Noti, Oregon

Noti
—  Unincorporated community  —
Former Noti Grade School
Noti Location within the state of Oregon
Coordinates: 44°3′33″N 123°26′51″W / 44.05917°N 123.4475°W / 44.05917; -123.4475Coordinates: 44°3′33″N 123°26′51″W / 44.05917°N 123.4475°W / 44.05917; -123.4475
Country	United States
State	Oregon
County	Lane
Population (2000)
– Total	699
Time zone	Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
– Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP codes	97461
FIPS code
GNIS feature ID

Noti (pronounced NO-tie) is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States, located in the foothills of the Central Oregon Coast Range between Eugene and Florence. Per the 2000 census, Noti had a total population of 699.^[1]

History

Noti post office was established in 1913, when the name was changed from Portola.^[2] The postmaster was H.G. Suttle. Suttle wrote that the name Noti came from what an Indian once exclaimed in frustration with a white man.^[2]

In 2002, Noti Grade School, a landmark built in 1927 and known as "The Little Blue School", was closed.^[3] It was formerly located directly on Oregon Route 126, but after a highway realignment project in 1996 the school is now located on a quiet road called the "Noti Loop Road", and the highway passes just north of and behind the school.^{[citation needed]}

Geography

Noti and the nearby communities of Elmira and Veneta lay on the western edge of the southern Willamette Valley. Fern Ridge Reservoir lies between this cluster of rural areas and the nearest sizable city of Eugene; the community of Crow lies just to the south.

The Long Tom River passes through Noti after originating in the eastern side of the coast range. Once reaching Noti, the river turns east, where it eventually enters the Fern Ridge Reservoir. The river ultimately empties into the Willamette River in two locations.^[4]

Economy

Lumber mill in Noti

Two lumber mills operate in Noti. Swanson Brothers is the older of the two mills. It began operations in 1937.^[5] Swanson-Superior Forest Products has operated a small-diameter log mill in Noti since 1973.^[6]

Noti is a station on the Coos Bay Line of the Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad that serves the Swanson-Superior Mill.^[7]

References

1. ^ "Census 2000 Demographic Profile Highlights". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=86000US97437&_geoContext=01000US%7C86000US97437&_street=&_county=&_cityTown=&_state=&_zip=97461&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=860&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=DEC_2000_SAFF&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null%3Anull&_keyword=&_industry=. Retrieved 2008-05-06. 
2. ^ ^{a b} McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [First published 1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. pp. 710–711. ISBN 9780875952772. OCLC 53075956. 
3. ^ Mosley, Joe. "Historic schoolhouse's run will come to an end in June". The Register-Guard. http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Historic+schoolhouse's+run+will+come+to+an+end+in+June-a085989965. Retrieved 2007-05-26. 
4. ^ Cindy Thieman (2000). "Long Tom Watershed Assessment". The Long Tom Watershed Council. p. 12. http://www.longtom.org/documents/assessment/longtom.pdf. Retrieved 2010-08-02. 
5. ^ "The Fern Ridge Community Resource Unit". naturalborders.com. http://www.naturalborders.com/methods/willamette/chapter26.htm. Retrieved 2008-05-06. 
6. ^ Swanson-Superior "Nurturing Trees, Creating Homes". swansonsuperior.com. http://www.swansonsuperior.com/about.html Swanson-Superior. Retrieved 2008-03-16. 
7. ^ "Noti OR during the CORP era". trainorders.com. http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?11,2257895. Retrieved 2011-06-11.