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29-462: Founded in 1961, the college originally served Coos County and western Douglas County . In 1995, Curry County joined the district. On July 9, 2022, it was reported that SWOCC was ordered to pay $ 1.7 million in damages to Nicole Gililland. This came as a result of SWOCC professor Melissa Sperry arbitrarily changing Gililland’s grades, singling her out for punishment and shortening her assignment deadlines, stemming from Gililland’s past involvement in

58-408: A household in the county was $ 31,542, and the median income for a family was $ 38,040. Males had a median income of $ 32,509 versus $ 22,519 for females. The per capita income for the county was $ 17,547. About 11.10% of families and 15.00% of the population were below the poverty line , including 19.90% of those under age 18 and 9.40% of those age 65 or over. Historically, Coos County was a bastion for

87-465: A result of various factors including de-unionization in the timber industry and opposition to environmental policies often championed by Democrats. The last Democrat to win a majority in Coos County was Michael Dukakis in 1988, although Bill Clinton won pluralities in both his elections. Barack Obama , in both of his presidential campaigns, was the most recent Democrat to even break 40 percent of

116-455: A university or college in Oregon is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Coos County, Oregon Coos County ( / k uː s / KOOSS ) is one of the 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon . As of the 2020 census , the population was 64,929. The county seat is Coquille . The county was formed from the western parts of Umpqua and Jackson counties. It

145-599: Is a geographic entity used for statistical purposes based on counties and county equivalents . On July 21, 2023, the Office of Management and Budget released revised delineations of the various CBSAs in the United States, which recognized 542 micropolitan areas in the United States, four of which are in Puerto Rico . The term "micropolitan" gained currency in the 1990s to describe growing population centers in

174-572: Is a project that was met with resistance since 2010 by farm owners and other land owners, tribal natives, and some commercial entities who did not want their land being used or taken without their permission, with eminent domain . The project was cancelled in late 2021. A current project underway in Coos County, undertaken by Oregon Resources Corporation (ORC), uses modern strip-mining techniques to extract chromite , zircon , and garnet from local sands. The tailings after processing will be returned and re-contoured to replicate pre-mining conditions, and

203-525: Is named after a tribe of Native Americans who live in the region. Coos County comprises the Coos Bay, OR Micropolitan Statistical Area . Coos Bay is the homeland of two bands of Native people, Miluk and Hanis. Both today are often referred to as "Coos". Lewis and Clark noted Cook-koo-oose for Coos Bay people. The origin of the name "Coos" is probably influenced both by the Lewis and Clark reference and

232-429: Is replacing the former lumber-driven economy. Bandon Dunes Golf Resort , north of Bandon and south of Coos Bay, attracts tourists and golfers from around the world. Boating, dairy farming, myrtlewood manufacturing, shipbuilding and repair and agriculture specialty products, including cranberries , also play an important role. Untapped rich deposits of iron ore and lead await development. The Jordan Cove Energy Project

261-504: The 2000 census , there were 62,779 people, 26,213 households, and 17,457 families living in the county. The population density was 39 people per square mile (15 people/km ). There were 29,247 housing units at an average density of 18 units per square mile (6.9/km ). The racial makeup of the county was 91.97% White , 0.31% Black or African American , 2.41% Native American , 0.90% Asian , 0.17% Pacific Islander , 1.06% from other races , and 3.17% from two or more races. 3.40% of

290-572: The Oregon House of Representatives , it is split between the 9th District , represented by Republican, Boomer Wright , and the 1st District , represented by Republican Court Boice . All legislative seats, as of 2021, are held by Republicans in the Oregon Legislative Assembly . Deposits of gold initially attracted people to the county in the nineteenth century. Between 1890 and 1910, large amounts of coal were mined in

319-597: The Democratic Party. It was one of the few counties in the West to be won by George McGovern in the 1972 presidential election. No Republican presidential candidate obtained a majority in the county between 1956 and 1996, although Ronald Reagan did obtain pluralities in both 1980 and – very narrowly – in 1984. Since the turn of the century it has become a strongly Republican county in Presidential elections as

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348-487: The Territorial Legislature from parts of Umpqua , and Jackson counties on December 22, 1853. Curry County, Oregon , was created from the southern part in 1855. The county seat was originally at Empire City. In 1895 the legislature permitted the citizens of the county to choose a new county seat. The 1896 vote resulted in moving the seat to Coquille . The Territorial Legislature granted permission for

377-407: The United States that are removed from larger cities, in some cases by 100 miles (160 km) or more. Micropolitan cities do not have the economic or political importance of large cities, but are nevertheless significant centers of population and production, drawing workers and shoppers from a wide local area. Because the designation is based on the core urban cluster's population and not on that of

406-1966: The adult industry. Court documents from Nicole Gililland’s case also revealed a pattern of toxic behavior from the Southwestern Oregon Community College faculty with some of their lecturers openly ridiculing students for their physical appearance and one student being mocked by a member of faculty for her Eastern European accent. Bellevue College Big Bend Community College Blue Mountain Community College Centralia College Chemeketa Community College Clackamas Community College Clark College Columbia Basin College Douglas College Edmonds College Everett Community College Grays Harbor College Green River College Highline College Lane Community College Linn-Benton Community College Lower Columbia College Mt. Hood Community College North Idaho College Olympic College Peninsula College Pierce Portland Community College Rogue Community College North Seattle College Shoreline Community College Skagit Valley College South Puget Sound Community College Southwestern Oregon Community College Community Colleges of Spokane Tacoma Community College Treasure Valley Community College Umpqua Community College Walla Walla Community College Wenatchee Valley College Whatcom Community College Yakima Valley College This article about

435-462: The affected area will be reforested. Job numbers are not listed on the company website but an annual payroll of $ 3.5 million is listed in the economic impact portion of the FAQ. The Oregon League of Women Voters cited similar numbers from ORC, wholly owned by Industrial Mineral Corporation of Australia; the operation was projected to create 70 to 80 jobs with a salary of $ 46,000 per year. Efforts to block

464-472: The cities of Roseburg and Coos Bay, which would attract new industry to the Coos Bay area, was begun in 1999 when voters approved a local bond measure to raise as much as $ 27 million, with the state of Oregon providing $ 24 million. The pipeline construction began in June 2003 and was finished in 2004. Currently, forest products, tourism, fishing and agriculture dominate the Coos County economy. The service industry

493-484: The county and shipped to California ; production decreased after oil was discovered in that state, and no coal mines in the county have been in production since 1950. These coal fields have been explored for natural gas since 1938, although CDX Gas , a company based in Texas announced in 2003 that they would be drilling two test wells later that year. A project to build a 60-mile (97 km) natural gas pipeline between

522-436: The county. The population density was 39.5 inhabitants per square mile (15.3/km ). There were 30,593 housing units at an average density of 19.2 units per square mile (7.4 units/km ). The racial makeup of the county was 89.8% white, 2.5% Native American, 1.0% Asian, 0.4% black or African American, 0.2% Pacific islander, 1.7% from other races, and 4.3% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 5.4% of

551-522: The development of wagon roads from Coos Bay to Jacksonville, Oregon , in 1854, and to Roseburg, Oregon , in 1857. According to the United States Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 1,806 square miles (4,680 km ), of which 1,596 square miles (4,130 km ) is land and 210 square miles (540 km ) (12%) is water. As of the 2010 census , there were 63,043 people, 27,133 households, and 16,857 families living in

580-530: The initial Greek letter mu represents " micro- "), as defined by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), are labor market and statistical areas in the United States centered on an urban cluster (urban area) with a population of at least 10,000 but fewer than 50,000 people. The micropolitan area designation was created in 2003. Like the better-known metropolitan statistical areas , a micropolitan area

609-526: The name for the region in the Hanis and Miluk languages, kuukwis. Early maps and documents spelled it Kowes, Cowes, Coose, Koos, among others. Although exploration and trapping in the area occurred as early as 1828, the first European-American settlement was established at Empire City in 1853 by members of the Coos Bay Company; this is now part of the city of Coos Bay . Coos County was created by

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638-543: The population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 18.5% were of German , 12.4% English , 11.3% Irish and 10.7% U.S. or American ancestry. 96.0% spoke English and 2.5% Spanish as their first language. There were 26,213 households, out of which 26.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.90% were married couples living together, 9.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.40% were non-families. 27.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.30% had someone living alone who

667-434: The population. In terms of ancestry, 22.9% were German, 15.0% were English, 12.7% were Irish, 7.4% were American, and 5.2% were Scottish. Of the 27,133 households, 24.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.2% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 37.9% were non-families, and 29.8% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size

696-516: The project because of health and environmental concerns did not succeed. There are several port districts in the county: Port of Coos Bay founded in 1909, Port of Coquille River founded in 1912, and Port of Bandon founded in 1913. Coos Bay is considered the best natural harbor between San Francisco Bay and the Puget Sound , and the Port of Coos Bay was the largest forest products shipper in

725-656: The vote in Coos County. In the United States House of Representatives, Coos County in located in Oregon's 4th congressional district , which also includes the more left-leaning Eugene metropolitan area and has been represented by Democrat Val Hoyle since 2023. In the Oregon State Senate , the county is split between the 5th District , represented by Republican Dick Anderson , and the 1st District , represented by Republican David Brock Smith . In

754-516: The whole area, some micropolitan areas are much larger than some metropolitan areas. For example, the Ottawa, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area had a 2010 census population of 154,908. That would put its total population ahead of roughly 100 individual locations classified as a metropolitan statistical area in 2010. The largest of the areas, around Claremont and Lebanon, New Hampshire , had a population in excess of 218,000 in 2010; Claremont's population

783-564: The world until late 2005 when raw log exports via transport ship were suspended. The tallest documented living specimen of a Douglas-fir tree in the world is found 35 miles (56 km) southeast of Coos Bay in the Sitkum area and is slightly more than 100 metres (330 ft) tall. 43°11′N 124°05′W  /  43.18°N 124.09°W  / 43.18; -124.09 Micropolitan Statistical Area Population United States micropolitan statistical areas ( μSA , where

812-465: Was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.78. The median age was 47.3 years. The median income for a household in the county was $ 37,491 and the median income for a family was $ 46,569. Males had a median income of $ 39,744 versus $ 28,328 for females. The per capita income for the county was $ 21,981. About 11.5% of families and 16.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.4% of those under age 18 and 8.1% of those age 65 or over. As of

841-448: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.80. In the county, the population dispersal was 21.90% under the age of 18, 7.10% from 18 to 24, 24.00% from 25 to 44, 27.80% from 45 to 64, and 19.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 96.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.90 males. The median income for

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