North Bend, Oregon
North Bend, Oregon North Bend from above, looking toward the Pacific Ocean North Bend from above, looking toward the Pacific Ocean Flag of North Bend, Oregon State Oregon North Bend is a town/city in Coos County, Oregon, United States with a populace of 9,695 as of the 2010 census. North Bend is surrounded on three sides by Coos Bay, an S-shaped water inlet and estuary where the Coos River enters Coos Bay and borders the town/city of Coos Bay to the south.
North Bend became an incorporated town/city in 1903. Before Europeans visited the Oregon coast, Native American tribes claimed the Coos Bay region as their homeland for thousands of years. Members of the Coos, Lower Umpqua, Siuslaw and Coquille tribes lived, fished, hunted and gathered along Coos Bay and its estuaries, along rivers, and in meadows and forests. Saw foundry and ship yard, North Bend, 1884 illustration The 1852 stranding of the schooner Captain Lincoln on the North Spit and the survivors' encampment and rescue brought consideration to gold prospectors who came to mine placer from region beaches. In 1853 The Coos Bay Commercial Company appeared from the Rogue Valley and created routes for settlers. Empire City was established and was the governmental center of county of government until 1896. Entrepreneurs were drawn to the area's sizeable natural resources, and sawmills and shipyards at Old Town North Bend and Empire City spurred economic evolution and thriving workers. Rivers and sloughs provided a means to transport citizens , forest, agricultural and coal products, and suburbs provided hubs for inland transportation. Some of the early industries in the region included timber harvesting, ship assembly, farming, coal quarrying and salmon canning. Prior to around 1915, The Coos region was largely isolated from the rest of Oregon due to problem in crossing the Coast Range and fording rivers, and the Pacific Ocean was used to link citizens to other areas, including San Francisco, which was an easier two-day trip compared to traveling inland over rugged terrain. In 1916 trains were established that linked the region to other interior settlements and towns, which increased commercial trade and tourism Kruse, assembled in 1920 by Kruse and Banks in North Bend, Oregon Significant urban expansion occurred in the 1920s, and amid the 1930s to 1950s large-scale expansion occurred. Per the Oregon Bay Area Chamber of Commerce, amid the 1930s to 1950s: The culmination of the North Bend Bridge (now Mc - Cullough Memorial Bridge) in 1936 and the Roosevelt Highway decidedly improved undivided transit connections and provided the final link in opening the Coos region to the outside world.
During the interregnum of despair between Franklin Roosevelt's election and his inauguration, the only bank in North Bend, the First National, was forced to temporarily close its doors, precipitating a cash-flow crisis for the City of North Bend.
After a several appeals, the town/city gave up and announced that the tokens would remain legal tender in the town/city of North Bend in perpetuity.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 5.09 square miles (13.18 km2), of which 3.92 square miles (10.15 km2) is territory and 1.17 square miles (3.03 km2) is water. The climate in North Bend and surrounds can be described as a very humid version of the Mediterranean climate or a dry-summer version of an oceanic climate.
There is very little temperature variation throughout the year, with monthly means ranging from 46.4 F (8.0 C) in December to 60.1 F (15.6 C) in August, though on the rare occasions continental air populace penetrate they can be much more extreme, with the lowest on record being 13 F ( 11 C) on December 21, 1990.
Conversely, the record high is 100 F (38 C), set on June 24, 1925. Cool breezes off the Pacific moderate the city's climate year round.
Snow almost never falls in the city, but can be heavy in the adjoining Oregon Coast Range.
Annually, the town/city sees 25 days that fail to reach 50 F (10 C) and just 12 days with a temperature of freezing or lower. Climate data for North Bend, Oregon (1981 2010 normals) As of the census of 2010, there were 9,695 citizens , 4,113 homeholds, and 2,495 families residing in the city.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 89.3% White, 0.3% African American, 2.3% Native American, 1.7% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 1.3% from other competitions, and 4.9% from two or more competitions.
There were 4,113 homeholds of which 28.7% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 43.9% were married couples living together, 12.4% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 4.4% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 39.3% were non-families.
The median age in the town/city was 41.3 years.
Per the 2000 census, there were 9,544 citizens , 3,969 homeholds, and 2,556 families residing in North Bend and the populace density was 2,445.7 citizens per square mile (944.9/km ).
The ethnic statistics for the town/city were 92.49% White, 0.38% African American, 1.79% Native American, 1.31% Asian, 0.34% Pacific Islander, 1.03% from other competitions, and 2.67% from two or more competitions.
There were 3,969 homeholds out of which 30.9% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 49.8% were married couples living together, 11.5% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 35.6% were non-families.
North Bend's populace dispersal was 24.6% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 17.1% who were 65 years of age or older.
The Mill Casino in North Bend North Bend is near ocean beaches, including the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area, which has camping sites, and outside recreation opportunities such as all-terrain vehicle driving on the dunes.
The Oregon Dunes Recreation Area begins just north of North Bend and attracts approximately 1.5 million visitors each year. North Bend has a enhance recreational boat ramp that accesses Coos Bay, along with a new concrete pier/boardwalk region that was instead of in 2010 per North Bend's county-wide urban renewal policy. North Bend has a enhance Olympic-sized indoor pool. The Pony Village Mall in North Bend is a large indoor shopping mall. The Mill Casino is an Indian gaming entertainment center in North Bend with a hotel, gambling, and restaurants.
The Bandon Dunes Golf Resort is about 25 miles (40 km) south of North Bend.
Sitting just outside of North Bend is the Coos History Museum, in Coos Bay.
This exhibition was positioned in North Bend until a new facility was instead of in 2014, and the exhibition and all of its contents were moved to the new location.
The Coos History Museum attracts citizens from around the world as they pass through the area, and it holds precious knowledge about the history of Coos County in Oregon.
The seat of the Coquille Indian Tribe's tribal government is positioned in North Bend, which is a United States recognized sovereign tribe of Native Americans who have traditionally lived on the southern Oregon Coast. The Coquille Tribe owns a several businesses, including The Mill Casino and Hotel, an organic cranberry burgeoning and packing operation in North Bend, Heritage Place assisted living center, and ORCA Communications, a telecommunications provider. The North Bend School District provides K-12 enhance education for inhabitants of the area.
Southwestern Oregon Community College in close-by Coos Bay offers two-year associate degrees and other academic programs.
The Conde Mc - Cullough Memorial Bridge (in North Bend), also known as the "North Bend Bridge", as seen from the east An aerial view of the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area, near North Bend The Southwest Oregon Regional Airport near North Bend and Coos Bay is the only commercial airport on the Oregon Coast. Porter Stage Lines provides bus service from Coos Bay, Oregon with a several stops, including Eugene, which has connections with Amtrak rail services and the Greyhound bus network.
Porter Stage Lines ends at Ontario, Oregon in easterly Oregon, and then reverses the trip.
North Bend is home to the Conde Mc - Cullough Memorial Bridge and the Haynes Inlet Bridge.
Coast Guard Air Station North Bend a b c d e f g "American Fact - Finder".
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"In North Bend, myrtlewood cash spends like the real thing".
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Municipalities and communities of Coos County, Oregon, United States State of Oregon
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