Elmira, Oregon

Elmira, Oregon
Census-designated place
Approaching Elmira from the south
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Coordinates: 44°04′12″N123°21′32″W / 44.07000°N 123.35889°W / 44.07000; -123.35889
Country	United States
State	Oregon
County	Lane
Area [1]
• Total	1.35 sq mi (3.49 km2)
• Land	1.23 sq mi (3.17 km2)
• Water	0.12 sq mi (0.32 km2)
Elevation [2]	407 ft (124 m)
Population  (2020) [3]
• Total	546
• Density	445.71/sq mi (172.04/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code	97437 [4]
Area codes	458 and 541
FIPS code	41-23000
GNIS feature ID	2812883 [2]

Elmira is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lane County, Oregon, United States. It is located west of Eugene and north of Veneta and Oregon Route 126, near the Long Tom River and Fern Ridge Reservoir.

History

The community was named after Elmira, California, after previously having the name "Duckworth". ^[5] A local business owner persuaded postal authorities to rename the community "Elmira" in 1884. ^[6]

In approximately 1905, Elmira Road and the surrounding area was homesteaded by Henry and Celia Faulhaber along with their children Leon, Neil and Mildred. Sometime between 1905 and 1916 Elmira Road was donated back to the county by Henry Faulhaber and later renamed Faulhaber Road. ^[7]

Education

Elmira is served by the Fern Ridge School District (28J), ^[8] which has four traditional schools, Elmira Elementary School, Veneta Elementary School, Fern Ridge Middle School, and Elmira High School, and an online charter high school, West Lane Technical Learning Center.

Notable residents

• Milt Davis (1929–2008), All Pro defensive back for the Baltimore Colts of the NFL; college professor ^[9]

References

1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Elmira, Oregon
3. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
4. "Elmira OR ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
5. "Names of Lane County Communities Reveal Interesting Histories, Anecdotes". Eugene Register-Guard . January 4, 1942. p. 4. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
6. McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. ISBN   0-87595-277-1.
7. Neil Faulhaber (October 29, 1983). "Tape recording" (Interview). Interviewed by Lora Keenan. Veneta, Oregon.
8. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Lane County, OR" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 1 (PDF p. 2/3). Retrieved December 24, 2024. - Text list
9. Claire Noland, "All-Pro Defensive Back for Colts and LA Schoolteacher, Counselor," Los Angeles Times, Oct. 1, 2008.

Further reading

• Inman, Loris. "Elmira, Oregon - A Photo Story." Lane County Historian Vol. XXIII, No. 3. Fall, 1978.
• Dailey, Charles. "Lane County, Oregon, West of I5 Except Eugene." Pioneer History—to about 1900, Churches of Christ and Christian Churches in the Pacific Northwest. October 9, 2009.

External links

• Media related to Elmira, Oregon at Wikimedia Commons
• Fern Ridge School District
• LCC Elmira Community Learning Center