Coburg is a city (and a National Historic District) in Lane County, Oregon, United States, 8 miles (13 km) north of Eugene. The city's population as of the 2020 census was 1,306.[6] Founded in 1847, Coburg has retained the characteristics of a traditional small town with walkability and close ties to the surrounding farming communities that stretch in all directions. Maintaining these characteristics is a central part of the city's community vision process, completed in 2017. (source: Travel Lane County and City of Coburg)
Coburg, Oregon | |
|---|---|
 Shop on Willamette Street | |
 Location in Oregon | |
| Coordinates: 44°08′22″N 123°03′32″W / 44.13944°N 123.05889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Lane |
| Incorporated | 1893 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ray Smith[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.03 sq mi (2.66 km2) |
| • Land | 1.03 sq mi (2.66 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 400 ft (100 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,306 |
| • Density | 1,270.43/sq mi (490.57/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (Pacific) |
| ZIP code | 97408 |
| Area code(s) | 458 and 541 |
| FIPS code | 41-14400[5] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2409497[3] |
| Website | www.coburgoregon.org |
History
editThe city was originally named Diamond after John Diamond, an early pioneer in the area, on whose land claim the city was located.[7] The city's current name comes from a stallion that was named after the Coburg district of Bavaria, Germany, from whence the horse had been imported.[7] The Coburg Historic District was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. The period of significance of the buildings in the district dates back to 1875.[8] The City installed a sewer system in 2011 to 2015, leading to a new period of growth in both residential and commercial investment.
Economy
editDowntown is a national historic center that includes 30 buildings on the register. Coburg is known for its attractive downtown, agricultural business connections, antique shops and annual antique fair. Coburg started to host the Pacific Northwest Marathon in 2018. (Source PNWM and City of Coburg) Several manufacturers are located along the I-5 corridor in Coburg.
Business
editCoburg is headquarters for Marathon Coach Corporation, a manufacturer of luxury bus conversion motorcoaches. Marathon Coach has a manufacturing plant in Coburg, as well as plants in Grand Prairie, Texas, and San Antonio, Florida. Other businesses include APEL Extrusions.
Speed trap
editUntil the practice was discontinued in 2005, Coburg's city government had generated hundreds of thousands of dollars for its budget through speeding fines at a speed trap on Interstate 5 located outside of city limits.[9] By 2003, the city was raising nearly half of its $1.7 million annual budget through traffic fines.[10] The speed trap was temporarily ended when Floyd Prozanski, a state legislator from Eugene, sponsored bills to make the practice against the law, effective January 2004.[9] Police Chief Hudson also lost his job, following the adoption of the new law.[10] However, the city annexed a segment of I-5, which enabled the city to continue raising revenue this way.[9]
Geography
editAccording to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.95 square miles (2.46 km2), all of it land.[11]
Coburg is situated near the Coburg Hills.[1]
Climate
editThis region experiences warm (but not hot) and semi-dry summers with some rainy days, with no average monthly temperatures above 70.4 °F. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Coburg has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.[12]
There are cool winters during which intense rainfall occurs. It has warm, dry summers with moderate rainfall through the summer months.
Snow in Coburg is possible in winter months due to the higher latitude.[13]
Average December temperatures are a maximum of 45.6 °F (7.6 °C) and a minimum of 33.8 °F (1.0 °C). Average August temperatures are a maximum of 82.7 °F (28.2 °C) and a minimum of 51.6 °F (10.9 °C). The record high temperature was 108 °F (42 °C). The record low temperature was −12 °F (−24 °C).[14]
Average annual precipitation is 48.3 inches (1,230 mm). There are on annual average 152 days with measurable precipitation.
| Climate data for Coburg, Oregon | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 47.3 (8.5) |
51.5 (10.8) |
56.5 (13.6) |
61.0 (16.1) |
67.4 (19.7) |
73.4 (23.0) |
81.9 (27.7) |
82.7 (28.2) |
77.1 (25.1) |
64.7 (18.2) |
52.4 (11.3) |
45.6 (7.6) |
63.5 (17.5) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 40.7 (4.8) |
43.2 (6.2) |
46.9 (8.3) |
50.4 (10.2) |
53.6 (12.0) |
60.8 (16.0) |
66.9 (19.4) |
67.2 (19.6) |
62.5 (16.9) |
53.4 (11.9) |
48.3 (9.1) |
39.7 (4.3) |
52.8 (11.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 34.0 (1.1) |
34.9 (1.6) |
37.3 (2.9) |
39.7 (4.3) |
43.8 (6.6) |
48.2 (9.0) |
51.8 (11.0) |
51.6 (10.9) |
47.9 (8.8) |
42.1 (5.6) |
37.7 (3.2) |
33.8 (1.0) |
41.9 (5.5) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 6.9 (180) |
5.4 (140) |
5.1 (130) |
3.6 (91) |
3.9 (99) |
1.6 (41) |
0.6 (15) |
0.6 (15) |
1.3 (33) |
3.4 (86) |
7.8 (200) |
8.1 (210) |
48.3 (1,240) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 0.7 (1.8) |
1.5 (3.8) |
0.1 (0.25) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0.2 (0.51) |
1.2 (3.0) |
3.7 (9.36) |
| Average precipitation days | 19 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 152 |
| Average snowy days | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 2.4 |
| Source: Bestplaces.net[15] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | 613 | — | |
| 1920 | 270 | −56.0% | |
| 1930 | 263 | −2.6% | |
| 1940 | 456 | 73.4% | |
| 1950 | 693 | 52.0% | |
| 1960 | 754 | 8.8% | |
| 1970 | 713 | −5.4% | |
| 1980 | 699 | −2.0% | |
| 1990 | 763 | 9.2% | |
| 2000 | 969 | 27.0% | |
| 2010 | 1,035 | 6.8% | |
| 2020 | 1,306 | 26.2% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[16][4] | |||
2010 census
editAs of the census of 2010, there were 1,035 people, 398 households, and 283 families living in the city. The population density was 1,089.5 inhabitants per square mile (420.7/km2). There were 415 housing units at an average density of 436.8 per square mile (168.6/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 90.4% White, 0.4% African American, 0.8% Native American, 1.4% Asian, 0.6% Pacific Islander, 2.7% from other races, and 3.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.4% of the population.[5]
There were 398 households, of which 33.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.0% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 28.9% were non-families. 20.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.00.[5]
The median age in the city was 41.6 years. 23.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24% were from 25 to 44; 34.7% were from 45 to 64; and 10% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.3% male and 50.7% female.[5]
2000 census
editAs of the census of 2000, there were 969 people, 367 households, and 256 families living in the city. The population density was 1,384.1 inhabitants per square mile (534.4/km2). There were 387 housing units at an average density of 552.8 per square mile (213.4/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 92.67% White, 1.96% Native American, 1.14% Asian, 0.31% Pacific Islander, 0.10% African American, 1.44% from other races, and 2.37% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.99% of the population. There were 367 households, out of which 36.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.1% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.0% were non-families. 21.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.07.[5]
In the city, the population was 28.6% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.4 males. The median income for a household in the city was $47,500, and the median income for a family was $54,250. Males had a median income of $41,029 versus $26,071 for females. The per capita income for the city was $21,696. About 7.7% of families and 7.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.5% of those under age 18 and 21.6% of those age 65 or over.[5]
Education
editIt is in the Eugene School District.[17] Prior to joining the Eugene district in 1964, Coburg had its own district.[18]
Lane County is in the Lane Community College district.[19]
Notable person
edit- Howie Fox, baseball player
References
edit- ^ a b "Home Page | The City of Coburg Oregon". www.coburgoregon.org.
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Coburg, Oregon
- ^ a b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
- ^ "Race, Hispanic or Latino, Age, and Housing Occupancy: 2020 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) SCurrent population estimate is 1306 (cite: Lane Council of Governments and City of Coburg Planning Office) (Summary File (QT-PL), Coburg city, Oregon". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
- ^ a b McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (Seventh ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
- ^ Lane County, nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com
- ^ a b c "Coburg, Oregon Speed Trap Returns". theNewspaper.com. December 2, 2005. Retrieved January 29, 2009.
- ^ a b "Notorious for I-5 speed traps, Coburg police clean up their act". The Seattle Times. January 1, 2008. Retrieved January 29, 2009.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 20, 2011. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
- ^ "Coburg, OR Climate". www.myforecast.co.
- ^ "Coburg, Oregon - Climate Summary". Retrieved July 22, 2020.
- ^ "Almanac: Historical Information My Location: Coburg, OR". Retrieved July 22, 2020.
- ^ "Coburg,OR". July 2020. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Lane County, OR" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 1 (PDF p. 2/3). Retrieved March 10, 2024.
- ^ "School District Facts". Eugene School District. Archived from the original on January 25, 2010.
- ^ "Oregon Community Colleges and Community College Districts" (PDF). Oregon Department of Community Colleges & Workforce Development. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 9, 2022. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
External links
edit
- Entry for Coburg in the Oregon Blue Book