Glasgow, Oregon

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Glasgow, Oregon
Census-designated place and Unincorporated Community
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Glasgow
Coordinates: 43°26′14″N124°11′46″W / 43.43722°N 124.19611°W / 43.43722; -124.19611
Country United States
State Oregon
County Coos
Area
[1]
 • Total
3.22 sq mi (8.35 km2)
 • Land3.22 sq mi (8.35 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
453 ft (138 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
 • Total
785
 • Density243.64/sq mi (94.06/km2)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
97459 [4]
Area code(s) 458 and 541
FIPS code41-29100
GNIS feature ID2611732 [2]

Glasgow is an unincorporated community in Coos County, Oregon, United States. [2] For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Glasgow as a census-designated place (CDP). [5] The census definition of the area may not precisely correspond to local understanding of the area with the same name. As of the 2010 census the Glasgow CDP had a population of 763. [6]

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Glasgow is located on the north side of Coos Bay, about 6 miles (10 km) north of the city of Coos Bay, just east of U.S. Route 101. [7] [8]

The community was founded by real estate speculators in the 1890s, including Henry L. Pittock, Phil Metschan, and Admiral Schley of the Pacific Coal & Transportation Company. [7] The community did not flourish until 30 years after its founding, when construction of Route 101 made Glasgow the northern terminus of the ferry [9] from North Bend, which was used to cross the bay prior to the completion of the Coos Bay Bridge. [7] [10] [11] The place was supposedly named by a Scot because it reminded him of Glasgow, Scotland, but the authors of Oregon Geographic Names were unable to verify this. [7]

Glasgow has a store and a Grange hall, the North Bayside Grange, also known as the Glasgow Grange, that was built in 1928. [12] [13] A humorous sign at the store states that the community's population is "275.5", the .5 for store owner and "self-proclaimed mayor", Jack S. Stevens. [14] [15] [16]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2010 763—
2020 7852.9%
U.S. Decennial Census [17] [3]

As of the 2020 census, there were 785 people, 395 housing units, and 394 families in the CDP. There were 683 White people,3 African Americans, 15 Native Americans, 17 Asians, 6 people from some other race, and 61 people from two or more races. 334 people were from Hispanic or Latino. [18]

The ancestry in Glasgow was 19.4% Irish, 16.9% German, 6.8% English, 5.7% Italian, 3.8% Scottish, and 3.4% Polish. [18]

The median age was 57.3 years old. 31.3% of the population were older than 65, with 18.0% between the ages of 65 and 74, 12.0% between the ages of 75 and 84, and 1.4% 85 or older. [18]

References

  1. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Glasgow, Oregon
  3. 1 2 "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Glasgow OR ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Glasgow Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. April 14, 2010. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Glasgow CDP, Oregon". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on March 10, 2015. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
  7. 1 2 3 4 McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 404. ISBN   978-0875952772.
  8. ↑ Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 51. ISBN   0-89933-347-8.
  9. ↑ The Roosevelt until 1929, and the Oregon until 1936.
  10. ↑ "A Selective Chronology of South Coast History: 1900 - Present". Coos Historical & Maritime Museum. Archived from the original on March 7, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
  11. ↑ Hull, Lise (2007). Coos County. Images of America. Arcadia Publishing. p. 17. ISBN   0-7385-4803-0.
  12. ↑ "The Glasgow Gathering is here…". Idyltime. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
  13. ↑ "Oregon State News of General Interest". The Times . Brownsville, Oregon. August 30, 1928. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
  14. ↑ "Glasgow, Oregon". Population Signs on Waymarking.com. Waymarking.com . Retrieved April 6, 2014.
  15. ↑ Nelson, Kristina (June 8, 2009). "Glasgow, Scotland Meet Glasgow, Oregon". KCBY. Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
  16. ↑ Musicar, Jessica (June 18, 2009). "From Glasgow to Glasgow". The World . Retrieved April 6, 2014.
  17. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  18. 1 2 3 "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
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