Lane County, Oregon
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National protected areas
- Oregon Islands National Wildlife RefugeOregon Islands National Wildlife RefugeOregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge is a U.S. National Wildlife Refuge off the southwestern Oregon Coast. It is one of six National Wildlife Refuges comprising the Oregon Coast National Wildlife Refuge Complex...
(part) - Siuslaw National ForestSiuslaw National ForestSiuslaw National Forest is a national forest in western Oregon, United States. Established in 1908, the Siuslaw is made up of a wide variety of ecosystems, ranging from coastal forests to sand dunes.- Geography :...
(part) - Umpqua National ForestUmpqua National ForestUmpqua National Forest, in southern Oregon's Cascade mountains, covers an area of one-million acres in Douglas, Lane, and Jackson Counties, and borders Crater Lake National Park. The four ranger districts that comprise the Forest are Cottage Grove, Diamond Lake, North Umpqua, and Tiller Ranger...
(part) - Willamette National ForestWillamette National ForestThe Willamette National Forest is a National Forest located in the central portion of the Cascade Range of US state of Oregon.It comprises 1,675,407 acres making it one of the largest national forests. Over 380,000 acres are designated wilderness which include seven major mountain peaks...
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Government
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| 2008 | 34.9% 63,835 | 62.3% 114,037 |
| 2004 | 40.4% 75,007 | 58.0% 107,769 |
| 2000 | 40.4% 61,578 | 51.6% 78,583 |
| 1996 | 34.5% 48,253 | 49.7% 69,461 |
| 1992 | 27.5% 41,789 | 48.8% 74,083 |
| 1988 | 39.7% 47,563 | 58.4% 69,883 |
| 1984 | 48.9% 61,493 | 50.9% 63,999 |
| 1980 | 43.6% 54,750 | 41.6% 52,240 |
Lane County is governed by a County commission
County commission
A county commission is a group of elected officials charged with administering the county government in local government in some states of the United States. County commissions are usually made up of three or more individuals...
. Commissioners are elected officials and serve four-year terms. The current commissioners are:
- Sid Leiken, Springfield
- Jay Bozievich, West Lane
- Faye Stewart, East Lane
- Pete SorensonPete SorensonPete Sorenson is a County Commissioner in Lane County, Oregon. Born in Washoe County, Nevada, Pete is a lawyer and a progressive member of the Democratic Party....
, South Eugene - Rob Handy, North Eugene
2000 data
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 322,959 people, 130,453 households, and 82,185 families residing in the county. The population density
Population density
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was 71 people per square mile (27/km²). There were 138,946 housing units at an average density of 30 per square mile (12/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 90.64% White
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, 0.78% Black
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or African American
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, 1.13% Native American
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, 2.00% Asian
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, 0.19% Pacific Islander
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, 1.95% from other races
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, and 3.32% from two or more races. 4.61% of the population were Hispanic
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or Latino
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of any race.
There were 130,453 households out of which 28.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.90% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 10.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.00% were non-families. 26.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.92.
In the county, the population was spread out with 22.90% under the age of 18, 12.00% from 18 to 24, 27.50% from 25 to 44, 24.40% from 45 to 64, and 13.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 96.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.70 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $36,942, and the median income for a family was $45,111. Males had a median income of $34,358 versus $25,103 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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for the county was $19,681. About 9.00% of families and 14.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.10% of those under age 18 and 7.50% of those age 65 or over.
2010 data
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, there were 351,715 people, an 8.9% increase since 2000. The majority of the growth was during the first half of the decade. There were 69,689 people under age 18 (representing 19.8% of the total population), a decrease of 5.6% since 2000. There were 156,112 housing units (an increase of 12.4% since 2000), of which 93.5% were occupied. Vacant or seasonal housing units represented 6.5% of the total housing units.There were 26,167 Hispanics and Latinos (accounting for 7.4% of the total population), a 75.9% increase since 2000. Of those who were not Hispanic or Latino, 84.7% were white, 0.9% were black or African American, 1% was American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.3% were Asian, 0.2% were Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.1% were some other race, and 3.4% were multiracial.
Lane County is the fourth most populous county in Oregon. It grew more slowly from 2000 to 2010 than did the three larger counties, Multnomah
Multnomah County, Oregon
Multnomah County is one of 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. Though smallest in area, it is the most populous as its county seat, Portland, is the state's largest city...
(the most populous Oregon county), Washington
Washington County, Oregon
- Major highways :* Interstate 5* Interstate 205* U.S. Route 26* Oregon Route 6* Oregon Route 8* Oregon Route 10* Oregon Route 47* Oregon Route 99W* Oregon Route 210* Oregon Route 217* Oregon Route 219-Demographics:...
, and Clackamas
Clackamas County, Oregon
Clackamas County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. The county was named after the Native Americans living in the area, the Clackamas Indians, who were part of the Chinookan people. As of 2010, the population was 375,992...
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History
Lane County was established on January 29, 1851. It was created from the southern part of Linn CountyLinn County, Oregon
Linn County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is named in honor of Lewis F. Linn, a U.S. Senator from Missouri who advocated the American occupation of the Oregon Country. By the 2010 US census the population of Linn county was 116,672 showing a 13.2% growth since the 2000 census...
and the portion of Benton County
Benton County, Oregon
-National protected areas:*Siuslaw National Forest *William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 78,153 people, 30,145 households, and 18,237 families residing in the county. The population density was 116 people per square mile . There were 31,980...
east of Umpqua County
Umpqua County, Oregon
Umpqua County was a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. It was created on January 24, 1851, by the Oregon Territorial Legislature embracing the lands along the Umpqua River in southwestern Oregon. Gold had been discovered in the Umpqua region, which brought a rapid increase of settlers to...
. It was named after the territory
Oregon Territory
The Territory of Oregon was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from August 14, 1848, until February 14, 1859, when the southwestern portion of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Oregon. Originally claimed by several countries , the region was...
's first governor, Joseph Lane
Joseph Lane
Joseph Lane was an American general during the Mexican-American War and a United States Senator from Oregon.-Early life:...
. Originally it covered all of southern Oregon east to the Rocky Mountains
Rocky Mountains
The Rocky Mountains are a major mountain range in western North America. The Rocky Mountains stretch more than from the northernmost part of British Columbia, in western Canada, to New Mexico, in the southwestern United States...
and south to the California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
border. When the Territorial Legislature created Lane County, it did not designate a county seat. In the 1853 election four sites competed for the designation, of which the "Mulligan donation" received a majority vote; however, since it was contiguous to the "Skinner claim" both became part of the new county seat known as Eugene
Eugene, Oregon
Eugene is the second largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon and the seat of Lane County. It is located at the south end of the Willamette Valley, at the confluence of the McKenzie and Willamette rivers, about east of the Oregon Coast.As of the 2010 U.S...
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In 1852 John Diamond and William Macy led an exploration party to survey a shortcut for the Oregon Trail
Oregon Trail
The Oregon Trail is a historic east-west wagon route that connected the Missouri River to valleys in Oregon and locations in between.After 1840 steam-powered riverboats and steamboats traversing up and down the Ohio, Mississippi and Missouri rivers sped settlement and development in the flat...
across the Cascade Range
Cascade Range
The Cascade Range is a major mountain range of western North America, extending from southern British Columbia through Washington and Oregon to Northern California. It includes both non-volcanic mountains, such as the North Cascades, and the notable volcanoes known as the High Cascades...
. The shortcut over the Willamette Pass became known as the Free Emigrant Road. Around 250 wagons with 1,027 people left the usual Oregon Trail route at Vale, Oregon and followed Elijah Elliott through the central Oregon desert. This became known as the Elliott Cutoff
Elliott Cutoff
The Elliott Cutoff was a covered wagon road that branched off the Oregon Trail at the Malheur River where present-day Vale, Oregon, U.S. is today. The first portion of the road was originally known as the Meek Cutoff after Stephen Meek, a former trapper who led over 1,000 emigrants into the Harney...
. When they reached what is now Bend, Oregon they sent scouts to the south to look for the road. Once settlers in the Willamette Valley discovered the emigrants were coming, a huge rescue effort was launched as the emigrants were out of supplies and in dire condition. The emigrants of this wagon train doubled the population of Lane County in 1853.
It has been vastly reduced from its original size by several boundary changes. One of the first changes gave it access to the Pacific Ocean when it acquired the northern part of Umpqua County in 1853. With the creation of Wasco County
Wasco County, Oregon
Wasco County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. The county is named for a local tribe of Native Americans, the Wasco, a Chinook tribe who lived on the south side of the Columbia River. In 2010, its population was 25,213...
in 1854, it lost all of its territory east of the Cascade Mountains. Minor boundary changes occurred with Douglas County
Douglas County, Oregon
-National protected areas:* Crater Lake National Park * Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest * Siuslaw National Forest * Umpqua National Forest * Willamette National Forest -Adjacent counties:* Lane County, Oregon -...
in 1852, 1885, 1903, 1915, and 1917; with Linn County in 1907; and with Benton County in 1923.
Incorporated cities
The largest incorporated city in Lane County is EugeneEugene, Oregon
Eugene is the second largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon and the seat of Lane County. It is located at the south end of the Willamette Valley, at the confluence of the McKenzie and Willamette rivers, about east of the Oregon Coast.As of the 2010 U.S...
, with over 150,000 people. The smallest is Westfir
Westfir, Oregon
Westfir is a city in Lane County, Oregon, United States. The population was 253 at the 2010 census. It is located about south of Eugene and about west of Oakridge in the Willamette National Forest.-History:...
, with a population of less than 300.
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Eugene, Oregon Eugene is the second largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon and the seat of Lane County. It is located at the south end of the Willamette Valley, at the confluence of the McKenzie and Willamette rivers, about east of the Oregon Coast.As of the 2010 U.S... Florence, Oregon Florence is a city in Lane County, Oregon, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 8,466.-History:The Florence area was originally inhabited by the Siuslaw tribe of Native Americans. Some state that the city was named for state senator A. B... Junction City, Oregon Junction City is a city in Lane County, Oregon, United States. The population was 5,392 at the 2010 census.- History :In the 1870s, Junction City was named by railroad magnate Ben Holladay, who decided this would be where the rail line on the east side of the Willamette Valley would meet the rail... Lowell, Oregon Lowell is a city in Lane County, Oregon, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,045.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and , or 25.0%, is water.... |
Oakridge, Oregon Oakridge is a city in Lane County, Oregon, United States. The population was estimated at 3,205 in 2010. It is located east of Westfir on Oregon Route 58, about east of Eugene, and southeast of Portland... Springfield, Oregon Springfield is a city in Lane County, Oregon, United States. Located in the Southern Willamette Valley, it is within the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Statistical Area. Separated from Eugene to the west, mainly by Interstate 5, Springfield is the second-most populous city in the metropolitan area... Veneta, Oregon Veneta is a city in Lane County, Oregon, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 4,561.-History:Veneta was established in 1912 by Edmund Eugene Hunter, who named the settlement after his five-year-old daughter. Veneta post office was established in 1914. Veneta Orilla Hunter... Westfir, Oregon Westfir is a city in Lane County, Oregon, United States. The population was 253 at the 2010 census. It is located about south of Eugene and about west of Oakridge in the Willamette National Forest.-History:... |
Unincorporated communities
- AdaAda, OregonAda is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States, at the intersection of Fiddle Creek, Canary, and Ada Roads, about 10 miles Southeast of the junction of Canary Road with Oregon Highway 101...
- AlvadoreAlvadore, OregonAlvadore is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States, located nine miles northwest of downtown Eugene and one mile northeast of Fern Ridge Reservoir.-History:...
- AustaAusta, OregonAusta is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States, on Oregon Route 126, approximately six miles west of Walton. Wildcat Creek empties into the Siuslaw River at this site, and the Lane County Park Service maintains a boat ramp....
- Belknap SpringsBelknap Springs, OregonBelknap Springs is an unincorporated community and private hot springs resort in Lane County, Oregon, United States, near the McKenzie River. The springs were located and initially developed by R. S. Belknap in 1869. A post office named "Salt Springs" was established in the location in 1874, and...
- BlachlyBlachly, OregonBlachly is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States on Oregon Route 36 in the Coast Range. Blachly is three miles from Triangle Lake.-History:...
- Blue RiverBlue River, OregonBlue River is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States. It is located on Oregon Route 126 along the McKenzie River, between the communities of Finn Rock and Rainbow. It is in the Willamette National Forest, where the Blue River empties into the McKenzie...
- BrickervilleBrickerville, OregonBrickerville is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States.It is located on the north bank of the Siuslaw River approximately three miles east of Mapleton, on Oregon Route 36. Route 36 used to be the main road from Florence on the Oregon Coast to Eugene in the Willamette...
- CheshireCheshire, OregonCheshire is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States. It is located near the Long Tom River and is southwest of Junction City on Oregon Route 36.-History:...
- CloverdaleCloverdale, Lane County, OregonCloverdale is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States. It is located about three miles northeast of Creswell on Oregon Route 222....
- CrowCrow, OregonCrow is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States.-History:According to Oregon Geographic Names, a post office was established in 1874 and named after community founders James Andrew Jackson Crow and Helen Fisk Crow, pioneers who came to Oregon by wagon train...
- Culp CreekCulp Creek, OregonCulp Creek is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States, southeast of Cottage Grove on the Row River. It lies on Row River Road between Dorena and Disston.-Geography:...
- CushmanCushman, OregonCushman is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States. It is located on the north bank of the Siuslaw River on Oregon Route 126, between Tiernan and Florence....
- DeadwoodDeadwood, OregonDeadwood is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States. It is located on Oregon Route 36, in the Oregon Coast Range.Deadwood was named after Deadwood Creek, a tributary of the Siuslaw River. Deadwood Creek was so-named because of the dead timber snags next to its banks, which...
- DeerhornDeerhorn, OregonDeerhorn is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States. It is located about four miles west of Leaburg on Oregon Route 126 in the McKenzie River valley....
- DexterDexter, OregonDexter is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States. It is located near Dexter Lake , a reservoir of the Willamette River along Oregon Route 58....
- DisstonDisston, OregonDisston is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States, southeast of Cottage Grove where Brice Creek and Layng Creek join to form the Row River. It is about a mile west of the Umpqua National Forest....
- DorenaDorena, OregonDorena is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States. It is located southeast of Cottage Grove on the Row River, a tributary of the Coast Fork Willamette River.-History:...
- ElmiraElmira, OregonElmira is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States. It is located west of Eugene and north of Veneta and Oregon Route 126, near the Long Tom River and Fern Ridge Reservoir....
- Fall CreekFall Creek, OregonFall Creek is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States, southeast of Eugene/Springfield. Nearby communities include Dexter to the south, Lowell to the southeast, and Jasper to the northwest....
- Finn RockFinn Rock, OregonFinn Rock is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States. It is located on Oregon Route 126 and the McKenzie River, between the communities of Nimrod and Blue River, in the Willamette National Forest.-Background and history:...
- FranklinFranklin, OregonFranklin is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States. It is located near Veneta, and is approximately northwest of Eugene.-References:...
- Gillespie CornersGillespie Corners, OregonGillespie Corners is a road junction and unincorporated locale in Lane County, Oregon, United States. Gillespie Corners lies at the intersection of Territorial Highway and Lorane Highway, southeast of Eugene....
- GlenadaGlenada, OregonGlenada is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States, across the Siuslaw River from the city of Florence on U.S. Route 101.-History:...
- GlenwoodGlenwood, Lane County, OregonGlenwood, Lane County, Oregon is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States. Located between the cities of Springfield and Eugene, on the route of the former Pacific Highway, which is now named Franklin Boulevard...
- GoldsonGoldson, OregonGoldson is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States on Oregon Route 36 near Bear Creek, about three and a half miles from Cheshire. Goldson post office was established in 1891 and named for the first postmaster, J. M. Goldson. It ran until 1934...
- GoshenGoshen, OregonGoshen is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States. It is located at the junction of Oregon Route 58, Oregon Route 99, and Interstate 5.-History:...
- GreenleafGreenleaf, OregonGreenleaf is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States and has a post office with a ZIP code of 97430. Greenleaf lies on Oregon Route 36 east of Deadwood and west of Triangle Lake.-History:...
- Heceta BeachHeceta Beach, OregonHeceta Beach is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States, located west of U.S. Route 101 next to the Pacific Ocean. It is the next settlement north of the Siuslaw River and Florence and is within the Florence urban growth boundary. Heceta Beach was platted in 1915...
- HortonHorton, OregonHorton is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States. It is about three miles northeast of Blachly, in the Lake Creek valley of the Central Oregon Coast Range ....
- IndiolaIndiola, OregonIndiola is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States. It is located on Oregon Route 36 about east of its junction with Oregon Route 126 in Mapleton, near the Siuslaw River....
- JasperJasper, OregonJasper is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States. It is located southeast of Springfield on Oregon Route 222, at the confluence of Hills Creek and the Middle Fork Willamette River....
- LancasterLancaster, OregonLancaster is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States. It is located about two miles south of Harrisburg and two miles north of Junction City, on Oregon Route 99E near the Willamette River.-History:...
- LathamLatham, OregonLatham is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States. It is located on Interstate 5 about 2 miles south of downtown Cottage Grove. The community was named after the politician Milton S. Latham. The post office operated for about ten years, from September 16, 1878 to February...
- LeaburgLeaburg, OregonLeaburg is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States located on the McKenzie River and Oregon Route 126 east of Walterville and west of Vida.-History:...
- LinslawLinslaw, OregonLinslaw is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States. It is located about eight miles west of Walton on Oregon Route 126 next to the Siuslaw River....
- London SpringsLondon Springs, OregonLondon Springs is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States. It lies south-southwest of Cottage Grove at an elevation of . London Springs is near the Coast Fork Willamette River, south of Cottage Grove Lake....
- LoraneLorane, OregonLorane is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States. It is located on Territorial Road about 20 miles southwest of Eugene; it is 13 miles northwest of Cottage Grove. The community is near the headwaters of the North Fork Siuslaw River in a valley in the foothills of the...
- Low PassLow Pass, OregonLow Pass is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States, on the Long Tom River, five miles east of Blachly and eleven miles west of Cheshire....
- MabelMabel, OregonMabel is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States. It was named after Maud Mabel Drury. Its post office was established around 1878 with Alfred Drury postmaster, and closed in 1957....
- MalabonMalabon, OregonMalabon is a historical unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States. The area is now a scattering of rural houses and farms northwest of Eugene, close to Mahlon Sweet Field.Clear Lake runs through the area...
- MapletonMapleton, OregonMapleton is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States. It is located on Oregon Route 126 and the Siuslaw River, 45 miles west of Eugene and 15 miles east of Florence. It is also the western terminus of Oregon Route 36...
- MarcolaMarcola, OregonMarcola is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States, northeast of Springfield on the Mohawk River.-History:The post office at this location was established in 1876 and originally called "Isabel" for early settler Isabel Applegate. About 1900, a railroad was built through...
- McCredie SpringsMcCredie Springs, OregonMcCredie Springs is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon. It is located near Oregon Route 58, about east of Oakridge, and east of Eugene...
- McKenzie BridgeMcKenzie Bridge, OregonMcKenzie Bridge is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States, on the McKenzie River and within Willamette National Forest. It is located along Oregon Route 126, about 53 miles east of Eugene, between Rainbow and Belknap Springs...
- MinervaMinerva, OregonMinerva is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States....
- MohawkMohawk, OregonMohawk is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States, on the Mohawk River, about seven miles upstream from Springfield.-History:...
- NimrodNimrod, OregonNimrod is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States, on the McKenzie River. It is located along Oregon Route 126, between Vida and Blue River, 35 miles east of Eugene, in the Willamette National Forest. As of 2003, its population was roughly 190. Nimrod is the site of a...
- North BeachNorth Beach, OregonNorth Beach is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States....
- NotiNoti, OregonNoti is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States, located in the foothills of the Central Oregon Coast Range between Eugene and Florence. Per the 2000 census, Noti had a total population of 699.-History:...
- Pleasant HillPleasant Hill, OregonPleasant Hill is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States. As of July 2007, Pleasant Hill has a total population of 5,665.- History :...
- RainbowRainbow, OregonRainbow is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States. It lies off Oregon Route 126, northeast of Eugene. Rainbow's elevation is . A post office was established on July 1, 1924, and closed August 31, 1937. The post office got its name from the rainbow trout that swim in the...
- RiverviewRiverview, Lane County, OregonRiverview is an unincorporated locale in Lane County, Oregon, United States. Riverview lies at the intersection of River Road and Riverview Drive, southeast of Junction City, near the Willamette River....
- SaginawSaginaw, OregonSaginaw is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States. Although it is unincorporated, Saginaw has a post office with a ZIP code of 97472. Saginaw lies at the intersection of Oregon Route 99 and Saginaw Road, just west of the Saginaw exit of Interstate 5. Saginaw is...
- Searose BeachSearose Beach, OregonSearose Beach is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States. It lies along U.S. Route 101 near the Pacific Ocean....
- SiltcoosSiltcoos, OregonSiltcoos is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States. It is located about thirteen miles south of Florence on the east shore of Siltcoos Lake....
- SwisshomeSwisshome, OregonSwisshome is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States. It is located on the Siuslaw River northeast of Mapleton, on Oregon Route 36....
- TideTide, OregonTide is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States, on Oregon Route 36, about six miles east of its junction with Oregon Route 126 in Mapleton, near the Siuslaw River....
- TiernanTiernan, OregonTiernan is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States. It is about five miles west of Mapleton on Oregon Route 126 near the Siuslaw River and within the Siuslaw National Forest....
- Triangle LakeTriangle Lake, OregonTriangle Lake is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States. It is located about west of Junction City on Oregon Route 36, on the southwest side of the lake of same name. Triangle Lake is closely linked to the unincorporated community of Blachly, on the northeast side of the...
- VaughnVaughn, OregonVaughn is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States. It is located about a four miles south of Noti in the foothills of the Central Oregon Coast Range near Noti Creek. Author Ralph Friedman described Vaughn as "a mill in the meadows"....
- VidaVida, OregonVida is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States. It is located on Oregon Route 126 and the McKenzie River.Vida was originally named "Gate Creek", but this caused confusion with a community of "Gates Creek" in Washington County, so the name of the postmaster's daughter was...
- WaldenWalden, OregonWalden is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States. Walden is southeast of Cottage Grove and uses the ZIP code 97424, which is a Cottage Grove ZIP code....
- WalkerWalker, OregonWalker is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States. It is located about four miles north of Cottage Grove on Oregon Route 99, near the Coast Fork Willamette River....
- WaltervilleWalterville, OregonWalterville is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States. It is located six miles east of Springfield on Oregon Route 126 near the McKenzie River....
- WaltonWalton, OregonWalton is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States. It is located halfway between Eugene and Florence on Oregon Route 126....
- WendlingWendling, OregonWendling is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States, located northeast of Marcola. Wendling's post office operated from 1899 to 1952. It was named for X. Wendling, a local lumberman....
- WestlakeWestlake, OregonWestlake is an unincorporated community on Siltcoos Lake in Lane County, Oregon, United States, approximately seven miles south of Florence. Its area is included in the city limits of the incorporated city of Dunes City...
Former communities
- IrvingIrving, Eugene, OregonIrving was an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States, and now within the Eugene city limits. Irving Depot was a station on the Southern Pacific Railroad's Valley Line between Eugene and Junction City, first named "Halletts" when the line was built in 1872. J. L...
, now part of Eugene - Santa ClaraSanta Clara, Eugene, OregonSanta Clara is a community in Lane County, Oregon, United States, part of which is a neighborhood of the city of Eugene, but most of which is an unincorporated area. Prior to a number of partial annexations by the city between 1990 and 2005, Santa Clara was an unincorporated census-designated...
, now part of Eugene - ThurstonThurston, Springfield, OregonThurston is a neighborhood in the eastern part of Springfield, Oregon, United States on Oregon Route 126. Before being annexed by Springfield, it was formerly an unincorporated community with its own post office. The earliest land claims in the Thurston area by white settlers were in 1851...
, now part of Springfield
Largest cities
Based on the 2008 estimate, Lane County's largest cities by population are:1-Eugene
Eugene, Oregon
Eugene is the second largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon and the seat of Lane County. It is located at the south end of the Willamette Valley, at the confluence of the McKenzie and Willamette rivers, about east of the Oregon Coast.As of the 2010 U.S...
- 154,620
2-Springfield
Springfield, Oregon
Springfield is a city in Lane County, Oregon, United States. Located in the Southern Willamette Valley, it is within the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Statistical Area. Separated from Eugene to the west, mainly by Interstate 5, Springfield is the second-most populous city in the metropolitan area...
- 58,005
3-Cottage Grove
Cottage Grove, Oregon
Cottage Grove is a city in Lane County, Oregon, United States. It received its name from its first postmaster, G. C. Pierce, in September 1861. Pierce's home at the time was in an oak grove. The population was 9,686 at the 2010 census.-History:...
- 9,345
4-Florence
Florence, Oregon
Florence is a city in Lane County, Oregon, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 8,466.-History:The Florence area was originally inhabited by the Siuslaw tribe of Native Americans. Some state that the city was named for state senator A. B...
- 8,270
5-Junction City
Junction City, Oregon
Junction City is a city in Lane County, Oregon, United States. The population was 5,392 at the 2010 census.- History :In the 1870s, Junction City was named by railroad magnate Ben Holladay, who decided this would be where the rail line on the east side of the Willamette Valley would meet the rail...
- 4,721
6-Creswell
Creswell, Oregon
Creswell is a city in the Willamette Valley of Lane County, Oregon, United States. The population at the 2010 census was 5,031.- Geography :According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which , or 2.42%, is water....
- 4,650
7-Oakridge
Oakridge, Oregon
Oakridge is a city in Lane County, Oregon, United States. The population was estimated at 3,205 in 2010. It is located east of Westfir on Oregon Route 58, about east of Eugene, and southeast of Portland...
- 3,148
8-Veneta
Veneta, Oregon
Veneta is a city in Lane County, Oregon, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 4,561.-History:Veneta was established in 1912 by Edmund Eugene Hunter, who named the settlement after his five-year-old daughter. Veneta post office was established in 1914. Veneta Orilla Hunter...
- 2,755
9-Dunes City
Dunes City, Oregon
Dunes City is a city in Lane County, Oregon, United States. The population was 1,303 at the 2010 census.- Geography :According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water.- Demographics :...
- 1,360
10-Coburg
Coburg, Oregon
Coburg is a city in Lane County, Oregon, United States, north of Eugene. The city's population as of the 2010 census was 1,035.- History :...
- 1,070
11-Lowell
Lowell, Oregon
Lowell is a city in Lane County, Oregon, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,045.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and , or 25.0%, is water....
- 857
12-Westfir
Westfir, Oregon
Westfir is a city in Lane County, Oregon, United States. The population was 253 at the 2010 census. It is located about south of Eugene and about west of Oakridge in the Willamette National Forest.-History:...
- 276
See also
- Lane Education Service DistrictLane Education Service DistrictLane Education Service District is an educational service district that provides services to the 16 school districts in Lane County, Oregon, United States.-Administration:Lane ESD's superintendent is Debbie Egan...
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Lane County, Oregon