Depoe Bay, Oregon Depoe Bay, Oregon Aerial view of the harbor and center of Depoe Bay Aerial view of the harbor and center of Depoe Bay Depoe Bay is a town/city in Lincoln County, Oregon, United States, positioned on U.S.
The bay of the same name is a 6-acre (2.4 ha) harbor that the town/city promotes as the world's smallest navigable harbor. Depoe Bay was titled for Siletz Indian Charles "Charley" Depot who was originally allotted the territory in 1894 as part of the Dawes Act of 1887. There are conflicting accounts of the origin of his name. One says he was given the name "Depot Charley" for working at the military depot near Toledo, Oregon. The family was later known as "De - Poe". His initial tribal affiliation was Tututni. In 2008, restaurant scenes from The Burning Plain were filmed in Depoe Bay, at the Tidal Raves restaurant. On March 11, 2011, Depoe Bay's port was damaged by a tsunami caused by the Tohoku earthquake off the coast of Japan. According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 1.81 square miles (4.69 km2), all of it land. As of the census of 2010, there were 1,398 citizens , 714 homeholds, and 411 families residing in the city.
There were 714 homeholds of which 10.6% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 48.7% were married couples living together, 6.0% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 2.8% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 42.4% were non-families.
The median age in the town/city was 56.6 years.
9.7% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 16.5% were from 25 to 44; 38.9% were from 45 to 64; and 29.8% were 65 years of age or older.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,174 citizens , 584 homeholds, and 359 families residing in the city.
There were 584 homeholds out of which 17.0% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 51.4% were married couples living together, 7.0% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 38.5% were non-families.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 14.4% under the age of 18, 3.9% from 18 to 24, 22.1% from 25 to 44, 35.7% from 45 to 64, and 23.9% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $35,417, and the median income for a family was $43,967.
About 5.5% of families and 8.0% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 15.1% of those under age 18 and 2.1% of those age 65 or over. Depoe Bay is served by airways broadcast KPPT-FM, licensed to broadcast at 100.7 MHz. Owned by Agpal Broadcasting, the station specializes in classic hits. "City of Depoe Bay (World's Smallest Navigable Harbor)".
City of Depoe Bay.
Depoe Bay Chamber of Commerce.
"Depoe Bay History".
"Depoe Bay: Community Profiles for West Coast and North Pacific Fisheries, Washington, Oregon, California, and other U.S.
Government allotted lands around Depoe Bay to Charles Depot, a small-town Siletz Indian chief and tribal judge.
"Depoe Bay History".
City of Depoe Bay.
Depoe Bay History, "The July 12, 1918 version of the Lincoln County Leader reported: Charlie De - Poe, a dominant man among the Indians, was a chief of the Joshua tribe and was noted for his good sense and wise councils and hospitality among the Indians.
Helen Jung and Jeff Manning, "Waves bring destruction to Oregon's south coast", The Oregonian, March 12, 2011, p.
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"Enumeration of Population and Housing".
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Depoe Bay.
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Entry for Depoe Bay in the Oregon Blue Book Municipalities and communities of Lincoln County, Oregon, United States Depoe Bay Lincoln City Newport Siletz Toledo Waldport Yachats
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Bays of Oregon - Cities in Oregon - Oregon Coast - Populated coastal places in Oregon - Cities in Lincoln County, Oregon - Seaside resorts in Oregon - 1973 establishments in Oregon - Landforms of Lincoln County, Oregon
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