Winston is a city in Douglas County, Oregon, United States, located 7 miles southwest of Roseburg. The population was 5,379 according to the 2010 United States census. Winston is best known as the home of Wildlife Safari.
History
In 1920, Oregon Route 99 was completed, directly linking Winston with the nearby community of Dillard, which had previously been separated by the Umpqua River.
In 1953, the city was incorporated under the name "Coos Junction". The first City Recorder (Gene Geyer) was employed. The following year, Paul Bender was appointed as the mayor of Coos Junction. In 1955, a new City Charter was approved, and the town was officially renamed to Winston.
The Wildlife Safari was opened in 1972. In 1986, a bronze statue was placed at the triangular junction in the center of town, in remembrance of Khayam, a cheetah from the safari who died of kidney failure.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it being land.
Climate
Winston has a typical western Oregon Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb), characterized by dry summers with cool mornings and hot afternoons, and chilly, rainy winters.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Winston had a population of 5,625. The median age was 41.1 years. 22.3% of residents were under the age of 18 and 20.9% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 96.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 92.9 males age 18 and over.
There were 2,280 households in Winston, of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 43.5% were married-couple households, 18.0% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 28.6% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 25.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
! Race !! Number !! Percent
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| White || 4,848 || 86.2%
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| Black or African American || 31 || 0.6%
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 113 || 2.0%
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| Asian || 70 || 1.2%
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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 1 || <0.1%
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| Some other race || 120 || 2.1%
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| Two or more races || 442 || 7.9%
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 313 || 5.6%
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2010 census
As of the 2010 census, there were 5,379 people, 2,140 households, and 1,483 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 2,316 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 92.5% White, 0.3% African American, 1.6% Native American, 0.9% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 1.1% from other races, and 3.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.5% of the population.
There were 2,140 households, of which 33.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.2% were married couples living together, 14.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 30.7% were non-families. 24.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.87.