Coburg is a city (and a National Historic District) in Lane County, Oregon, United States, north of Eugene. The city's population as of the 2020 census was 1,306.
History
The city was originally named Diamond after John Diamond, an early pioneer in the area, on whose land claim the city was located. The city's current name comes from a stallion that was named after the Coburg district of Bavaria, Germany, from whence the horse had been imported. The citizens elected Carol Heinkel first woman mayor in 1988. The City installed a sewer system in 2011 to 2015, leading to a new period of growth in both residential and commercial investment.
Economy
Downtown is a national historic center that includes 30 buildings on the register. Coburg is known for its attractive downtown, agricultural business connections, antique shops and annual antique fair. Coburg started to host the Pacific Northwest Marathon in 2018. (Source PNWM and City of Coburg) Several manufacturers are located along the I-5 corridor in Coburg.
Business
Coburg is headquarters for Marathon Coach Corporation, a manufacturer of luxury bus conversion motorcoaches. Marathon Coach has a manufacturing plant in Coburg, as well as plants in Grand Prairie, Texas, and San Antonio, Florida. Other businesses include APEL Extrusions.
Speed trap
Until the practice was discontinued in 2005, Coburg's city government had generated hundreds of thousands of dollars for its budget through speeding fines at a speed trap on Interstate 5 located outside of city limits. By 2003, the city was raising nearly half of its $1.7 million annual budget through traffic fines. The speed trap was temporarily ended when Floyd Prozanski, a state legislator from Eugene, sponsored bills to make the practice against the law, effective January 2004.
Coburg is situated near the Coburg Hills.
Climate
This region experiences warm (but not hot) and semi-dry summers with some rainy days, with no average monthly temperatures above 70.4 °F. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Coburg has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.
There are cool winters during which intense rainfall occurs. It has warm, dry summers with moderate rainfall through the summer months.
Snow in Coburg is possible but rare in winter months due to the higher latitude.
Average December temperatures are a maximum of and a minimum of . Average August temperatures are a maximum of and a minimum of . The record high temperature was . The record low temperature was .
Average annual precipitation is . There are on annual average 152 days with measurable precipitation.
Demographics
thumb|City hall and municipal court
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Coburg had a population of 1,306. The median age was 42.3 years, 22.4% of residents were under the age of 18, and 18.1% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 92.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 92.2 males age 18 and over.
100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0% lived in rural areas.
There were 509 households in Coburg, of which 35.2% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 57.8% were married-couple households, 13.2% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 21.6% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 21.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
! Race !! Number !! Percent
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| White || 1,095 || 83.8%
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| Black or African American || 9 || 0.7%
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 14 || 1.1%
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| Asian || 13 || 1.0%
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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 3 || 0.2%
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| Some other race || 31 || 2.4%
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| Two or more races || 141 || 10.8%
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 85 || 6.5%
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2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,035 people, 398 households, and 283 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 415 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 90.4% White, 0.4% African American, 0.8% Native American, 1.4% Asian, 0.6% Pacific Islander, 2.7% from other races, and 3.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.4% of the population.
There were 398 households, of which 33.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.0% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 28.9% were non-families. 20.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.00. Prior to joining the Eugene district in 1964, Coburg had its own district.
Lane County is in the Lane Community College district.
Notable person
- Howie Fox, baseball player
- Carol Heinkel, first female mayor of Coburg, elected 1988
References
External links
- Entry for Coburg in the Oregon Blue Book