Garibaldi ( ) is a city in Tillamook County, in the U.S. state of Oregon. The population was 830 at the 2020 census.

History

The indigenous Tillamook people have lived along the Oregon coast –including the Tillamook Bay– for about 12,000 years; from Tillamook Head in the North, to Cape Foulweather in the south, and extending inland to the summit of the Oregon Coast Range. They lived in permanent cedar-plank lodges, illuminated at night with torches or by burning fish heads or whale oil. Their diet included salmon, mussels, lampreys, berries, wild mustard, camas, grouse, beaver, deer, and elk. The Lewis and Clark expedition recorded in 1806 that 2,400 Tillamook people resided on Oregon's coast. As the white settler population increased, indigenous people suffered from newly introduced diseases including smallpox. By 1930 only 22 indigenous people remained in all of Tillamook County. Bayley built a hotel and general store on what is now known as Bay Lane. In 1867, Bayley subdivided the Bayley Park Addition and was officially granted title to the property on May 15, 1869, by President Ulysses S. Grant. In 1870, he was appointed by President Grant as the area's first postmaster and given the duty of naming the postmark. This same year, Giuseppe Garibaldi helped unify Italy after a military career devoted to establishing democracy around the world and Bayley felt so inclined to name the post office after his hero.

Starting in the 1870s, the region's indigenous people were relocated to the nearby Hobsonville Indian Community. By the 1930s, this community was composed mostly of elderly women and children, and given the nickname "Squawtown". Tourists and antiquities dealers would visit, and the local Ku Klux Klan occasionally harassed the residents. The community was abandoned by WWII, and some residents moved to Garibaldi. The Weyerhaeuser hardwood mill at the Port of Garibaldi was acquired in 2011 by a New York–based company and has been operating as Northwest Hardwoods, Inc. since the acquisition.

In 2020, writer Helen Hill suggested removing Garibaldi's statue of Captain Robert Gray, due to claims about his treatment of indigenous people. The statue, which stands outside the Garibaldi Maritime Museum, depicts Gray standing on a sacred box with Haida designs. , the museum's board will consider adding information next to the statue.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which, is land and is water.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Garibaldi had a population of 830. The median age was 57.3 years. 13.3% of residents were under the age of 18 and 34.1% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 98.6 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 99.4 males age 18 and over.

0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.

There were 409 households in Garibaldi, of which 21.3% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 42.5% were married-couple households, 24.7% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 22.7% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 32.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

! Race !! Number !! Percent

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| White || 727 || 87.6%

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| Black or African American || 5 || 0.6%

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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 10 || 1.2%

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| Asian || 8 || 1.0%

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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 1 || 0.1%

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| Some other race || 8 || 1.0%

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| Two or more races || 71 || 8.6%

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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 42 || 5.1%

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2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 779 people, 384 households, and 222 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 524 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 94.7% White, 0.1% African American, 0.8% Native American, 0.9% Asian, 0.1% from other races, and 3.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.5% of the population.

There were 384 households, of which 15.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.4% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 42.2% were non-families. Of all households, 33.9% were made up of individuals, and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.99 and the average family size was 2.45.

The median age in the city was 55.1 years. 12.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 13% were from 25 to 44; 41.4% were from 45 to 64; and 28.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.6% male and 49.4% female.

2000 census

As of the census The district's comprehensive high school is Neah-Kah-Nie High School.

The county is in the Tillamook Bay Community College district.

References

  • Port of Garibaldi
  • Visit Garibaldi
  • Entry for Garibaldi in the Oregon Blue Book
  • Garibaldi Maritime Museum