Editing Cottage Grove, Oregon

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|official_name            = Cottage Grove, Oregon
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|nickname                 = Covered Bridge Capital of Oregon
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|map_caption              = Location in [[Oregon]]
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Lane County, Oregon|Lane]]
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|established_title        = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
|established_date         = 1887
|government_type          = [[Council-manager]]
|leader_title             = [[City Manager]]
|leader_name              = Michael 'Mike' Sauerwein<ref>{{Cite web |title=City Manager Contact Information {{!}} Cottage Grove Oregon |url=https://www.cottagegroveor.gov/citymanager/custom-contact-page/city-manager-contact-information |access-date=2024-04-04 |website=www.cottagegroveor.gov}}</ref>
|leader_title1             = [[Mayor]]
|leader_name1              = Candace Solesbee<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mayor & City Council Home {{!}} Cottage Grove Oregon |url=https://www.cottagegroveor.gov/citycouncil |access-date=2024-04-04 |website=www.cottagegroveor.gov}}</ref>
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|area_total_km2           = 10.08
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|population_total         = 10574
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|postal_code              = 97424, 97472
|area_code                = [[Area code 541|541]]
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|footnotes                = 
}}
'''Cottage Grove''' is a city in [[Lane County, Oregon|Lane County]], [[Oregon]], United States. Its population was 10,643 at the 2020 census.<ref name="Census 2020">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |title=Race, Hispanic or Latino, Age, and Housing Occupancy: 2020 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File (QT-PL), Cottage Grove city, Oregon |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=August 1, 2021 }}</ref> It is the third largest city in Lane County. It is on [[Interstate 5 in Oregon|Interstate 5]], [[Oregon Route 99]], and the main Willamette Valley line of the CORP railroad.<ref name=Atlas>{{cite book |title= Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer |edition= 7th |year= 2008 |publisher= [[DeLorme]] |location= [[Yarmouth, Maine]] |isbn= 978-0-89933-347-2 |page=47}}</ref>

==History==
Cottage Grove post office was established in 1855 east of present-day [[Creswell, Oregon|Creswell]].<ref name=OGN>{{Cite OGN|7th|page=235–236}}</ref> It was named by its first postmaster, G. C. Pearce, whose home was in an [[Garry Oak|oak]] grove.<ref name=OGN/> In 1861, the office was moved to the present site of [[Saginaw, Oregon|Saginaw]];<ref name="OGN" /> then in the late 1860s, to the southwesternmost part of present-day Cottage Grove, on the west bank of the [[Coast Fork Willamette River]].<ref name=OGN/> When the [[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|Southern Pacific]] railroad was built through the area in the 1870s, Cottage Grove station was placed more than half a mile northeast of the post office, on the river's east side.<ref name=OGN/><ref name=GNIS>{{cite gnis |id= 1165092 |name= Cottage Grove Post Office |entrydate= August 1, 1994 |access-date= March 15, 2012}}</ref> This was the start of a neighborhood dispute that lasted for nearly 20 years.<ref name=OGN/> The people living near the post office did not want it moved to the railroad station, so a new office was established at the station with the name ''Lemati'', a [[Chinook Jargon]] word that means "mountain".<ref name=OGN/> Lemati office ran from November 1893 to September 1894, but in March 1898 the Cottage Grove office was renamed Lemati, and ran that way until it was permanently renamed Cottage Grove in May 1898.<ref name=OGN/>

The only existing covered railroad bridge west of the [[Mississippi River]], the [[National Register of Historic Places]]-listed [[Chambers Covered Bridge|Chambers Railroad Bridge]], is in Cottage Grove.  The city restored the bridge in 2011, reopening it on December 3.<ref>{{cite web|title=Chambers Covered Railroad Bridge |url=http://www.cottagegrove.org/chambers.html |publisher=City of Cottage Grove, Oregon |access-date=2012-04-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120513110332/http://www.cottagegrove.org/chambers.html |archive-date=2012-05-13 }}</ref>

Cottage Grove received the [[All-America City Award]] by the [[National Civic League]] in 1968 and 2004.<ref>{{cite web |title=Past Winners of the All-America City Award |url=http://www.allamericacityaward.com/things-to-know-about-all-america-city-award/past-winners-of-the-all-america-city-award/ |publisher=[[All-America City Award]] |access-date=2012-04-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405085410/http://www.allamericacityaward.com/things-to-know-about-all-america-city-award/past-winners-of-the-all-america-city-award/ |archive-date=2012-04-05 }}</ref>  It has been recognized as a [[Tree City USA]] by the Arbor Day Foundation for over a decade.<ref>{{cite web|title=2010 Tree Cities USA Communities in Oregon |url=http://www.arborday.org/programs/treeCityUSA/treecities.cfm?chosenstate=Oregon |publisher=[[Arbor Day Foundation]] |access-date=2012-04-07}}</ref> In October 2008, it was the 17th city in the United States to be recognized as a Green Power Community.<ref>{{cite news |title=How Green it is! |url=http://www.cgsentinel.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=3435 |last=Tucker |first=Eric R. |work=[[Cottage Grove Sentinel]] |publisher=[[News Media Corporation]] |date=2008-10-15 |access-date=2012-04-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311233814/http://cgsentinel.com/v2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=3435 |archive-date=2016-03-11 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Lemati===
Cottage Grove was incorporated in 1887, but the people on the city's east side rebelled in 1893 and founded '''East Cottage Grove'''.<ref name=OGN/> The [[Oregon Legislative Assembly|Oregon State Legislature]] changed its name to '''Lemati''' in 1895; the train station's signboard said "Cottage Grove", with "Lemati" appearing in smaller letters.<ref name=OGN/> In 1899 an act was passed that consolidated the two towns as Cottage Grove.<ref name=OGN/>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|3.77|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|3.76|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.01|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<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>

Cottage Grove lies south of the confluence of the [[Row River]] and the [[Coast Fork Willamette River|Coast Fork of the Willamette River]].<ref name=Atlas/> This confluence effectively marks the southern end of the [[Willamette Valley]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Willamette River Greenway and Water Trail - Oregon State Parks|url=https://stateparks.oregon.gov/index.cfm?do=park.profile&parkId=194|access-date=2021-07-16|website=stateparks.oregon.gov|language=en}}</ref>

===Climate===
This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above {{convert|71.6|F|C}}.  According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Cottage Grove has a [[Mediterranean climate#Warm-summer Mediterranean climate|warm-summer Mediterranean climate]], abbreviated ''Csb'' on climate maps.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=209153&cityname=Cottage+Grove,+Oregon,+United+States+of+America&units=|title=Cottage Grove, Oregon Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)|website=Weatherbase}}</ref>

{{Weather box
|location = Cottage Grove (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1916–present)
|single line = Y
|collapsed = Y
| Jan record high F = 71
| Feb record high F = 76
| Mar record high F = 83
| Apr record high F = 87
| May record high F = 98
| Jun record high F = 105
| Jul record high F = 105
| Aug record high F = 105
| Sep record high F = 105
| Oct record high F = 96
| Nov record high F = 77
| Dec record high F = 73
| year record high F = 105
| Jan avg record high F = 61.7
| Feb avg record high F = 64.6
| Mar avg record high F = 71.8
| Apr avg record high F = 78.6
| May avg record high F = 86.4
| Jun avg record high F = 90.3
| Jul avg record high F = 95.5
| Aug avg record high F = 96.3
| Sep avg record high F = 92.1
| Oct avg record high F = 80.3
| Nov avg record high F = 67.9
| Dec avg record high F = 61.1
| year avg record high F = 98.8
| Jan high F = 48.1
| Feb high F = 51.7
| Mar high F = 56.3
| Apr high F = 61.1
| May high F = 67.8
| Jun high F = 73.2
| Jul high F = 82.0
| Aug high F = 82.6
| Sep high F = 76.5
| Oct high F = 64.1
| Nov high F = 53.0
| Dec high F = 46.7
| year high F = 63.6

|Jan mean F = 40.7
|Feb mean F = 42.7
|Mar mean F = 45.8
|Apr mean F = 49.7
|May mean F = 55.6
|Jun mean F = 60.5
|Jul mean F = 66.6
|Aug mean F = 66.5
|Sep mean F = 61.3
|Oct mean F = 52.6
|Nov mean F = 45.0
|Dec mean F = 40.0
|year mean F =

| Jan low F = 33.4
| Feb low F = 33.8
| Mar low F = 35.3
| Apr low F = 38.3
| May low F = 43.5
| Jun low F = 47.8
| Jul low F = 51.1
| Aug low F = 50.4
| Sep low F = 46.1
| Oct low F = 41.0
| Nov low F = 37.1
| Dec low F = 33.3
| year low F = 40.9
| Jan avg record low F = 22.9
| Feb avg record low F = 24.0
| Mar avg record low F = 27.6
| Apr avg record low F = 30.1
| May avg record low F = 34.0
| Jun avg record low F = 39.6
| Jul avg record low F = 43.3
| Aug avg record low F = 43.0
| Sep avg record low F = 37.3
| Oct avg record low F = 30.9
| Nov avg record low F = 26.8
| Dec avg record low F = 23.1
| year avg record low F = 18.4
| Jan record low F = -2
| Feb record low F = 0
| Mar record low F = 14
| Apr record low F = 21
| May record low F = 23
| Jun record low F = 29
| Jul record low F = 34
| Aug record low F = 32
| Sep record low F = 24
| Oct record low F = 17
| Nov record low F = 9
| Dec record low F = -4
| year record low F = -4 
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation inch = 6.57
| Feb precipitation inch = 4.86
| Mar precipitation inch = 5.24
| Apr precipitation inch = 4.46
| May precipitation inch = 3.11
| Jun precipitation inch = 1.67
| Jul precipitation inch = 0.40
| Aug precipitation inch = 0.53
| Sep precipitation inch = 1.54
| Oct precipitation inch = 3.75
| Nov precipitation inch = 6.77
| Dec precipitation inch = 7.57
| year precipitation inch = 46.47
| unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
| Jan precipitation days = 21.1
| Feb precipitation days = 18.3
| Mar precipitation days = 20.4
| Apr precipitation days = 18.4
| May precipitation days = 12.7
| Jun precipitation days = 8.9
| Jul precipitation days = 2.5
| Aug precipitation days = 2.8
| Sep precipitation days = 6.2
| Oct precipitation days = 15.6
| Nov precipitation days = 21.4
| Dec precipitation days = 21.8
| Jan snow inch = 0.9
| Feb snow inch = 1.1
| Mar snow inch = 0.3
| Apr snow inch = 0.0
| May snow inch = 0.0
| Jun snow inch = 0.0
| Jul snow inch = 0.0
| Aug snow inch = 0.0
| Sep snow inch = 0.0
| Oct snow inch = 0.0
| Nov snow inch = 0.0
| Dec snow inch = 0.4
| year snow inch = 2.7
| unit snow days = 0.1 in
| Jul snow days = 0.0
| Aug snow days = 0.0
| Sep snow days = 0.0
| Oct snow days = 0.0
| Nov snow days = 0.0
| Dec snow days = 0.3
| Jan snow days = 0.4
| Feb snow days = 0.6
| Mar snow days = 0.4
| Apr snow days = 0.0
| May snow days = 0.0
| Jun snow days = 0.0
| year snow days = 
|source 1 = NOAA<ref name = NOAA >{{cite web |url = https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=pqr |title = NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data |publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] |access-date = 2022-08-17}}</ref><ref>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00351897&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Cottage Grove 2E, OR
|access-date = December 30, 2022
}}
</ref>

}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1900= 974
|1910= 1834
|1920= 1919
|1930= 2473
|1940= 2626
|1950= 3536
|1960= 3895
|1970= 6004
|1980= 7148
|1990= 7402
|2000= 8432
|2010= 9686
|2020= 10574
|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]]<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> of 2010, there were 9,686 people, 3,895 households, and 2,469 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|2576.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 4,154 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1104.8|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 90.4% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.3% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.3% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.1% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 3.1% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 3.8% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 8.0% of the population.

There were 3,895 households, of which 32.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 14.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.6% were non-families. 29.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.02.

The median age in the city was 38.3 years. 24.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.1% were from 25 to 44; 25.3% were from 45 to 64; and 16.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.0% male and 52.0% female.

===2000 census===
As of the census<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 8,445 people, 3,264 households, and 2,183 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|2,561.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 3,430 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,040.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 92.84% White, 0.15% African American, 1.21% Native American, 0.92% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 1.55% from other races, and 3.23% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.94% of the population. There were 3,264 households, out of which 33.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.4% were married couples living together, 13.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.1% were non-families. 28.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the city, the population dispersal was 27.4% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.5 males.  The median income for a household in the city was $30,442, and the median income for a family was $37,457. Males had a median income of $30,775 versus $23,485 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $14,550. About 15.6% of families and 19.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 29.0% of those under age 18 and 13.0% of those age 65 or over.

==Arts and culture==
[[Image:CentennialBridge.jpg|upright|thumb|Centennial Bridge and Veterans Memorial]]

===Annual cultural events===
The largest festivals in Cottage Grove are Bohemia Mining Days (third weekend in July) and the Western Oregon Exposition Heritage Fair (third weekend in August).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eugenecascadescoast.org/eugene-springfield/cottage-grove/events/ |title=Calendar of Events & Festivals &#124; Cottage Grove &#124; Eugene, Cascades & Oregon Coast |publisher=Eugenecascadescoast.org |access-date=2012-03-15}}</ref>

===Museums and other points of interest===
Cottage Grove is known as the "Covered Bridge Capital of The West" with six<!--tourism materials say seven covered bridges but Swinging Bridge is not a covered bridge--> [[covered bridge]]s near the city.<ref name=chamber/> Five of the six bridges, [[Chambers Covered Bridge]], [[Currin Bridge]], [[Dorena Bridge]], [[Mosby Creek Bridge]], and [[Stewart Bridge (Walden, Oregon)|Stewart Bridge]], are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]]. [[Centennial Covered Bridge]] is a replica bridge constructed from materials salvaged from dismantled bridges. The Swinging Bridge is a historic suspension footbridge.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.eugenecascadescoast.org/includes/media/docs/CG_Covered-bridge-brochure.pdf |title=Covered bridge tour brochure |access-date=2012-03-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130120150324/http://www.eugenecascadescoast.org/includes/media/docs/CG_Covered-bridge-brochure.pdf |archive-date=2013-01-20 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

It is home to 21 murals throughout downtown reflecting the community's history.<ref>"Scenic Murals Directory and Map," free pamphlet courtesy of the Cottage Grove Mural Committee, P.O. Box 423, Cottage Grove, OR 97424</ref>

The Cottage Theatre and the Opal Center for Arts and Education offer excellent live theatre productions year-round.

Cottage Grove has four museums:

* The Cottage Grove Historical Museum, filled with vintage photographs and artifacts, including a coat worn by a survivor of the 1912 shipwreck of the [[Titanic|RMS ''Titanic'']]
* The [[Bohemia Gold Mining Museum]], illustrating the area's [[gold mining]] history in the nearby [[Bohemia mining district|Bohemia Mining District]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eugenecascadescoast.org/listings/index.cfm?action=display&listingID=5169&sr=1&menuID=0&hit=1 |title=Eugene, Cascades & Oregon Coast Visitor Information &#124; Travel Lane County Oregon |publisher=Eugenecascadescoast.org |access-date=2012-03-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117063309/http://www.eugenecascadescoast.org/listings/index.cfm?action=display&listingID=5169&sr=1&menuID=0&hit=1 |archive-date=2015-11-17 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* The [[Oregon Aviation History Center]], preserving Oregon's rich aviation history, including some vintage aircraft restoration projects.
* The Dr. Snapp House, with artifacts of early medical practices; built in 1886 by one of the community's first doctors, the [[Queen Anne style architecture in the United States|Queen Anne–style]] home is owned and maintained by the Prospectors' and Gold Diggers' Club.

===Filming location===
[[File:The General (Cottage Grove, Oregon).jpg|thumb|left|''The General'' [[signage]] in Cottage Grove where the cast and crew stayed]]
Several films have been filmed in Cottage Grove:
* [[Buster Keaton]]'s ''[[The General (1927 film)|The General]]'' (1926) in town and the surrounding countryside;<ref>John Bengton, [https://silentlocations.wordpress.com/2014/09/26/how-buster-keaton-filmed-the-general/ How Buster Keaton Filmed The General], Accessed September 20, 2016</ref> the film included a spectacular locomotive crash, and the wrecked train was a minor tourist attraction until it was dismantled for scrap during [[World War II]]<ref>{{cite news|last=Davis |first=Lon |title=Saluting The General in Cottage Grove |url=http://www.classicimages.com/articles/2010/08/02/past_articles/generalthe.txt |date=2010-08-02 |work = [[Classic Images]] |publisher=[[Lee Enterprises]]}}</ref>
* ''[[Emperor of the North Pole]]'' (1973)
* Parts of ''[[National Lampoon's Animal House|Animal House]]''<ref name=historical>{{cite web |url=http://cottagegrovehistoricalsociety.com/ |title=Cottage Grove Historical Society |publisher=CottageGroveHistoricalSociety.com |access-date=2012-04-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120421042341/http://cottagegrovehistoricalsociety.com/ |archive-date=2012-04-21 |url-status=usurped }}</ref> (1978); citizens celebrated the film's 25th-anniversary release with a [[toga party]] on August 30, 2003, on Main Street, where the movie's climactic parade sequence was filmed
* Portions of ''[[Stand by Me (film)|Stand By Me]]'' (1986), along the railroad tracks east of town (now the [[Row River National Recreation Trail]], a bicycle and walking trail)<ref name=chamber>{{cite web|url=http://cgchamber.com/ |publisher=Cottage Grove Area Chamber of Commerce |title=Community Attractions |access-date=2012-04-07}}</ref>
* [[Robin Cody#Ricochet River|''Ricochet River'']] (1997) starring [[Kate Hudson]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Oregon Movie Chronology, 1969-Present |url=https://sos.oregon.gov/blue-book/Pages/explore/movies/chronology.aspx |work= [[Oregon Blue Book]] |publisher=[[Oregon Secretary of State]] |access-date=2012-04-07}}</ref>

==Sports==
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Cottage Grove has two golf courses. Middlefield is owned and operated by the City of Cottage Grove. It is a challenging 18-hole executive course surrounded by mature landscaping and next to Interstate 5. Middlefield also has a disc golf course. Hidden Valley is a privately owned 10-hole course nestled along the northern slope of Mount David, featuring numerous gigantic oak trees and bounded by Bennett Creek and the Coast Fork of the Willamette River. Coiner Park offers tennis, pickleball and basketball courts. South Lane School District has a newly renovated aquatic center and its high school athletic facilities are often used for regional and state athletic events.

==Parks and recreation==
[[Dorena Reservoir|Dorena Lake]] and [[Cottage Grove Lake]] are near the city and offer picnicking, camping and boating facilities. The Row River National Recreation Trail is a 14-mile, paved, multi-use trail that begins in Cottage Grove's Historic Downtown District and follows the route of the now-abandoned Oregon Pacific & Eastern Railroad line, along the scenic shores of the Row (rhymes with 'cow') River and Dorena Reservoir. Rental bicycles are available near Trailhead Park.{{citation needed|date=November 2023}}

==Education==
The [[South Lane School District]] serves Cottage Grove and the surrounding area. [[Cottage Grove High School]], [[Al Kennedy Alternative High School|Al Kennedy High School]], Lincoln Middle School, Bohemia and Harrison elementary schools and the [[Academy for Character Education]] are in the city. Dorena School (K–8) and the Child's Way Charter School (5–12) are rural schools located in the Row River Valley east of Cottage Grove. London School (K–8) is a rural school located south of Cottage Grove Lake.  [[Lane Community College]] has a Cottage Grove satellite campus offering credit and enrichment courses.{{Citation needed|date=March 2012}}

==Media==
Founded in 1909, the ''[[Cottage Grove Sentinel]]'' (circulation: 3,331) is the city's weekly newspaper.<ref name="ONPA">{{cite web |url= http://www.orenews.com/web/members/details.php?MemberID=18 |title= Cottage Grove Sentinel |publisher= [[Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association]] |access-date= 2011-02-20 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090404095816/http://www.orenews.com/web/members/details.php?MemberID=18 |archive-date= 2009-04-04 |url-status= dead }}</ref> [[KNND]] is the local radio station.

==Infrastructure==

===Transportation===
====Air====
[[Cottage Grove State Airport|Jim Wright Field]] is a public [[airport]] serving small general aviation aircraft, located one mile (1.6&nbsp;km) east of Cottage Grove.

====Bus====
[[Lane Transit District]] runs bus service to nearby Eugene and Springfield. South Lane Wheels offers a shuttle and door-to-door service in Cottage Grove.

==Notable people==
* [[Dyrol Burleson]]
* [[Diane Downs]] 
* [[Dennis Dunaway]]
* [[Everett W. Holstrom]]
* [[Richard Swift (singer-songwriter)|Richard Swift]]
* [[Opal Whiteley]]

==See also==
* [[List of Oregon covered bridges]]

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
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{{Wikivoyage|Cottage Grove (Oregon)|Cottage Grove}}
* [https://sos.oregon.gov/blue-book/Pages/local/cities/a-d/cottage-grove.aspx Entry for Cottage Grove] in the ''[[Oregon Blue Book]]''
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20130604213821/http://www.ccrh.org/comm/cottage/oral.htm Cottage Grove] in the Oral History Archive

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