Gold Beach, Oregon

Gold Beach, Oregon
City
Location in Oregon
Country	United States
State	Oregon
County	Curry
Incorporated	1945
Government
• Mayor	Karl Popoff
Area
• Total	2.5 sq mi (6.5 km2)
• Land	2.3 sq mi (6.0 km2)
• Water	0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)
Elevation	50 ft (15.2 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	1,897
• Density	813.7/sq mi (314.4/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (Pacific)
ZIP code	97444
Area code	541
FIPS code	41-29900Template:GR
GNIS feature ID	1142804Template:GR
Website	http://www.goldbeach.org

Gold Beach is a city in Curry County, Oregon, United States, on the Oregon Coast. It is the county seat of Curry County.Template:GR

File:Gold Beach, Oregon, Bridge.jpg

Bridge over Rogue River in Gold Beach

History

The community was originally named Ellensburg in the 1850s, but later took the name Gold Beach after a beach near the mouth of the Rogue River where hundreds of placer mines extracted gold. Mailboats based in Gold Beach have been delivering mail upstream to Agness since 1895, one of only two rural mailboat routes remaining in the U.S. The population was 1,897 at the 2000 census.

Although Gold Beach had been a community since the middle of the 19th century, and the county seat since 1859, its current incorporation charter only dates to 1945.

Geography

Gold Beach is located at 42°24′8″N 124°24′55″W (42.402343, -124.415164)Template:GR.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.5 square miles (6.5 km²), of which, 2.3 square miles (6.0 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.5 km²) of it (7.54%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 1,897 people, 829 households, and 509 families residing in the city. The population density was 813.7 people per square mile (314.4/km²). There were 987 housing units at an average density of 423.4/sq mi (163.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 93.09% White, 0.26% African American, 2.21% Native American, 0.90% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 1.16% from other races, and 2.32% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.69% of the population.

There were 829 households out of which 24.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.7% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.5% were non-families. 33.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.75.

In the city the population was spread out with 21.0% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 23.4% from 25 to 44, 30.5% from 45 to 64, and 19.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 92.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $30,243, and the median income for a family was $37,634. Males had a median income of $31,083 versus $23,512 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,717. About 8.8% of families and 12.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.8% of those under age 18 and 6.9% of those age 65 or over.

Education

• Gold Beach High School

Notable residents

• Gregory Harrison - Actor
• Bridgette Wilson - Actress

Transportation

• Gold Beach Municipal Airport

See also

History

• Steamboats of the Oregon Coast

External links

• City of Gold Beach
• Gold Beach Chamber of Commerce