Alsea, Oregon
| Alsea, Oregon | |
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| — Unincorporated community — | |
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 Alsea, Oregon
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| Coordinates: 44°22′53″N 123°35′47″W / 44.38139°N 123.59639°WCoordinates: 44°22′53″N 123°35′47″W / 44.38139°N 123.59639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Benton |
| Named for | Alsea River |
| Elevation | 292 ft (89 m) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP codes | 97324 |
| Area code(s) | 541 |
| Coordinates and elevation from United States Geological Survey[1] | |
Alsea is an unincorporated community in Benton County, Oregon, United States. It is located on Oregon Route 34 and the Alsea River.As of the 2010 Census, the population was 164.[2]
Alsea was named for the Alsea River, whose name was a corruption of "Alsi" (also spelled "Ulseah" and "Alsiias") the name of a Native American tribe, now known as the Alsea, that lived at the mouth of the river. The Alsea area was settled by Europeans early as 1855, when the name "Alseya Settlement" appeared on the Surveyor General's map. Alsea post office was established in 1871.[3]
In the early 1850s settlers moved from the Willamette Valley into the Alsea area to take up donation land claims.[4] While logging was once the primary industry in Alsea, it is now known as a place for fishing on Alsea River, particularly for steelhead,[5] and a favorite stopping point on a well traveled cycling loop.[6]
Alsea is home to the Hayden Bridge, a historic covered bridge listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[7]
[edit] References
- ^ "Alsea". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1137169. Retrieved September 11, 2009.
- ^ "Population and Housing Occupancy Status: 2010". U.S. Census Bureau. http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_PL_GCTPL2.ST10&prodType=table. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- ^ McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (Seventh Edition ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 878. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
- ^ "Alsea Falls Recreation Site" (PDF). Bureau of Land Management, Salem District. http://www.blm.gov/or/resources/recreation/files/brochures/Alsea_Falls_Rec_Site.pdf. Retrieved December 24, 2009.
- ^ "Our Town 2004–2005: Who We Are Today". Mid-Valley News (Mid-Valley Online). Archived from the original on May 1, 2006. http://web.archive.org/web/20060501182611/http://www.mvourtown.com/today/index.html. Retrieved December 24, 2009.
- ^ "Alsea Falls Loop". The Travel Oregon Network. 2009–11. http://rideoregonride.com/road-routes/alsea-falls-loop/. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
- ^ "Oregon National Register List" (PDF). Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. http://www.oregon.gov/OPRD/HCD/NATREG/docs/oregon_nr_list.pdf. Retrieved December 24, 2009.
[edit] External links
- Alsea School District
- Historic photos of Alsea from Salem Public Library
- Historic photos of Hayden Covered Bridge
- Robbins, William. Alsea in the Oregon Encyclopedia
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