- Depoe Bay, Oregon
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Depoe Bay, Oregon — City — Aerial view of the harbor and center of Depoe Bay
Nickname(s): The World's Smallest Harbor Location in Oregon
Coordinates: 44°48′26″N 124°3′44″W / 44.80722°N 124.06222°W Country United States State Oregon County Lincoln Incorporated 1973 Government - Mayor Carol Connors Area - Total 1.8 sq mi (4.7 km2) - Land 1.8 sq mi (4.7 km2) - Water 0 sq mi (0 km2) Elevation Sea Level ft (Sea Level m) Population (2000) - Total 1,174 - Density 652.2/sq mi (251.8/km2) Time zone Pacific (UTC-8) - Summer (DST) Pacific (UTC-7) ZIP code 97341 Area code(s) 541 FIPS code 41-18850[1] GNIS feature ID 1119868[2] Website www.ci.depoe-bay.or.us Depoe Bay is a city in Lincoln County, Oregon, United States, located on U.S. Route 101 next to the Pacific Ocean. The population was 1,174 at the 2000 census, with an unofficial estimated population of 1,355 in 2007.[3] The bay of the same name is a six-acre (24,000 m²) harbor that the city promotes as the world's smallest.[4]
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History
Depoe Bay was named for Siletz Indian Charles "Charley" Depot who was originally allotted the land in 1894 as part of the Dawes Act of 1887. He was given the last name "Depot" when he worked at the military train depot near Toledo, Oregon. The family later changed their last name to "DePoe".[5] His original tribal affiliation was Tututni.[6]
In 1975, the fishing trip sequence in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest was filmed in Depoe Bay.[7]
In 2008, restaurant scenes from The Burning Plain were filmed in Depoe Bay, at the Tidal Raves restaurant.[8]
On March 11, 2011, Depoe Bay's port was damaged by a tsunami caused by the Tōhoku earthquake off the coast of Japan.[9]
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.8 square miles (4.7 km2), all of it land.[10]
Demographics
The city entrance sign over the harbor
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 1,174 people, 584 households, and 359 families residing in the city. The population density was 652.2 people per square mile (251.8/km²). There were 911 housing units at an average density of 506.1 per square mile (195.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 92.50% White, 0.34% African American, 1.70% Native American, 0.60% Asian, 0.17% Pacific Islander, 1.02% from other races, and 3.66% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.58% of the population.
There were 584 households out of which 17.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.4% were married couples living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.5% were non-families. 31.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.01 and the average family size was 2.43.
In the city the population was spread out with 14.4% under the age of 18, 3.9% from 18 to 24, 22.1% from 25 to 44, 35.7% from 45 to 64, and 23.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50 years. For every 100 females there were 99.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $35,417, and the median income for a family was $43,967. Males had a median income of $28,750 versus $25,469 for females. The per capita income for the city was $24,994. About 5.5% of families and 8.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.1% of those under age 18 and 2.1% of those age 65 or over.
Media
Depoe Bay is served by radio station KPPT FM. It specializes in classic hits and is licensed to broadcast at 100.7 MHz.
See also
- Whale Cove
- Whale Watching Center, a state park featuring a staffed visitor center
Gallery
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Main street (looking south) and rocky shoreline
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Depoe Bay harbor
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Depoe Bay Harbor
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Arch rock at Depoe Bay
References
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ PSU:Population Research Center
- ^ City of Depoe Bay
- ^ "National Marine Fisheries Service Technical Memorandum pp. 274". http://www.nwfsc.noaa.gov/research/divisions/sd/.../Oregon/Depoe_Bay_OR.pdf.
- ^ The Rogue River Indian Wars and its Aftermath, 1850-1980 by EA Schwartz pp. 303-304
- ^ "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) - Filming Locations". imdb.com. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073486/locations. Retrieved 2009-04-07.
- ^ Rollins, Michael (January 17, 2008). "Charlize, meet Gracie. Hollywood comes to Depoe Bay". The Oregonian. http://blog.oregonlive.com/nwheadlines/2008/01/charlize_meet_gracie_hollywood.html. Retrieved 2009-10-29.
- ^ Helen Jung and Jeff Manning, "Waves bring destruction to Oregon's south coast", The Oregonian, 12 March 2011, p. 1+
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
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Coordinates: 44°48′26″N 124°03′44″W / 44.807327°N 124.062193°W
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