Editing North Bend, Oregon

{{distinguish|North Bend, Washington|Bend, Oregon}}
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'''North Bend''' is a city in [[Coos County, Oregon|Coos County]], [[Oregon]], United States with a population of 9,695 as of the 2010 census.<ref name="2010 census">{{cite web|title=2010 Census profiles: Oregon cities alphabetically M-P|url=http://www.pdx.edu/sites/www.pdx.edu.prc/files/2010_PL94_cities_M-P_updated.pdf|publisher=Portland State University Population Research Center|access-date=November 6, 2011|archive-date=November 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181107074042/https://www.pdx.edu/sites/www.pdx.edu.prc/files/2010_PL94_cities_M-P_updated.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="bluebook">[https://sos.oregon.gov/blue-book/Pages/local/cities/l-r/north-bend.aspx "Incorporated Cities: North Bend"]. Oregon Blue Book (website). Accessed May 2010.</ref> 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 city of [[Coos Bay, Oregon|Coos Bay]] to the south. North Bend became an incorporated city in 1903.<ref name="bluebook"/>

==History==
Before Europeans visited the Oregon coast, Native American tribes claimed the Coos Bay region as their homeland for thousands of years.<ref name="chamber">[http://www.oregonsbayarea.org/community/coos-bay-north-bend-charleston-history.htm "Bay Area History"]. [http://www.oregonsbayarea.org Oregon Bay Area Chamber of Commerce]. Accessed September 2010.</ref> Members of the [[Coos people|Coos]], [[Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians|Lower Umpqua]], [[Siuslaw people|Siuslaw]] and [[Coquille Indian Tribe|Coquille]] tribes lived, fished, hunted and gathered along Coos Bay and its estuaries, along rivers, and in meadows and forests.<ref name="chamber"/>
[[File:Saw mill and ship yard, North Bend, Coos County, Oregon.jpg|thumb|Saw mill and ship yard, North Bend, 1884 illustration]]
Approximately 400 years ago, British and Spanish explorers first approached the South Coast.<ref name="chamber"/> In 1579, [[Sir Francis Drake]] is purported to have sought shelter for his ship, the [[Golden Hind|''Golden Hinde'']], around [[Cape Arago State Park|Cape Arago]].<ref name="arago001">{{cite book |title=The Secret Voyage of Sir Francis Drake: 1577–1580 |pages=363 |author=Samuel Bawlf |isbn=0-8027-1405-6 |year=2003 |publisher=Walker & Company; 1st Edition (May 1, 2003) |location=New York}}</ref><ref name=City>[http://www.coosbayonline.com/cb/aboutcb/CBHistory.htm "History of Coos Bay"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207013026/http://www.coosbayonline.com/cb/aboutcb/CBHistory.htm |date=2012-02-07 }}. City of Coos Bay. Accessed September 2010.</ref> Trader and explorer [[Jedediah Smith]] was in the region seeking furs and the [[Hudson's Bay Company]] sent [[Alexander Roderick McLeod]] to search for an inland passage.<ref name="chamber"/>

The 1852 stranding of the schooner ''Captain Lincoln'' on the North Spit and the survivors' encampment and rescue brought attention to gold prospectors who came to [[placer mining|mine placer]] from area beaches.<ref name="chamber"/> In 1853, the Coos Bay Commercial Company arrived from the [[Rogue Valley]] and created routes for settlers.<ref name="chamber"/>

Thomas Symons founded Yarrow in 1863. Louis Simpson bought it in 1902. Simpson brought Yarrow and his father's sawmill site Old Town together in 1903 under the name North Bend.<ref>[https://www.oregonsadventurecoast.com/our-area-north-bend "North Bend"]. Oregon's Adventure Coast. Accessed September 2021.</ref>

Empire City was established and was the county seat of government until 1896.<ref name="chamber"/> Entrepreneurs were drawn to the area's ample natural resources, and sawmills and shipyards at Old Town North Bend and Empire City spurred economic development and attracted workers.<ref name="chamber"/> Rivers and [[slough (hydrology)|slough]]s provided a means to transport people, forest, agricultural and coal products, and towns provided hubs for inland transportation.<ref name="chamber"/> Some of the early industries in the area included timber harvesting, shipbuilding, farming, coal mining and [[salmon]] canning.<ref name="chamber"/>

Prior to around 1915, the Coos region was largely isolated from the rest of Oregon due to difficulties in crossing the [[Oregon Coast Range|Coast Range]] and fording rivers. Instead, the Pacific Ocean was used to link people to other areas, including San Francisco. That was an easier two-day trip compared to traveling inland over rugged terrain.<ref name="chamber"/> In 1916, trains linked the region to other interior settlements and towns, increasing commercial trade and tourism<ref name="chamber"/>
[[File:StateLibQld 1 148659 K.V. Kruse (ship).jpg|thumb|right|Schooner ''K.V. Kruse'', built in 1920 by Kruse and Banks in North Bend]]
Significant urban growth occurred in the 1920s, and during the 1930s to 1950s, large-scale growth occurred.<ref name="chamber"/> Per the Oregon Bay Area Chamber of Commerce, during the 1930s to 1950s:

<blockquote>
Shipyards contracted with the U.S. Government to build [[Minesweeper (ship)|minesweeper]]s and rescue [[tugboat|tugs]] for World War II defense purposes. Large national lumber companies set up operations and expanded significantly for the next two decades. Jetty improvements, commercial fishing and crabbing shaped the development of [[Charleston, Oregon|Charleston]]. The completion of the North Bend Bridge (now [[Conde McCullough Memorial Bridge]]) in 1936 and the [[U.S. Route 101 in Oregon|Roosevelt Highway]] significantly improved modern transportation connections and provided the final link in opening the Coos region to the outside world. The formerly remote district known as the Coos Bay country had come of age.<ref name="chamber"/>
</blockquote>

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. The city solved this problem by minting currency using [[Umbellularia|myrtlewood]] discs printed on a newspaper press. These coins, in denominations from 25 cents to $10, were used to make payroll and the city promised to redeem them for cash as soon as it became available.<ref>{{Cite web| title = Myrtle Tree Story| work = Myrtlewood Factory| access-date = April 6, 2014| url = http://www.realoregongift.com/Myrtle_Tree_Story/myrtle_tree_story.html| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131218214420/http://realoregongift.com/Myrtle_Tree_Story/myrtle_tree_story.html| archive-date = December 18, 2013}}</ref>

However, when the bank reopened and the city appealed for people to bring their myrtlewood money in to redeem it, many opted to keep their tokens as collector's items. After several appeals, the city gave up and announced that the tokens would remain legal tender in the city of North Bend in perpetuity. Until the 1960s, people occasionally did cash in their tokens, but the remaining pieces have become very valuable through scarcity and historical interest. Fewer than 10 full sets are believed to exist.<ref>{{Cite web
| last = John
| first = Finn J.D.
| title = In North Bend, myrtlewood money spends like the real thing
| work = Offbeat Oregon History
| access-date = April 6, 2014
| date = August 29, 2010
| url = http://www.offbeatoregon.com/H1008e_north-bend-myrtlewood-money-still-legal-tender.html
}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|5.09|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|3.92|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|1.17|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=December 21, 2012 |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=July 2, 2012 }}</ref>

===Climate===
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 {{convert|46.4|F}} in December to {{convert|60.1|F}} in August, though on the rare occasions continental air masses penetrate they can be much more extreme, with the lowest on record being {{convert|17|F|C}} on December 21, 1990. Conversely, the record high is {{convert|96|F}}, set in July 1925.<ref name=NOWData/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theworldlink.com/news/local/heat-wave-hits-coast/article_cdc31ae7-2acb-5c1a-b586-d4568a417e11.html?mobile_touch=true|title=Heat wave hits coast: Some see temps reach 102|author=Walsh, Meghan|date=September 22, 2009|newspaper=The World|access-date=July 15, 2015}}</ref> Cool breezes off the Pacific moderate the city's climate year round. Rain is abundant in winter, due to moist low pressure troughs from the Pacific Ocean. The city's annual rainfall is about {{convert|64.7|in|mm|0}}, but totals are less than an inch in July and August. Fog often blankets the coastal fringe in summer due to the temperature gradient between the cool Pacific Ocean and the warm inland, which serves to keep temperatures markedly cooler than in [[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]] or even [[Seattle]]. Snow almost never falls in the city, but can be heavy in the adjacent [[Oregon Coast Range]]. Nearby [[Cape Blanco (Oregon)|Cape Blanco]] is one of the windiest places on Earth, with gusts of {{convert|125|mph}} or more achieved during severe winter storms. Annually, the city sees 25 days that fail to reach {{convert|50|F}} and just 12 days with a temperature at or below freezing.<ref name="nws.noaa.gov">{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Climate Data and Products Access Page - NOAA's National Weather Service |url=https://www.nws.noaa.gov/climate.php/xmacis.php?wfo=mfr |access-date=2023-04-24 |website=www.nws.noaa.gov |language=EN-US}}</ref>

The most recent temperature numbers show North Bend to be the northernmost [[Subtropics|subtropical climate]] weather station in North America according to the [[Trewartha climate classification]]. This is despite the station being higher in latitude than Milwaukee, Wisconsin. There are now eight months averaging above 50&nbsp;°F (10&nbsp;°C.)
{{Weather box
|location = North Bend, Oregon (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1902–present)
|single line = Y
|Jan record high F = 74
|Feb record high F = 82
|Mar record high F = 86
|Apr record high F = 88
|May record high F = 95
|Jun record high F = 100
|Jul record high F = 98
|Aug record high F = 96
|Sep record high F = 94
|Oct record high F = 95
|Nov record high F = 78
|Dec record high F = 70
|year record high F= 100
|Jan avg record high F = 64.6
|Feb avg record high F = 65.5
|Mar avg record high F = 66.9
|Apr avg record high F = 69.3
|May avg record high F = 71.3
|Jun avg record high F = 71.6
|Jul avg record high F = 72.5
|Aug avg record high F = 76.0
|Sep avg record high F = 79.7
|Oct avg record high F = 76.4
|Nov avg record high F = 67.2
|Dec avg record high F = 62.9
|year avg record high F = 84.5
|Jan high F = 53.5
|Feb high F = 54.1
|Mar high F = 55.1
|Apr high F = 56.7
|May high F = 60.5
|Jun high F = 63.5
|Jul high F = 66.1
|Aug high F = 67.3
|Sep high F = 66.7
|Oct high F = 62.8
|Nov high F = 56.8
|Dec high F = 52.9
|year high F= 59.7
|Jan mean F = 47.3
|Feb mean F = 47.6
|Mar mean F = 48.5
|Apr mean F = 50.4
|May mean F = 54.2
|Jun mean F = 57.4
|Jul mean F = 59.8
|Aug mean F = 60.4
|Sep mean F = 59.0
|Oct mean F = 54.9
|Nov mean F = 50.2
|Dec mean F = 46.7
|year mean F= 53.0
|Jan low F = 41.0
|Feb low F = 41.0
|Mar low F = 41.9
|Apr low F = 44.0
|May low F = 48.0
|Jun low F = 51.2
|Jul low F = 53.6
|Aug low F = 53.6
|Sep low F = 51.3
|Oct low F = 47.0
|Nov low F = 43.5
|Dec low F = 40.4
|year low F= 46.4
|Jan avg record low F = 31.2
|Feb avg record low F = 31.2
|Mar avg record low F = 33.3
|Apr avg record low F = 35.7
|May avg record low F = 38.7
|Jun avg record low F = 44.0
|Jul avg record low F = 47.5
|Aug avg record low F = 46.9
|Sep avg record low F = 43.7
|Oct avg record low F = 37.9
|Nov avg record low F = 32.8
|Dec avg record low F = 30.5
|year avg record low F = 27.4
|Jan record low F = 16
|Feb record low F = 14
|Mar record low F = 18
|Apr record low F = 27
|May record low F = 26
|Jun record low F = 33
|Jul record low F = 35
|Aug record low F = 35
|Sep record low F = 30
|Oct record low F = 26
|Nov record low F = 20
|Dec record low F = 13
|year record low F= 13
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|Jan precipitation inch = 9.43
|Feb precipitation inch = 6.99
|Mar precipitation inch = 7.49
|Apr precipitation inch = 5.40
|May precipitation inch = 2.95
|Jun precipitation inch = 1.55
|Jul precipitation inch = 0.35
|Aug precipitation inch = 0.42
|Sep precipitation inch = 1.55
|Oct precipitation inch = 4.24
|Nov precipitation inch = 8.30
|Dec precipitation inch = 10.47
|year precipitation inch= 59.14
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|Feb precipitation days = 17.5
|Mar precipitation days = 19.0
|Apr precipitation days = 17.3
|May precipitation days = 12.4
|Jun precipitation days = 9.1
|Jul precipitation days = 3.3
|Aug precipitation days = 4.2
|Sep precipitation days = 5.8
|Oct precipitation days = 12.8
|Nov precipitation days = 18.9
|Dec precipitation days = 19.6
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|Aug snow inch = 0.0
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|Oct snow inch = 0.0
|Nov snow inch = 0.0
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|source 1 = NOAA<ref name= NOWData>{{cite web |url = https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=mfr |title = NowData - NOAA Online Weather Data |publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] |access-date = January 31, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/us-climate-normals/|title = NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access}}</ref><ref>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USW00024284&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: NORTH BEND RGNL AP, OR
|access-date = May 11, 2023
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230511101717/https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USW00024284&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|archive-date = 2023-05-11
}}
</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 84
|1910= 2078
|1920= 3268
|1930= 4012
|1940= 4602
|1950= 6099
|1960= 7512
|1970= 8553
|1980= 9779
|1990= 9614
|2000= 9544
|2010= 9695
|2020= 10317
|footnote=source:<ref name="2010 census" /><ref>Moffatt, Riley.  ''Population History of Western U.S. Cities & Towns, 1850–1990''. [[Lanham, Maryland|Lanham]]: Scarecrow, 1996, 213.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/cities/files/SUB-EST2007-41.csv|title=Subcounty population estimates: Oregon 2000–2007|format=[[comma-separated values|CSV]]|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]], Population Division|date=March 18, 2009|access-date=May 9, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20090709154837/http%3A//www%2Ecensus%2Egov/popest/cities/files/SUB%2DEST2007%2D41%2Ecsv|archive-date=July 9, 2009}}</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 9,695 people, 4,113 households, and 2,495 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|2473.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 4,450 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1135.2|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 89.3% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.3% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 2.3% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.7% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.2% Pacific Islander, 1.3% from other races, and 4.9% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] people of any race were 5.8% 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=December 21, 2012}}</ref>

North Bend is the second largest city in Oregon's Bay Area.

28.7% of households had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.9% were [[Marriage|married]] couples living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 39.3% were non-families. 30.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.87.<ref name ="wwwcensusgov"/>

The median age in the city was 41.3 years. 21.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.3% were from 25 to 44; 28.2% were from 45 to 64; and 17.6% 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===
Per the 2000 census, there were 9,544 people, 3,969 households, and 2,556 families residing in North Bend and the population density was {{convert|2,445.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 4,291 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,099.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The ethnic statistics for the city were 92.49% White, 0.38% African American, 1.79% Native American, 1.31% Asian, 0.34% Pacific Islander, 1.03% from other races, and 2.67% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.71% of the population.<ref name ="wwwcensusgov"/>

There were 3,969 households, out of which 30.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.8% were married couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.6% were non-families. The statistics for how many male householders without a wife present was not recorded by the 2000 Census. 30.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.91. North Bend's population 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 median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.5 males. The median income for a household in the city was $33,333, and the median income for a family was $41,755. Male median income was $34,494 and female median income was $23,244. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $16,703. About 11.8% of families and 14.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 20.0% of those under age 18 and 13.0% of those age 65 or over.<ref name ="wwwcensusgov"/>

==Arts and culture==
[[File:The Mill Casino in North Bend, Oregon.jpg|thumb|right|The Mill Casino in North Bend]]

North Bend has a public recreational boat ramp that accesses Coos Bay,<ref name="northbendcity">{{cite web|title=Home|url=http://northbendoregon.us/|publisher=City of North Bend|year=2015|access-date=May 22, 2015}}</ref> along with a concrete pier and boardwalk area completed in 2010 per North Bend's regional urban renewal policy.<ref>{{cite web|author=Willis, Jan|url=http://www.northbendcity.org/documents/2009-2010urbanrenewalbudgetmessage_001.pdf|title=2009–2010 Urban Renewal Budget Message|access-date=July 1, 2010}}</ref> North Bend has a public Olympic-sized indoor pool.<ref name="northbendcity"/> The Pony Village Mall in North Bend is an indoor shopping mall.<ref name="northbendcity"/> The Mill Casino is a Native American gaming entertainment center in North Bend<ref name="northbendcity"/> with a hotel, gambling, and restaurants.

Oregon's freight wagon from the [[Merci Train]] is on display in a protected enclosure in Simpson Park.<ref>{{cite web |title=Merci Train Rail Car Bright & Shiny |url=https://northbendor.municipalone.com/newsView.aspx?nid=7324 |website=City of North Bend |access-date=3 August 2024}}</ref>

==Tribal government==
The seat of the [[Coquille Indian Tribe]]'s tribal government is located in North Bend, which is a United States recognized [[Tribal sovereignty in the United States|sovereign tribe]] of Native Americans who have traditionally lived on the southern [[Oregon Coast]].{{Citation needed|date=March 2010}} The Coquille Tribe owns several businesses, including The Mill Casino and Hotel, an [[Organic farming|organic]] [[cranberry]] growing and packing operation in North Bend, Heritage Place [[assisted living]] center, and ORCA Communications, a telecommunications provider.{{Citation needed|date=May 2010}}

==Education==
The [[North Bend School District]] provides K–12 [[public education]] for residents of the area.

==Media==
===Radio===
*[[KTEE]] 94.9 FM (commercial)
*[[KOOS]] 107.3 FM (commercial)
*[[KBBR]] 1340 AM (commercial)
*[[KMHS (AM)|KMHS]] 1420 AM (high school)

==Notable people==
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*[[Louis J. Simpson]] (1877–1949) shipping and timber magnate

==Transportation==
[[Image:CondeMcCulloughMemorialBridge.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|The [[Conde McCullough Memorial Bridge]] (in North Bend), also known as the "North Bend Bridge", as seen from the east]]

===Air===
The [[Southwest Oregon Regional Airport]] near North Bend and Coos Bay is the only commercial airport on the Oregon Coast.<ref>{{cite web|title=Fly OTH|url=http://www.flyoth.com/|publisher=Southwest Oregon Regional Airport|year=2015|access-date=May 22, 2015}}</ref>

===Road===
The [[Conde McCullough Memorial Bridge]] is located in North Bend. It carries [[U.S. Route 101]], which runs between [[Tumwater, Washington]] and [[Los Angeles, California]].

===Rail===
The city is served by the [[Coos Bay Rail Line]], which runs from [[Coquille, Oregon|Coquille]] to [[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]]. The route is freight only, and is owned by the [[Port of Coos Bay]].

==See also==
[[File:City Hall, North Bend - DPLA - 74281b89edce6a7b53b30cdcf2b5992c.jpg|thumb|North Bend City Hall]]
* [[Coast Guard Air Station North Bend]]
* [[Steamboats of Coos Bay]] (historical)
* [[Steamboats of the Oregon Coast]] (historical)

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.northbendcity.org/ City of North Bend] (official website)
* [https://sos.oregon.gov/blue-book/Pages/local/cities/l-r/north-bend.aspx Entry for North Bend] in the ''[[Oregon Blue Book]]''
* {{Oregon Encyclopedia|city_of_north_bend|City of North Bend}}

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