Wedderburn, Oregon

Wedderburn, Oregon
Unincorporated community
Wedderburn can be seen from across the Isaac Lee Patterson Bridge.
Wedderburn can be seen from across the Isaac Lee Patterson Bridge.
Wedderburn is located in Oregon
Wedderburn
Wedderburn
Location within the state of Oregon
Wedderburn is located in the United States
Wedderburn
Wedderburn
Wedderburn (the United States)
Coordinates: 42°25′47″N 124°24′50″W / 42.42972°N 124.41389°W / 42.42972; -124.41389
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyCurry
Area
[1]
 • Total
1.26 sq mi (3.26 km2)
 • Land1.06 sq mi (2.74 km2)
 • Water0.20 sq mi (0.52 km2)
Elevation
[2]
39 ft (12 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total
426
 • Density403.03/sq mi (155.62/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
97444[4]
Area code(s)458 and 541
FIPS code41-79500
GNIS feature ID1151991[2]

Wedderburn is an unincorporated coastal community in Curry County, Oregon, United States. It is to the north of, and across the mouth of the Rogue River from Gold Beach, on U.S. Route 101. The Isaac Lee Patterson Bridge connects Wedderburn with Gold Beach.

History

Wedderburn was founded by R. D. Hume, a prominent local businessman in the fishing industry, who named the community after the home of his ancestors, Wedderburn Castle in Scotland.[5] Wedderburn post office was established in 1895.[5]

Wedderburn was originally a company town for Hume's salmon fishing monopoly, and besides his fishing fleet, he ran Wedderburn's cannery, store, race track and cold storage plant.[6] Hume had settled at the mouth of the Rogue in 1876, and he eventually owned all the land on both banks of the river from the Pacific Ocean to the head of the tidewater.[6]

Climate

This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F (22.0 °C). According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Wedderburn has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.[7]

Education

It is in the Central Curry School District,[8] which operates two schools: Riley Creek Elementary School (K-8) and Gold Beach High School.

The entire county is in the Southwestern Oregon Community College district.[9]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020426—
U.S. Decennial Census[10][3]

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wedderburn, Oregon
  3. ^ a b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  4. ^ "Wedderburn OR ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  5. ^ a b McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (Seventh ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. pp. 1018–19. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
  6. ^ a b "Oregon History: Emerging Economies". Oregon Blue Book. Oregon State Archives. Retrieved March 24, 2007.
  7. ^ "Wedderburn, Oregon". Weatherbase. CantyMedia. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  8. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Curry County, OR" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
  9. ^ "Oregon Community Colleges and Community College Districts" (PDF). Oregon Department of Community Colleges & Workforce Development. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  10. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

Further reading

  • Dodds, Gordon B. The Salmon King of Oregon: R. D. Hume and the Pacific Fisheries
  • Douthit, Nathan. A Guide to Oregon South Coast History: Traveling the Jedediah Smith Trail
  • LaPlante, Margaret. The Town That Floated into Place: Wedderburn, Oregon


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