe, of which about 200 members survived in a reservation on Coos Bay, was forcibly dissolved in 1954 and its identity was not recognized again until 1989. About 350 of the current 1,000 members of the people live in Coos County.

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1860 445 -
1870 1644 269.4%
1880 4834 194%
1890 8874 83.6%
1900 10,324 16.3%
1910 17,959 74%
1920 22,257 23.9%
1930 28,373 27.5%
1940 32,466 14.4%
1950 42,265 30.2%
1960 54,955 30%
1970 56,515 2.8%
1980 64,047 13.3%
1990 60.273 -5.9%
2000 62,779 4.2%
2010 63,043 0.4%
Before 1900

1900-1990 2000

Age pyramid of Coos County (as of 2000)
The South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve
Sand dunes near Coos Bay
The AJ Sherwood House , listed on the NRHP with the number 92001314

According to the 2000 census , the county had 62,779 people. There were 26,213 households and 17,457 families. The population density was 15 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 91.97% white, 0.31% African American, 2.41% Native American, 0.90% Asian, 0.17% residents from the Pacific island area and 1.06% from others ethnic groups; 3.17% were from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 3.40% of the population.

Of the 26,213 households, 26.00% had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 52.90% were married couples living together, 9.90% were single mothers. 33.40% were not families. 27.20% were single households and 12.30% had someone living there who was 65 years of age or over. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.8.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 21.90% residents under 18 years of age, 7.10% between 18 and 24 years of age, 24.00% between 25 and 44 years of age, 27.80% between 45 and 64 years of age 19.10% were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 96.10 males, and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 93.90 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $ 31,542 , and the median income for a family was $ 38,040. Males had a median income of $ 32,509 versus $ 22,519 for females. The per capita income was $ 17,547. 15.00% of the population and 11.10% of families are below the poverty line. 19.90% of these were under 18 years of age and 9.40% were 65 years of age or older.

economy

An important traditional branch of the economy is the logging. The Canadian energy and pipeline operator Veresen is currently planning a large gas liquefaction terminal for natural gas from the Rocky Mountains in Coos Bay , which is to be shipped from here to Asia.

See also

Web links

Commons : Coos County, Oregon  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Coos County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . Retrieved February 22, 2011
  2. ↑ Charles Curry Aiken, Joseph Nathan Kane: The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010 . 6th edition. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2013, ISBN 978-0-8108-8762-6 , p. 70 .
  3. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed June 8, 2018.
  4. ^ Website of the people of the Coquille , accessed November 16, 2015
  5. ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
  6. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
  7. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
  8. ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
  9. ↑ http://theworldlink.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/a-peek-into-coos-county-s-economic-future/article_af9973fe-d47b-11e3-ae49-001a4bcf887a.html

Coordinates: 43 ° 11 ′  N , 124 ° 5 ′  W