Lincoln City (Oregon)
| Lincoln City | |
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| Nickname : Kite Capital of the World | |
 Location in Oregon
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1965 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Oregon |
| County : | Lincoln County |
| Coordinates : | 44 ° 58 ′ N , 124 ° 1 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 ) |
| Residents : | 8,164 (as of 2009) |
| Population density : | 591.6 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 13.9 km 2 (approx. 5 mi 2 ) of which 13.8 km 2 (approx. 5 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 3.3 m |
| Postal code : | 97367 |
| Area code : | +1 (541) 996 |
| FIPS : | 41-42600 |
| GNIS ID : | 1158323 |
| Website : | www.lincolncity.org |
| Mayor : | Dick Anderson |
 Highway 101 in Taft, a borough of Lincoln City |
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Lincoln City is a city in the US state of Oregon . It is located on the Pacific Ocean and has 8164 inhabitants (2009).
geography
Lincoln City is at the 45th parallel . The city has natural boundaries to both the west and the east. In the west this forms the Pacific Ocean whereas Lincoln City is bounded in the east by Devils Lake and the Oregon Coast Range with part of the Siuslaw National Forest . In the north the city is bordered by the Salmon River , in the south by the Siletz Bay and the Siletz River . US Highway 101 , which serves as the main road, runs through the city . The distance to the nearest town, Depoe Bay, is around 15 kilometers, the city is a two- hour drive from Portland and one from Salem .
Lincoln City has twelve kilometers of sandy beach. Devils Lake in Lincoln City is a natural, shallow lake on the seashore. The 277 hectare lake is a maximum of 6.4 m deep, its average depth is 2.6 m. The outflow of the lake is the D River , which flows through the center of Delake and flows into the Pacific after 37 m, making it the shortest river in the world. There are two state parks at Devils Lake and the D River , the Devils Lake State Recreation Area and the D River State Recreation Site .
climate
Lincoln City enjoys a mild maritime climate. The average temperature in winter is around 10 ° C. At night it sometimes falls to 0 ° C. In summer it is between 15 and 20 ° C on the beach - where it remains moderate due to the wind - and between 25 and 30 ° C inland. The coldest month is January and the warmest month is August. In the year 1780 mm of precipitation falls, of which 70 mm as snow. There is no measurable precipitation on 193 days a year. Most precipitation falls in December, least in July.
Demographics
According to a 2000 census, Lincoln City has a population of 7,437. There are 3,371 households in the city and 1,860 families.
Of the 7,437 residents were:
- 88.40% whiteness
- 0.46% African American
- 3.12% Native Americans
- 1.02% Asians
- 0.35% Pacific islanders
- 3.01% people of other origins
- 3.64% people of various origins
- 8.22% Hispanics / Latinos
history
Before the white colonization, numerous Native American tribes lived on the Oregon coast. Since 1855 the area of today's Lincoln City belonged to the Coast (Siletz) reservation . By the Dawes Act of 1887, the reservation was released for settlement. The first settlers settled along the Siletz and Salmon Rivers and lived on the remote coast from agriculture, fishing and hunting.
At the beginning of the 20th century, five settlements developed in what is now the urban area, which were named Cutler City , Delake , Nelscott , Oceanlake and Taft . With the construction of the new Highway 101 in the 1930s, which ran through all five settlements, the region was opened up for tourism, so that the places competed for visitors with each other and with other settlements along the coast. In order to ensure the municipal administration more effectively and the maintenance of the fire brigade, police and other institutions better, there were various attempts to merge the five settlements. It was not until March 3, 1965 that Lincoln City was finally founded through the merger of the towns of Delake, Oceanlake and Taft and the unincorporated settlements of Cutler City and Nelscott. Since the new city should not bear the name of one of the previous settlements, the new city name was determined in a student competition in which the students from the local schools could take part.
The city is now managed by a full-time city manager. The honorary mayor and the city council are elected for four years.
education
Lincoln City has two elementary schools, two high schools, and a community college. There are also several private schools.
Economy and tourism
Due to its geographical location and proximity to the Pacific, the place is a popular tourist destination. In the summer months, in addition to the approximately 8,000 residents, around 30,000 tourists live in Lincoln City. The wide, always windy sandy beach offers ideal conditions for kite flying. The D River State Recreation Site hosts a kite festival twice a year and has several kite equipment dealers in town, which is why Lincoln City calls itself the Kite Capital of the World .
In addition to numerous restaurants and shops, there has also been the Chinook Winds Casino on the northern edge of the village since 1995 . The casino has 900 employees, making it the city's largest employer. There is a large outlet center with 60 stores on Highway 101.
Web links
- City administration website
- Lincoln City Chamber of Commerce
- History of Lincoln City at www.oregonencyclopedia.org
Individual evidence
- ^ Lincoln City, Population Finder. Retrieved April 23, 2011 .
- ^ Devils Lake Water Improvement District. Retrieved April 23, 2011 .
- ^ A b Lincoln City Oregon Demographics. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on September 30, 2015 ; Retrieved April 23, 2011 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Lincoln City, the Kite Capital of the World. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on November 27, 2010 ; Retrieved April 25, 2011 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Lincoln City Outlets. Retrieved December 16, 2015 .
