Editing Oregon, Missouri

{{Distinguish|Oregon County, Missouri|Oregon}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name                     = Oregon, Missouri
| settlement_type          = [[City]]
| nickname                 = 
| motto                    = 
| image_skyline            = Aerial view of Oregon, Missouri 9-2-2013.JPG
| imagesize                = 
| image_caption            = Aerial view of Oregon, Missouri
| image_flag               = 
| image_seal               = 
| image_map                = Holt_County_Missouri_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Oregon_Highlighted.svg
| mapsize                  = 250px
| map_caption              = Location of Oregon, Missouri
| subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name         = United States
| subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1        = [[Missouri]]
| subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Missouri|County]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Holt County, Missouri|Holt]]
|subdivision_type3        = [[List of townships in Missouri|Township]]
|subdivision_name3        = [[Lewis Township, Holt County, Missouri|Lewis]]
| government_type          = 
| leader_title             = 
| leader_name              = 
| established_title        = 
| established_date         = 
| area_footnotes           = <ref name="TigerWebMapServer">{{cite web|title=ArcGIS REST Services Directory|url=https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=August 28, 2022}}</ref>
| area_total_km2           = 2.40
| area_land_km2            = 2.40
| area_water_km2           = 0.00
| area_total_sq_mi         = 0.93
| area_land_sq_mi          = 0.93
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.00
| unit_pref                = Imperial
| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_est           = 
| population_density_sq_mi = 901.94
| population_density_km2   = 348.35
| timezone                 = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
| utc_offset               = -6
| timezone_DST             = CDT
| utc_offset_DST           = -5
| elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft             = 1089
| coordinates              = {{coord|39|59|10|N|95|08|36|W|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code              = 64473
| area_code                = [[Area code 660|660]]
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 29-54848 <ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
| blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info              = 2396076<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2396076}}</ref>
| website                  = 
| pop_est_footnotes        = 
|pop_est_as_of = 
|population_footnotes = 
|population_total = 837
}}

'''Oregon''' is a city and [[county seat]] of [[Holt County, Missouri|Holt County]], [[Missouri]], United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|archive-date=May 31, 2011}}</ref> The population was 837 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2954848|access-date=2021-12-16|website=data.census.gov}}</ref> It is the oldest town extant in Holt County.<ref name="GH"/>

==History==
Oregon was originally called Finley,<ref name="GH">{{cite book | title=Gone home: Directory of the deceased and items of history of Holt County, Missouri, 1837-1981 | publisher=Holt County Missouri Historical Society | author=Derr, Eileen | year=1981}}</ref> and under that name was [[plat]]ted in June 1841;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_holt.html |title=Holt County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived) |publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri |access-date=October 8, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624070426/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_holt.html |archive-date=June 24, 2016 }}</ref> it was replatted on October 21, 1841 as Oregon.<ref name="GH"/> The present name refers to the [[Oregon Country]], which was at the time considered a prime destination of [[Oregon Trail|pioneer emigrants passing through the area]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_RfAuAAAAYAAJ|title=How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named|publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri|author=Eaton, David Wolfe|year=1916|pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_RfAuAAAAYAAJ/page/n70 173]}}</ref> A post office called Oregon has been in operation since 1843.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MO&county=Holt|title=Post Offices|publisher=Jim Forte Postal History|access-date=October 8, 2016}}</ref> It was a significant trading post in the [[Platte Purchase]] region of Missouri for the first couple of decades of existence.<ref name="Holt1877">{{cite web|url=https://digital.shsmo.org/digital/collection/plat/id/1543|title=An illustrated historical atlas map of Holt County, Mo, 1877|publisher=Brink, McDonough & Company|access-date=May 3, 2025}}</ref> In 1873, the [[Northwest Missouri Normal School]] was built in Oregon, at a cost of $22,000<ref name="Holt1877"/> ($586,000 in 2025 dollars).

==Geography==
Oregon is located in the southern half of Holt County in the center of [[Lewis Township, Holt County, Missouri | Lewis Township]]. [[Forest City, Missouri | Forest City]] lies about 2 miles west, and Holt County's largest town, [[Mound City, Missouri | Mound City]] is about 11 miles northwest. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.00|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=July 8, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112090031/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=January 12, 2012 }}</ref>

===Transprotation===
Oregon is located on [[U.S. Route 59 | US 59]] and has access to [[Interstate 29 | I-29]] via both US 59 north and south. The eastern terminus of [[Missouri Route 111 | Route 111]] is in Oregon.

===Hydrology===
Oregon is situated about 4.5 miles northeast of the [[Missouri River]] and is only 2 miles from the [[Loess Hills | bluffs]] of the [[Missouri River Valley]]. The streams of [[Davis Branch (Mill Creek tributary) | Davis Branch]] and [[Mill Creek (Missouri River tributary) | Mill Creek]] flank both sides of the town; Oregon sits relatively high on the hills between them.<ref name="USGS">{{cite web|url=https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/topoview/viewer/#12/39.9725/-95.1122|title=TopoView|publisher=USGS|access-date=May 1, 2025}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1860= 720
|1870= 824
|1880= 862
|1890= 948
|1900= 1032
|1910= 1002
|1920= 904
|1930= 922
|1940= 978
|1950= 870
|1960= 887
|1970= 789
|1980= 901
|1990= 935
|2000= 935
|2010= 857
|2020= 837
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{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>
}}
[[File:Holt-county-courthouse.jpg|thumb|Holt County Courthouse in Oregon]]

===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=July 8, 2012}}</ref> of 2010, there were 857 people, 356 households, and 235 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|857.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 401 housing units at an average density of {{convert|401.0|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 98.4% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.5% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.5% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 0.7% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.2% of the population.

There were 356 households, of which 27.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 34.0% were non-families. 29.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.79.

The median age in the city was 45.4 years. 19.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.7% were from 25 to 44; 28.4% were from 45 to 64; and 21.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.5% male and 51.5% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2"/> of 2000, there were 935 people, 348 households, and 243 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|931.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 395 housing units at an average density of {{convert|393.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 98.40% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.53% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.11% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.11% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], and 0.86% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.11% of the population.

There were 348 households, out of which 34.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.9% were non-families. 27.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 26.4% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 18.6% from 45 to 64, and 22.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $34,250, and the median income for a family was $41,932. Males had a median income of $33,750 versus $18,417 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $15,441. About 5.3% of families and 7.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 6.1% of those under age 18 and 7.1% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
The 1928 Oregon boys' basketball, which featured future [[University of Missouri]] coach [[Wilbur Stalcup]], won the [[List of Missouri state high school boys basketball championships|state basketball tournament]] at a time when Missouri did not have divisions for its schools. The team reached the quarterfinals of the National Interscholastic Basketball Tournament to determine a national champion. At the time, Oregon did not have a gymnasium.<ref>[http://www.mutigers.com/genrel/stalcup_wilbursparky00.html Mizzou Athletics: Wilbur Stalcup - mutigers.com - Retrieved September 17, 2009]</ref>  Oregon's team consisted of a total of 10 players. It practiced on an outdoor court and occasionally inside the Methodist Church.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/image/71813402/?terms=Oregon%2BMissouri%2BBasketball ''Missouri Basketball'']</ref>

The Holt County Museum & Research Center is located in Oregon, Missouri.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/HoltCountyMuseumResearchCenter/ ''HCMRC'' (Facebook page)]</ref>

Oregon has a lending library, the Oregon Public Library.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.publiclibraries.com/missouri.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170610012728/http://www.publiclibraries.com/missouri.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=10 June 2017 | title=Missouri Public Libraries | publisher=PublicLibraries.com | access-date=2 June 2019}}</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[Edward Coke Crow]], former United States Democratic Attorney General
* [[Wilbur Stalcup]], former [[Missouri Tigers men's basketball|University of Missouri]] basketball head coach

==See also==
* [[Nave & McCord Mercantile Company]]

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* [http://dl.mospace.umsystem.edu/mu/islandora/object/mu%3A138919 Historic maps of the area] in the 'Sanborn Maps of Missouri' Collection at the [[University of Missouri]]
* [http://www.city-data.com/city/Oregon-Missouri.html ''Oregon, Missouri'' (City Data.com)]
* [http://holtcounty.org/ ''Holt County'' (website)]

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