- Gold Beach, Oregon
Infobox Settlement
official_name = Gold Beach, Oregon
settlement_type =City
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map_caption = Location inOregon
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name =United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 =Oregon
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Curry
government_type =
leader_title =Mayor
leader_name = Karl Popoff
established_title = Incorporated
established_date =1945
area_magnitude =
area_total_sq_mi = 2.5
area_total_km2 = 6.5
area_land_sq_mi = 2.3
area_land_km2 = 6.0
area_water_sq_mi = 0.2
area_water_km2 = 0.5
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population_as_of =2000
population_note =
population_total = 1897
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population_density_km2 = 314.4
population_density_sq_mi = 813.7
timezone = Pacific
utc_offset = -8
timezone_DST = Pacific
utc_offset_DST = -7
latd = 42 |latm = 24 |lats = 8 |latNS = N
longd = 124 |longm = 24 |longs = 55 |longEW = W
elevation_m = 15.2
elevation_ft = 50
website = http://www.goldbeach.org
postal_code_type =ZIP code
postal_code = 97444
area_code = 541
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 41-29900GR|2
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = 1142804GR|3
footnotes =Gold Beach is a city in Curry County,
Oregon ,United States , on theOregon Coast . It is thecounty seat of Curry County.GR|6History
The community was originally named Ellensburg in the 1850s, but later took the name Gold Beach after a beach near the mouth of the Rogue River where hundreds of
placer mine s extractedgold . Mailboats based in Gold Beach have been delivering mail upstream to Agness since 1895, one of only two rural mailboat routes remaining in the U.S. The population was 1,897 at the 2000 census.Although Gold Beach had been a community since the middle of the 19th century, and the county seat since 1859, its current incorporation charter only dates to 1945.
Geography
Gold Beach is located at coor dms|42|24|8|N|124|24|55|W|city (42.402343, -124.415164)GR|1.
According to the
United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 2.5square mile s (6.5km² ), of which, 2.3 square miles (6.0 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.5 km²) of it (7.54%) is water.Demographics
As of the
census GR|2 of 2000, there were 1,897 people, 829 households, and 509 families residing in the city. Thepopulation density was 813.7 people per square mile (314.4/km²). There were 987 housing units at an average density of 423.4/sq mi (163.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 93.09% White, 0.26% African American, 2.21% Native American, 0.90% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 1.16% from other races, and 2.32% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.69% of the population.There were 829 households out of which 24.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.7% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.5% were non-families. 33.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.75.
In the city the population was spread out with 21.0% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 23.4% from 25 to 44, 30.5% from 45 to 64, and 19.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 92.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $30,243, and the median income for a family was $37,634. Males had a median income of $31,083 versus $23,512 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $16,717. About 8.8% of families and 12.4% of the population were below thepoverty line , including 12.8% of those under age 18 and 6.9% of those age 65 or over.Education
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Gold Beach High School Notable residents
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