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32-760: OR 6 begins (at its western terminus) at a junction with U.S. Route 101 and Oregon Route 131 in downtown Tillamook . From there it winds eastward though the Northern Oregon Coast Range along the Wilson River , and through a portion of the Tillamook State Forest . The stretch through the Coast Range is well known for its scenic beauty (as well as frequent accidents; the highway is a highly traveled route despite numerous twists and turns and steep grades). Emerging from

64-460: A household in the county was $ 34,269, and the median income for a family was $ 40,197. Males had a median income of $ 31,509 versus $ 21,555 for females. The per capita income for the county was $ 19,052. About 8.1% of families and 11.4% of the population were below the poverty line , including 13.4% of those under age 18 and 8.1% of those age 65 or over. Dairy farming is one of the county's largest agricultural occupations. The Tillamook Cheese Factory

96-446: A total area of 1,333 square miles (3,450 km ), of which 1,103 square miles (2,860 km ) is land and 230 square miles (600 km ) (17%) is water. At 3,706 feet (1,130 m) in elevation, Rogers Peak is the highest point in the county and the highest in the Northern Oregon Coast Range . The county has been called "a natural cow pasture" by Sunset Magazine". As of the 2020 census , there were 27,390 people residing in

128-570: Is 9.02 miles (14.52 km) long. Netarts Highway No. 131 was established in 1940, and was designated OR 131 in 2002. The western terminus of OR 131 is in the town of Oceanside , located in between Cape Meares and Cape Lookout in Tillamook County . From there, the highway heads south through Netarts , and then heads east. The highway then turns north, finally turning east before it ends in downtown Tillamook , at an intersection with US 101 and OR 6. The stretch of

160-527: Is one of the 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon . As of the 2020 census , the population was 27,390. The county seat is Tillamook . The county is named for the Tillamook or Killamook people, a Native American tribe who were living in the area in the early 19th century at the time of European American settlement. The county is located within Northwest Oregon . The Tillamook were

192-541: Is preceded by the corresponding state highway number.  Oregon Route 131 Oregon Route 131 ( OR 131 ), known as the Netarts Highway No. 131 (see Oregon highways and routes ), is a state highway in the U.S. state of Oregon . The route runs from the coastal community of Oceanside to an intersection with U.S. Route 101 (US 101) and OR 6 in Tillamook, Oregon . The highway

224-613: Is rapidly maturing, and there is local expectation that it will assist in the recovery of the local timber industry. Three lumber mills currently operate in Tillamook County—one at Garibaldi, one in Tillamook, and one south of Tillamook at the former Naval Air Station. The county's scenic coastline, which includes four bays, nine rivers and the Pacific Ocean, helps draw visitors to the county for outdoor recreation, agritourism, and cultural experiences. U.S. Route 101 , travels

256-482: Is the county's largest business and the largest private employer. Tillamook dairy products are available throughout the Western United States and the rest of the country. The state of Oregon owns 44% of the land inside the county boundaries, mostly as part of the Tillamook State Forest . The State Forest was created as a result of the 355,000-acre (144,000 ha) Tillamook Burn . The reforested burn

288-465: Is the plural article, the terminal ook the Chinook plural ending —uks." Since there was one village in the area of Nehalem bay; the area was referred to as Nekelim (Ne Elim=singular). There were at least four villages on the south Tillamook bay according to Lewis and Clark; the south bay was called "T-Elim-ook" (the plural of Elim), meaning many villages of Elim. The Chinook word for water was "chuck" and

320-675: The Sunset Highway . Travelers generally continue east on US 26 (which is a freeway east of the interchange) into Portland . OR 6 passes through some of the areas devastated during the Tillamook Burn , a series of fires that occurred in the 1930s, 1940s, and early 1950s in eastern Tillamook County . During the Great Depression workers from the Works Progress Administration assisted in

352-519: The Coast Range, it passes through a few foothill communities. At the base of the Coast Range, Oregon Route 8 forks off to the east, heading towards the communities of Gales Creek and Forest Grove ; whereas OR 6 continues to the northeast. OR 6 soon passes south of the city of Banks , where it has an interchange with the Nehalem Highway ( OR 47 ), and Wilkesboro . A few miles east of Banks, OR 6 ends at an interchange with U.S. Route 26 ,

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384-867: The Salish word for wetland is "naslex". The popular translation of Tillamook as meaning "land of many waters" seems to be 20th-century fabrication used in the tourist industry. Tillamook County, the 12th county in Oregon to be organized, was established on December 15, 1853, when the Territorial Legislature approved an act to create the new county out of an area previously included in Clatsop , Yamhill and Polk counties. Boundary changes were enacted with Clatsop County (1855, 1870, and 1893), Lincoln County in 1893, Washington County (1893, 1898), and Yamhill County (1887). The Coast Range behind Tillamook

416-938: The US 26 junction was a former and temporary routing of US 26, continuing north through Timber. This routing was used by US 26 while the final stretch was completed. In 2022, the state legislature passed a law that requires the Oregon Department of Transportation to conduct a survey of the highway to reduce hazardous road designs. This came in response to seven fatalities in the previous year and other collisions, many of which involved "lane departures". Milepoints are as reported by ODOT and do not necessarily reflect current mileage. Z indicates overlapping mileage due to construction longer than established route, and – indicates negative mileage behind established beginning point. Segments that are locally maintained may be omitted. For routes traversing multiple named state highways, each milepoint

448-506: The census of 2000, there were 24,262 people, 10,200 households and 6,793 families residing in the county. The population density was 22 people per square mile (8.5 people/km ). There were 15,906 housing units at an average density of 14 units per square mile (5.4/km ). The racial makeup of the county was 93.86% White , 0.22% Black or African American , 1.19% Native American , 0.65% Asian , 0.21% Pacific Islander , 1.89% from other races , and 1.98% from two or more races. 5.13% of

480-528: The construction of the road. Before 1957, OR 6 included the entirety of today's Oregon Route 8 , plus an additional stretch into downtown Portland. With the completion of the Sunset Highway (and the new alignment through Banks), the route through Gales Creek and the Tualatin Valley was renumbered as OR 8; and OR 6 was placed on the alignment it has today. The section from Glenwood east to

512-596: The county paid $ 15,000 for 27 warning sirens and an emergency radio system. In 2012, county leaders voted to deactivate most of the sirens, in favor of more modern methods. With effort from local residents, the communities of Garibaldi and Rockaway Beach retained their sirens, which will be activated locally. In its early history, Tillamook was a powerfully Republican county. It voted for the Republican presidential candidate in every election from Oregon statehood until 1928, even supporting William Howard Taft in 1912, when

544-551: The county. As of the census of 2010, there were 25,250 people, 10,834 households and 6,930 families residing in the county. The population density was 22.9 inhabitants per square mile (8.8/km ). There were 18,359 housing units at an average density of 16.7 units per square mile (6.4 units/km ). The racial makeup of the county was 91.5% white, 1.0% American Indian, 0.9% Asian, 0.3% black or African American, 0.2% Pacific islander, 3.6% from other races, and 2.4% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 9.0% of

576-488: The economy. Oysters are farmed in the bay and keep the bay fairly clean. Sport fishing makes up most of the rest. With nine rivers, salmon is the biggest with nearly recovered runs as salmon had to be given away to the food bank. Tillamook County is the first in the continental United States to be declared ready for a tsunami . This designation was given by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration after

608-586: The highway between Oceanside, and an intersection south of Netarts, is part of the Three Capes Scenic Route, as is the easternmost stretch of the highway approaching Tillamook. The Netarts Highway No. 131 was established as a secondary highway on November 13, 1940. On September 19, 2002, OR 131 was assigned to the Netarts Highway. The entire route is in Tillamook County . Tillamook County, Oregon Tillamook County

640-552: The last Democrat to win it in 2014 . In 2019, Tillamook County passed a Second Amendment Sanctuary Ordinance to counter the more liberal gun laws of Oregon at-large, stating that any laws which restrict the right to own firearms "shall not be enforced by Tillamook County agents." Tillamook County served as the setting for the fictional town of Elk Cove in the 1987 comedy film Overboard starring Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell . Todd Snider released Tillamook County Jail on his 2004 album East Nashville Skyline. Tillamook County

672-527: The length of the Oregon Coast, and brings many travelers through the county by car, recreational vehicle and bike. The coast also provides locations for vacation homes for inhabitants of nearby Portland and the Willamette Valley . According to the 2015 Dean Runyan Travel Impacts study, tourism brings $ 229.4 million in visitor spending to Tillamook County. Fishing is a very important part of

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704-528: The party was divided. Since Franklin Roosevelt became the first Democrat to carry the county in 1932, Tillamook has been a bellwether county in most Presidential elections, although it did vote for losing Democrats in 1968, 1980 and 1988. Tillamook County has remained quite competitive over the last half century. Since 1968, no candidate has received over 55 percent of the vote, with the highest being Michael Dukakis in 1988. From 1992 until 2016 it voted for

736-464: The population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 20.1% were of German , 13.3% English , 10.7% American and 8.6% Irish ancestry. There were 10,200 households, out of which 24.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.8% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.4% were non-families. 27.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.6% had someone living alone who

768-417: The population. In terms of ancestry, 26.9% were German , 17.2% were English, 12.1% were Irish, and 5.2% were American . Of the 10,834 households, 23.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.6% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 36.0% were non-families, and 29.1% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size

800-488: The sky from most of Tillamook County. Development along U.S. Route 101 to the north of Tillamook during the last part of the 20th century has blocked part of the flood plain of the Wilson River , contributing to repeated winter flooding in the city. Until the late 1950s there was a dredge used by the city to keep the slough's deeper. According to the United States Census Bureau , the county has

832-611: The southernmost branch of the Coast Salish. They were separated from their more northern kinsmen by tribes speaking the Chinookian languages. The name Tillamook is of Chinook origin (a trade pidgin, which had developed along the lower Columbia.) According to Frank Boas, "It [Tillamook] means the people of Nekelim. The latter name means the place of Elim, or in the Cathlamet dialect, the place of Kelim. The initial t of Tillamook

864-460: The winning presidential candidate; that streak ended in 2020 with its vote for Donald Trump (however, Trump won the county with a reduced margin from 2016). Trump would carry Tillamook County again in 2024 . Tillamook County is also a relatively swingy county at the local level, generally following its federal trends of voting predominantly Democratic, with some exceptions. In recent years, it has swung back to Republicans, with John Kitzhaber being

896-466: Was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.79. The median age was 47.5 years. The median income for a household in the county was $ 39,412 and the median income for a family was $ 50,779. Males had a median income of $ 39,019 versus $ 32,688 for females. The per capita income for the county was $ 22,824. About 12.8% of families and 16.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.8% of those under age 18 and 10.2% of those age 65 or over. As of

928-449: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.82. In the county, the population was spread out, with 22.2% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 23.5% from 25 to 44, 28% from 45 to 64, and 19.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 100.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.1 males. The median income for

960-408: Was a Cold War air defense installation from 1956 to 1980. Located south of Tillamook, at the top of 3,154-foot (961 m) high Mount Hebo , Air Force radars operated by the 689th Radar Squadron and the 14th Missile Warning Squadron were essential parts of the nation's integrated air defenses. The large radomes protecting the radars from adverse weather effects could be seen silhouetted against

992-473: Was commissioned on December 1, 1942, as U.S. Naval Air Station Tillamook . The two wooden hangars used to house these airships were decommissioned after World War II and deeded to Tillamook County. One of the hangars (Hangar B) is a national historic landmark and the location of the Tillamook Air Museum . The other hangar, (Hangar A) burned down in 1992. The U.S. Mount Hebo Air Force Station

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1024-475: Was the scene of a repeated series of forest fires called the Tillamook Burn between 1933 and 1951. In 1948, a state ballot approved the sale of bonds to buy the burned-over areas and have the state rehabilitate the lands. The state lands were renamed the Tillamook State Forest by governor Tom McCall on July 18, 1973. By the end of the 20th century, the replanted growth was considered mature enough to be commercially harvested. The Tillamook airbase for blimps

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