Editing Brownsville, Oregon

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|official_name            = Brownsville, Oregon
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|subdivision_name         = United States
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|subdivision_name1        = [[Oregon]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Oregon|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Linn County, Oregon|Linn]]
|government_type          = 
|leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
|leader_name              = Kyle Olson{{citation needed|date=November 2023}}
|established_title        = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
|established_date         = 1876
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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|population_total         = 1694
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|population_density_km2   = 481.71
|population_density_sq_mi = 1247.42
|timezone                 = [[Pacific Standard Time Zone|Pacific]]
|utc_offset               = -8
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|website                  = {{URL|www.ci.brownsville.or.us}}
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 97327
|area_code                = [[Area code 541|541]]
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|blank_info               = 41-09050<ref name="wwwcensusgov"/>
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'''Brownsville''' is a city in [[Linn County, Oregon|Linn County]], [[Oregon]], United States. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]] the population was 1,694.<ref name="wwwcensusgov"/>

==History==
===Establishment===

Brownsville was originally known as "Calapooya" after the area's original inhabitants, the [[Kalapuya people|Kalapuya]] Native People, or "Kirk's Ferry", after the ferry operated across the [[Calapooia River]] by early settlers Alexander and Sarah Kirk.<ref name=BVilleHist>{{cite web|url=http://www.historicbrownsville.com/content/BR1_history.html |title=A Brief History of Brownsville |publisher=City of Brownsville |access-date=2009-09-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090903094203/http://www.historicbrownsville.com/content/BR1_history.html |archive-date=September 3, 2009 }}</ref>  When Linn County was created from the southern portion of [[Champoeg District|Champoeg County]] on December 28, 1847, the [[Provisional Legislature of Oregon|Provisional Legislature]] named Calapooia as the county seat.<ref name="sos.oregon.gov">{{Cite web|url=https://sos.oregon.gov/archives/records/county/Pages/linn-history.aspx|title = Oregon Secretary of State}}</ref> The Spaulding School in Brownsville served as the original county courthouse.<ref name="sos.oregon.gov"/> Brownsville was named in honor of Hugh L. Brown, who settled there in 1846 and opened the first store.<ref>Lewis A. McArthur and Lewis L. McArthur, ''[[Oregon Geographic Names]].'' Portland: [[Oregon Historical Society Press]], 2003; pg. 118.</ref>

In 1851, the Territorial Legislature passed an act establishing [[Albany, Oregon|Albany]] as the county seat.<ref name="sos.oregon.gov"/> A special election in 1856 reaffirmed Albany as the county seat.<ref>Paul A. 2010 September 10. Fixing Courthouse Steps: It's an Art. Albany Democratic Herald.</ref>

===''Stand by Me''===

In the mid-1980s, Brownsville assumed a [[Wiktionary:modicum#Pronunciation|modicum]] of international renown as the location for the film ''[[Stand by Me (film)|Stand by Me]]'', directed by [[Rob Reiner]].<ref name=Paul>Alex Paul, "The Resident Expert: Linda McCormick Can Tell You All About the Film 'Stand by Me,'" ''Albany Democrat-Herald,'' July 20, 2016; special section, pg. S2.</ref> The film was shot in and around the community in June and July 1985, with theatrical release in August 1986.<ref name=Paul /> About 100 local residents were used as extras in the film, and the event was memorialized in 2007 with the first community celebration of Stand by Me Day on July 23 of that year.<ref name=Paul /> The date for Stand by Me Day was chosen by local resident and expert on the film Linda McCormick, who recalled in a 2016 interview that the day had been picked as one that did not interfere with other regional events and "wasn't too close to the start of the school year."<ref name=Paul /> About 2,000 visitors made the pilgrimage to Brownsville for the 2007 event. The celebration has been held annually since that year, with the exception of 2020, due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref name=Paul /> The 2016 iteration, honoring the 30th anniversary of the cinematic release, introduced the first "Ray Brower Memorial 5K Walk/Run," named in honor of the dead body around which the film's plot revolved.<ref name=Paul />

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.34|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2012-12-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=2012-07-02 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 143
|1890= 580
|1900= 698
|1910= 919
|1920= 763
|1930= 746
|1940= 784
|1950= 1175
|1960= 875
|1970= 1034
|1980= 1261
|1990= 1281
|2000= 1449
|2010= 1668
|2020= 1694
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:41&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=Oct 12, 2022}}</ref>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2010, there were 1,668 people, 639 households, and 461 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1244.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 685 housing units at an average density of {{convert|511.2|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 93.8% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.3% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.5% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.8% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 3.3% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 4.1% of the population.<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-12-21}}</ref>

There were 639 households, of which 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 27.9% were non-families. 20.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.02.<ref name="wwwcensusgov"/>

The median age in the city was 39.6 years. 25.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.8% were from 25 to 44; 29.3% were from 45 to 64; and 13.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.6% male and 52.4% female.<ref name="wwwcensusgov"/>

===2000 census===
[[File:First Baptist Church of Brownsville.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Baptist church in Brownsville]]
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,449 people, 535 households, and 411 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,116.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 579 housing units at an average density of {{convert|446.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 93.65% White, 0.35% African American, 1.66% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.55% from other races, and 3.66% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.07% of the population.<ref name="wwwcensusgov"/>

There were 535 households, out of which 35.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.4% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.0% were non-families. 19.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.07.<ref name="wwwcensusgov"/>

In the city, the population was spread out, with 27.5% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 27.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.9 males.<ref name="wwwcensusgov"/>

The median income for a household in the city was $35,486, and the median income for a family was $39,671. Males had a median income of $37,400 versus $24,643 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $15,272. About 5.6% of families and 8.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 11.0% of those under age 18 and 7.4% of those age 65 or over.<ref name="wwwcensusgov"/>

==Footnotes==
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==Further reading==
* Carey, Margaret Standish and Patricia Hoy Hainline, ''Brownsville: Linn County's Oldest Town.'' Brownsville, OR: Calapooia Publications, 1976.

==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline}}
*[https://sos.oregon.gov/blue-book/Pages/local/cities/a-d/brownsville.aspx Entry for Brownsville] in the ''[[Oregon Blue Book]]''
*[http://www.historicbrownsville.com/ Brownsville Chamber of Commerce]

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[[Category:Former county seats in Oregon]]