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HISTORY According to the ''Oregon Blue Book'', Reedsport was "established" on the estuary of the Umpqua River on January 7, 1852. The post office was created July 17 , 1912 . Built on marshy ground, for much of its history Reedsport has struggled with frequent flooding; most of its early buildings were elevated 3 to 8 feet above town. Following a devastating flood in 1964 , a dike was constructed to protect the lower town. In the last quarter of the 20th Century , Reedsport has struggled with the collapse of the Oregon Timber industry. Although the U.S. Forest Service maintains a local office in the town, Reedsport's historic connection with the timber industry ended in 1999 with the closing of the International Paper plant in nearby Gardiner . GEOGRAPHY Reedsport is located at 43°41'56" North, 124°6'44" West (43.698789, -124.112140). It is 54 miles northwest of Roseburg , where Oregon State Highway 38 meets U.S. Route 101 . According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 5.9 Km&2 (2.3 Mi&2 ). 5.3 km&2 (2.1 mi&2) of it is land and 0.6 km&2 (0.2 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 10.48% water. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census of 2000, there were 4,378 people, 1,978 households, and 1,265 families residing in the city. The Population Density was 820.6/km&2 (2,126.6/mi&2). There were 2,178 housing units at an average density of 408.2/km&2 (1,057.9/mi&2). The racial makeup of the city was 93.92% White , 0.02% African American , 1.23% Native American , 0.43% Asian , 0.02% Pacific Islander , 2.15% from Other Races , and 2.22% from two or more races. 4.68% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 1,978 households out of which 23.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.5% were Married Couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.0% were non-families. 32.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.71. In the city the population was spread out with 20.6% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 19.9% from 25 to 44, 27.0% from 45 to 64, and 26.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females there were 93.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.6 males. The median income for a household in the city was $26,054, and the median income for a family was $33,689. Males had a median income of $33,214 versus $20,734 for females. The Per Capita Income for the city was $16,093. 16.0% of the population and 11.7% of families were below the Poverty Line . 21.5% of those under the age of 18 and 10.9% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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