Glasgow, Oregon

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Glasgow, Oregon
Census-designated place and Unincorporated Community
Glasgow is located in Oregon
Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is located in the United States
Glasgow
Glasgow
Coordinates: 43°26′14″N 124°11′46″W / 43.43722°N 124.19611°W / 43.43722; -124.19611
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyCoos
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 zoneUTC-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] The place name for Glasgow in the Coos language is Kdet.[7]

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.[8][9]

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.[8] The community did not flourish until 30 years after its founding, when construction of Route 101 made Glasgow the northern terminus of the ferry[10] from North Bend, which was used to cross the bay prior to the completion of the Coos Bay Bridge.[8][11][12] 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.[8]

Glasgow has a store and a Grange hall, the North Bayside Grange, also known as the Glasgow Grange, that was built in 1928.[13][14] 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.[15][16][17]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020785—
U.S. Decennial Census[18][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.[19]

The ancestry in Glasgow was 19.4% Irish, 16.9% German, 6.8% English, 5.7% Italian, 3.8% Scottish, and 3.4% Polish.[19]

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 to 74, 12.0% between the ages of 75 to 84, and 1.4% 85 or older.[19]

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Glasgow, Oregon
  3. ^ a b "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. ^ "Hanis for Beginners" (PDF). Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 7, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
  8. ^ a b c d McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 404. ISBN 978-0875952772.
  9. ^ Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. p. 51. ISBN 0-89933-347-8.
  10. ^ The Roosevelt until 1929, and the Oregon until 1936.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ Hull, Lise (2007). Coos County. Images of America. Arcadia Publishing. p. 17. ISBN 0-7385-4803-0.
  13. ^ "The Glasgow Gathering is here…". Idyltime. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
  14. ^ "Oregon State News of General Interest". The Times. Brownsville, Oregon. August 30, 1928. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
  15. ^ "Glasgow, Oregon". Population Signs on Waymarking.com. Waymarking.com. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
  16. ^ Nelson, Kristina (June 8, 2009). "Glasgow, Scotland Meet Glasgow, Oregon". KCBY. Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
  17. ^ Musicar, Jessica (June 18, 2009). "From Glasgow to Glasgow". The World. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
  18. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  19. ^ a b c "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved May 25, 2023.