Coburg, Oregon

Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Coburg is a city (and a National Historic District) in Lane County, Oregon, United States, Template:Convert north of Eugene. The city's population as of the 2020 census was 1,306.<ref name="Census 2020">Template:Cite web</ref>

History

The city was originally named Diamond after John Diamond, an early pioneer in the area, on whose land claim the city was located.<ref name=OGN>Template:Cite book</ref> 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.<ref name=OGN/> 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.<ref>Lane County, nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com</ref> The City installed a sewer system in 2011 to 2015, leading to a new period of growth in both residential and commercial investment.

Economy

Downtown 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

Coburg 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

Until 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.<ref name="theNewspaper.com">Template:Cite web</ref> By 2003, the city was raising nearly half of its $1.7 million annual budget through traffic fines.<ref name="SeattleTimes">Template:Cite news</ref> 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.<ref name="theNewspaper.com"/> Police Chief Hudson also lost his job, following the adoption of the new law.<ref name="SeattleTimes"/> However, the city annexed a segment of I-5, which enabled the city to continue raising revenue this way.<ref name="theNewspaper.com"/>

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of Template:Convert, all of it land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">Template:Cite web</ref>

Coburg is situated near the Coburg Hills.<ref name="auto">Template:Cite web</ref>

Climate

This 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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 but rare in winter months due to the higher latitude.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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Average annual precipitation is Template:Convert. There are on annual average 152 days with measurable precipitation.

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Demographics

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City hall and municipal court

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 1,035 people, 398 households, and 283 families living in the city. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 415 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. 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.<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">Template:Cite web</ref>

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.<ref name ="wwwcensusgov"/>

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.<ref name ="wwwcensusgov"/>

2000 census

As of the census of 2000, there were 969 people, 367 households, and 256 families living in the city. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 387 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. 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.<ref name ="wwwcensusgov"/>

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.<ref name ="wwwcensusgov"/>

Education

It is in the Eugene School District.<ref name=Schooldistmap2020>Template:Cite web</ref> Prior to joining the Eugene district in 1964, Coburg had its own district.<ref name=facts>Template:Cite web</ref>

Lane County is in the Lane Community College district.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>