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Myrtle Point, Oregon

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{{Use American English|date=June 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = Myrtle Point, Oregon
|settlement_type = [[City]]
|motto =
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|imagesize = 240px
|image_caption = Historic Black and Co. Building
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|subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Oregon|County]]
|subdivision_name2 = [[Coos County, Oregon|Coos]]
|government_type =
|leader_title = [[Mayor]]
|leader_name = Samantha Clayburn
|established_title = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
|established_date = 1887
|area_magnitude =
|area_total_sq_mi = 1.62
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|area_total_km2 = 4.19
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|population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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|population_total = 2475
|population_density_km2 = 594.62
|population_density_sq_mi = 1540.14
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|timezone = [[Pacific Standard Time Zone|Pacific]]
|utc_offset = -8
|timezone_DST = Pacific
|utc_offset_DST = -7
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|website = http://www.ci.myrtlepoint.or.us/
|postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code = 97458
|area_codes = [[Area codes 541 and 458|458 and 541]]
|blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
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'''Myrtle Point''' is a city in [[Coos County, Oregon|Coos County]], [[Oregon]], United States, established in 1887. The population was 2,475 at the 2020 census.<ref name="psu">{{cite web|title=2020 Census profiles: Oregon cities alphabetically M-P|url=http://www.pdx.edu/sites/www.pdx.edu.prc/files/2010_PL94_cities_M-P_updated.pdf|publisher=Portland State University Population Research Center|accessdate=September 16, 2011}}</ref> Located in the Coquille River Valley, Myrtle Point is part of the [[Coos Bay, Oregon|Coos Bay]]/[[North Bend, Oregon|North Bend]]/[[Charleston, Oregon|Charleston]] [[Metropolitan Statistical Area]], which consists of all of Coos County.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://statisticalatlas.com/metro-area/Oregon/Coos-Bay/Population|title=Population of the Coos Bay Area, Oregon (Metro Area)|publisher=Statistical Atlas|accessdate=March 7, 2022}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.62|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|1.61|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.01|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=December 21, 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110220065340/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archivedate=February 20, 2011}}</ref>

Myrtle Point is about {{convert|15|mi|km}} from the [[Pacific Ocean]] in southwestern Oregon. [[Oregon Route 42]], which runs generally east−west from near [[Roseburg, Oregon|Roseburg]] to near [[Coos Bay, Oregon|Coos Bay]], passes through Myrtle Point.<ref name="Benchmark">{{cite book|title=Oregon Road and Recreation Atlas|publisher=Benchmark Maps|location=Santa Barbara, Calif.|year=2012|edition=5th|pages=82−83|isbn=978-0-929591-62-9}}</ref> The [[South Fork Coquille River]] receives the [[East Fork Coquille River|east fork of the Coquille River]] just south of the city, and the combined stream receives the [[North Fork Coquille River]] just north of Myrtle Point.<ref name="Benchmark"/> The city is {{convert|131|ft|m}} above sea level.<ref name="gnis"/>

Due to its proximity to the Pacific Ocean, the climate of the Coquille River Valley and Myrtle Point is considered mild and wet. Due to being further inland, summers are warmer and sunnier than in nearby Bandon or Coos Bay, but extremes are still rare. According to the [[Köppen climate classification]], Myrtle Point has a [[Mediterranean climate|warm-summer Mediterranean climate]] (''Csb''). The warmest month is August, with an average high temperature around {{convert|78|F}}, while the coldest month is January, with an average low around {{convert|34|F}}. The record high in Myrtle Point is {{convert|107|F}}, which was observed on August 15, 2020, while the record low is {{convert|5|F}}, which was observed on February 5, 1989.

{{Weather box
|location = Myrtle Point, Oregon
|width = 50%
|single line = Y
|Jan record high F = 73
|Feb record high F = 80
|Mar record high F = 82
|Apr record high F = 91
|May record high F = 100
|Jun record high F = 102
|Jul record high F = 103
|Aug record high F = 107
|Sep record high F = 104
|Oct record high F = 104
|Nov record high F = 83
|Dec record high F = 73
|year record high F= 107
|Jan high F = 51.8
|Feb high F = 55.7
|Mar high F = 58.5
|Apr high F = 62.0
|May high F = 67.2
|Jun high F = 71.8
|Jul high F = 76.9
|Aug high F = 78.1
|Sep high F = 76.4
|Oct high F = 67.7
|Nov high F = 56.0
|Dec high F = 50.7
|Jan low F = 34.2
|Feb low F = 36.2
|Mar low F = 37.7
|Apr low F = 39.3
|May low F = 43.9
|Jun low F = 48.2
|Jul low F = 51.2
|Aug low F = 51.2
|Sep low F = 47.6
|Oct low F = 42.5
|Nov low F = 38.5
|Dec low F = 35.1
|Jan record low F = 13
|Feb record low F = 5
|Mar record low F = 21
|Apr record low F = 28
|May record low F = 28
|Jun record low F = 33
|Jul record low F = 39
|Aug record low F = 36
|Sep record low F = 29
|Oct record low F = 23
|Nov record low F = 17
|Dec record low F = 8
|year record low F= 5
|Jan precipitation inch = 9.55
|Feb precipitation inch = 7.06
|Mar precipitation inch = 7.45
|Apr precipitation inch = 5.47
|May precipitation inch = 3.13
|Jun precipitation inch = 1.66
|Jul precipitation inch = 0.38
|Aug precipitation inch = 0.44
|Sep precipitation inch = 1.44
|Oct precipitation inch = 4.11
|Nov precipitation inch = 8.33
|Dec precipitation inch = 10.95
|year precipitation inch = 59.97
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan snow inch = 0.8
|Feb snow inch = 0.9
|Mar snow inch = 0.1
|Apr snow inch = 0
|May snow inch = 0
|Jun snow inch = 0
|Jul snow inch = 0
|Aug snow inch = 0
|Sep snow inch = 0
|Oct snow inch = 0
|Nov snow inch = 0.1
|Dec snow inch = 0.1
|year snow inch = 2.0
|source = <ref>{{cite web
|url=https://www.average-weather.com/en/north+america/united+states+of+america/oregon/myrtle+point/?unit=imperial |title=Average Weather in Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America |accessdate=July 17, 2021
|publisher=Average Weather |date=July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|
url=https://weather.com/weather/monthly/l/f15ef0f6c457f4a364016d6e6bf16ba70c911d2f677f4aa79bdb5642a3bcacd5| title = Myrtle Point, OR Monthly Weather Forecast |accessdate=July 19, 2021
|publisher=[[The Weather Channel]]
| date=July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.plantmaps.com/en/clim/f/us/oregon/myrtle-point/climate-data|title=Zipcode 97458|website=www.plantmaps.com|access-date=February 28, 2022}}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 52
|1890= 354
|1900= 530
|1910= 836
|1920= 934
|1930= 1362
|1940= 1296
|1950= 2033
|1960= 2886
|1970= 2511
|1980= 2859
|1990= 2712
|2000= 2451
|2010= 2514
|2020= 2475
|footnote=source:<ref name="wwwcensusgov"/><ref>{{cite book|last=Moffatt|first=Riley Moore|title=Population History of Western U.S. Cities and Towns, 1850–1990|location=Lanham, Maryland|publisher=Scarecrow Press|year=1996|page=213|isbn=978-0-8108-3033-2}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:41&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 12, 2022}}</ref>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2010, there were 2,514 people, 1,027 households, and 677 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1561.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 1,129 housing units at an average density of {{convert|701.2|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 89.9% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.4% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 3.5% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.2% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.1% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 4.9% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 4.6% of the population.<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=December 21, 2012}}</ref>

There were 1,027 households, of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 34.1% were non-families. 27.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.89.<ref name ="wwwcensusgov"/>

The median age in the city was 44.9 years. 23% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 20.3% were from 25 to 44; 28.2% were from 45 to 64; and 21.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.2% male and 51.8% female.<ref name ="wwwcensusgov"/>

===2000 census===
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,451 people, 988 households, and 674 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,529.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,110 housing units at an average density of {{convert|692.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 92.90% White, 0.29% African American, 2.77% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.82% from other races, and 3.06% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.55% of the population. There were 988 households, out of which 30.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.9% were married couples living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.7% were non-families. 26.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.89.<ref name="wwwcensusgov"/>

In the city, the population was 26.5% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 23.4% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 19.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.7 males. The median income for a household in the city was $27,536, and the median income for a family was $31,120. Males had a median income of $30,313 versus $20,476 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $13,695. About 15.0% of families and 19.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 24.2% of those under age 18 and 14.4% of those age 65 or over.<ref name="wwwcensusgov"/>

==Museums and other attractions==
[[File:Coos County Logging Museum (Coos County, Oregon scenic images) (cooDA0164).jpg|thumb|The [[Coos County Logging Museum]] is located in Myrtle Point]]
The Coos County Fair is held yearly in Myrtle Point, near the campus of [[Myrtle Point High School]]. The [[Coos County Logging Museum]] is located in Myrtle Point.

==Infrastructure==
*[[PacifiCorp|Pacific Power]] - Electric
*Ziply Fiber - High Speed Broadband, phone
*DFN - Gigabit Fiber Internet, Phone, TV, and Managed IT Services
*Charter Communications - Cable television, high speed Internet and digital phone service
*City of Myrtle Point - Water and sewer

==Government==
[[File:Myrtle Point, Oregon.jpg|thumb|City hall]]
Myrtle Point uses a city council consisting of seven elected members including the city mayor. As of 2022, the mayor of Myrtle Point was Samantha Clayburn.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ci.myrtlepoint.or.us/general/page/city-council-and-mayor|title=City Council and Mayor - City of Myrtle Point Oregon Official Website|website=City of Myrtle Point|accessdate= November 29, 2022}}</ref>

==Notable people==
*[[Robert C. Belloni]], Chief Judge for the United States District Court for the District of Oregon
*[[Dennis Waterman (poker player)|Dennis Waterman]], professional poker player and writer

==See also==
*[[Steamboats of the Coquille River]]
*''[[Myrtle Point Herald]]''

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
*[https://sos.oregon.gov/blue-book/Pages/local/cities/l-r/myrtle-point.aspx Listing for Myrtle Point] in the ''[[Oregon Blue Book]]''
*[http://www.mpsd.k12.or.us/ Myrtle Point School District #41]
*[http://www.ci.myrtlepoint.or.us/ City of Myrtle Point Official Homepage]

{{Coos County, Oregon}}

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[[Category:Cities in Oregon]]
[[Category:Cities in Coos County, Oregon]]
[[Category:Port cities and towns in Oregon]]
[[Category:1887 establishments in Oregon]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1887]]

Coos County, Oregon

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{{short description|County in Oregon, United States}}
{{distinguish|Coös County, New Hampshire}}
{{Use American English|date=June 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
| county = Coos County
| state = Oregon
| ex image = Coos Bay National Bank Bldg - Coos Bay Oregon.jpg
| ex image size = 220px
| ex image cap = [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Coos County, Oregon|Historic Coos Bay National Bank Building]].
| seal =
| founded date = December 22
| founded year = 1853
| seat wl = Coquille
| largest city wl = Coos Bay
| area_total_sq_mi = 1806
| area_land_sq_mi = 1596
| area_water_sq_mi = 210
| area percentage = 12
| population_as_of = 2020
| population_total = 64929
| pop_est_as_of = 2024
| population_est = 64326 {{loss}}
| density_sq_mi = auto
| web = www.co.coos.or.us
| time zone = Pacific
| district = 4th
| named for = [[Coos people]]}}

'''Coos County''' ({{IPAc-en|k|uː|s}} {{respell|KOOSS}}) is one of the [[Oregon counties|36 counties]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Oregon]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 64,929.<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/cooscountyoregon/PST045222|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 17, 2023}}</ref> The [[county seat]] is [[Coquille, Oregon|Coquille]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011}}</ref> The county was formed from the western parts of [[Umpqua County, Oregon|Umpqua]] and [[Jackson County, Oregon|Jackson]] counties. It [[Oregon Geographic Names|is named]] after a tribe of [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]] who live in the region. Coos County comprises the Coos Bay, OR [[Micropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History==
Coos Bay is the homeland of two bands of Native people, Miluk and Hanis. Both today are often referred to as "Coos".<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 13, 2020 |title=History - Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians |url=https://ctclusi.org/history/ |access-date=March 11, 2024 |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Lewis and Clark Expedition|Lewis and Clark]] noted Cook-koo-oose for Coos Bay people.<ref name="mcarthur">{{cite book | last = McArthur | first = Lewis | title = Oregon geographic names | publisher = Oregon Historical Society Press | location = Portland | year = 1992 | isbn = 0875952364 }}</ref> The origin of the name "Coos" is probably influenced both by the Lewis and Clark reference and the name for the region in the Hanis and Miluk languages, kuukwis.<ref>{{Cite web |last=shichils |date=September 8, 2015 |title=“Place of Pines”: A case of mistaken identity? |url=https://shichils.wordpress.com/2015/09/07/place-of-pines-a-case-of-mistaken-identity/ |access-date=March 11, 2024 |website=Shichils' Blog |language=en}}</ref> Early maps and documents spelled it Kowes, Cowes, Coose, Koos, among others.<ref name="mcarthur"/>

Although exploration and trapping in the area occurred as early as 1828, the first European-American settlement was established at Empire City in 1853 by members of the Coos Bay Company; this is now part of the city of [[Coos Bay, Oregon|Coos Bay]].

Coos County was created by the Territorial Legislature from parts of [[Umpqua County, Oregon|Umpqua]], and [[Jackson County, Oregon|Jackson]] counties on December 22, 1853. [[Curry County, Oregon]], was created from the southern part in 1855. The county seat was originally at Empire City. In 1895 the legislature permitted the citizens of the county to choose a new county seat. The 1896 vote resulted in moving the seat to [[Coquille, Oregon|Coquille]].

The Territorial Legislature granted permission for the development of wagon roads from Coos Bay to [[Jacksonville, Oregon]], in 1854, and to [[Roseburg, Oregon]], in 1857.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|1806|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|1596|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|210|sqmi}} (12%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_41.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=February 25, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref>

===Adjacent counties===
*[[Douglas County, Oregon|Douglas County]] - north and east
*[[Curry County, Oregon|Curry County]] - south

===National protected areas===
*[[Bandon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge]]
*[[Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge]] (part)
*[[Siskiyou National Forest]] (part)
*[[Siuslaw National Forest]] (part)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1860= 445
|1870= 1644
|1880= 4834
|1890= 8874
|1900= 10324
|1910= 17959
|1920= 22257
|1930= 28373
|1940= 32466
|1950= 42265
|1960= 54955
|1970= 56515
|1980= 64047
|1990= 60273
|2000= 62779
|2010= 63043
|2020= 64929
|estyear=2024
|estimate=64326
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2024">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html|title=County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2024|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 15, 2025}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=February 25, 2015}}</ref> 1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=February 25, 2015|archive-date=August 11, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120811110448/http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/|url-status=dead}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/or190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|editor-last=Forstall|editor-first=Richard L.|date=March 27, 1995|access-date=February 25, 2015}}</ref> 1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150226035610/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=February 26, 2015 |url-status=dead|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|date=April 2, 2001|access-date=February 25, 2015}}</ref> 2010–2020<ref name="QF"/>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Coos County, Oregon – Racial and ethnic composition''' {{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}
!Race / Ethnicity (''NH = Non-Hispanic'')
!Pop 1980<ref name=1980Census>{{Cite web|title=1980 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Oregon - Table 58 - Persons by Race and Table 59 - Total Persons and Spanish Origin Persons by Type of Spanish Origin and Race (p. 39/24-39/32)|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1980/volume-1/oregon/1980a_orabc-05.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|page=}}</ref>
!Pop 1990<ref name=1990Census>{{Cite web|title=1990 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Oregon - Table 5 - Race and Hispanic Origin|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cp-1/cp-1-39.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|page=9-30}}</ref>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Coos County, Oregon|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=050XX00US41011&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Coos County, Oregon|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US41011&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" | Pop 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Coos County, Oregon|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US41011&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!% 1980
!% 1990
!% 2000
!% 2010
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |% 2020
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|61,003
|56,879
|56,616
|54,820
|style='background: #ffffe6; |53,538
|95.25%
|94.37%
|90.18%
|86.96%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |82.46%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|72
|133
|169
|234
|style='background: #ffffe6; |259
|0.11%
|0.22%
|0.27%
|0.37%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.40%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|1,308
|1,338
|1,412
|1,467
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,320
|2.04%
|2.22%
|2.25%
|2.33%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.03%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|455
|556
|553
|644
|style='background: #ffffe6; |728
|0.71%
|0.92%
|0.88%
|1.02%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.12%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|x <ref>included in the Asian category in the 1980 Census</ref>
|x <ref>included in the Asian category in the 1990 Census</ref>
|99
|104
|style='background: #ffffe6; |120
|x
|x
|0.16%
|0.16%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.18%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|85
|14
|66
|75
|style='background: #ffffe6; |316
|0.13%
|0.02%
|0.11%
|0.12%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.49%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|x <ref>not an option in the 1980 Census</ref>
|x <ref>not an option in the 1990 Census</ref>
|1,731
|2,308
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4,356
|x
|x
|2.76%
|3.66%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6.71%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|1,124
|1,353
|2,133
|3,391
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4,292
|1.75%
|2.24%
|3.40%
|5.38%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6.61%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''64,047'''
|'''60,273'''
|'''62,779'''
|'''63,043'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''64,929 '''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]], there were 63,043 people, 27,133 households, and 16,857 families living in the county.<ref name="census-dp1">{{cite web
|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US41011
|title=DP-1 Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data
|access-date=February 23, 2016
|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213032242/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US41011
|archive-date=February 13, 2020
|url-status=dead
}}</ref> The population density was {{convert|39.5|PD/sqmi}}. There were 30,593 housing units at an average density of {{convert|19.2|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}.<ref name="census-density">{{cite web
|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US41011
|access-date=February 23, 2016
|title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County
|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213183423/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US41011
|archive-date=February 13, 2020
|url-status=dead
}}</ref> The racial makeup of the county was 89.8% white, 2.5% Native American, 1.0% Asian, 0.4% black or African American, 0.2% Pacific islander, 1.7% from other races, and 4.3% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 5.4% of the population.<ref name="census-dp1"/> In terms of ancestry, 22.9% were German, 15.0% were English, 12.7% were Irish, 7.4% were American, and 5.2% were Scottish.<ref name="census-dp2">{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US41011|title=DP02 SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS IN THE UNITED STATES – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates|access-date=February 23, 2016|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213021509/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US41011|archive-date=February 13, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Of the 27,133 households, 24.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.2% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 37.9% were non-families, and 29.8% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.78. The median age was 47.3 years.<ref name="census-dp1"/>

The median income for a household in the county was $37,491 and the median income for a family was $46,569. Males had a median income of $39,744 versus $28,328 for females. The per capita income for the county was $21,981. About 11.5% of families and 16.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.4% of those under age 18 and 8.1% of those age 65 or over.<ref name="census-dp3">{{cite web
|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US41011
|title=DP03 SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
|access-date=February 23, 2016
|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213025026/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US41011
|archive-date=February 13, 2020
|url-status=dead
}}</ref>

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]], there were 62,779 people, 26,213 households, and 17,457 families living in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|39|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people |people|}}. There were 29,247 housing units at an average density of {{convert|18|/mi2|/km2|adj=pre|units }}. The racial makeup of the county was 91.97% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.31% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 2.41% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.90% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.17% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.06% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.17% from two or more races. 3.40% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race. 18.5% were of [[German people|German]], 12.4% [[English people|English]], 11.3% [[Irish people|Irish]] and 10.7% U.S. or American ancestry. 96.0% spoke [[English language|English]] and 2.5% [[Spanish language|Spanish]] as their first language.

There were 26,213 households, out of which 26.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.90% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.40% were non-families. 27.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.80.

In the county, the population dispersal was 21.90% under the age of 18, 7.10% from 18 to 24, 24.00% from 25 to 44, 27.80% from 45 to 64, and 19.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 96.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.90 males. The median income for a household in the county 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]] for the county was $17,547. About 11.10% of families and 15.00% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 19.90% of those under age 18 and 9.40% of those age 65 or over.

==Communities==

===Cities===
*[[Bandon, Oregon|Bandon]]
*[[Coos Bay, Oregon|Coos Bay]]
*[[Coquille, Oregon|Coquille]] (county seat)
*[[Lakeside, Oregon|Lakeside]]
*[[Myrtle Point, Oregon|Myrtle Point]]
*[[North Bend, Oregon|North Bend]]
*[[Powers, Oregon|Powers]]

===Census-designated places===
*[[Barview, Oregon|Barview]]
*[[Bunker Hill, Oregon|Bunker Hill]]
*[[Glasgow, Oregon|Glasgow]]
*[[Saunders Lake, Oregon|Saunders Lake]]

===Other unincorporated communities===
{{div col|colwidth=12em}}
*[[Allegany, Oregon|Allegany]]
*[[Arago, Oregon|Arago]]
*[[Beaver Hill, Oregon|Beaver Hill]]
*[[Bridge, Oregon|Bridge]]
*[[Broadbent, Oregon|Broadbent]]
*[[Charleston, Oregon|Charleston]]
*[[Cooston, Oregon|Cooston]]
*[[Dellwood, Oregon|Dellwood]]
*[[Dora, Oregon|Dora]]
*[[Fairview, Coos County, Oregon|Fairview]]
*[[Gaylord, Oregon|Gaylord]]
*[[Gravelford, Oregon|Gravelford]]
*[[Green Acres, Coos County, Oregon|Green Acres]]
*[[Hauser, Oregon|Hauser]]
*[[Laurel Grove, Oregon|Laurel Grove]]
*[[Leneve, Oregon|Leneve]]
*[[Libby, Oregon|Libby]]
*[[McKinley, Oregon|McKinley]]
*[[Millington, Oregon|Millington]]
*[[Norway, Oregon|Norway]]
*[[Prosper, Oregon|Prosper]]
*[[Randolph, Oregon|Randolph]]
*[[Remote, Oregon|Remote]]
*[[Riverton, Oregon|Riverton]]
*[[Sitkum, Oregon|Sitkum]]
*[[Sumner, Oregon|Sumner]]
*[[Tenmile, Coos County, Oregon|Tenmile]]
{{div col end}}

==Politics==
Between the [[New Deal]] and [[presidency of Bill Clinton|Bill Clinton]], Coos County strongly favored the Democratic Party. It was one of the few counties in the West to be won by [[George McGovern]] in the 1972 presidential election. No Republican presidential candidate obtained a majority in the county between 1956 and 1996, although [[Ronald Reagan]] did obtain pluralities in both 1980 and – very narrowly – in 1984. Since the turn of the century it has become a strongly Republican county in Presidential elections as a result of various factors including de-unionization in the timber industry and opposition to environmental policies often championed by Democrats. The last Democrat to win a majority in Coos County was [[Michael Dukakis]] in 1988, although [[Bill Clinton]] won pluralities in both his elections. [[Barack Obama]], in both of his presidential campaigns, was the most recent Democrat to even break 40 percent of the vote in Coos County.

In the United States House of Representatives, Coos County in located in [[Oregon's 4th congressional district]], which also includes the more left-leaning [[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]] metropolitan area and has been represented by Democrat [[Val Hoyle]] since 2023. In the [[Oregon State Senate]], the county is split between the [[Oregon's 5th Senate district|5th District]], represented by Republican [[Dick Anderson (Oregon politician)|Dick Anderson]], and the [[Oregon's 1st Senate district|1st District]], represented by Republican [[David Brock Smith]]. In the [[Oregon House of Representatives]], it is split between the [[Oregon's 9th House district|9th District]], represented by Republican, [[Boomer Wright]], and the [[Oregon's 1st House district|1st District]], represented by Republican [[Court Boice]]. All legislative seats, as of 2021, are held by Republicans in the [[Oregon Legislative Assembly]].

{{PresHead|place=Coos County, Oregon|whig=no|source1=<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|last=Leip|first=David|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=April 11, 2018}}</ref>}}

{{PresRow|1880|Republican|607|554|0|Oregon}}
{{PresRow|1884|Republican|758|638|51|Oregon}}
{{PresRow|1888|Republican|906|779|112|Oregon}}
{{PresRow|1892|Populist|603|299|1,000|Oregon}}
{{PresRow|1896|Democratic|1,105|1,558|46|Oregon}}
{{PresRow|1900|Republican|1,153|888|98|Oregon}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|1,712|490|462|Oregon}}
{{PresRow|1908|Republican|1,850|894|505|Oregon}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|701|1,081|1,875|Oregon}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|3,209|3,352|797|Oregon}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|3,272|2,297|636|Oregon}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|3,905|1,757|2,408|Oregon}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|4,929|3,040|157|Oregon}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|3,299|5,504|493|Oregon}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|2,576|7,167|887|Oregon}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|5,034|7,853|101|Oregon}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|4,609|6,476|140|Oregon}}
{{PresRow|1948|Republican|5,536|5,453|573|Oregon}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|10,122|8,118|149|Oregon}}
{{PresRow|1956|Democratic|9,201|11,183|0|Oregon}}
{{PresRow|1960|Democratic|8,751|12,893|61|Oregon}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|5,032|16,109|8|Oregon}}
{{PresRow|1968|Democratic|8,230|10,884|1,776|Oregon}}
{{PresRow|1972|Democratic|10,370|11,778|1,065|Oregon}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|9,481|14,168|1,076|Oregon}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|13,041|11,817|3,318|Oregon}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|13,637|13,582|120|Oregon}}
{{PresRow|1988|Democratic|10,153|13,996|687|Oregon}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|9,284|12,072|8,303|Oregon}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|10,886|12,171|4,581|Oregon}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|15,626|11,610|2,143|Oregon}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|18,291|14,393|678|Oregon}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|15,354|14,401|1,196|Oregon}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|14,673|12,845|1,168|Oregon}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|17,865|10,448|3,000|Oregon}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|21,829|14,243|1,003|Oregon}}
{{PresRow|2024|Republican|20,849|13,731|1,155|Oregon}}
{{PresFoot}}

==Economy==
[[File:Coos County aerial.jpg|right|thumb|The [[Southwest Oregon Regional Airport]] in [[North Bend, Oregon|North Bend]]]]
Deposits of gold initially attracted people to the county in the nineteenth century. Between 1890 and 1910, large amounts of [[coal]] were mined in the county and shipped to [[California]]; production decreased after [[Petroleum|oil]] was discovered in that state, and no coal mines in the county have been in production since 1950. These coal fields have been explored for natural gas since 1938, although [[CDX Gas]], a company based in [[Texas]] announced in 2003 that they would be drilling two test wells later that year.

A project to build a {{convert|60|mi|km|adj=on}} natural gas pipeline between the cities of Roseburg and Coos Bay, which would attract new industry to the Coos Bay area, was begun in 1999 when voters approved a local bond measure to raise as much as $27 million, with the state of Oregon providing $24 million. The pipeline construction began in June 2003 and was finished in 2004.

Currently, forest products, tourism, fishing and agriculture dominate the Coos County economy. The service industry is replacing the former lumber-driven economy. [[Bandon Dunes Golf Resort]], north of Bandon and south of Coos Bay, attracts tourists and golfers from around the world. Boating, dairy farming, [[Umbellularia|myrtlewood]] manufacturing, shipbuilding and repair and agriculture specialty products, including [[cranberry|cranberries]], also play an important role. Untapped rich deposits of iron ore and lead await development.

The [[Jordan Cove Energy Project]] is a project that was met with resistance since 2010 by farm owners and other land owners, tribal natives, and some commercial entities who did not want their land being used or taken without their permission, with [[eminent domain]]. The project was cancelled in late 2021.

A current project underway in Coos County, undertaken by Oregon Resources Corporation (ORC), uses modern strip-mining techniques to extract [[chromite]], [[zircon]], and [[garnet]] from local sands.<ref>{{cite web|title=About|publisher=Oregon Resources|url=http://oregon-resources.com/about-2/about-us/|year=2011|access-date=May 21, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150522001352/http://oregon-resources.com/about-2/about-us/|archive-date=May 22, 2015}}</ref> The tailings after processing will be returned and re-contoured to replicate pre-mining conditions, and the affected area will be reforested. Job numbers are not listed on the company website but an annual payroll of $3.5 million is listed in the economic impact portion of the FAQ.<ref>{{cite web|title=FAQ|publisher=Oregon Resources|url=http://oregon-resources.com/FAQ|year=2011|access-date=May 21, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150522043847/http://oregon-resources.com/faq/|archive-date=May 22, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Oregon [[League of Women Voters]] cited similar numbers from ORC, wholly owned by Industrial Mineral Corporation of Australia; the operation was projected to create 70 to 80 jobs with a salary of $46,000 per year.<ref name="League of Women Voters">{{cite web|title=Coastal and Nearshore Oregon Study|url=http://www.lwvor.org/issues/about-study-reports/study-report-library/coastal-and-nearshore-oregon-study/#Chromite|publisher=League of Women Voters of Oregon|year=2012|access-date=May 21, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150522061655/http://www.lwvor.org/issues/about-study-reports/study-report-library/coastal-and-nearshore-oregon-study/#Chromite|archive-date=May 22, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> Efforts to block the project because of health and environmental concerns did not succeed.<ref name="League of Women Voters"/>

There are several port districts in the county: [[Port of Coos Bay]] founded in 1909, [[Port of Coquille River]] founded in 1912, and [[Port of Bandon]] founded in 1913. Coos Bay is considered the best natural harbor between [[San Francisco Bay]] and the [[Puget Sound]], and the Port of Coos Bay was the largest forest products shipper in the world until late 2005 when raw log exports via transport ship were suspended.

==Natural history==
The tallest documented living specimen of a [[Douglas-fir]] tree in the world is found {{convert|35|mi|km}} southeast of Coos Bay in the [[Sitkum, Oregon|Sitkum]] area<ref>[http://159.121.125.11/bigtrees/Champs/coastdfir.html Oregon Register of Big Trees] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205170501/http://159.121.125.11/bigtrees/Champs/coastdfir.html |date=December 5, 2008 }}</ref> and is slightly more than {{convert|100|m|ft}} tall.<ref>Hogan, C. Michael (2008) [http://globaltwitcher.auderis.se/artspec_information.asp?thingid=44736 ''Douglas-fir: "Pseudotsuga menzesii"''] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090604021155/http://globaltwitcher.auderis.se/artspec_information.asp?thingid=44736 |date=June 4, 2009 }}, GlobalTwitcher.com, ed. N. Stromberg</ref>

==See also==
*[[National Register of Historic Places listings in Coos County, Oregon]]
*[[Steamboats of the Coquille River]]
*[[Steamboats of Coos Bay]]

==Notes==
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==References==
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|North = [[Douglas County, Oregon|Douglas County]]
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|Southeast =
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==Further reading==
* {{cite book |title=[[wikisource:en:History of Oregon Newspapers|History of Oregon Newspapers]] |first= George S. |last=Turnbull |year=1939 |publisher=[[Binfords & Mort]] | chapter=[[wikisource:en:History of Oregon Newspapers/Baker County|Baker County]] }}

==External links==
*[http://www.co.coos.or.us/ Coos County, Oregon] (official website)
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20091020083854/http://www.cooshistory.org/index.htm Coos Historical & Maritime Museum]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090626073438/http://coosonline.com/ COOSonline.com] (free online community)

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